loftycomfort Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Hi all, Here is the WIP of my first ship model in 25 years, the brand new Gallery Models 1/350 USS Iwo Jima. Unlike the 1/32 jets that I usually bang out in 2 to 3 months, I think this will be a much longer build. But when it's done, it'll be loaded with details and tons of aircrafts - Harriers, sh!tter CH-53's, Ospreys and Whiskey Cobras. Additional aircraft sets, flight deck equipment sets, and 1/350 resin crew figures are on their way. I also ordered a PE set for the USS Wasp kit. I know it won't be 100% usable on the Iwo Jima, but it's kind of a fall-back in case I mess up some of the kit's PE pieces. This is the hull sitting on my workbench. A big sucker she is. Right now I'm working on the lower deck. The parts fit together really well. Not much of it will be visible when the kit is completed, but I'll still paint it, weather it and throw in some trucks and crews. I'm not a ship guy so I'm not sure what this is called. It's the tunnel that the hovercrafts go out to the sea. The molded details are quite nice. I'll put in one may be two hovercrafts here and some Humvees onboard. Here's the hull in my display case - the grey thing on the bottom that's blocking the Sukhoi Sotka and the Chinese stealth. It just about dwarfs everything inside the case. Cheers, Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loftycomfort Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 The MK1 PE setting finally arrived from luckymodel.com last night. So I installed the railings on the well deck and painted it light ghost grey. It's not my first time installing PE (been doing that for years on jets), but it's my first time installing such long ones on a ship. The MK1 frets are intimidatingly fine for this ship newbie, so I'm glad my first attempts will be in the well deck so my screw-ups will be mostly hidden out of sight. I hope I'll get the hang of it after a few more tries. Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dustiepal Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Hey Terry; Looking great, this will be anouther masterpiece! Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loftycomfort Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 I finished the base painting of the well deck. Next I will spray a coat of Future to seal things in, and start the fun part - weathering. Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Great start, this will take some time. My Enterprise took me 4 months and you know how fast I build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loftycomfort Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 I'm done some more work on the well deck. The decals were applied. The white and yellow stripes were too sharp so I blended them in with the rest of the deck by spray a diluted coat the base colour. Everything was then sealed in with Future, then a black wash was given to pop the details, followed by a raw umber wash to make things look filthy. Further highlighting of the details was done by spraying some Tamiya smoke on the doors, panel lines and the nooks and cranny. Finally a flat coat was applied. Now I'm contemplating whether to work on installing the deck into the hull, or decorating it with those tiny armour vehicles and LCAC's. Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 NIce interior work Terry. I have the Wasp and I am enjoying you build.Is the etch set you mentioned White Ensign set? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loftycomfort Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 NIce interior work Terry. I have the Wasp and I am enjoying you build.Is the etch set you mentioned White Ensign set? thank you, Ray. i'm using the MK1 set i bought from luckymodel. cheers, Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boomstick Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 How's the progress. This kit is certainly on my list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geocachingmark Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I just got the kit Friday, and am very interested in your work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loftycomfort Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 How's the progress. This kit is certainly on my list. I just got the kit Friday, and am very interested in your work. Hey guys, Thank you for your interest. At the moment I am focusing on my F-16 build. I hope to get back to this one in due time. Cheers, Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Terry, Just seen this. Good looking work so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Speedster Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Looking good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sietse Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Impressive and the interior really looks great! Sietse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Interesting build Terry. I was eyeballing this sucker at the local hobby shop today. I really like this subject and nice addition to Nimitz Aircraft Carrier :)/> Btw, any new updates for us?? Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Four Corners Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 More, more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cag_200 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Which resin 1/350 figures do you use? I am still hoping on 3D Modern Carrier Crew to be released one day... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Nice interior work indeed ! This looks like an awesome kit. Anything new to report? Happy modeling! Regards, Don. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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