I'm back from the grave and starting on the Trumpeter 1/200 USS Arizona. Which at my building pace will take roughly 20 to 30 years, so if anyone wants to follow this thread, I would suggest filing a next of kin form. The Docs want me to start using my hands again, so here we go. This is a commission build for a member by the way, although that really souldn't make a difference.
Here are the obligatory box and sprue photos to start off with. I have to admit that this is one big mother of styrene. I have the Eduard's Big Ed PE set, Model Master Barrels which include the water cooled .50 cal machine guns and the secondary armament. I also picked up an ArtWok Deck Mask and we'll see how that works out, or not. Research material is always a "must" at least for me to add to my library. Since I could not find sufficient references for the added docking keels, etc, I am not going to be adding those.
I will be using ColourCoats Enamels which I'll then cover with a Clear coat for the Artist oils weathering. The weathering will be kept to a minimum since she was painted fairly soon before the 07 December attack.
Yes, I know there is some fairly heated discussion on what the exact colors were on that day, but I will be using 5-S Sea Blue, Teak, 5-Light Grey, 65A Antifouling Red and ACUS26 Insignia Red. If you want to argue or discuss the color choices then I would recommend just moving on to another thread or try posting something yourself.
Finally, I am going to mount this beast on a big hunk of Mahogany and with blocks. This is a first for me so we'll hopefully figure it out satisfactorily.
Steve
