Building a Revell 1/96 CSS Alabama

Gene you display a standard of artistry almost impossible to believe, except there it is right in front of my eyes! Beautiful, amazing, jaw-dropping work. I'm VERY interested in the buff colour you painted the bulwarks, it's inspired me to do the same whenever I can get started on my own kit. Thanks for posting such clear photos.  

My gray gun carriages are not near that bright & do look good. All the colors are much more subdued. All the black hull touchup will disapear with a coat of Dullcote. So will my glue spots. Lots of fun & they do look good together.

 Bill, I hope you feel better. That is tough on us old guys, but you are still a kidm to me. Do you take flu shots? we do alomg with pnuemonia shots too. I got to a point with the Alabama where I could take some more pictures, & here they are in several posts. 

The 2 ships together.

Gene,

I had the flu. I still do but it is better.  Anyway, yours is looking great!  I hope to be able to post photos with the help I am getting, but, not yet.

Bill

Hi Bill, you are doing yours right & I am doing mine for fun. The buff I used is Tamiya Buff. I like Tamiya paints the best. They don't clog up your airbrush like MM does. I will always use it over MM if I can.. MM does have some reall good colors & is great for brushing. I did the black inside with wood pn rails & steering wheel. I put on the first Cottage gun & it looks good. I have a lot of deck furniture on too. I will have more pictures soon. 
      Are you OK now? sorry to hear you are sick. I hope it wasn't serious. A lot of the artists show a buff color inside. There are no green or white or red. This thin is really looking good now.  

Gene,

I have been sick last week but am okay now, so I am back to my Alabama (and trying to make 1943Mike's advice for posting photos work!).  I now have cut the gun ports and scuppers on both sides of the hull, and all corrections to the deck furniture and the correct rails for the pivot guns done.  What is that buff color you used?

Bill

I figured they would be black, but I want it a little different from it's shelf mate, the Kearsarge. It is a dark gunmetal. I finished the skylite window with a piece of diamond shaped brass grill under the brass wires & a piece of clear under it. Looks good.

absolutely love what you are doing gene , I wish I had your ability with paint mate .

steve5

This is an early picture of an officer posing on the CSS ALABAMA besides a naval gun. The black gun does have a shine to it

Happy modeling   Crackers   

The guns would have been painted black.

I meant to tell everyone that you all should put a lot of your Alabama things over on this forum that has to do with the Alabama. Either here or on Bill's when he gets it on. There are a lot of good things there that will help the Alabama people who are .

I really like the black furniture & gray gun carriages . I also painted the barrels with MM metallic gun metal, then put a light gloss on them. They do look good. It keeps them dark, but gives them some life. No one knows what color anything on the Alabama was so, just keep it a little dark.

Gary, that is a shame about the hull on your Alabama. Why don't you hold on to them & if I need any I will yell. I got the Imai Pirate ship without the masts & railings, so right now I have an extra pirate hull & decks. I wonder what those 2 would look like mated. I still have that Model T ford 1/16 kit if you want it. 

   Just got back from the ear doctor & since , like 3 ear docs told me, I use a few drops of a mix of 70% alcohol & 30% white vinegar in each ear & they stay clean. Just in & out  & now I am giving medical advice. 

Gene 1;

Question ; I found out by checking boxes prior to boxing for shipping .You'll be getting the Alabama and The Bonus ship . Do you want a box full of extra Alabama parts ? From the deck up ?

 I have the flat box later edition and for some reason the hull seems to have escaped . It certainly is not in my shop . It was still sealed from where I bought it . I got sick and never opened it .

 Next time , in a show venue if I can't check it , I don't buy it !

Robert, the deck just take some needle sharp drafting pencils with HB leads & a sharpener & about 5 hours drawing lines over tamiya Wooden Deck tan . Then a light raw umber wash & I did a light black wash too. I went over individual planks random with a heavier umber .

  Dale, you should see the guns painted, they really look good. I like the plastic ships now. I built a bunch of wood ships & riverboats when i didn't shake so much.

Gene your deck is beyond spectacular, the kind of thing that must be seen to be believed. If mine turns out one tenth as good as yours I'll be happy. 

Gene, It looks great. I really like those Cottage replacement guns. Your deck detailing is amazing.  I got a deal offered to me on one of these kits. So now I will have one to work on, once I finish the Connie build. I will use my Alabama as a learning platform for doing the really nice BJ Alabama. I have some more to learn before tacking that BJ kit.

Looking forward to seeing what Bill is doing.    Dale