re-do of old 1/535 Iowa revell

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so... with color and stairs... this is getting somewhere

the 16 assembled and painted... with a try-start of rafts

its been some time... all dry fitted

and evolution of radar platform

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when looking at the pictures... as it was posed on the ship I found my rafts and cabstands too big.. so decided to re-work them... and my joy was immense when looking for a raft that jumped away.. I found the bow AA wall I lost 2 weeks ago

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continued on rafts and to see modification done on capstans...

made a new

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its going slowly ... but surely

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detailing takes time and goes slow... but hey .. the result should be good
some more done on first level... this side almost done... now need to do other side as well

continued on bow.. needs fine tuning but it shows what it will become

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and with a little more done

all 10 now have their cleaning done and received their steel barrels

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Sunday family day.. so not much will be done... but ... a little every day makes it go on anyway
painted and with reinforcement bars on the inside bow platform is now almost ready

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worked on my radar

and scratch building anker chain winch (or whatever its called) once dry and hard... fine tuning

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placed all major parts on to see in close-up's how she is now...

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want to get other side at same level... even got a sailor who opened a door for me,
concentrated my efforts on bow part all you see before main guns is fixed ... missing on part before chain winches are the 20mm guns, ankers. railings and waiting for an ankorchain I bought yesterday on the internet. The 2 protection walls for the 3X 20mm guns on each side are also fixed, I'm getting to the fix all moment.

started also on the 4 propellers ... scratch reduced copy of my Kagnam Missouri 1/400 propeller

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to make it simple ... all modifications needed on a ship, I first make it on a picture as pictures are easy to compare with pictures... this I then do ... I forgot 1 structure modification... luckily, I saw it now so it can still be done

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further evolution

this

becomes

new rear 40mm gundirectors

these original tubs

modified and addapted becomes

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not much time atm.. anyway doing many small (or should I say tiny) stuff at the same time... here's one .. no need saying the black thing is cut off and will be replaced by...

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Good bit of facelifting efforts, starting to come together!

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txs Pascal ... yes its closing the " ad all and fix it time" received today the chains ... they look good

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done little modification so its more like the real

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re-modified railings behind first stack

many small details done...
center view

full view

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continued a little on second stack

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and a little more

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continued adding details on second stack

making my first try on Quadrupple 40MM