1/48 scale pilot Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Heres my entry for the GB My first ship build (at least as an adult- i think we all built the Revell Arizona at some point) superstructure progress... first attempt at water... what do you think? more soon... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jugjunkie Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Well i'm no fundi but for my money your water looks bloody brilliant! The ship is shaping up too - looking forward to more. Geoff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Your base looks great! Nice work MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Baker Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Looking pretty good. Only critique I could give would be needing a larger bow wake. With that much wake coming off the stern you should probably at least see some kind of white cap all the way up to the bow. Other than that your water looks excellent. Its something I havent attempted to tackle yet, but its something I really want to learn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1/48 scale pilot Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 thanks Adam! I thought the water looked a little calm around the hull too, so i roughed it up more. Pics on the way in a day or so. progress is slow because Im trying to finish a few other builds at the same time. Sweet shot of her BTW, thanks! I went really HIGH TECH with the water- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PNW_Modeler Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 cheater! You used real water, didn't you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjo Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 lookin pretty sweet! I'm always too scared to try the water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MKopack Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 My Grandfather was based in Panama back during the 1930's - here are a couple of shots of the Pennsylvania that he was able to get. I'll take a look for anything more I can find. Mike Kopack Seen at Pier 18 is the Canadian Pacific Line's Empress of Britain. The Empress was the largest vessel ever built for a Canadian line, in 1931. In 1939 she became a troop transport and in October 1940 she was bombed and heavily damaged by Luftwaffe patrol aircraft. While under tow she was sunk by a German submarine, the largest noncombatant to be lost in the war. Alongside the Empress of Britain is the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38). She was commissioned in 1916, the first of her class. She survived the war and both of the Bikini Atoll atomic tests and was scuttled in 1948. The Pennsylvania earned 8 battle stars for her service during WWII. Back in Panama these are the aircraft of the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
indydog Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Nicely done with the water. Mike, great pics your Grandfather took, would love to see more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garthk Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Back in Panama these are the aircraft of the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38). The rear-most floatplane is interesting. Dark painted fuselage with "US Fleet" on the side. IIRC Pennsylvania was the flagship of the battlefleet for a while (at least she was on 12-7-41, and for a time before). Wonder if that's the Admiral's personal ride ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1/48 scale pilot Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 Some progress coming soon. Thanks to all you guys fir the great pics and comments! And yes, Paul, I used real water :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WymanV Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Thanks for sharing those pics Mike-especially the first one. Cool to see all the deck awnings fitted out. I'm converting the 1/350 Banner Arizona to the big Penn as she would have appeared the first week of December 1941, before going into drydock. Pennsylvania was purpose built as a flagship-hence the little "pillbox" on the forwardmost superstructure. Those were the Admiral's quarters/bridge. Good stuff. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tracy White Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Those were the Admiral's quarters/bridge. Definitely not his quarters! A fleet admiral needs more space than that. His battle station would be more accurate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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