Battleship/Cruiser GB 2008

Jmart ; Thank you for the advice on the mains , but that pic was just a mock up , I actually just glued the superstructure ( part of it anyway ) to the deck , so the barrels aren't really glued into their final position. Um you said nice looking hatches ? are you talking about the bottom pic ? if so that is actually the top of the funnels , just took a pic so I could show what I cut out of them to give a depth look.

Bondoman ; I think I'm going to use the SBD ( I think it is ) and since this is a " what if " build there is almost no limit to what my warped mind will come up with . So I figured since the keel was laid in '39 and the plans were started in atleast '35 , and carriers at that time were still in their infancy that my BB needs to reach out a bit further , So I'm going to add some torpedoe bombeers on her. Crazy I know

But in the meentime here is what I've done on the bridge.

prowannab - I mean, yours looks DONE already, I have yet to wash the sprues of mine ;)

I like the camo job, some details are hard to see due to the light conditions in the pictures (I am no expert at taking pics, mine also look bad :(   

One of the turrets (#2 I think) has the barrels NOT aligned, one is at a different arc. I forgot which BBs are the ones that can elevate individual barrels, which ones do not....  just letting you know :)   Look forward to the rest and the PE, those are sweet looking hatches!

Cheers, James

corvettemike - Put me down for the USS San Diego, Atlanta-class cruiser, 1:700 Dragon Premium kit :)  I am not very good but always have a blast!

Hey Mike ?

So is this Group Build Official ? I keep checking back for a Participant list , and an updated post from you.  Did aliens kidnap you ? 

Hello All, Quick question, am I going to be the only one with update pics ? Just joking , Although I would like to see some progress. I don't care if you just took the hull out of the box and added some hull red or what ever Seriously now this is where I'm at. Please tell me the likes or dislikes as all info is tremendously appreciate

Rick, really looking forward to your build, curious to see the new Dragon Penn built up, got good reviews.

I will make up my mind next couple months once I clear my bench... will do either the Tamiya 1:700 Prinz Eugen or the Dragon USS San Diego

Hi Mike,

I'd like to participate, if it is still open (I saw that the cutoff date appeared to be March 3rd).

My plans:

1.  USS Arizona (1/350, Trumpeter) with PE and possibly replacement barrels.

2.  USS Pennsylvania (1/700, Dragon), either OOB or with limited PE.

Thanks,

Rick 

Jmart; I'm using 2 bismarck kits in 1/350 scale, I'm also using the main turrets from a 1/426 Arizona for my second battery ( the top pic ) I had to cut them down to fit in the side turret well. I extended the hull by 5"s and widened it by 1 3/4". I also took the tail end off the titanic and added that on , because I didn't care for the narrow end of the bismarck

Aj, that sounds like a very nice idea for the Pittsburgh. It would make for a interesting build.

Hello all, I received permission to be in this GB, Thanks Mike. I geuss ( since I'm not sure ) I'll be the first to post progress since I've already started. These are a few shots of what I've done last night and today.

 more progress to come soon, and I can't wait to see what all of you have been doing. 

Count me in.  I have a 1/700 Cleveland Class (Probably CL-81 Houston in Ms 32/1d).  It will be in a dio with the 1/700 Independence Class CVL (CVL-26 Monterey).

Jeff

Oh I really want to be in this one, but already waaaaay behind on subscribed GBs

I know this is a selfish request, but could we extend the end date a bit more? Ships take a tad longer to build, usually and the later date will allow people to join in in a few months (summer)?

 If I join, I have in the stash to think about:

WW1 - Airfix HMS Hood 1:700

WW2 - Tamiya Prinz Eugen 1:700 on the German side, Dragon USS Arizona 1:700 on the allied side, Fujimi IJN Chikuma Heavy Cruiser on the japan side.

Modern - Dragon USS San Diego 1:700 (cruiser) on NATO side, Dragon Admiral Ushakov 1:700 on the Warsaw side

Decisions decisions decisions! :) 

(this beats working on the taxes lol)

Just to reiterate because I'm not sure I was clear- it's all between you and CorvetteMike. He is the boss..

I'm not sure what reading the rules means, there's always a little confusion about that from new GBers, and I'm no vet, but he can tell you what you need to know, and you can always PM if you want.

Gerarddm wrote:

Uh, would a what-if or never-were qualify?

Yeah, why not, make things interesting!

RTimmer wrote:

Hi, Sounds interesting... I've never participated in a group build before, is there an FAQ or something like that to explain more about what a "group build" is all about? Thanks, Rick

No, there isn't but there should be.  See here:

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Hi,

Sounds interesting... I've never participated in a group build before, is there an FAQ or something like that to explain more about what a "group build" is all about?

Thanks,

Rick