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                        Destroyer Group Build 6/1/05 - 12/1/05

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                        MBT70
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Pacific Northwest
                        Posted by MBT70 on Saturday, June 11, 2005 6:56 PM
                        Sweet .... now I can start posting some of the piles of crap I glued together .... Yaaaay!

                        Seriously ... thanks a bunch for the help ... I CAN be trained ....
                        Life is tough. Then you die.
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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Monday, June 13, 2005 10:39 AM
                        Your welcome Smile [:)]!

                        Dave

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:10 AM
                        If it's not too late, I'd like to join you, with a German WWI Destroyer, the V106, in 1/400th scale.
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                        Jeff Herne
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                          January 2003
                        Posted by Jeff Herne on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:24 PM
                        It's never too late...and you've been added. Welcome to the jungle.

                        Jeff
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                        death
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Canberra,Australia
                        Posted by death on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 9:53 PM
                        Hey Guys
                        Not exactly sure what a group build involves (pardon my ignorance!) but I have a 1/700 Revell Tribal that I'm doing as HMAS ARUNTA.Do I qualify?
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                        Jeff Herne
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                          January 2003
                        Posted by Jeff Herne on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 10:28 PM
                        Yup, you qualify...want your name added?

                        Jeff
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                        death
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Canberra,Australia
                        Posted by death on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 12:02 AM
                        Yes please!Are there any rules/guidelines?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 4:37 AM
                        Well i'm definatly interested in this one but i have a couple of queries.......
                        Is there any sort of timeframe in mind for a finish date and would the Revell/Matchbox Flower class corvette in 1/72 qualify for a destroyer build............Question [?]
                        a long timeframe is critical for me considering the amount of work that needs to be done on the kit like replacing all the sorry looking armaments that in the box
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                        Jeff Herne
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by Jeff Herne on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 8:47 AM
                        The finish date is 12/1/05...and although a corvette is neither a frigate or a destroyer, sure, what the heck. If you want to join in...the more the merrier.

                        Jeff
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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 1:53 PM
                        Jeff Still waiting for my Tamiya "O" class destroyers to be added to the list... Whistling [:-^]
                        I am assuming you just missed my post, either that or you have an aversion to cheap second class destroyers. But hey, if you're going to let in a corvette???? Clown [:o)]

                        Dave

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                        MBT70
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Pacific Northwest
                        Posted by MBT70 on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 4:03 PM
                        What about my Corvette?

                        Life is tough. Then you die.
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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 5:07 PM
                        A wise guy eh???? Clown [:o)] Let's see you put some railings and a couple torpedo launchers on that thing!!! Shock [:O]

                        Nice Corvette though! Thumbs Up [tup]

                        Dave

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                        MBT70
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Pacific Northwest
                        Posted by MBT70 on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 6:30 PM
                        **Snort!***
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 17, 2005 7:15 PM
                        The 1st of december is cutting it a little fine for me, what with all the other builds i have on the bench.........
                        Sorry Guys I'm gonna have to pass on this one, hopefully you guys will start another GB in 2006 and i can have a clear bench where i can concentrate on the one build.......
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                        MBT70
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Pacific Northwest
                        Posted by MBT70 on Monday, June 20, 2005 12:46 AM
                        Here are some in-progress shots of my destroyer projects, the USS Forrest Royal (Gearing Class) in 1/350, the French Maille Breze in 1/400 and the USS Winston Churchill (Arleigh Burke Class) in 1/700.





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                        scottrc
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
                        Posted by scottrc on Monday, June 20, 2005 7:51 AM
                        Your Gearing, is that the YMW kit? I'm in the market and thinking on that kit. Your build looks really nice.

                        Scott

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 20, 2005 7:54 PM
                        Theoretically I now have a photobucket account. If I'm clear on how this works, the next thing you see should be a close-up shot of the bow of the frigate I'm building for this group:



                        The light spots on the side of it are part of the foam insulation that I used for a cradle to hold the hull during assembly - they are not problems with the paint. Alas, what appears to be an iceberg hole just below the water line is in fact a painting problem; apparently the masking tape is stronger than the paint in this case.

                        BTW, I apologize for the dubious quality of the picture. I'll wait until I have something reasonable to post next time.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 20, 2005 8:02 PM
                        MBT70 - great looking ships! Who makes the Winston Churchill, and how large is it? My understanding is that the real ship is fairly small, so I have to believe that in 1/700 it's close to invisible.
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                        ddp59
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        Posted by ddp59 on Monday, June 20, 2005 10:56 PM
                        DDG-51 Arleigh Burke - Specifications
                        FLIGHT I FLIGHT IIA
                        505 feet overall
                        466 feet (142 meters)waterline 509.5-513.0 feet overall
                        Max 66 Feet
                        waterline 59 feet (18 meters)

                        DD-963 SPRUANCE-class
                        Length 563 feet (171.6 meters)
                        Beam 55 feet (16.8 meters)
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                        MBT70
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Pacific Northwest
                        Posted by MBT70 on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 12:45 PM
                        The Burke class is the size of a WWII light cruiser ... the model is Trumpeter, but the kit was USS Burke and I'm making it as the Churchill. I bought the Gearing from Blue Water Navy ... can't remember if that's the maker or distributor.
                        I appreciate the good words. This is my first group build, so I'm excited to see what you guys are all doing, too. And can anyone tell me what's expected of us as participants?
                        Life is tough. Then you die.
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                        devinj
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by devinj on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 8:16 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by MBT70

                        I bought the Gearing from Blue Water Navy ... can't remember if that's the maker or distributor


                        Blue Water Navy is the manufacturer. They're now Yankee Model Works:

                        http://www.yankeemodelworks.com

                        I have about a dozen of their kits in the box, and have built 3 of them. Great quality.
                        That Gearing kit is especially nice.

                        -Devin
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                        MBT70
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Pacific Northwest
                        Posted by MBT70 on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 11:55 AM
                        That website is wicked cool. I really like the Gearing kit and would love to build some more of their excellent multimedia ships, like a Porter-Class Destroyer or the Tenneesee.
                        Life is tough. Then you die.
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                        devinj
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by devinj on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:49 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by MBT70

                        That website is wicked cool. I really like the Gearing kit and would love to build some more of their excellent multimedia ships, like a Porter-Class Destroyer or the Tenneesee.


                        I have their Balch kit in the box. Very nicely cast. Beautiful kit.

                        I've built two of their DD kits, their '42 version of the Farenholt, and a kit bashed USS Laffey. I also built their USS Juneau kit. I put Juneau and Laffey into a diorama.

                        You can see photos of my diorama here:
                        http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/cl/cl-52/350-dp/diorama/diorama.htm

                        and of the USS Farenholt here:
                        http://www.devinjpoore.com/models/farenholt.htm

                        -Devin
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                        Tachikaze
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                          April 2003
                        Posted by Tachikaze on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:45 PM
                        Count me in.
                        1/72nd HIJMS Shimakaze,probably 1941 configuration.

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                        MBT70
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Pacific Northwest
                        Posted by MBT70 on Thursday, June 23, 2005 8:58 AM
                        Bonjour, mon ami. Nice to have some IJN hulls in our little fleet.
                        Life is tough. Then you die.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:50 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Tachikaze

                        Count me in.
                        1/72nd HIJMS Shimakaze,probably 1941 configuration.


                        I know nothing about IJN ships, so forgive my ignorance. How big is a 1/72 model of this thing going to be?
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                        Jeff Herne
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by Jeff Herne on Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:55 AM
                        About the same size as Aimee's IJN DD:



                        Jeff
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                        MBT70
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Pacific Northwest
                        Posted by MBT70 on Thursday, June 23, 2005 2:55 PM
                        Neato mosquito .. I got wood!
                        Life is tough. Then you die.
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                        Tachikaze
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        Posted by Tachikaze on Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:15 PM
                        Much bigger than Umi's Minekaze Class. There is a Shimakaze in that Class, but I am building the experimental one, which was a one of the kind. It is just under 6' OA.

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                        MBT70
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Pacific Northwest
                        Posted by MBT70 on Friday, June 24, 2005 9:21 AM
                        I had to wear a hajimake just to look at that awesome model! Keep us posted, although it looks like you have a long time to go on it.
                        Life is tough. Then you die.
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