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Dragon 1/700 Arizona finished

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  • Member since
    February 2006
Posted by navy07 on Thursday, April 28, 2016 11:44 AM

at this scale pe rails are very difficult. I use white glue, and I lay a thin line of the glue along the edge of the ship where the rail needs to go. I let the glue dry a bit then place the cut section of rail on the glued section. to go around obstacles I struggle a lot and lose many pieces of p/e railing. Good luck

  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Saturday, April 9, 2016 7:47 AM

Baron,

First, simply cutting them from the manufacturer's framework is an exercise in frustration given that there is no clear demarcation between rails. Second, correctly shaping them around the barbattes when they are difficult to see is maddening.  It was easier in 1/350 scale. But, this is one cross we bear when modeling 1/700!

Bill

  • Member since
    September 2006
  • From: Bethlehem PA
Posted by the Baron on Friday, April 8, 2016 11:34 AM

warshipguy

Very beautiful!  Could you please explain how you worked with the railings?  I am still having fits with the railings on my 1/700 Kirishima.

Bill

 

 
So, the....fit, is giving you, the....fits?Big Smile
 
Seriously, though, I'd enjoy hearing about installing the PE, too.  Adding PE railings is a stumbling block for me, too, on my Pennsylvania build.

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

 

 

  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Friday, April 8, 2016 5:49 AM

Very beautiful!  Could you please explain how you worked with the railings?  I am still having fits with the railings on my 1/700 Kirishima.

Bill

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Illinois
Posted by wjbwjb29 on Friday, April 1, 2016 10:05 AM

I bought the stantions in the lamp fittings section at Ace Hardware. They are threaded on the inside.

 

Bill

 

 

On the Bench:   Trumperter Tsesarevich on deck Glencoe USS Oregon

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Friday, April 1, 2016 9:27 AM

Very nice!

What are those mounting stanions?  Were they supplied in the kit?  They almost look like some sort of ammo cartridge.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    December 2006
  • From: N. Georgia
Posted by Jester75 on Thursday, March 31, 2016 12:09 PM

Very good work Bill. Glad to see this one cross the finish line.

Eric

 

  • Member since
    September 2006
  • From: Bethlehem PA
Posted by the Baron on Thursday, March 31, 2016 12:06 PM

Nice finish!  How is the kit's detail? 

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

 

 

  • Member since
    December 2010
  • From: Salem, Oregon
Posted by 1943Mike on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 11:55 PM

Looks really good. Makes me want to start my U.S.S. New York BB-34. You did a very nice job on her.

Mike

Mike

"Le temps est un grand maître, mais malheureusement, il tue tous ses élèves."

Hector Berlioz

  • Member since
    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 7:04 PM

So very nice!

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Illinois
Dragon 1/700 Arizona finished
Posted by wjbwjb29 on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 2:27 PM

On the Bench:   Trumperter Tsesarevich on deck Glencoe USS Oregon

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