trumpeter 1/200 arizona

[steve5]

thankyou flyingspanner , it's better than I thought I could do too 😁 . got all 12 of the cradles done , still got two weeks to wait till I can get to brisbane for paint .

[steve5]

I wish I hadn't been so tight and got the full PE kit , but all things considered , these catapults aren't just too bad . still got a bit of sanding to do .

[armored76]

The catapult looks good to me. I don't think many would notice the PE here, anyway.

[steve5]

this might seem a bit of a silly question , but I was looking at the hull , contemplating the paint scheme , when I thought , does the black water line go above the red or below the grey .  I saw a build on this model on utube , by the midwest model shop , he did a brilliant job too . he put it below the grey , it just didn't look right . is this correct . any thoughts would be appreciated .

Edited August 8, 2020 by steve5

[Knb.1451]

So the black line you're referring to is called the Boot Topping, it does sit between the red anti-fouling paint, and camouflage from the water line up. 

[ArnoldAmbrose]

Gidday Steve, don't take my word as Gospel but I think it (boot topping) goes from the waterline upwards too. So it will reduce the amount of upper hull grey, not the underwater hull red. HTH. Regards, Jeff.

[Iceman 29]

[armored76]

@Iceman 29 Is that a paper model?

[Iceman 29]

Yes! 

[Iceman 29]

 

[Iceman 29]

 

 

47 minutes ago, armored76 said:

@Iceman 29 Is that a paper model?

[steve5]

nice iceman , thank's for all the pic's , love your paper model too . cheer's to everyone for the info .

[steve5]

shot some primer [stynylrez] , also tried out my wooden decking , 

couldn't help myself , put what I have together for a liitle look

Edited August 10, 2020 by steve5

[armored76]

That's huge!

 

Coming along nicely! Looking forward to see the rigging.

[steve5]

so am I armored76 , i have done loads of square rigged sails , not so much of the modern battleships .

got the ships boats mostly done , will weather them later when i have done the hull  .

[armored76]

Superb looking little boats! Especially the lower left ones. Was there any extra detailing or carving needed to achieve this look?

[steve5]

thanks armored76 , there is a little bit of PE on them , but I found some 1/350 railing in my spares box , so I cut it up and added to the boats .

[steve5]

these were tricky little things to do . he said wiping the sweat from his brow .

can anyone tell me what these thing's are , and what they are for please . kit part H38

Edited August 16, 2020 by steve5

[armored76]

Looks super fiddly but worth every second.

[FlyingSpanner]

I’m not sure I would have the patience for such tiny delicate brass work, well done!

 

They look to be paravanes, like an underwater kite towed from the bow used to defeat mines.

 

Photo:

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paravane_(weapon)#/media/File%3AParavane_on_USS_Texas.jpg

 

Article:
 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paravane_(weapon)

 

Lewis

[steve5]

thankyou armored and flyingspanner ,I didn't think I had the patience either mate , but I got bored looking for something to do , so I sucked it up , took my time and it didn't come out too bad , much to my surprise .

cheers for the information on the paravanes flyingspanner .

Edited August 16, 2020 by steve5

[bbudde]

On 8/16/2020 at 7:23 AM, FlyingSpanner said:

hey look to be paravanes

Yep, That's what they are. Cheers

[steve5]

finally some paint

[steve5]

I feel strangely better now , 😇

 

[steve5]

glued most of the bibs and bobs , I can put on before the wood deck is glued on .

shot a coat of paint

also put a coat of white on the back wall to the 5" guns