Uss Indianapolis 1/700 (Matchbox) - An old kit rebuild

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Kometa
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Uss Indianapolis 1/700 (Matchbox) - An old kit rebuild

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What to do with our old ships?
Trash them?

Maybe not.
This is the Uss Indianapolis Matchbox 1/700. I do not remember when constructed.

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And now after rebuild completely.

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Mast, brass and cooper wire. Railings generic Uss Navy Eduard. Quads 40 mm. Flyhawk. Secundary guns rebuild. Crane, scrachtbuild with cooper wire. Rigging Unicaenis. Radar W.E.M., and more little things.
Paint Humbrol, HU-127 (FS36375), HU-96 and HU-144 on deck. Sea base: styrofoam, kleenex and gloss acrilic varnish.

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Last edited by Kometa on Wed Nov 30, 2016 4:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
On workbench:
Uss Spruance DDG-963 1/350
Uss Independence LCS-2
VIIC / 41

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Re: Uss Indianapolis 1/700 (Matchbox) - An old kit rebuild

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Obviously it was worth the effort! Very nice crane and overall refit :thumbs_up_1:
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Re: Uss Indianapolis 1/700 (Matchbox) - An old kit rebuild

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Very nice, turning toys into models!
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