I'll pick the 1/700 Dragon kit of CVL-26 USS Monterey.

I don't know exactly when to show her, some time during WW2.

EDIT: She was Measure 22 in 1943, 33/ 3D in 1944 and 21 in 1945.

9/44 at Eniwetok. I have enough blue ships on my shelf already.

photo credit to navsource

OK GM, I'll get you down. 

GMorrison

I'll pick the 1/700 Dragon kit of CVL-26 USS Monterey.

I don't know exactly when to show her, some time during WW2.

EDIT: She was Measure 22 in 1943, 33/ 3D in 1944 and 21 in 1945.

9/44 at Eniwetok. I have enough blue ships on my shelf already.

photo credit to navsource

 

I did a google search on the USS Monterey, and found that Gerald R. Ford was a gunnery officer on that carrier. I'm looking forward to seeing you build this one, GM.

modelcrazy

I figured you'd jump in sooner than later Scott. I'll get you down with an AB, possably 1/700. I'm assuming either Dragon or Hobby Boss.

 

Neither, this is some odd brand I got as a door prize and has been in my stash for a number of years.  It came with a PE set.  I have been curious as to how it will go together.  

An open ended group build?  That's right up my galley!  

I will probably go with Revell's USS Constitution.   I also have their Arizona, but I know I started it, I don't know if I got past gluing the hull halves together....

I also have a vignette idea for a Vietnam Era Navy PIBBER...

Justinryan, enter all of them if you want. I'll be entering more myself LOL. We have two years to enter and forever to build them after all.

Let me know if Old Ironsides is in for sure. I love that ship. Make sure you do all the rigging.

Here are some pics I found I took long ago.

scottrc

modelcrazy

I figured you'd jump in sooner than later Scott. I'll get you down with an AB, possably 1/700. I'm assuming either Dragon or Hobby Boss.

 

 

 

 

Neither, this is some odd brand I got as a door prize and has been in my stash for a number of years.  It came with a PE set.  I have been curious as to how it will go together.  

 

It comes from a time when Arleigh Burke models were few and far between. Now there are a lot in several scales.

DDG 54 is a Flight 1, I think the Arleigh Burke herself is DDG 51 so it's an early ship in the class.

If I may, the Flight 1 ships do not have the hangars for the helicopters forward of the flight deck yet. That's the main spotting difference. Also, the stack tops are exposed, unlike all of the later Flights except for the several early Flight 2As that followed.

You've got Drifter with his Flight 2A Lassen. Shaping up nicely here.

Justinryan215

An open ended group build?  That's right up my galley!  

I will probably go with Revell's USS Constitution.  

Bruce-

Yes, me too. It's got a clear flight deck and clear hangar deck bulkheads, but as of now I doubt I would do it that way.

(later) President Ford was indeed on the ship and helped save her from a hangar fire caused by a really severe typhoon. Navy Reservist.

I think it's pretty cool that he has a CVN now named after him.

It's hard to tell from the box Scott but I'll bow to GM's knowlage and put it down as a Fujimi.

 it is the 1/196 scale kit....

I also looked at my Arizona kit, and I'm gonna add it.  The hull and main deck are assembled, but in a terribly messy way, so I am gonna fix all that!

GMorrison

 

 

Justinryan215

An open ended group build?  That's right up my galley!  

I will probably go with Revell's USS Constitution.  

 

 

 

Awesome! Which kit? 

 

 

modelcrazy

It's hard to tell from the box Scott but I'll bow to GM's knowlage and put it down as a Fujimi.

The world of 1/700 ship models started in Japan. There is a famous Waterline Series, which was originally a collaborative effort by Tamiya, Aoshima, Hasegawa and Fujimi.

At some point Fujimi split off, and started boxing kits under the Sea Way Model label.

Pit-Road is another Japanese company, and now Dragon and Trumpeter the Chinese companies are in. I've built a Tamiya kit that was a rebox of a Pit-Road kit, and am working on a Dragon kit that is also an ex Pit-Road kit. They in turn have a brand named Skywave.

I always thought I'd skip this scale as it's pretty small, but I now love it. The models take up so much less space, cost a lot less, and build up much more quickly. And with few exceptions they are all high quality.

I agree GM, especially with some PE you can make a 1/700 look good. I just still really like 350 but have a ton of 700 as well. You're right about the space though.

Thanks for the info GM.  The box and instructions are in Japanese and several other asian languages, no English, but the kit does look really well molded.  Not a lot of surface details, but I have a lot of PE to add that sort of stuff.  

Just got an email that my deck "hardware" has shipped from Shapeways.

Was looking at the hull halves....going to be fun making the supports and epoxying them in for the finial mounts.  

Got 8 bottles of Tamiya XF-69 a year ago in preparation for painting the monster.

That whole project looks fun GH. I had a chance to win that monster as a door prize at EagleQuest but didn't drop enough on the tickets to qualify. I figured I did't have to room for it or the 1/200 Arizona that was also there.

I don't have a place for her either.  Asking our state VA main office if they would take her as a permanent display, and explaining what boat it will represent.  Still going to have to get another plaque made for the base.

That's an excelent idea GH. What a beautiful display that would make.

Bakster

I am thinking a possible diorama on the Wisconsin build. What’s with me and dioramas!

Really  Water?

Steve--I thought I'd move the conversation to your GB  thread.  Yes sir, a water dio. I am waffling back and forth on it but I'll probably end up doing it. Will you be doing a water dio too? I hope you do!

You know what I'd really like to do? I'd love to do a water dio but with the added element of the guns firing. Like how you had made the gun turret flame on the tank you built? Similar to that, only more like a ball of flame. It looks doable. I think that the biggest problem is concealing the wires. In 700th scale the guns are DANG small. I would typically run the wires through the guns to conceal them, not sure that is doable at this scale.

Anyway--those are a few ideas rolling around in my noggin.

PS: Last night I worked on cleaning up my bench from the X1 build. My bench is cleaned up and ready to go. I also cracked open the model kit for first looks.

Bakster

Bakster

I am thinking a possible diorama on the Wisconsin build. What’s with me and dioramas!

 

 

Really  Water?

 

Steve--I thought I'd move the conversation to your GB  thread.  Yes sir, a water dio. I am waffling back and forth on it but I'll probably end up doing it. Will you be doing a water dio too? I hope you do!

You know what I'd really like to do? I'd love to do a water dio but with the added element of the guns firing. Like how you had made the gun turret flame on the tank you built? Similar to that, only more like a ball of flame. It looks doable. I think that the biggest problem is concealing the wires. In 700th scale the guns are DANG small. I would typically run the wires through the guns to conceal them, not sure that is doable at this scale.

Anyway--those are a few ideas rolling around in my noggin.

PS: Last night I worked on cleaning up my bench from the X1 build. My bench is cleaned up and ready to go. I also cracked open the model kit for first looks.

 

 

That sounds FRIGGIN' AWESOME!!! 

Sorry to shout but I am inspired... 

Bakster

Will you be doing a water dio too? I hope you do!

But of course.

Bakster

In 700th scale the guns are DANG small. I would typically run the wires through the guns to conceal them, not sure that is doable at this scale.

Bakster

 You know what I'd really like to do? I'd love to do a water dio but with the added element of the guns firing. Like how you had made the gun turret flame on the tank you built? Similar to that, only more like a ball of flame. It looks doable. I think that the biggest problem is concealing the wires. In 700th scale the guns are DANG small. I would typically run the wires through the guns to conceal them, not sure that is doable at this scale.

I've had the same thoughts, but I think 1/350 would be much easier than 1/700. I'm going to be doing some lighting testing soon on some Star Wars Bandai kits. Hopefully, this will enlighten me enough on the complexity of lighting the guns on a ship.

I'll definitely be watching that to see how it goes on lighting a 1/700.

The Admiral is going to go through a good supply of acrylic gel on a 1/350 NC.

This is going to be a great time for all of us.

I have seen people do the muzzle flashs and smoke from battleship guns with cotton wool and paint but so far not seen anything try to use LEDs. 

I really want to see how this goes. 

Gamera

I have seen people do the muzzle flashs and smoke from battleship guns with cotton wool and paint but so far not seen anything try to use LEDs. 

I really want to see how this goes. 

 

hogfanfs

I've had the same thoughts, but I think 1/350 would be much easier than 1/700. I'm going to be doing some lighting testing soon on some Star Wars Bandai kits. Hopefully, this will enlighten me enough on the complexity of lighting the guns on a ship.

That sound great, HF. Yeah, I'd think 1/350 should be easier in terms of wiring it. There might be a possible advantage with the 1/700, that being scale. On the smaller ship one LED could really light up a gun plume. Smaller scale, smaller plume to light up. I could be wrong, just kind of rings to make sence. Either way it will be an interesting project.

Gamera

hat sounds FRIGGIN' AWESOME!!!  Sorry to shout but I am inspired... 

LOL. Again, dang it!

modelcrazy

 

 

Bakster

Will you be doing a water dio too? I hope you do!

 

 

But of course.

 

 

Bakster

In 700th scale the guns are DANG small. I would typically run the wires through the guns to conceal them, not sure that is doable at this scale.

 

 

 

Thought just hit me....how about some fiber optic for the barrels.  Painted on the outside wouldn't show the light, but should give enough off the end to light up just enough.

goldhammer

Thought just hit me....how about some fiber optic for the barrels.  Painted on the outside wouldn'tshow the light, but should give enough off the end to light up just enough.

 

For me, that is the idea, and I plan to use brass barrels so the brass should be able to hold the light. Please bare with me, this will take me some time to get a prototype built. And I still have to start my British Flag build, which now may end up with this effect too.