CorsairMan Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) The last ship I built was not a very good model but it was an aircraft carrier. I thought I'd give it another chance with this teeny build There is a PE sheet but most of it is for a hangar deck that will never be seen. I'll try my best to fold the super small stuff. Here is my work on the ship. The build went pretty fast but I chose to do a full hull and I could not get a perfect join. So I puttied and sanded. You can see the brass PE inside Here is my attempt at the antenna array in PE. I know its not perfect but I kept with it Edited August 19, 2015 by CorsairMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I love how so many people open with "the last one wasn't good" I just find that funny. It's nice to see a jeep carrier in the mix, this one is going to be good! I don't know how you can do 700th, that tiny PE would make me loose my mind, 350th is as small as I can go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 I did a bit more smoothing out of the hull and I think I've finished all the major components Here is the superstructure I guess I now have to figure out how I'm going to paint this thing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Dude, that is some seriously good work with that tiny PE! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IrishGreek Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Gotta agree! That PE looks great. I always struggle with it too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Thanks guys! I had to be creative in how I folded some of the components. I used two scalpel blades for the crane boom. I think I'll paint the deck first then mask it. Does anyone know what colour these decks were? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IrishGreek Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) I got this text from another site, not sure of rules for linking to them though: So attributed to information from a post by Tracy White on FSM: "By 1941 the Navy was experimenting with blue deck stain for camouflage; by the time the US was attacked at Pearl *ALL* carriers had their decks in some shade of blue deck stain. While there was some variation due to experiments, the standard "Norfolk No. 250N Blue Flight Deck Stain" was rapidly adopted. This stain was very close to the 20-B "Deck Blue" *paint* used on metal decks and wood decks of other ships (battleships, cruisers, etc.) However, in 1943 the colors were changed to #21 Flight Deck stain, which more closely matched the lighter 5-O Ocean Gray used on navy ships in some camouflage. It didn't last too long, around mid 1944 the Navy began issuing #21 Flight Deck stain (revised), which once again went back to the deck blue color and was a close match to Glossy Sea Blue when fresh (except without the gloss, of course). This lasted throughout the war and into Korean." Hope this helps. Edited July 17, 2015 by IrishGreek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 It does help!!, thanks! I'm going to try a few different shades of this blue colour with some planking masked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Beautiful work so far, you cruising right along! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 No picture but the deck does look the part - its subtle planking but its there. I masked it and started to paint the sides - the Dragon colour callouts are for gunze and that will make things interesting. I think I will end up doing the Monterrey as the colours will go on a little easier. As with most things - its the masking that will take forever - there is not much to paint. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I can appreciate that! Most of my ship builds my time is 70% masking and 30% painting. I don't know why I don't get smart and build something that is just plain old grey! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) I'm proud to say the main painting is done and only a couple oopses to fix. Nothing major. The deck...its subtle but you can see planking Dazzle? Edited August 8, 2015 by CorsairMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Check Six Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Very nice work ! The carrier looks pretty cool on it's own too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 Decals on! These were a lot more work than I thought they would be! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Dude, that is a marvelous job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich in name only Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Is this the first GB completion?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 Haha - its not done! But soon I think. All the planes have been painted and decaled (oh what joy that was) I just have to paint the canopies and put them together. Then I need to fix a couple of oopses, install all the guns and flat coat the ship. I certainly am enjoying the build and I also have a shelf queen missouri I could finish for this GB - but only as a display piece as it was started a long time ago. I changed the name of the ship based on the ease of masking the camo pattern. The Monterey was the easiest as far as I was concerned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 You're doing a super job. I fell your pain with the decals, try putting national markings on 1/285th armor! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I love the deck! It looks very realistic to me. Great job ! Regards, Don. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 Done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IrishGreek Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Very nice. Well Done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Sweet ! Looks fantastic. Great work . Regards, Don. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich in name only Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Congratulations on finishing, and on starting the "finished". Looks really good. Envious of how fast you did the giterdun! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 Thanks guys! I am definitely glad I gave it a go and I am glad I started with a small model. It was a nice change of pace. I like these GBs on ARC as they get you to try new things. If I do another ship I think I'd like to try a waterline and try to make it in some water. I think that would be fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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