WIP: 1/350 Pre-War USS Honolulu (CL-48)
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Re: WIP: 1/350 Pre-War USS Honolulu (CL-48)
Looking good, Tony! Keep gluing, and keep the pictures coming.
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Tony Bunch
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Re: WIP: 1/350 Pre-War USS Honolulu (CL-48)
Hi Guys,
First time I bent .010 styrene; instead of gluing three pieces together to form one the 05 deckhouse partial perimeter, I bent the sytyrene as if were p/e. It worked! Also, the 02-03 armored conning tower is replacing the 1942 wartime Brooklyn's different shaped piece that had a 2 x 20mm gallery and splinter shield set up.
Here are some pics as of today.......
Next pics I'll be further along.......
Tony
First time I bent .010 styrene; instead of gluing three pieces together to form one the 05 deckhouse partial perimeter, I bent the sytyrene as if were p/e. It worked! Also, the 02-03 armored conning tower is replacing the 1942 wartime Brooklyn's different shaped piece that had a 2 x 20mm gallery and splinter shield set up.
Here are some pics as of today.......
Next pics I'll be further along.......
Tony
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Re: WIP: 1/350 Pre-War USS Honolulu (CL-48)
Hi Tony,
looks very good. Keep up the good work
cheers
Gilbert
looks very good. Keep up the good work
cheers
Gilbert
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That is exactly how I did the shielding on my New Orleans!...I actually used my R&B Flip-R5 bending tool to bend the styrene strips and it worked great!Tony Bunch wrote:I bent the sytyrene as if were p/e. It worked!
Lookin' sweet Tony
Dave
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That is a great tip, guys!Dave Hill wrote:I actually used my R&B Flip-R5 bending tool to bend the styrene strips and it worked great!Tony Bunch wrote:I bent the sytyrene as if were p/e. It worked!
Nice work, Tony!
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Lookin' good Tony
Keep up the good work mate
Bill Keough
Keep up the good work mate
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Re: WIP: 1/350 Pre-War USS Honolulu (CL-48)
Hi Tony
Great work
follow with interest this wip
Luciano
Great work
follow with interest this wip
Luciano
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Tony Bunch
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Re: WIP: 1/350 Pre-War USS Honolulu (CL-48)
Hi Guys,
Thanks for all of the kind words; they are well accepted and appreciated!
Got a little more done that I can share.
Here is the aft deckhouse with the scratch-built .50 cal platforms as in the pre-war Brooklyn drawings...I won't attach them till after some painting is done.
The main gun directors with the YMW Brooklyn kit are identified as Mk34, (early), but the images of 1938-39 Honolulu's directors look different. I don't know if it's that the 1938-39 Honolulu optical range finding, "ears", are missing or very much shorter, but they are definitely different. I'm not convinced that these are the same directors at all; just the opposite.
Additionally, the cylindrical platforms for the Mk34 directors were too tall, so I made new ones and the fwd one is in a "tub".
More soon, Tony
Thanks for all of the kind words; they are well accepted and appreciated!
Got a little more done that I can share.
Here is the aft deckhouse with the scratch-built .50 cal platforms as in the pre-war Brooklyn drawings...I won't attach them till after some painting is done.
The main gun directors with the YMW Brooklyn kit are identified as Mk34, (early), but the images of 1938-39 Honolulu's directors look different. I don't know if it's that the 1938-39 Honolulu optical range finding, "ears", are missing or very much shorter, but they are definitely different. I'm not convinced that these are the same directors at all; just the opposite.
Additionally, the cylindrical platforms for the Mk34 directors were too tall, so I made new ones and the fwd one is in a "tub".
More soon, Tony
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Re: WIP: 1/350 Pre-War USS Honolulu (CL-48)
Impressive work Tony
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Lookin' good Tony!!!!!!!!
Dave
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Re: WIP: 1/350 Pre-War USS Honolulu (CL-48)
Great work Tony.
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Tony Bunch
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Hi Guys,
...quick update....aft superstructure is nearly ready to paint...1938-39 era Brooklyn Class CL.
I've got to say that this particular resin component is very well manufactured. I straightened the top and bottom to square-ness, and then began this fairly simple back-date process.
I think I'll be building this particular deckhouse in it's entirety. It should be a snap to then attach it to the finished hull; with only a minimum of touching up.
You guys have got me truly motivated!
We'll miss Tom....
Tony
...quick update....aft superstructure is nearly ready to paint...1938-39 era Brooklyn Class CL.
I've got to say that this particular resin component is very well manufactured. I straightened the top and bottom to square-ness, and then began this fairly simple back-date process.
I think I'll be building this particular deckhouse in it's entirety. It should be a snap to then attach it to the finished hull; with only a minimum of touching up.
You guys have got me truly motivated!
We'll miss Tom....
Tony
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Tony Bunch
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Re: WIP: 1/350 Pre-War USS Honolulu (CL-48)
Hi Guys,
An overview of the last two weeks progress.
Things will start to move a little faster soon enough.
After deckhouse upper platform extension supports were added, (.030" square stock), today....
Midships view with all of the recent work shown...
Overall view of the model today...
More soon, Tony
An overview of the last two weeks progress.
Things will start to move a little faster soon enough.
After deckhouse upper platform extension supports were added, (.030" square stock), today....
Midships view with all of the recent work shown...
Overall view of the model today...
More soon, Tony
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Tony,
looks very nice so far, keep up the good work
Gilbert
looks very nice so far, keep up the good work
Gilbert
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Very nice progress Tony!!!!!...the base looks great too!!!!!!
Dave
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Coming along quite nicely, Tony!
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She looks great Tony!
Martin
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Re: WIP: 1/350 Pre-War USS Honolulu (CL-48)
That is going to looks so cool!Tony Bunch wrote:After deckhouse upper platform extension supports were added, (.030" square stock), today....
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Quincy
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Re: WIP: 1/350 Pre-War USS Honolulu (CL-48)
Your scratchbuilding skills are inspiring.
Bob Pink.
Bob Pink.