1/350 USS New Orleans CA-32 (1945)

[Quincy]

Yeah, what Martin said.



Bob Pink.

[roy allen]

how the hell did i miss this,
have just spent a pleasant thirty minutes going over your converstion build Dave and i must say it is heart warming to finally see New Orleans done to this standard.
Superb workmanship and an eye for detail that is wonderful to behold

Roy

[Dave Hill]

Thanks guys!!!...I'm really enjoying the conversion!...I'm hopeing for some free time soon so I can make some headway on this build.

Dave

[Dave Hill]

Hi all!!!!!

Update: Forward superstructure

The construction of the forward superstructure was basically the same as the aft superstructure with the assembly scratch built useing a few kit parts where I could...again I found New Orleans to be greatly different than the San Fran, my plans for NO really came in handy here. I also found that #2 turret sat 2mm to low...I don't know if that was a design characteristic of the San Fran or an error by Trumpeter, anyway a 2mm spacer brought the dimentions into specs. All the pcs were made from .020 and .010 sheet styrene and PE doors were added.


The kit parts with their scratch built counterparts.


The kit Main gun director modified to correct it for the NO.


The completed assembly...additional platform support structure will be added after paint...a pc of .060 rod was used to simulate the foremast.

Dave

[Dave Hill]

The assembly dryfitted to the hull.




Dave

[Devin]

Excellent work!

[MartinJQuinn]

Excellent work!

Yeah, what he said.

[J. Soca]

Most impressive indeed!


Jose

[roy allen]

First class job there, Dave.
coming together bit by bit keep up the great work

Roy

[PetrOs]

Outstanding work here!

And a lot to learn for me - I am going to start my San Francisco 44 as soon as the WEM PE set would arrive (hope this week...), together with Veteran 5"/25, L'Arsenal 20mm and 40mm..

[Dave Hill]

You can't go wrong with those!!!!!!...I am useing the GMM and WEM PE sets which are nice!!!...the Veteran 5"/25's are Sweet!!!!!!!!! and the L'Arsenal 40 and 20mm's are favorites of mine...can't wait to see your build!!!!!!!!!

Dave

[PetrOs]

Well, I hope that the parts will turn out before 20th of December. I have 3 weeks vacation over the Christmas (Students have theirs', so the docents can also take some free time), my girlfriend is going to visit her parents in Russia this year, so I just get my 3 weeks 24 hours building only! Plus some slight pressure to get as much as possible ready for the exhibition participation in Oberschleissheim on 28 Feb-1st March, my stand reservation is already approved.

I would love to see your progress, too!

[MartinJQuinn]

Dave,

I'm particularly impressed with the gun tubs. You may have mentioned how you made them in your post on the Massachusetts, but being as I'm too lazy to look for and through that thread, could you tell us how you make them?

Thanks,

[Dave Hill]

The technique I used isn't mine, but one posted by "les" in the Tips and Tricks section.

While reworking the Lindberg Minesweeper I found a way to make gun tubs from sheet plastic. Cut a strip of plastic the right width and thickness and form it around a rachet socket of the right dimension. Clamp the two ends of the plastic together and set it on a coffee cup heater making sure the socket is the only thing touching the heater. Leave it there long enough for the socket to get warm and remove it to cool. When it's cool, remove the plastic and trim to the right size.

A cup warmer is also good for bending plastic rod, but be carefull how long you let it touch the plate.

I used a section of my plans re-sized to 1/350 to find out what size socket to use ( in this case a 11mm ) and followed the instructions posted by Les and it works great!...HTH!!!!

Dave

[MartinJQuinn]

Thanks Dave!

[Capt652]

Dave, what a beautiful build...you are a craftsman!

Could you answer some noobie questions? What is your method of painting the hull. What kind of paint are you using, enamel or acrylic? Airbrushed? Dull or gloss? How is the Future applied? (Do you mean Future, like the floor wax?) Are the decals the water transfer type? Do you use decal set solution? Is the dull coat air brushed?

Thanks for your sharing...

[Elvis965]

Man, I must have been asleep to miss this thread....incredible work, Dave!

And if the outstanding work isn't enough, now you're animating your GIFs?????

Bob

[Dave Hill]

Dave, what a beautiful build...you are a craftsman!

Could you answer some noobie questions? What is your method of painting the hull. What kind of paint are you using, enamel or acrylic? Airbrushed? Dull or gloss? How is the Future applied? (Do you mean Future, like the floor wax?) Are the decals the water transfer type? Do you use decal set solution? Is the dull coat air brushed?

Thanks for your sharing...

Thanks Guys!!!

Cap'n

1...I start from bottom up...I apply the anti-fouling first and just move upward taping off the colors as I go.

2...I'm useing WEM colourcoat enamel flat paints.

3...I airbrush my models exclusively except for touch-ups

4...I airbrush the Future ( the floor polish ) in 3-4 LIGHT coats...1 or 2 heavy coats run!

5...The decals are Yankee Modelworks waterslide with no setting solution and I finish with 1-2 light coats of Testors rattlecan Dullcoat.

HTH!!!!!!!!

Dave

And if the outstanding work isn't enough, now you're animating your GIFs?????

Bob

Bob

The animated GIFs are from Photoscape: http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/download.php it's photo edit freeware which has some neat features like AniGIF.


Dave

[taskforce48]

Dave,

All I can say is WOW!!! That is one spectacular looking build, this will be one stunning model when complete. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more updates. It's killing me, I am trying to stay focused and finish the ships in the yards right now, but the 44' SF keeps calling to me from the box.

Matt

[Dave Hill]

Hi all!!!

Update: Finishing the forward superstructure.


With some time off for the holidays I finally was able to finish up this part of my build...I started by taking the assembly apart and laying them out for painting...I started by painting the 40mm tub floors 20-B and covered them with a mask I made for them. I then painted the parts of the assembly and PE with 5-H and let dry overnight. When the 5-H was dry I masked those areas and applied the 20-B and let that dry overnight. After removing the masking I touched-up where needed with a brush and assembled the superstructure pcs. I then started by making and adding details like platform supports, UNREP hoses and paravane boom, lastly I added the painted PE.


The superstructure pcs. ready for paint.



The completed assembly.


It may be hard to see here but the paravane boom is rigged with TWO runs of UNI-Caenis thread. The thing at the front of the deckhouse is my attempt at an uptake vent that seemed to be unique to the New Orleans.



Dave