1/225 USS Oregon

Dutchmodler wrote:

I just received my USS Oregon from Glencoe Models.    I was wondering if anyone else in the forum has gotten this kit, or if it seems to be difficult? Any tip or feedback on this kit would be appreciated. Thanks!

It is not particualarly difficult, but it is a prime example of 60's to 70's state of the art in plastic model production.   Fit is not up to current standards and some parts, notibly the secondary weapons, are clunky.   Build it and enjoy it, but don't obsess over it.

Sounds like a logical advice!  Did you add any photo-etched details or special detailing?

Thanks!

I think that there was an article on this kit in FSM a few years back and it was featured in one of their publications on building model ships.  Despite some misgivings, I built the kit as a companion to a build of the Revell Olympia kit, and the results were acceptable.  You should plan on a lot of work (filling and sanding) to correct the fit of the deck to the hull and a lot of scratchbuilding or PE (pipes, ladders, deck fittings, railings) to improve the level of detail.

Good luck with the kit.    

From the look of this kit, I'm going to need a lot of luck, becuase this is my first ship model kit.  Very bad choice for my frist kit.  I hope the good people of the forum will continue to give me feedback, advice and tips. 

Thank!

         Hello

                       I,m new at this forum and I believe I am going to enjoy it. As to the U.S.S OREGON. I recieved my kit last week. You can attack this kit 2 different ways 1. out of the box and still have a beautifull model.2. get your self some builder plans or do some research there are alot of in acuratcies in the kit this is my second build.

                       You will notice the superstructure is molded in one whole piece, to get this right you,ll have to cut out the boat deck and hurricane deck as well all that will remain will be the superstructure sides, Make a new boat deck and hurricane deck out of scribed plastic sheet you can purchase at your dealer. You,ll have to construct boiler casings amunition stores and skylights when finished place your hurricane deck over them.

                        One more problem to you will notice the 4 6" barbett bases that house the 4  turrets are out of praportion the need to be raised the sit to low to the casement deck. Check your reference material you,ll see what I mean.  In conclusion the model goes together quite well take your time when finished you,ll have a museum quality model of our old Navy not bad for a 58 year old kit. There are photo etched brass set from Toms Model Works and Loren Perry,s Gold Medal Models this will spice up your kit. You have your work cut out for you enjoy.

                                      Frankly Day Retired U.U.NAVY

I am looking for a copy of the Revelle 1/225 USS Olympia kit instruciton sheet. I am currently working on the Glencoe, USS Oregon kit. I bought PE parts from Toms Model Works and the set has items for the Revelle kit I am trying to see if any of the PE parts would also work on my Oregon kIt

Thanks

M. Hernandez

Whittier, CA

I've built this kit.  In fact that is the ship in my avatar.  The PE set works well.  I used the GMM version.  I also cut mine down and built it as a waterline model and I won an Honorable Mention award at a Nautical Research Guild model show.  With the PE and some work, you will have a model to be proud of.  I displayed mine at the LHS for a couple of years.  I am planning to build another one to go with my Revell Olympia.  I hope the real Olympia gets some donations because she needs some serious drydock work and the people who own (?) the ship are trying to raise funds to restore her to her original conditin.  If she is lost, we will lose the last pre-Dreadnought steel warship left in the world.

The kit was so bad, that after several attempts to fix it, I gave up and ditched the kit. Maybe you will have better luck and more patience than me. Good luck.

I also remember a very detailed article in an issue of FSM many years ago.  I cannot remember which issue.  Give me awhile and I will search for it.

Bill Morrison

norman,

I've got a pdf copy of the instructions.  PM your email address to me and I'll send it to you.

Hi Norman,

My name is Manuel hernandez and my email address is. auntnorth@aol.com

Thank you very much. I will send you pics when I am done.

Instructions sent.  Enjoy your build!

Cody

I just finished the kit.  Spent quite a bit of time on it.  I used several sources but looked at another build for much of the changes.

Here is the link to the other build.

http://modelshipwrights.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=122972&ord=&page=1

Here's mine

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Have fun

"If she is lost, we will lose the last pre-Dreadnought steel warship left in the world."Please note that the USS Olympia is not the last pre-Dreadnought steel warship left in the world; the Japanese have the HIJMS Mikasa and the Russians have the cruiser Aurora.  Granted, there are few left, and the survivors are indeed precious.

Bill Morrison

warshipguy

"If she is lost, we will lose the last pre-Dreadnought steel warship left in the world."Please note that the USS Olympia is not the last pre-Dreadnought steel warship left in the world; the Japanese have the HIJMS Mikasa and the Russians have the cruiser Aurora.  Granted, there are few left, and the survivors are indeed precious.

Bill Morrison

 

 

And the Warrior should be included in the list even if iron rather than steel.

Don,

As much as I would like to group her into the pre-dreadnought class, she is not even close. 

If we really want to save these ships we need to get them out of the water and into a drydock like the Warrior and Victory are in England.  The USS Texas is always being repaired (stop gap) for leaks because her hull plating is starting to fail. 

Marcus

The U.S.S. Oregon was "saved" in the thirtys  by the donations of school children.

Unfortunatly, WWII broke out and she was "re-commisoned" and sent to the Pacific where she sufferd heavy damage in a Typhoon. Spent her last days as a oil hulk before being towed to Japan and sold as scrap. Probably made 1000 Datsuns out of her.

The schoolkids never got their mony back..... what a rip off ! All thats left is her mast. It still stands in Portlands Waterfront park.

I started this kit many years ago. Bought the Toms Modelworks PE and "hacked" the second deck off. (The kits decks are NOT prototypical and it takes a lot to make it look right.) Finally got fed up with it and it now sits in the bottom of my stash.... waiting for me to 'Love " her again.

Hope you build yours as it may Inspire me to bring her out of mothballs and do her the "justice" she deserves !

OOPPS!!! Sorry just realised this thread is 10 years old! Oh well.... still thinking of digging out the kit.

Marcus McBean

The USS Texas is always being repaired (stop gap) for leaks because her hull plating is starting to fail.

Said plan was approved and funded, but hit a snag in that the web thickness of the frames under the boiler flats and some of the engine spaces were found to be too thin.  (This had be identified in the 1989-1990 drydocking, but was deferred due to cost overruns.)

So, Phase II is almost ocomplete, and Phase III is to commence soon for the reinforcement of those frames.  Shortly afterward, the actual dirtwork for the dryberth can commence.

The work procedes slowly.  This as wokers have to get into the 24" - 3" deep spaces and template the areas needing replacing.  Those templates are then taken to an adjacent barge, where replacement webs are cut.  The new parts are them fished down into the spaces, the frames shored up, the offending web cut out, and replaced with the new.  All while trying to preserve all the hsitorical fabric of the ship.

Interestingly enough, it's the added-on torpedo blisters, and theit interface where they were welded to the riveted plates that have been most problematic.  (Not at all helped by having most of the blister's vavlving disconnected back in the 50s.)

They will need a modeler at some point, USN renders museum ships immobile before trasnfer.  In Texas' case, back in 1947, they pulled the external shafts and struts when the screw were removed.

CAPNMAC82,

Thanks for the info on the Texas.  I only knew of the leaks that been on the news lately.  I knew funds were made available years ago but thought they were being held for political reasons.  Some senator on a committee had a bug up his butt and refused to release the funds until his demands were met.

Marcus McBean

I only knew of the leaks that been on the news lately. I knew funds were made available years ago but thought they were being held for political reasons. Some senator on a committee had a bug up his butt and refused to release the funds until his demands were met.

Nope, the original $25 million was allocated and the spending signed into law two Governors ago.  The problem was the survey of the boiler flats coming back bad.  Which required around $16 million out of TPW funds over the last 2-3 years.

(Crawling into spaces about 32" wide and 26-30" deep the width of the bottom is a bunch of work.)

The last "crisis" occured when a seam split on a blister tank.  Because the flood/counter flood valves were disabled, the tanks flood widely.  The ship developed a starboard list to 7º, at which point TPW closed her to the public until enough pumps could be got aboard to dewater her while a temporary external patch was applied.  She was back to her 1º Starboard list (held to drain rainwater) in just two days.

I just lost this post so will do it again. I built the Oregon a while back from an article in FSM on the cover. I did it as the Indiana our first battleship I think I used GMM PE. Here it is.

 Also I did Farragut's ship from Manila Bay.

 iT was from a Squadron kit for $60 with all the extras.

  The , I think, Squadron kit was a special run that came with wood deck & all the PE. It went together really easy & nice for an old kit. So did the Oregon. 

littletimmy

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     "I started this kit many years ago. Bought the Toms Modelworks PE and "hacked" the second deck off. (The kits decks are NOT prototypical and it takes a lot to make it look right.) Finally got fed up with it and it now sits in the bottom of my stash.... waiting for me to 'Love " her again.

Hope you build yours as it may Inspire me to bring her out of mothballs and do her the "justice" she deserves !

 OOPPS!!! Sorry just realised this thread is 10 years old! Oh well.... still thinking of digging out the kit.

 

Well, While PMing Tim I located the Photobucket page for the Oregon Pictures from Marcos ( Panzerserra). It is at  http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Panzerserra/library/USS%20Oregon?sort=4&page=1 149 Pictures.

You just have to match'em to the text.

     Nino

A special thank you to Nino !!!!

With the pictures you sent me I increased my research material by 1000% !

I now know where to start over on the USS Oregon's decks.

                                             Thank you Thank you !

                                                         Tim