1/350 Dragon USS Chevalier DD-805 Finished

I guess that 1/350th scale carrier is next??? The World Wonders...

fermis

I've gotten about as far as I can with this (aside from rigging...), until my order shows up. 

It kinda boggles my mind that they'd include the tiniest PE details...but no rails. So, I have to wait for my order for rails and chain to show up before I can finish it. In the mean time...

 

 

 

 

...hey...aren't those life-rafts supposed to be orange?  

I've gotten about as far as I can with this (aside from rigging...), until my order shows up. 

It kinda boggles my mind that they'd include the tiniest PE details...but no rails. So, I have to wait for my order for rails and chain to show up before I can finish it. In the mean time...

1943Mike

Fermis,

I wish I'd seen this post earlier. I'm sure you're familiar with the two suppliers I'll link here for you but, just in case you'd forgotten, here they are:

Bluejacket:

http://www.bluejacketinc.com/fittings/fittings29.htm

Model Expo:

http://www.modelexpo-online.com/product.asp?ITEMNO=MS0516B

Neither outfit supplies that very realistic looking chain that ejhammer linked in his post but the chain these outfits I've linked supply can come as small as 42 lpi.

 

 

Appreciated...I found some last night and put in an order. ModelExpo was the one I was thinking of, but couldn't remember the name...I get their catalogue from time to time...it's been a while!

CapnMac82

 

 

fermis

cuz...guns are black! The bigger guns though...should they be black???

 

 

LoL

The base platforms for the 40s should be deck color, and the side frames in earest adjacent verticle color.  Recievers on the 40s are usually verticle color; the barrles from the spring bits out are black/charcoal/gunmetal (your pick)  With "steel" flash hider cones.

Pedastal for the 20s in nearest vertical color, as are the frames for the guns.  Guns themselves are dark--balck/charcoal/gunmetal.  The magazines are a dark steel sort of color.  The gunshields are nearest vertical color, frot and back.

For the 5"/38s, you need reference photos.  Most of the barrels wer in nearest vertical color.  But, quite a few were painted in deck color on their upper surfaces.  The dividing line was typically wavy, but is sometimes straight.  You eed referece photos to kow how much of the guhouse top is painted in deck color, sometimes it stops at the radius; sometimes all te way aroud the radius.

Hey, you asked

 

I appreciate the info. I got the big guns painted to the refs...I couldn't find any showing the smaller guns (40's)...I'll get those fixed! Wounda been easier before they were mounted to the ship!

Fermis,

I wish I'd seen this post earlier. I'm sure you're familiar with the two suppliers I'll link here for you but, just in case you'd forgotten, here they are:

Bluejacket:

http://www.bluejacketinc.com/fittings/fittings29.htm

Model Expo:

http://www.modelexpo-online.com/product.asp?ITEMNO=MS0516B

Neither outfit supplies that very realistic looking chain that ejhammer linked in his post but the chain these outfits I've linked supply can come as small as 42 lpi.

fermis

cuz...guns are black! The bigger guns though...should they be black???

LoL

The base platforms for the 40s should be deck color, and the side frames in earest adjacent verticle color.  Recievers on the 40s are usually verticle color; the barrles from the spring bits out are black/charcoal/gunmetal (your pick)  With "steel" flash hider cones.

Pedastal for the 20s in nearest vertical color, as are the frames for the guns.  Guns themselves are dark--balck/charcoal/gunmetal.  The magazines are a dark steel sort of color.  The gunshields are nearest vertical color, frot and back.

For the 5"/38s, you need reference photos.  Most of the barrels wer in nearest vertical color.  But, quite a few were painted in deck color on their upper surfaces.  The dividing line was typically wavy, but is sometimes straight.  You eed referece photos to kow how much of the guhouse top is painted in deck color, sometimes it stops at the radius; sometimes all te way aroud the radius.

Hey, you asked

Gun colors look good.  I love your deck and want to swab it... 

Spent all of yesterdays bench time adding tiny bits to this ship. I feel like I added 100 pieces, and nothing changed. Very tedious work, especially trying to clean up the snip points. Words, I can not repeat, were spoken.

Question now...I painted all the guns black....cuz...guns are black! The bigger guns though...should they be black???

Very nice...

Don't know. I just liked the realistic "center Bar" links. Aboard ESSEX, the anchor chains had links that were about 24" long or so with those bars. I used the smallest size for my 1/350 carrier models. Just liked the way it came out, although the scale might be off a bit.

fermis

Here's a comparison shot...

 

Here's a comparison shot...

I picked up the smallest chain I could find (at Michaels)...way too big, compared to the PE stuff.

ejhammer

I've used this stuff, 3-d printed. Called "stud link anchor chain. Has the center bar in each link just like the real stuff.

3 sizes, 7 1/2 links / inch, 9 1/2 links / inch, 11 1/2 links / inch.

Came from Floating Drydock.

 

 

I really like this...but even that smallest size looks to be the same size, or close enough...to the stuff I got.

Could it be that the pe is just too small???

By the time this is posted it will have fallen waaaaaay back in the thread and be useless because I'm being moderated, but I think the colors and walkways look fine.  If they were solid black they would look too harsh...

ejhammer

I've used this stuff, 3-d printed. Called "stud link anchor chain. Has the center bar in each link just like the real stuff.

3 sizes, 7 1/2 links / inch, 9 1/2 links / inch, 11 1/2 links / inch.

Came from Floating Drydock.

 

 

 

 

fermis

I guess, what I need to know is, is there much difference between the darker sides and the deck? In those builds above, I'm not picking up any difference between the sides and deck.

Note that last photo.  There's a stark contrast between deck and horizontal.  The color for the horizontals ought to be as deep and dark as the ocean.

Photos of other builds can be misleading as you never know what camera correction was applied, or if a given monitor is rendering that photo correctly; and that also presumes that the model itself has the contrast--it might, it might not.

I've used this stuff, 3-d printed. Called "stud link anchor chain. Has the center bar in each link just like the real stuff.

3 sizes, 7 1/2 links / inch, 9 1/2 links / inch, 11 1/2 links / inch.

Came from Floating Drydock.

try your local craft store . or a jewelry shop

Revenant

Wow...she's coming together nicely...

...maybe you put em on upside down???

 

I am still curious about it...if that's right or not.

Also...who's got a good go-to source for some anchor chain? The kit comes with some PE "chain"...but it's flat and looks stupid. I'd like to replace it with some real chain. I'd like to get a decent length of it...I have 2 more Destroyers stashed that are gonna need it too.

Wow...she's coming together nicely...

...maybe you put em on upside down???

Decals done.

All the deck walkway decals are black..on the paper...put em on the model and they're purple (???)...the world wonders.

Update please...

1943Mike

I sympathize with you regarding the time ratio of masking to painting - it's just what one has to deal with when building ships like the ones we're building. In your case you're doing an exceptionally neat job.

 

 

1943Mike

I sympathize with you regarding the time ratio of masking to painting - it's just what one has to deal with when building ships like the ones we're building. In your case you're doing an exceptionally neat job.

 

Prep is a B!+@#...when I was doing paver patios...it could take 3 guys 3 days to prep...I could lay all the pavers (where the money is made) in less than half a day. Even now, seal coating driveways...2-3 hours of prep, for 1/2 an hour of money makin! It's fun to complain about...it's all part of the job.

I sympathize with you regarding the time ratio of masking to painting - it's just what one has to deal with when building ships like the ones we're building. In your case you're doing an exceptionally neat job.

Looks good...the base looks smaller with the ship on it...

Finally got the gumption to do all the masking and paint the light grey. 3 hours of masking...for 5 minutes of painting [bored] 

Nothing but fiddly bits now....