Build log is here: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=315393
- Finished build, overlaying the box art.
- Starboard view.
- Port view
- US dime for scale
- Propulsion system (sort of...)
Pyro 1/1200 USS Washington - early 1942 Atlantic service
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davinort
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Pyro 1/1200 USS Washington - early 1942 Atlantic service
Completed today: the 1967 vintage Pyro kit of USS Washington, decked out in an approximation of Measure 12R paint. It's an old kit, and things don't line up really well. But it was a fun project. The AA suite is certainly not 1942-accurate, but "it'll do".
Build log is here: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=315393
Build log is here: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=315393
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taskforce48
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Re: Pyro 1/1200 USS Washington - early 1942 Atlantic service
Nice job! 
In this day and age of always going for the next level in detail and accuracy, it's refreshing to see an old classic cleanly built.
Matt
In this day and age of always going for the next level in detail and accuracy, it's refreshing to see an old classic cleanly built. Matt
In the yards right now:
USS Utah AG-16
On Hold
1/350 USS Portland CA-33 1942
1/350 Trumpeter Texas with a twist
USS Utah AG-16
On Hold
1/350 USS Portland CA-33 1942
1/350 Trumpeter Texas with a twist
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davinort
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Re: Pyro 1/1200 USS Washington - early 1942 Atlantic service
Thank you Matt.taskforce48 wrote:Nice job!
Matt
The most annoying part of this build was realizing the upper and lower hulls don't exactly align all the way around. And the misalignment isn't even consistent. I'd already glued and painted everything on both halves, and gluing top-to-bottom was the very last step. Some putty fixed the worst gaps and misalignments, but there are still a couple of "2-foot wide ledges" along the waterline in spots.