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steve5

what bob said .

 

Thanks Mate much appreciated.....Cheers Mark

what bob said .

Luvspinball

beautiful work.  my compliments to the chef!

Bob

 

Thanks Bob much appreeciated.....Cheers Mark

beautiful work.  my compliments to the chef!

Bob

Just a quick update. Her Fore and Mainmasts are now completed. More Photos to come soon.....Cheers Mark

steve5

nice work as always mark , man all that PE came with the kit . 

 

Thanks Steve and yes it all came with the Kit.....Cheers mark

nice work as always mark , man all that PE came with the kit . 

Onto the next stage of the Build. Test Fitting her Bridge Structure and have completed 4 of the 6 Main Rangefinders. Will have some more for you soon.....Cheers mark

GMorrison

It looks like an empty case basket positioned under the ejector tubes.

 

Bill

 

Possible Bill but cannot find any Photos. I wonder what Very Fire used as a reference..??

HooYah Deep Sea

Awesome work. I believe that the PE is beyond my abilities (gues I'll find out when I start up again on my ALASKA). I am a bit confused by the framework on the forward end of the primary turrets; never seen that sort of platform? on the big guns before and don't see it in any photos of the ship.

 

Thanks Mate. Unsure about the Platforms.  They could hve been retroffited but cannot find any Photos.....Cheers mark

It looks like an empty case basket positioned under the ejector tubes.

Bill

agreed & the ship never had them. https://www.navsource.org/archives/04/134/04134.htm

Awesome work. I believe that the PE is beyond my abilities (gues I'll find out when I start up again on my ALASKA). I am a bit confused by the framework on the forward end of the primary turrets; never seen that sort of platform? on the big guns before and don't see it in any photos of the ship.

jeffpez

My earlier remark about there being too many small PE parts comes to mind when seeing your work on the Bofors. I gave up on some of them and didn't add the extra parts. Your work is very impressive.

 

Thanks Mate much appreciated. I made a mistake though. They are 3 Inch Mounts.....Cheers mark

My earlier remark about there being too many small PE parts comes to mind when seeing your work on the Bofors. I gave up on some of them and didn't add the extra parts. Your work is very impressive.

Now onto her 12 3 Inch Mounts. Oh what fun. Each mount has 5 Resin, 7 P/E and 2 Brass Barrels. Glad that is done. Will have some more for you soon.....Cheers mark

steve5

neat work mark .

 

Thanks Steve.

neat work mark .

I have been working on her dual 5 Inch Mounts. The first  Pics are what you get from the Box and the remainder are the upgraded Versions. More to come soon.....Cheers mark

Have now started to Detail her Main Turrets. The Base P/E Parts have now been added with more to come. Will have some more Pics up soon.....Cheers mark

Tanker-Builder

YIKES !!!

 

Double YIKES. Oh what fun lays ahead.....Cheers Mark

YIKES !!!

ikar01

Did all that PE come with the kit?  Mine didn't cover the funnels at all, it hand mostlyt railings and stairs with a few extras.

 

I have the deluxe version which came with it all.....Cheers Mark

Did all that PE come with the kit?  Mine didn't cover the funnels at all, it hand mostlyt railings and stairs with a few extras.

The next step for me was her Funnel. After a few choice selections of words and some Hours it is now done. More to come soon.....Cheers Mark

steve5

nice work mark , gee , PE can be so much fun . 

 

Thanks Steve. Tell me about it...SHEESH.....Cheers Mark

nice work mark , gee , PE can be so much fun . 

GMorrison

Remember the movie "Fantastic Voyage"?

AFA colors, I looked up Salem for ikar.

 

In the 50's she had natural wood decks except for bridge decks, the anchor tackle area, and around the crane at the stern.

Tops of the turrets and 5" gun houses were dark gray.

Fiddly bits were fiddly colored.

 

Bill

 

Thats the way I am going to portray her Bill....Cheers mark

CapnMac82

Man, is this a "tough room" or what?

Not the microscope soe much as needing the micro-surgery manipulators . . .

Color guide for Des Moines not too complicated.  Decks are Dark Gray; verticals are light gray; and the fiddly bits are fiddly.

 

 

You are not wrong but it will be fun.....Cheers mark

jeffpez

Great work. Be sure to look at all the PE illustrations because the same part sometimes shows up in different photos showing parts not previously ID'd. You don't want to find out too late that you missed something.

 

Thanks Jeff. Have already noticed what you mentioned about the Parts.....Cheers mark