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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:40 pm
by Nektarios
Sparrow wrote:Liberty is in the very root of any form of art, Simon. And I suppose scratchbuilding can be considered some sort or art, or so.
Anyway I usually take TONS of liberty when I sracthbuild... er... or when I simply build, hehe.
That s the whole idea of building models. Doing what you wish with them after all they re your creations.
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:15 am
by simon b
Nektarios
As requested AO-179 USS merrimack. The JAG kit managed to sneak into the foreground !!
Theres a whole host of improvements i could make, like redoing the stern, under the helo deck and the funnel to name but a few. But as this is my first proper scratchbuild, i'll let these things go this time. I did try to make an accurate funnel with balsa but couldn't quite get it right. Although the squarer one is wrong, as least its true/level/lined up etc
Time for some more filling and sanding before a grey primer coat to seee all the sanding/filing i've missed
Thats all for now
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:42 am
by gtb -red
Happy belated Birthday John ,Simon killer supply ship man will start back on the Henry J. Kaiser, wrist and fingers are healed sore but healed.Nice ships everyone.
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:07 pm
by Nektarios
simon b wrote:Nektarios
As requested AO-179 USS merrimack. The JAG kit managed to sneak into the foreground !!
Theres a whole host of improvements i could make, like redoing the stern, under the helo deck and the funnel to name but a few. But as this is my first proper scratchbuild, i'll let these things go this time. I did try to make an accurate funnel with balsa but couldn't quite get it right. Although the squarer one is wrong, as least its true/level/lined up etc
Time for some more filling and sanding before a grey primer coat to seee all the sanding/filing i've missed
Thats all for now
Good work so far Simon especially considering that its your first attempt to scratchbuild.
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:12 pm
by Nektarios
gtb -red wrote:Happy belated Birthday John ,Simon killer supply ship man will start back on the Henry J. Kaiser, wrist and fingers are healed sore but healed.Nice ships everyone.
Welcome back gtb-red. Kidcurrie and I were wondering what happened to you (long time since you last posted). I m happy that you are better now.
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:54 pm
by gtb -red
Nektarios I sent you and Kid a personal E-mail a while back didn't know if you guys got it. Too many heavy meds man glad to get off them.Fingers are working still hurting a little but can manage cutting and drawing .Will be sending out photos of Henry J. in about a week. Let stand out too long in the open,lots of dust.
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:49 am
by Nektarios
Some photos of my build of LCC-19. Its the old Waveline resin kit. I bought it in 2001 and i wish i knew that it would be released in plastic. The kit isn t bad but it requires lots of scratchbuilding, no dedicated decal set and its the 1998 version. I added several antennas and electronics in order to modernise it plus i uparmed it with 2 RAM launchers.
more photos will follow.
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:12 am
by Sparrow
Very nice build of an odd-looking subject, Nektarios. I�ve always been impressed by the dismiss of any effort by the US Navy to make these command ships less ugly
And still, perhaps for that very fact, they are very interesting subjets.
I�ve finished my spanish MSC "Ebro"
Here she is.
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:12 pm
by Nektarios
Foeth: Please don't quote pictures!
Very impressive work on such a small ship
just unbelievable.
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:38 am
by Avery Boyer
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:48 am
by assddr
CLG-4
CGN36
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:28 pm
by Sparrow
Hey. Very nice job.
Like those Cold War hybrids. �Are they from JAG?
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:26 am
by Nektarios
Great job
Sparrow i think that CLG-4 must be scratchbuilt and CGN-36 from the Pitroad kit.
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:28 am
by Nektarios
Here are some photos of a DML CV-31 that I found on a Japanese site.
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/nanase1942/MYBLOG/yblog.html
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:51 pm
by Avery Boyer
Stunning CV-31!! Amazing work!!
I just started a project of my own, my first in a month or so. What with school and all, I just haven't had very much time at the workbench.
The subject is a LST-542 class Landing Ship Tank. I haven't decided which yet, but the plans represent LST-802 in 1956. I just started this evening, but I already have the hull almost finished. One side is glued on and needs to be trimmed, which I have since done. Not a very good pic, sorry.
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:32 pm
by simon b
A quick update on my AO-179 USS merrimack in 350 scale.
Layed on the first grey coat to see whats what.
The JAG cimarron (700 scale) for size comparison
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:59 pm
by johndon
Very nice work Simon
John
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:42 pm
by Avery Boyer
And you just had to post it right after my photos, just to prove how poor a builder I am
In all seriousness, amazing work, that's gonna be a show stopper!
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:39 am
by Nektarios
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:43 am
by Sparrow
That�s huge, man!
Very nice build indeed.
