Enter keywords or a search phrase below:
Hi;
I don't usually comment on ships in the mag . This one I had to . See , what I mean ? She looks dark and many details are hard to see , even in that scale .
I do have to ask you Mr. Plunk , what resin plug are you referring to ? One from the aftermarket kit or somehow one included in the kit ? The reason I ask ? I have that kit and it doesn't have any resin bits in it .
The work is first rate , But I myself would've sanded off most evidence of a steel plate texture except here and there for effect . With the dark paint , it ( the surface ) is too busy for these old eyes . I do like the effect the wood deck gives it .
Otherwise an admirable build of an old , old subject , a truly unusual looking ship . Oh ! Bill , I have a photo of the " Great White Fleet " standing off San Francisco Bay . It's probably a copy of a copy et al . T.B.
Tanker - Builder I do have to ask you Mr. Plunk , what resin plug are you referring to ? One from the aftermarket kit or somehow one included in the kit ? The reason I ask ? I have that kit and it doesn't have any resin bits in it .
Resin parts are in my Encore Premium edition. The plugs which are referenced are some V-shaped parts to close in various hawse holes. In the same bag are some resin props. Also included in the premium edition are a couple of PE frets, a couple sets of brass gun barrels, wooden decks, some chain, and brass pedestals. My kit also came with a pine plaque which I discarded (too short and too poorly routed to finish well)
Tanker - Builder Otherwise an admirable build of an old , old subject , a truly unusual looking ship . Oh ! Bill , I have a photo of the " Great White Fleet " standing off San Francisco Bay . It's probably a copy of a copy et al . T.B.
GMorrison Tanker - Builder Otherwise an admirable build of an old , old subject , a truly unusual looking ship . Oh ! Bill , I have a photo of the " Great White Fleet " standing off San Francisco Bay . It's probably a copy of a copy et al . T.B. It would be nice to get a little more detail about what ship you are refering to... and please don't reply "the one in the magazine."
It would be nice to get a little more detail about what ship you are refering to... and please don't reply "the one in the magazine."
GM,
Part of the fun of a TB post is how he keeps you guessing!
But, in this case, I believe TB is referring to Mr. Plunk's build of the USS Olympia in the September 2018 issue of FSM.
Bruce
On the bench: 1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF
1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I
Hi " G ";
I got you there . The Photo I mentioned , I picked up at an antique store in Antioch ,CA. some years back .It was said to be a print of some famous photo .There are nine ships visible for detail .
As to the ship , I am replying to the builder of the ship in the latest issue of the mag . I think it's the Encore Premium edition of the Olympia . Bill Plunk did a great job on her . Was it the Olympia ? I think so . T.B.
Nino .
I don't have to take a picture . It looks like a reverse image of the Top Photo , only a little closer . No Vessel wake in the foreground either . It's quite common in places with Nautical decor around the Bay area.
I know they didn't have Photoshop back then , But I bet it's an altered photo . T.B. P.S. - I really do like the bottom photo . And I know which ships had better engineers . They are making the least amount of smoke !
Thanks for the ID. I should go pick up the magazine and stick it in the kit box.
That ship was built in San Francisco in a facility that while empty, still exists and is sort of "in storage" for future renovation.
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.