Jeff's 99% Liberty Ship

Thanks for the kind words fellas...now...if you want to see the 'real' beauty shots, you'll have to wait for the magazine!

I must confess, the fellas in our photographic department are some of the best in the business...they sure can make a model look great in photos!

Dick, I downloaded that attachment you sent with the rigging diagram...of course, now that I know where all these cables actually go, I may have to go back and add some lines to this model...thanks 'ole pal!! Another 40-50 hours of rigging are ahead of me!!

Jeff

Guys:

Here is a great link some else posted several months ago which shows the rigging for a Liberty ship biim. Pages 21 through 24 have thye info you will want. Also the other pages have a wealth of usefull information.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/navy/nrtc/14067_ch4.pdf

I have just finished overspraying my bootop to do a USMC ship. I found a great picture in issue 2 od Steve Whipers mag and it shows a ship with some wonderful weathering on the hull.

Dick Wood

QUOTE: Originally posted by Chris Friedenbach US Navy painting specifications call for a boot topping, but they are not commonly found on merchant ships. Liberty ships followed this pattern- most of those operated by the Navy had a boot topping, while those that were operated by commercial shipping lines (the bulk of the class) did not.

Chris:

Now you tell me UGHHHHHHHHHHH, Oh well I will be sprayong over the boot toping today!!!

Seriously, thanks for the information.

I agree ... I even passed over this thread once or twice because it wasn't a combatant vessel, but the quality of Jeff's work really impressed me and the model is quite nice to admire and enjoy. Even us old gunfighters can be turned by real excellence ...

Jeff,

Thanks alot for the all the useful infos..! Will take the pricing into consideration as well...~ Furthermore, during last few issues on FSM, a review on Trumpeter's Liberty Ship has more good then bad...~

Thanks again and apart from being a beautiful ship, it's something different from the usual BB, CV, DD or C...~ : )

US Navy painting specifications call for a boot topping, but they are not commonly found on merchant ships. Liberty ships followed this pattern- most of those operated by the Navy had a boot topping, while those that were operated by commercial shipping lines (the bulk of the class) did not.

The extra mast is a feature commonly found on Navy Liberty ships. In addition to supporting the radar it allowed the ship to have more halyards, something that tends to be in greater demand on Navy ships than their merchant marine counterparts. These photos show a number of other interesting modifications, including an additional heavy lift boom at No. 5 hatch (it looks to be 15-ton capacity). The gear at No. 4 appears to have been upgraded from a 15-ton to a 30-ton (or possibly even 50-ton) rig- an excuse to clutter up the model’s deck with vehicles if I ever saw one!

Regards,

Chris Friedenbach
Crewmember, SS Jeremiah O’Brien

Yeapjackey,

This is an affordable kit, about $40 US, and the Tom's Modelworks fret comes in under $20.

Aside from the Tom's PE set, all I used were some 20mm gunshields from spares box, monofilament for the rigging, and Lycra thread.

The base is an oak drawer face (replacement) with brass lamp columns. Total cost of the base and columns was about $8.

Jeff

I must confess, I'm not a Liberty ship expert, so I can't verify the boot topping on Maritime Commission ships.

Here's two pics of the actual Sculptor taken in 1944. Again, I'm not an expert in Libertys, but I did notice that the trumpeter kit lacks the mast on the superstructure, which is quite obvious in the photos.

The model will appear in the magazine without this mast, which I'll be adding later on, along with alot more rigging.

Cool build! Are you going post pictures of the finish product, or do we have to wait for the article?

No ... a certain other article about a certain other ship of dubious lineage and improbable history ..... or sumpthin' ......

BTW ... I keep looking at the Liberty Ship photos and liking more every time. Did you ever build the old Aurora Q-Ship Atlantis? It reminds of that a little ... but yours is so much more detailed ...

So Maritime Commission Liberty ships skipped the boot topping, but USN ships did not? I learn so many interesting little trivial facts in here!

Looking sharp, Jeff!

You mean a certain other article about a certain other plane located in a certain other place?

I have no clue!!

Jeff

Excellent build and I look forward to the article. Can you say when a certain other article might run?

very very nice Jeff!

Hi Jeff,
Very nice built you have there..! Never could afford one though..~

Still, i have a question which i hope you wouldnt mind answering..~

Is this completely OOTB build or other AM/Customized part(s) has been added..? Apart from the rigging, of course. Thanks..!

Been looking for the dazzle, cant find it. Missing turrets, torpedos,


Heyyyyy this aint a Fletcher!!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by martinjquinn Hmmm....Jeff has a sudden fascination with Ms 22. Wonder why? :) I'll tell ya why....it's EASIER than dazzle and more interesting than Ms21... Jeff Reply martinjquinn Member since February 2004 From: New Jersey Posted by martinjquinn on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 5:12 PM Hmmm....Jeff has a sudden fascination with Ms 22. Wonder why? :) BTW - looks good! Martin Reply Jeff Herne Member since January 2003 Jeff's 99% Liberty Ship Posted by Jeff Herne on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 5:05 PM Hi gang, Just to prove that I am actually building something (and finishing it, which is another matter altogether), here's my Trumpeter Liberty ship... I decided to do a Navy vessel instead of a Maritime Commission...so I could use Measure 22 camo. Now, that being said...it's 99% done...the anchors are not on, the rails on the after gun platform are not on, no weathering or decals, and no washes. The rigging is nowhere near complete, man, this thing is more difficult to rig than a 3-masted schooner!! This model will appear in an upcoming issue of FSM. Enjoy! Reply 12 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login Register SEARCH FORUMS FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. FORUMS PRODUCT REVIEWS READER GALLERY HOW TO VIDEOS SHOP ABOUT US FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy