Remember the MAINE....

Modeling Subjects Ships
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For those who don’t typically ‘wander’ into unfamiliar sub-headings…my recently-completed 1/250 build of the 1895 armored cruiser USS Maine (in its HMV paper-model version) may be found here:

[pasting in the address, since I can typically never get the actual ‘link’ function to work [8o|]]

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/52/t/184702.aspx?sortorder=desc

Thank you.

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A fine model. What do you do with the edges?

Bill

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Thanks, Bill.

Mostly paint…or magic marker, if the right color can be found. For thicker parts (that require an extra layer) I’ve got a quickly-dwindling supply of ‘earth tone’ 3x5 cards I found years ago at a craft booth. Haven’t seen them since.

Cheers

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Greg, she looks AWESOME! My all time favorite ship ever. I wish someone would make a styrene model of her, say in 1/350 or 1/200. I built the Pyro version many many years ago. The box art was correct but the model itself… a bastardized Olympia with added side turrets. Even at that age I was mad.

Anyway, well done sir.

Steve

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Thanks, Steve.

Lord, I remember that awful Pyro ‘Maine.’ They just moved the stacks and fiddled the turrets. Not even close!