1/72 USS Moffett DD362 (13.07.1944)

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Post by Jefgte »

:woo_hoo: :woo_hoo: :woo_hoo:

Bravo l'ARHtist, Moffet is superb in details & your work is without default.


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Post by ARH »

Thanks Jef, I will have one with you. :lol_spit_1: :lol_spit_1: :lol_spit_1: :lol_spit_1:
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Post by H.A. Baker »

Ron, you say number two turret is fixed in that position. Wait 'til Sunday. Heh! Heh! Heh!

I'm looking forward to seeing the 'Muppet' in the flesh so to speak.

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Post by Jose Chaica »

Hi Ron... :wave_1:
The 5�barrels look great...
How can I convince you to turn some for my USS San Diego ??? :lol_3: :lol_3:
They really look good... I must buy a lathe for myself, definetelly....

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Post by Dave Wooley »

Hi Ron I agree the tripod really does help. That last image is sharper. Great job and I look forward to hearing more on how you worked the Litho.
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Post by les »

Why waste money on a tripod. You could have spent that money on whiskey and got good steady shots. :thumbs_up_1:
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Post by ARH »

Here,s one for Les, FIRE. :lol_3: :lol_3: :thumbs_up_1:

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You may notice in both pictures the top of the barrels have been painted deck blue, and I have built the base under the turret and painted it. the turret turns by hand and miss the barrels saving the crew from moveing them. :heh: :heh: :thumbs_up_1:

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H.A. Baker

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Post by H.A. Baker »

Ron,

I agree with Les re whisky instead of a tripod. The photos may come out way out of focus but by gum, they'll be steady. You'll be so steady you can't move.

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Post by Torpedo »

:thumbs_up_1: Excellent work, very impressive!
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Post by Jefgte »

The barrels near the turret are for the resupply of the crew.
They contain beer, wine or Whisky.


Jef want to serve aboard Moffet with Captain ARH

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Post by ARH »

Now how did you know I always have a good suppy aboard my ships, Les must be spreading it about, :lol_3: :lol_3: you carnt trust thoughs Pirates. :heh: :heh: :wave_1: :thumbs_up_1: just because you can see my pint pot under the barrel, does not mean I drink a lot, probably spill more these days, :eyebrows: :eyebrows: :eyebrows:
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Post by Jefgte »

Ehh... the barrels are for the crew

Not for the Captain

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Post by ARH »

Jefgte wrote:Ehh... the barrels are for the crew

Not for the Captain

:lol_pound: :lol_pound: :lol_pound:

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Crew :lol_spit_1:

Captain :heh:

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Jef :thumbs_up_1:


Nothing stopping the crew from having the barrels , after I have emptied them, :lol_3: :lol_3: :lol_3: :lol_spit_1: :lol_spit_1: :lol_spit_1: :lol_spit_1: :lol_spit_1: :wave_1: :wave_1: :thumbs_up_1:
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Very nice

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I have to admit that I wasn't real impressed with the way the Litho plate was looking when you first started to apply it, to the point I stopped following this thread (back when just the hull and some of the superstructure was plated) but seeing it all painted...it really looks fantastic. Nice work :thumbs_up_1: .

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Re: Very nice

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jep1267 wrote:I have to admit that I wasn't real impressed with the way the Litho plate was looking when you first started to apply it, to the point I stopped following this thread (back when just the hull and some of the superstructure was plated) but seeing it all painted...it really looks fantastic. Nice work :thumbs_up_1: .

J.P.

J.P Thanks for the post and the comments, considering its an American ship it was built to entice more americans to scratch building, it seems to be the opposite, most are interested in kits and 1/350 and 1/700, most that post to the thread are europeans and other nationalities, we have a few americans , but there limited. :wave_1: :wave_1: :thumbs_up_1:
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Post by les »

There are American clubs out there. I was at a model show in Vancouver, WA a week to two ago and there was quite a few ships present. About half of them were 1/96 RC ships. I know there's also a club in Seattle.
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Re: Very nice

Post by Guest »

ARH wrote:

it seems to be the opposite, most are interested in kits and 1/350 and 1/700, most that post to the thread are europeans and other nationalities, we have a few americans , but there limited. :wave_1: :wave_1: :thumbs_up_1:
I'm one American who prefers the larger scale (+350 depending on the size of the real ship) ship models for sure. You get more detail in the larger scales.

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Re: Very nice

Post by TommyL »

ARH wrote:J.P Thanks for the post and the comments, considering its an American ship it was built to entice more americans to scratch building, it seems to be the opposite, most are interested in kits and 1/350 and 1/700, most that post to the thread are europeans and other nationalities, we have a few americans , but there limited. :wave_1: :wave_1: :thumbs_up_1:
It is true that over here in the US the hobby of static large scale ship modeling is lacking. If you want to see a larger scale RC model ship here I have to say good luck finding it. Even 1/144 scale RC combat is rare, (atleast I have yet to see any clubs around my location.)

Well, in closing. I'm over here in america trying...........

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Post by ARH »

As Les said, its mostly on the West coast were the bigger models are, odd one or two around North Carolina, but what I was trying to say was,on the site most of the 1/350 and 1/700 guys very rearly come in and look at the scratchbuild section, I see name,s come up on the board and know they will not visit us, I as a modeller look at everything and read all posts on this site, except , OFF TOPIC. :heh: :heh:
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Post by roy allen »

Totaly agree there Ron, what is the point of being a member of MW if your only going to read only a small portion of the forum. A ship is a ship, it should not matter what the scale is or the era it comes from. We all belong to what i fondly term as the (dark side) :heh: of the hobby. Out of every 100 modelers only 1 on average will be maritime based. We should all pull together to promote this side of the hobby.

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