Glad it went to a good home.  You'll do a great job on her, way, way better than my efforts.

Thanks GH, It was great to meet both of you as well, and thank you so much for the kit. Since my old "The Sulivans" was damaged in battle and scuttled. It was great to get a new one on the ways, to rebuild as the USS Johnston. I'll get that and the Point Class Cutter on the list.

goldhammer

Had a great brunch with the Admiral and SecNav this morning.  Was great to meet him in person and a real treat.

Too bad I know that none of his talent stayed behind or rubbed off.

 

goldhammer

I think your barrel setback is just about right.

As long as all the other barrels are the same length, I really doubt any rivet counter will notice unless they have put a tape on both the1:1 and a micrometer on the finished product.

The way you're going she will be a show stopper.

 

Thanks for the vote of confidence too. 

Had a great brunch with the Admiral and SecNav this morning.  Was great to meet him in person and a real treat.

Too bad I know that none of his talent stayed behind or rubbed off.

I think your barrel setback is just about right.

As long as all the other barrels are the same length, I really doubt any rivet counter will notice unless they have put a tape on both the1:1 and a micrometer on the finished product.

The way you're going she will be a show stopper.

TheMongoose

Thinking about the scale and what you’re trying to show I think it may be best as it will be obvious it is in recoil and more people will note the difference without having to point it out to them. 

 

I tell ya--I always spot my errors when I post images. The spacing from the back wall of the blast bags to the vinyl tape is too long. I forgot to factor the thickness of the pieces already mounted. I need to move the tape closer by about 1/32. Unfortunately, I think that the turrets will be sticking out too far by about 1mm. My calculation error played into how deep I located the turrets. I guess it's nothing to cry over.   LOL

Bakster I hear what you’re saying about being extreme on the recoil. Thinking about the scale and what you’re trying to show I think it may be best as it will be obvious it is in recoil and more people will note the difference without having to point it out to them. You sure are doing a bang up job on them!

GMorrison

It's hard to know where that 16" rifle is in it's recoil sequence, but probably still had a bit more to travel. Rough estimate from the diameter of the barrel at the muzzle (say 24"), that recoil looks to be a bit less.

That suggests about 1/32" in the scale, which seems pretty minimal to me. The best tell seems to be that black sleeve around the base of the barrel.

 

Thanks for crunching the numbers, Bill. I wondered about this as well, searching out another image where the turret looks further back than what I posted. My final position for the turret might be extreme, but maybe not. Either way, it's good enough for my taste.

I mounted the turrets by tacking them from the backside using CA. While the glue was setting, I made final adjustments. Once dried, I added sprue-goo for good measure. 

The vinyl tape are for locators. This should help get consistent dimensions while modeling the blast bags, as well as to help create demarcation lines.

At first, I was leaning towards using sprue-goo to repair the blast bags, now I am thinking not. Spacing between the turrets is tight and odds are I will make a mess of things. Instead, I will use apoxie-sculpt. This should allow me plenty of time to model the pieces, and this stuff is pretty forgiving to make corrections, or at least up until it cures. That's what is next.

Again those are awesome guys!

Mongoose: Welcome and wow that looks sharp! 

It's hard to know where that 16" rifle is in it's recoil sequence, but probably still had a bit more to travel. Rough estimate from the diameter of the barrel at the muzzle (say 24"), that recoil looks to be a bit less.

That suggests about 1/32" in the scale, which seems pretty minimal to me. The best tell seems to be that black sleeve around the base of the barrel.

1st off here’s that funnel. Those slats across the vents make them easy to cement back together without a line. Bet i spent 10-15 minutes figuring out which pices fit together lol

Mongoose, looking really good.

Bakster, OK, yeah it might be noticeable in that scale. Those little extras and detail are the things that separate a good build from an excellent one.

goldhammer

I would venture that by the time you see the blast effect of flame and smoke the barrel would be at almost full recoil.

 

Don't know how much they recoiled though and the difference in scale.  Interesting thought though.

 

I would venture that by the time you see the blast effect of flame and smoke the barrel would be at almost full recoil.

Don't know how much they recoiled though and the difference in scale.  Interesting thought though.

TheMongoose

Worked on a couple things over the last few days. Those rafts or vents, not sure what they are, on the side of the exhaust stack were a pain. Only because they broke in half when removing from sprue. Haven’t had that problem sinc i was a kid. After breaking 4 of them i cut the sprue to reliveventension and they all came off ok. And after all that storyline...appears I forgot to take a picture. Will upload one tomorrow. For now here’s where I’m at. test fitting the superstructure.

 

 

 

modelcrazy

 

 

TheMongoose

love this idea. Will try it out myself. Genius, buy yourself a Guiness!

 

 

Concerning gun elevation, for sailing the barrels were all set at similar degrees. During battle, or even practice, the barrels could be at different elevations. Showing the barrel in a recoil could be cool. Not sure if it would be noticeable in 1/700

 

Worked on a couple things over the last few days. Those rafts or vents, not sure what they are, on the side of the exhaust stack were a pain. Only because they broke in half when removing from sprue. Haven’t had that problem sinc i was a kid. After breaking 4 of them i cut the sprue to reliveventension and they all came off ok. And after all that storyline...appears I forgot to take a picture. Will upload one tomorrow. For now here’s where I’m at. test fitting the superstructure.

TheMongoose

love this idea. Will try it out myself. Genius, buy yourself a Guiness!

Concerning gun elevation, for sailing the barrels were all set at similar degrees. During battle, or even practice, the barrels could be at different elevations. Showing the barrel in a recoil could be cool. Not sure if it would be noticeable in 1/700

TheMongoose

love this idea. Will try it out myself. Genius, buy yourself a Guiness!

Thanks Mongoose!

Bakster

My turrets are done, and I made them out of brass tubing. I purchased a tubing assortment made by Albion Alloys LTD. These worked out great because each tube fit perfectly into the other and most importantly, they are the sizes I need. The supplier that I purchased them through is VCH Hobbies. The assortment comes with one each 12" lengths of 1.2mm, 1.4mm, 1.6mm, and 1.8mm. I think I paid $9 and change, not including shipping.

love this idea. Will try it out myself. Genius, buy yourself a Guiness!

My turrets are done, and I made them out of brass tubing. I purchased a tubing assortment made by Albion Alloys LTD. These worked out great because each tube fit perfectly into the other and most importantly, they are the sizes I need. The supplier that I purchased them through is VCH Hobbies. The assortment comes with one each 12" lengths of 1.2mm, 1.4mm, 1.6mm, and 1.8mm. I think I paid $9 and change, not including shipping.

Next to do is mount them within the turret housings. I have a few thoughts on that and please advise what you think:

1. In my research I found several USS WI images that show turrets at various elevations. It seems this ship allows for that. What is your opinion in mounting them at various elevations? Though technically correct, I wonder about the aesthetics of it. Will it look messed up?

2. As you know I plan on displaying the ship with a firing turret. My plan is to fire only one of them. Should I pose that turret in a recoil position? It may not even be noticed but why not do it I wonder.

Hey Steve, enjoy your trip. I watched a show recently where some believe Sir Francis Drake hid his treasure there, so, don't go taking that treasure before I get to it. Lol.

Enjoy.

KC, since ships take longer than most projects, the interest in the build wains and returns and life happens, is why the GB has no end date, don't worry about it. As long as I have a build logged down, it doesn't matter. 

If staying on 20 all the way then Sharis in Lebanon is right on the main drag.  Time frame is fine, will PM my number for text contact/updates.

GH, our return trip is on Hwy 20 through Corvallis Monday morning. We won't have much time to stop but we would love to meet you for a quick cup of joe. I'll message you when we plan to leave with the approx time we'll be passing through and see if we can meet up. It'll probably be somewhere around 9 to10 am but I'll need to pin it down with the XO.

Hey Steve, have a nice vacation and see you when you get back. 

DRUMS01

I have been silent.... but watching.

I have to say that this GB is going great!. The PT109 looks like the real deal, and bakster's wood deck is just PERFECT. Those subs are looking really nice as well, I just love the Gato subs deck gun (WOW). Mach71 is bringing the Monogram sub up to a new level. Those modern surface ships are looking awesome too (details and PE). I can go on and on, but keep up the fantastic and inspiring work.

I will be posting eventually. 

Ben

 

 

Hey Ben, I'm docked from starting this GB too.  My bench is full at the moment with a aircraft carrier and a Satrun V rocket.  Maybe you and I will be in the second wave and keep this GB going for a long time.  I have my kit open and ready to start, just no room on the bench.

Yes, I'm full of puns today.

Steve, have fun the on Oregon coast. I really miss that area.  I will be doing a 100 mile bike ride in southeastern Kansas this weekend followed with two RC fun flys.  So no building on the model bench this weekend.

Enjoy Admiral.  You have earned it.  If you are in the Lebanon/Albany/Corvallis area Sunday or Monday I'd be happy to buy you and SecNav a cup of grog.