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Looks great ,Vlad!


Bob Pink.

Very nice build Vald. The project is coming along very nicely. I hope to do the same project soon.

One note in looking at your build concerns the two AA directors you have mounted on the back of the forward superstructure. The Portland carried two Mk 28 open top directors in 1942 instead of the two closed top Mk 33 directors you have mounted. I thought you might want to know this since the two look quite different. She did get the two enclosed MK 33 directors during her 1943 refit. 3D Modelparts offer the MK 28 directors.

Hi Frank,

Yes, I used the kit directors without much research on a "they looked close enough" basis. I will reconsider based on what types they should be, however the issue now would be prying them off without snapping the thin and brittle 3D printed deck that they are CA glued to. If I can manage it I will adapt them by sanding them down. If not, it does seem in some pictures that these directors were covered, possibly in canvas, when not in use. It might still be "close enough" once everything is painted up in 5-N

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Vlad

As luck would have it, CA seems to form a fairly weak bond with the 3D printed parts and I was able to easily detach the directors. I've cut them up and sanded them down so that they better resemble the Mk 28.

The ship is more or less done, I just wanted to post pictures at this stage because I think the fact that she is all painted except for the small fittings nicely shows what I've added. All parts courtesy of my spares box, populated by past kitbashes. Please excuse the catapults, it seems Acrylic paint has a somewhat casual relationship with metal and a lot scraped off during bending. I've finished painting the small details since taking these shots, so all that's left is for me to buy acrylic black paint (for the insides of the funnels) and to dredge my PE spares tin for appropriate funnel caps. Oh and some weathering, to bring out the edges against that overall Navy Blue.

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Vlad

She is really coming together, Vlad.


Bob Pink.

That'sgoing fast Vlad!

Did she have degaussing cables that partly travelled inside the hull?

Cheers,

Marijn

If you are referring to the black wires I used on the outside of the hull, the plans I have show these starting and stopping where I attached them. However, I do not believe they are de-gaussing cables, at least one of them should be the gasoline line for the spotter aircraft, although I'm not 100% sure.

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Vlad

San Francisco had a similar line on her starboard side, so you may be right.

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Well, in this high res picture it does look more like a cluster of cables than a pipe or hose:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/USS_Portland_(CA-33)_at_Pearl_Harbor_1942.jpg

Also the arrangement seems to be symmetrical port/starboard, not sure if these ships carried two fuel lines. But, the lines on the rear of the ship do curve up and into the hangar, as does an additional and thinner looking pipe that exits the hull just below the bridge and runs aft. I'm speculating now, it would be great if someone more versed in these ships could give a conclusive answer.

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Vlad

Vlad,

I will double check when I dig out my library, but I am certain that Portland had degaussing cables both port and starboard. There is a break amidships and the thinner pipe seen running aft I believe is an av gas line that was on the Starboard side only.

HTH

Matt

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Matt,

That is probably correct, thanks for your help identifying these features!

I'm at a stage where I'm happy to call the ship done. I'm not 100% happy with some of the paintwork, the dry-brush in particular is too heavy because I was still experimenting with acrylics. But, the ship is very dark, and the shelf she sits on isn't very well lit unfortunately so the exaggeration at least helps me when I'm just looking at my collection I hope you'll forgive the fact she's a bit rough around the edges and that I'm not going further with detailing. I may at some later stage add scout planes, if/when I buy something bigger and have an excuse to add them to the order.

My conclusion is that the 3D printed parts are an amazing opportunity to build ships not otherwise covered by regular kits, as well as being very finely made and detailed in and of themselves. They are not without their quirks in working with them and the technology is still on the expensive side, but in my opinion they are well worth it. Thanks to Steve at Model Monkey for designing the parts, and to everyone else for your support and encouragement in this project.

Here's a little run-around of how she turned out:

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Vlad

Well done, sir, well done.

It was quite interesting to see some of these new technology parts incorporated into an actual model and I thank you for sharing your experience. The results, although a bit expensive, appear well worth the investment. Your low key, common sense solutions to the inevitable part adjustments were both informative and reassuring.

I must apologise that I was, until now, unfamiliar with your work. Your Gallery entries are a remarkable collection.

Thank you again,

Mac

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Nice job Vlad.

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Martin

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Great job, she certainly looks the part!

Matt

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1/350 Trumpeter Texas with a twist

Simply fantastic!


Bob pink.

Thanks guys If someone (Martin?) has admin rights in this section please move the thread to "Completed".

I want to collate the various text and pictures from this post and send in a build article to the site, but in the past I've had issues with their rather strict e-mail size limitation. What should I do, contact Cadman first?

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Vlad

I've been following this build since inception as I have been, and have continued to be very tempted to attempt the same project of Sweet Pea since I have read the book 3 times over now! I think you have done a fantastic job incorporating 3d printed items into this build and appreciate you showing me and others all the steps necessary in the process of incorporating said items. I have always been into building CV/BB's (and armor and airplanes, airplanes...) but this one may get me out of my box.

I think she looks great based on the latest set of pics!!!

Thanks for taking the extra time to allow us to share in and see your build!!!

Kelley

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Excellent work so far

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I have a Revell Indianapolis.

I wonder if the Tamiya Wood Deck for the Portland Conversion would fit on it.

Because if it will, then I am going to order the Model Monkey Conversion stuff.

I do wonder about the Indianapolis in the 1942 - 43 Time-Frame, as it looks like it got a new Bridge before the War.

And I could then use the other Portland Kit I have to make an Early-War Indianapolis.

MB

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