pearl harbor 2008 thankyou

Hey thats great. I went out in the garage and found the 1/2" lucite rod that is my base, the tower is 126 ft high, or 4" high. Tiny little model you say- well I have a bunch of left over stairs from ship kits, and, these may share a diorama some day.

Hi! The engine/cowling assembly don't seem to simply fall into position on the mounts. The first I used Tammy extra thin.....had to hold it in place as it wanted to sag/wobble out of place. FOR 20 MINUTES!

Second cowling was done with medium cure CA and some kicker! Then solvent glue.

The wingtip floats are probmatic.....seems like they will fit okay, but those seams! If you care about seams it will take some work!

bondoman wrote:

Joe I'm still in but you know me I'm slow. Ford island tower is in the works,

Still, it's one of the coolest subjects I've ever seen modeled. Shows great imagination!

Together Bill, we'll keep this GB on the front page for a while!

Joe I'm still in but you know me I'm slow. Ford island tower is in the works,

Wing tip inserts (1/48 Rev PBY-5)

Okay, I mentioned over in the NAW GB about wing part fits.....here's some evidence. Not all pics are clear, but the kicker is.....and damned if I can explain it.

Starboard wing insert:

Image is fuzzy but no gaps, but a strange anomaly.....next is the port wing insert:

This shows a 'lip' of about 1/16th inch on the port wing insert on the underside.

I suggest gluing it in and trimming and sanding afterward.

I have no idea why one insert leaves a lip like that. I meticulously glued the wing together....but one insert fits nicely.....the other NOT!

I'm just too damned picky!

This PBY has it's issues where being extra careful in one small area can lead to other troubles down the road. Not major stuff.....just PITA!

This is the wing now with seams outboard of motors filled with stretched sprue and minor chinks hopefully filled for good!

The second photo shows where I filled a gap just aft of the tower socket. I couldn't find a good photo ref for this area, but it just bothered me, so I filled it!

My previous pics showed the wing on....but not glued.

Fightin' Joe......At my build rate I'll keep this GB alive until this year's PH GB starts up!

nam,

she looks clean and crisp so far.  

joe 

Gee Aaron!.....Thanks! You turned my apology into a compliment!

Aaron: Great work on the P-36! Going the extra mile for realism is laudable!

Rob: One of the finest ship models I've ever seen! What detail! Nevermind the photo booth.....that trunk is overmatched by that monster build!

Here is my meager progress on my PBY. I had some bad info about yellow-wing PBY's being at Pearl. A couple inaccurate pics. My bad for not researching better.

Some know that I am hosting a PBY GB.....this bird is not part of that. This is for the PH GB.....haven't even begun the other one.

This Revell PBY-5 is one huge bird with all the attendant troubles......not too bad. (Make sure you weight the nose! 1 and a half tire balancing weights should do it!) I'll try to get 'er done ASAP!

Thanks for the great posts Joe! And everyone else!

I have a 5/8" brass tube 3 3/8" tall, primed, for the Ford Island control tower. Ladders by White Ensign. More later. Fightin Joe I will finish, like last year.

 Wow Rob! Excellent! A magnificent looking ship. I taught ROTC at the Wagner Building Penn State University. Right across the corner from the Bryce Jorden Center and Beaver Stadium. In front of the building is the ships bell Taken from the Pennsylvania. On the 3rd floor stairwell is a Model of that very ship. It was made by the Navy Yard that built her. An incredibly detailed 1/48scale (aprox by eyeball) In a large glass display. It is huge and very cool although an earlier config than 1941. It was made before the ship. I really wish I had pics of it.

Thanks for squeezing that beauty in!

 Hey lewbud I think that is still just the highlights of a 7 or 8 minute address by FDR.

bud no problem. 

justin, thankyou.  that about describes why i do this build.

rob she looks great to me.  

for all in this build.  

thankyou for joining me in this build.  for those who didnt finish by the "end date" please finish.  remember, this build is to show tribute to those who were affected first hand by this event.  i appreciate all the information shared and the history remembered.  

for those who died.....
for those who survived...

never to be forgotten.



joe

Well, I wondered if I would get this done in time.  I actually started it over a year and a half ago. It was then ripped down and restarted after I finished the Mohawk.  This is the USS Pennsylvania BB-38. This is the sister ship to the Arizona, and often refered to as "Sister's Fury". She earned 8 Battle Stars during her career, and was one of the ships at Operation Crossroads, where after two tests, she was still standing.  The inspiration for this build was mainly my Great Uncle.  George Steven Smith. He served on the Penn his entire Navy career.  He was on the ship the morning of the 7th, while she sat in dry dock.  The Penn sustained a bomb hit to one of the 5" turrets, but still returned fire with her .50s. After repairs at San Diego, she returned to the fight.  My uncle was one of the last to crew her, dropping anchor in the Bikini lagoon. He can be seen in some of the old newsreels exiting the ship prior to the tests. 

The model is the 1/350th Banner Arizona kit.  It is a "rebox" of the Trumpeter kit. It represents the ship how she looked in dry dock that morning. Hence no planes. She was later refitted in 1944 and no longer resembled the Arizona. There are a lot of fit issues, and more than a few inaccuracies, but it still builds to a nice ship.I added Tom's Modelworks PE sets,anchor chain from an old necklace, and invisible thread for the rigging.  I have the Dragon 1941 Arizona [will be PEnn] and 1944 Penn kits in 1/700, and they might be next. 

Sorry for the poor quality pics.  My photobooth just wont hold a model of this size.

Want to apologize for not getting my -3 done on time.  Will try to get her done in the next week.  Thanks for the post Aaron, I've never seen the speech in its entirety.  Thanks to all who have served this country.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VqQAf74fsE

 We can never forget the price charged for freedom!

 Pearl Harbor Day fellows! It's here.

To all involved in this build...

the tears from the Arizona:

A view of the memorial

 I intend to join the 09 group build...

 Justin

nice work on the little hawk.

i will be working sunday so i will post this now.

december 7 1941, a day which will live in infamy.

the "attack" begins at approximately 7:51. at approximately 11:00 the last plane landed on the japanese carriers. the time between is filled with death and destruction and the end of paradise. six carriers. approximately 350 aircraft. a plan designed to be just a distraction for the main thrust into the south pacific by japanese naval and army units. just a distraction, one designed to cripple the united states navy so that the japanese could move freely through the pacific.

in the end 2388 military and civilian dead. 2107 navy and marine as well as 233 army and 48 civilians. 1109 military and civilian wounded. 710 navy and marine as well as 364 army and 35 civilians. 44 states represented, as well as the district of columbia, guam, hawaii, the phillipines, and hawaii. 16 congressional medal of honors given as well as 51 navy crosses, 53 silver stars, four navy and marine corps medals, one distinguished service medal, and three bronze stars. 8 battleships sunk or heavily damaged, one minelayer sunk, two auxilliaries sunk or capsized and one heavily damaged. 169 aircraft lost, 92 navy and 77 army. 150 damaged, 31 navy and 128 army. all this in 110 minutes of combat.

for this amount of damage the japanese lost nine fighters, 15 dive bombers, and five torpedo planes. one I-class submarine was lost as well as the five midget subs. the casualties; 55 airmen, 121 submarine crewmen, and nine midget sub crewmen.

these facts taken from several sources.

the attack was so quick, so sudden, many of those killed didnt even know they were at war. even after the bombs and bullets started falling people didnt believe that they were being attacked. one report of a young man hunting with a cousin didnt believe there was an attack even after his cousin was killed. after that day the hawaiian islands were torn from being a territory governed by a few families to becoming a true part of the united states becoming a state not long after the war. the us navy was forced to change from a navy of battleship groups to a navy centered on the carrier.

today it is said that the arizona still weeps for her crew.

december 7 1941. never to be forgotten.

joe

Hey aaron, I forgot to tell you nice work. I don't know why, but those hobbycraft kits can sure be built up fast.

 Hey there Joe and All! Here is my last squeeze in here before the Dec 7th Deadline. I chose this for the 48 hour weekend GB and it was a crazy time for all and still is for many!

 The P-36A I promised is done. History follows from the Airforce Museum page.

Lt. Rasmussen mounting his P-36 in his pajamas on the morning of December 7, 1941. The airfield was under attack and his was one of a few aircraft that made it into the air before being destroyed. Once in the air Rasmussen charged his machine guns but to his surprise they wouldn't stop firing. He pulled the charging handle back into the locked position so that he wouldn't shoot off all his rounds before meeting the enemy. In his first attack he shot down one enemy Zero, then was attacked by 2 other Zeros. The hits severed his rudder and hydraulics and he lost control of the aircraft. As he lost altitude he regained control and headed into some clouds to avoid being attacked then made it back to the airfield. Landing without brakes he rolled off the end of the runway. The plane was a total write off except for the engine.

The ground personnel who had witnessed the whole scene came running up to his plane cheering. After the attack over 500 bullet holes were counted in the aircraft, and a 20mm shell and bullet were found lodged in the radio directly behind him which saved his life.

 I chose the 1/48 Academy ex Hobby Craft kit.

A few work in progress pics! This was a blast!

 I printed my own decals using the Testers Decal maker kit. This option isn't available with the kit decals and I would like to find the Old Pearl Harbor defender version by Hobby craft as it looks cool!  Different scheme though as well.

 Here is How she turned out in about 26 hours.

 I really have enjoyed this build Joe! If you can't tell by all the models.

  Your comments add a lot to the history for me an I always learn something new from them!

I'll be watching for the other builds!
 

nam i have had a few kits like that.  i am sure the kit will succum to your abilities.

 the part that defines this build:

dec 7, 1941
7:40 am 183 japanese fighters, dive bombers, level bombers, and torpedo bombers from the first wave form up after what was termed the best launch yet north of kakhuku point.

7::49 the commander of the attack cmdr fuchida signals "to" meaning charge to the other aircraft. the flight breaks up to begin attack runs.


7:53 to 8:00 aircraft from the six carriers begin attacks on nas pearl harbor (ford island), hickam field, ewa marine air corps station, bellows field, wheeler field, kaneohe naval air station, and naval vessels and stations located in pearl harbor.

8:00 to 9:00 b-17c's and b-17e"s arrive from the us mainland and are attacked while trying to land at various fields.

9:00 2 p-40"s piloted by 2lt whiteman and lt bishop are shot down after getting airborne.

9:05 four p-36"s led by 1lt sanders take flight, moments later another p-36 piloted by 2lt moore takes off. he joins up with 2lt brown from haleiwa field


these are but a few of the aircraft that got airborne. i have it written down but cant seem to find the estimated total sorties flown that morning.

11:00 cmdr fuchida makes his final flight over the destruction. he leaves the area when he confirms he is the last plane to leave.




joe

Do not misunderstand this post, but anyone who has the Revell 1/48 PBY-5 in the stash:

This IS a wonderful kit in most respects. But getting the fuse halves together and wing halves together is a very slow process! A little at a time.....Getting the seams as straight as possible is kind of trying. The rivet detail makes it tougher because we want to avoid filling and sanding as much as possible.

The reason I have time to post around right now?

Waiting for the next couple inches of wing seam to dry!

On this kit (it is BIG) I suggest leaving locating pins intact, much dry-fitting and sanding the pin-socket parts until the fit is right. Then pick a spot (nose on the fuse, forward outer wingtip on the wing) and work your way around bit by bit.

This is just my take, but I hope it helps!

fightnjoe wrote:

thankyou for the kind words.    i do have to say again.  all who join this build make it the way it is.  all who join give it a life of its own and make it more than just another build.       joe

I wish to comment on the great ship model also. 's

My PBY is getting there and should meet the deadline. I've had photo posting issues since a recent PC "clean-up".

Fortunately sfcmac has offered to host my pics with text for me. Thanks Aaron!

See you all soon!

thankyou for the kind words. 

i do have to say again.  all who join this build make it the way it is.  all who join give it a life of its own and make it more than just another build.

joe 

namrednef wrote:

Definitely Aaron! That SBD is the goods! Nice job and photo atmosphere there Joe! Looks like she's flying! I went to a couple LHS to get the proper decaling for the PBY......no luck on the wing roundels....but made a major hit with smaller insignia, letters and numbers! Still fishing for the big stars. Really nice build......what is the adjective?............atmospheric is the best, I think, Joe.

Nam,

For the stars, try www.yellow-wingsdecals.com .  They make sets of generic pre-war national insignia as well as appropriate letters and numbers for squadron markings etc.

Definitely Aaron! That SBD is the goods!

Nice job and photo atmosphere there Joe! Looks like she's flying!

I went to a couple LHS to get the proper decaling for the PBY......no luck on the wing roundels....but made a major hit with smaller insignia, letters and numbers! Still fishing for the big stars.

Really nice build......what is the adjective?............atmospheric is the best, I think, Joe.

 Wow I am glad I squeezed my stuff in when I did. You all are a tough act to follow!

Nam that PBY is just coming along spectacularly! Should be a really cool addition!  Thats 2 Sea Planes now! Cool Subjects!

Viper that Ship is just wow! I feel bad to say I never heard of it before, very unique and classy subject pulled off in a spectacular way! Thanks for showing me something new! ( To me at least)

Joe! I had no idea you were so close to being done. Guess you have some surprises in you as well! Looks terrific! Absolutely get excited reading your historical post as well! You do make this a special build with your passion. Gotta look at that SBD some more!

 Nam is working on the old Monogram SBD kit in a separate project but his is the stealth version!

 A lot more I would like to do as well Viper but Dec 7th is coming up too quick!