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My Trumpeter 1:350 SS John W. Brown Liberty Ship

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  • Member since
    December 2010
  • From: Salem, Oregon
Posted by 1943Mike on Monday, December 5, 2016 11:39 PM

You did a really good job with this kit. I agree with Marcus that most of the Liberty Ships were quite weathered after a couple of trips.

I did the same kit as the SS Stephen Hopkins for a friend of mine whose dad served aboard her and was one of the 15 survivors of her sinking. It's quite a story. Anyway, I didn't weather my model as much since she was sunk on her maiden voyage.

Mike

"Le temps est un grand maître, mais malheureusement, il tue tous ses élèves."

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  • Member since
    September 2013
  • From: San Antonio, Texas
Posted by Marcus McBean on Monday, December 5, 2016 9:35 PM

Very nice work.  The pictures I seen of some of those ships in the south pacific you couldn't weather it enough and still match those pictures.

  • Member since
    January 2012
  • From: Atlanta Metro, Georgia
My Trumpeter 1:350 SS John W. Brown Liberty Ship
Posted by fright on Monday, December 5, 2016 9:05 PM

Here is my 2nd model build. After building this, I came to the conclusion that my eyes need a larger scale to work with. I had some trouble trying to get hull to match up with deck but it worked out. This was my first attempt at using PE parts without a proper bender. I tried to weather this ship to make her looked like she was in use.

Robert O

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