3 russian ship water dio with link to pics

It was fun doing it, got to be a little more on the Artsy side after a while, but I will admit it was fun.  I did purchase a 1/700 scale PE set and when it came in the mail i just laughed.  Its still sitting in the bag it came in. 

The carrier wasn't too bad at the 1/700 level, but the cruiser was a pain.  It definitely gives me more admiration for the guys doing the wooden ships and tying all the masts.

The 1/350 trumpeter USS Yorktown it the ultimate end to the water dio project.  I am thinking of starting it in the fall/winter.  I think it will take a substantial amount of time, we will see.

Thanks again,

paintchips wrote:

Thank you for the comments.  I took a few close ups last night and will try to get them on the link tonight.  I also have the jets for the deck that came in about 6 weeks ago, but with the weather getting nice my modeling time has gotten pretty slim.  Decals, yes a pain, the trumpeter set that came with the kit fell apart when i was putting them on.  I am surprised it came out as well as they did.  I know they are too close, but i want to do a 1/350 scale water dio in the next year or two and wanted to get as much practice as i could on the 1/700 scale.  I thought the russian ships would be fun because they are so different.  Thanks again, and i will try to get those pictures update this evening. Take Care, PC

yeah a really good job man. Sort of makes me want to do one.Maybe one day in the future...too much on the plate now with moving.

Thank you for the comments.  I took a few close ups last night and will try to get them on the link tonight.  I also have the jets for the deck that came in about 6 weeks ago, but with the weather getting nice my modeling time has gotten pretty slim.  Decals, yes a pain, the trumpeter set that came with the kit fell apart when i was putting them on.  I am surprised it came out as well as they did.  I know they are too close, but i want to do a 1/350 scale water dio in the next year or two and wanted to get as much practice as i could on the 1/700 scale.  I thought the russian ships would be fun because they are so different. 

Thanks again, and i will try to get those pictures update this evening.

Take Care,

PC

I like the dio, but you need to zoom in and show the details. Sometimes it reminded me of the 1/2400 scale from GHQ. But they look nice.

Spacing is too close, but it still looks good.

Very nice, paintchips! I look forward to the closeups.

I find 1/700 scale awfully hard, too: splayed fingertips from a lifetime of keyboarding (typewriters, computers and keyboard instruments) means tweezers-only building.