You iss making the pretty chip , ya . Dis a berry nyce looking built .
Nuff with the silliness . just wanted to make you smile .You are doing a beautiful job . I like everything you have done so far .When I did mine , back in the day , I used small , party , round toothpicks for the Bollards .
In my day there was no pretty racing stripe on the ships . The Secretaries were , in my opinion the prettiest Cutters around . Next was the Cape class .
I have always like Coast Guard ships especially Revell’s models .Where else would you get a Polar Icebreaker and a Secretary class ? Then Lindberg’s Cape class and you have with Renwals Surf boat a nice collection of maybe not perfectly correct models , but a good showing for various types in the C.G.
Shoot , let’s give rcboater , all the ones I’ve mentioned except the Secretary and see what he does . Whatta ya say ? Oh , By the way Very Nice Work . T.B.
You are right- the 327’ Secretary class have classic lines and are fine looking ships. I never sailed on one, but had a lot of classmates who did. I was stationed on a new Bear class Cutter back in the 80s— we moored at the CG base in Portsmouth,VA. Also homeported there were Ingham and Taney, the last two of the 327s in commission. The cutters all had marijuana leafs with slashes for each drug bust on the stack- I thought it was so cool that Ingham also had a U-boat on her stack…!
I have the Lindberg 95 footer kit in the stash, and I did the Glencoe 36 footer a few years ago. Here’s the link to the build review I did over on ModelingMadness:
I also recently picked up the Scale Shipyard’s 1/96 scale Secretary class fiberglass hull. It is a beauty, about 40” long. I have a real dilemma- what to do with it - which ship and when? As commissioned in 1936, with a SOC or J2F on the fantail? Or maybe Taney at Pearl Harbor? Or Taney in 1944, with four 5”/38 turrets? Spencer or Campbell in their 1942-43 convoy escort fit? Maybe Coast Guard Squadron One in Viet Nam? Or maybe Ingham in her 1985 fit, complete with U-boat kill marking?
I was stationed in Seattle for the 378’ FRAM project. All eight west coast ships went through FRAM at Todd Shipyard, including Rush and Boutwell. I wish someone made a 378’ Hamilton class kit in 1/350. The only two options I know of are the JAG 1/700 resin kit and the 1/96 scale RC models. (A 378 is 47 inches long in 1/96, and makes a fine running RC model!)
I would love a 1/350 378 and/or 210. I was a non-rate at the Academy where I worked at the waterfront and really enjoyed looking at the Vigorous while she was in port. I also had a chance to spend some time in the sail loft working the Eagle’s sails. They sure were beat up after a cruise. I really miss the Guard.
Decalling the hull so I can then flatcoat it before attaching it to the base. The red is painted, the blue stripe is from an old Lindberg Patrol boat decal sheet. The rest of the decals are from the Alliance Modelworks 1/350 USCG decal set. ( I am really impressed with the quality! )
I took a few days to focus on finishing up the base. I added 3/4” high trim around the 1/2” base to cover the edges of the plank, mitered at the corners. I then painted it gloss black. The trim forms a lip around the perimeter that will secure the clear cover.
While the base was drying, I also finished decalling and then flat coating the hull. I then mounted the hull on the base, so now I have a firm base for the railing work.
I am using the “tape and white glue” method to attach the railings. A couple little pieces of tape hold the railing in plac, and I then use a fine paintbrush to apply slightly diluted white glue to the seam. ( I find it much more controllable than super glue.)
I have been slowly working on the railings. The GMM set is intended to go on an unmodified Kit, so there are way too few railings for my model. Fortunately, I had a stash of various 1/350 scale railings, and some of them are really close in size to the GMM ones.
I generally don’t like using PE parts, but there was no avoiding them for this build. This is only my fourth model with PE railings, and it is going a bit better this time. Instead of using superglue, which can be very unforgiving, I am using white glue. I am using Aileen’s “ Tacky Glue”, which is thicker than Elmer’s and grabs quickly. I dilute it with water a little and apply it using a fine paintbrush. I find it also suits my schedule- I put one or two pieces in place, then walk away to let it dry.
With the midships section upper decks done, I am starting on installing the boats and davits. You can see one of my reworked kit whaleboats- I am pleased with how they came out.
Looks like I’ll have it finished in time to take to the club meeting in 5 days from now!
All l have left to do is rig the masts, and then maybe add a few little details like the jack staff forward and flagstaff aft. The foremast is not glued in yet- that’s why the angle is off a bit in the photo. It will be easier to attach all the antenna wires, stays, and flag halyards with the mast off the model- less chance of breaking something else!
