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  1. My dear modeller friends, I've just finished my interpretation of the last moments of the USS Indianapolis. I bought this Tamiya waterline series kit, on an eBay's auction, a few months ago, already provided with Gold Medal photo edge parts. I kept it on my stash for future building, but, when my company sent me on vacation in this period, I couldn't resist building. My plan was to realise the USS Indianapolis last navigation's moment when she was torpedoed by the Japanese I-58 submarine. It was the 12:14 am of July 30 1945, when she was navigating in complete radio silence on the Leyte Gulf. I think everybody saw Nicolas Cage's movie, and so I think the story is quite known. For this realization, that involved the torpedo on water, I explored a new seascape building material, the epoxy resin. A material for me absolutely unknown, and for this reason, I saw a lot of tutorials on the YouTube Channel. My first attempt was using a sea blue painted wood base with a 1 cm. thick layer of light blue painted epoxy resin over. Then when the first layer was cured, I added the torpedos on place and the second thinner layer of same light blue epoxy resin. The result wasn't so bad, but I found the torpedo's shadow on the wood base very annoying. Trying to solve the problem I came up with the idea of placing the seascape on a transparent base, and, for this reason, I used a glass, lightly back painted with a different tone of blues and greens, in order to simulate the Pacific Ocean water, and the same procedure with the epoxy resin as the previous attempt. The final result it satisfies me more, and I think it is more realistic. Anyway I don't want to bother you with unwanted explications and so, this is the result, I hope I'll like it: IMG_20190413_143222 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190413_143233 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190413_143300 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190413_143245 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190413_143321 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190413_143426 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190413_143440 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190413_143450 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190413_143533 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190413_143557 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190413_143628 by Franco Segato, su Flickr Comments and suggestions are always very welcome: Thank you and see you soon. Happy modelling! Franco
  2. USS Indianapolis 1:350 Etch sets It’s been a little while since the Academy USS Indianapolis was released and it’s been a bit surprising that the major aftermarket manufacturers haven’t exactly been clamouring to release detail sets for it, until recently that is, with both Pontos and Eduard producing etched parts for it. The two packs that make up the detail set from Eduard don’t cover as much as the Pontos set, but they give you what is really required without making the construction overly complicated. The first set consists of two sheets of etched brass containing around 239 different parts, not including multiples. The largest sheet provides everything from the ships crane, catapults, small cranes and davits, mast yard rope walks, numerous parts for the five inch and 40mm mounts, inclined ladders, boat cradles, and new end pieces for the smoke generator stack. There are also replacement bulkhead doors, which can be displayed open or closed, a complete replacement SK radar array, prop guards, various new platforms, supports, small railings, turret details, and new hanger doors, which can be folded in a concertina fashion to display the hanger open. The second, slightly smaller sheet contains new deck hatches, which can also be displayed open if required, ammunition racks for the 40mm gun tubs, funnel cap details and grilles, new mast platforms and their respective supports, very nicely detailed Mk8 gun directing radar dishes, SG radar dishes, floatation baskets new director mount aft, The second set, supplied separately provides all the railings in pre-cut lengths for the whole ship, plus the range of platforms including those for the searchlights, radars, plus a rather unusual construction on each side abreast of “A” turret. The set also includes a new veneer for the armoured belts which is interesting and gives it much more of a textured finish. Conclusion This is another pair of very useful etched sets from Eduard. The amount of detail covered is quite exhaustive and will require a fair amount of patience and time to get it all fitted correctly. Some of the details are completely new, not found in the kit so research will be required to ensure it was fitted. By biggest gripe is still the instructions, which really need to be made clearer, especially where parts positioning is concerned. Still, that’s a personal thing, which doesn’t stop me from recommending this set to any one with the Academy kit. Review sample courtesy of
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