Looking good.
And an excellent example of needing reference photos–lid of Iowa’s conning tower was given deck grey paint, ut not Missouri.
Here’s what the flying bridge greeblies look like at 1:1
And, presently, at Pearl:
This may be Iowa–but the WWII towers had plain slits:
The boxes are part of changes added after the war:
Still, splendid stuff.
Looks great!
For enjoyment and comparison, here are some wartime and immediate post-war USS Missouri bridge reference photos for you:
http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/016326c.jpg
http://navsource.org/archives/01/063/016329.jpg
For fun, here’s a wartime photo of sistership New Jersey taken after her “round bridge” was modified to look very much like Missouri’s “square bridge”.
http://navsource.org/archives/01/062/016293.jpg
Here’s a wartime photo of sistership USS Wisconsin:'s bridge and conning tower:
thanks for that M.M. , they really were alike , would have liked to have seen them in colour , just to see how far off I was .
not through war time , but I would have liked to have gone for a spin in something that big and graceful .
been a bit since I have posted , so I started to glue the super structure together . lots still to go on it , but it’s looking alright .
the reason for said delay .
Ut oh, a toe licker. That will keep you busy, should make a great bench buddy
Ah, an indisputale reason for many delays, interruptions, and new-found havoc.
But, also uncomparable joy, fun, and fulfillment in life, too
(Your forward Mk 37 is pointing aft, which is a legitimate train angle for the director, ut might be confusing for casual viewers.)
Dang, glad MM dug up those navsource photos–even if it make be look less-smart. References rule!
Thanks capn , you will have to excuse my mistake , I did know it was back to front , but it had been glued for a few days , before I realised it , and it was too fragile to try and unglue it .
Hey Steve, the superstructure looks awesome. It is nice and tight. This will be an excellent ship for display.
Congrats on the Puppy! Looks like a cutie…
thanks steve , he wasn’t too cute the other night , ate through the wires on my wi-fi .
the rear funnel amd A and B turrets on , still lots to go .
Yes my friend. That is the other side of the coin. You better batten down the hatches for the next several years.
Nice work, Steve. Looking real good.
Super work on this battlewagon!
It’s astonishing, to me who is forever screwing up PE on ship models, how you have managed to get yours done so nicely. Just that round radar would have driven me up the wall!
Sigh.
Cat5 network cable
Power supply wire for the laptop
Boxes of tool bits
Shoes
Bits of wood off the wood pile
Was a never ending story
Spent a minor fortune at Petsmart getting chew toys and kong and getting treat to stuff in toys and kong that directed the chewing . . .
Luckily, already had skills for crimping on Cat5 connectors (and bulk supply of cable) and eBay has come to the rescue for power supplys & cables for same.
Been a couple of years to get to equalibrium. And, still toys get moved around.
Been lesser days and greaters ones–would not trade them for the “now” though.
Mind the minor terror is currently napping on my foot, too . . .
cheers for that mike , mind you I have a few rungs carved into my wall mate .
starting to find out what you mean capn , spent a minor fortune on chew toys , and his favourite ones are my waste basket , which is now on top of my desk , and my big toes .
was about to move forward , when I realised i hadn’t done the baskets . which gave all sorts of problems trying to glue up , when I remembered about soldering . much easier .
there are two different sizes .
and lots of different stands for them .
most of the superstructure is complete , will finish the rest at the end .
starting to look like a battleship now .
Sweet! You are almost there. Looking great, Steve.
cheers steve , but I do have a loooonng way to go yet mate .
the carriges for the catapults .
sorry about the quality of the pics .
Looking great! Crazy to see it’s so big the diamo plate under the AA is visible [:O]
Ah, “floater nets.” Bane of sailors and modelers (and museum ship curators) alike.
A 12 x 12 rope net with 3" (c.) lines at 12" on center both ways, with a mix of oakum and cork (and some balsa) disks at 24" on center both ways.
These were piled into the baskets per a schedule, so some of the “double size” baskets got three instread of two.
The baskets had to be perforated so that they would not hold water (which was not good for the ropes or the floaty discs).
The nets were held in entirely by gravity, as any lashing would prevent their deployment in a sinking. Which meant that any green water over the desck was like to carry the nets away. Or gale force winds.
Not loved much by contemporary sailors, either, as they needed to be taken out and dried in the sun, and all the bits inspected for rot or damage. And, naturally, the things were a tanglefoot on deck, which also drifted around on deck.
Getting the PE for the things to behave is quite the achievement. The parts usually want a lot of annealing before bending, and solder is probably the only sensible fixant.
Bravo.
cheers capn , love your insight into sailor life .
the turrets mainly done ,
the barrels and blast bags , just did not fit together , a lot of sanding was required .
