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  1. airbob

    Uss Iowa 1:300 Gpm

    Very nice and very clean...a most excellent model of this fabled BB!:thumb::thumb::thumb:
  2. airbob

    Digital Navy - USS Arizona - 1/100

    Beautiful work on the Arizona! Really clean and crisp detail on this historic ship 67 years after her rendezvous with destiny! My daughter is a Vet in Maryville, Tn just around the corner from you'all. Have a Merry Christmas and a Great New Year!
  3. airbob

    USS Tarawa LHA1 1/200

    Vertical struts:thumb:....now that's detail to my liking, mate! Have a Merry Christmas and a Great New Year, Barry. I need to get this fat out to for a walk with the new Sheltie, today. Still looking at the plates for the 1:400 SSN Ohio:rolleyes:
  4. airbob

    USS Tarawa LHA1 1/200

    Very nice model of a very cool item for the U.S. Marines! Great job Barry... :wave::wave::wave:
  5. airbob

    Scratch 1:400 CV-6 USS Enterprise

    Barry, I have taken a hiatus...and have not been active at modeling now for about 2 months I guess. I began to prepare this model for putting online...but there is soo much to do to achieve this. I have converted the color of the vertical surfaces to more of the Grey to match the 5S-sea...
  6. airbob

    USS Tarawa LHA1 1/200

    Barry, Your completion of this massive work is Legendary! and you need to be given a big hurrah! for this awesome piece of work! :excited1::excited1::excited1::excited1::excited1::excited1::excited1::excited1:
  7. airbob

    Scratch 1:400 CV-6 USS Enterprise

    rudder and antiroll rudders These are photos of the addition of the main propeller shafts and rudder and the port and starboard anti roll rudders. The whole under-waterline hull was washed with a flat hull red wash...next for more little Admiral barges and whaleboats...
  8. airbob

    Scratch 1:400 CV-6 USS Enterprise

    main screws and admiral's barge Here is a picture of the shafts for the (4) main screws and a picture of the starboard rear quarter with the boat crane one admiral barge for ADM Halsey...now to get to all the other little boats all over the place...:p:p:p
  9. airbob

    USS Tarawa LHA1 1/200

    Barry, That looks real clean and most excellent! Cheero! old man!:thumb::thumb::thumb:
  10. airbob

    Scratch 1:400 CV-6 USS Enterprise

    5"38's This is the mostly fully assembled 5" 38 gun...with the second almost complete...
  11. airbob

    Scratch 1:400 CV-6 USS Enterprise

    assembly of 5" 38's This shows how the 1:400 5 inch AA gun barrel is rolled on a straight pin and how the breech assembly is assembled....this is all very delicate but results in a most elegant 5 inch gun to grace the foc'sle deck fore and aft on this carrier. The tweezer comes in handy for the...
  12. airbob

    Scratch 1:400 CV-6 USS Enterprise

    I have been building the 5 inch AA guns this shows 2 of them that I have finished at the starboard foc'sle position...this position will be finished by the addition of the armored apron that surrounds each gun position...only 6 more to build...my nerves are shot now..(notice the fat "ham...
  13. airbob

    Scratch 1:400 CV-6 USS Enterprise

    Continuing progress on Enterprise Island.... continuing additions to the Control island to include the mast with the fire control platform and the gun platform...will add the railings at a later date to prevent destruction from fat:thumb: fingers...:oops:
  14. airbob

    USS Tarawa LHA1 1/200

    Barry, This thread has been most exhilarating to follow!!!....please continue to post these amazing pictures of your most excellent progress on this monster!!! Three thumbs up for you, old man!:thumb::thumb::thumb:
  15. airbob

    Scratch 1:400 CV-6 USS Enterprise

    This is the evolution of the design and construction of the flight deck control island on the Enterprise...with the funnel assembly (I used Siatki for this...it worked nicely!) added and some detail added to the lower levels. And a view of the Enterprise from bow and stern with the flight deck...
  16. airbob

    Digital Navy - USS Arizona - 1/100

    Wow!!!....this may be the cleanest ship I have seen.... ever!...most excellent work!bounce7
  17. airbob

    Scratch 1:400 CV-6 USS Enterprise

    hese are some shots of the beginning construction of the flight island on the Enterprise....next up will be the funnel complex..
  18. airbob

    Scratch 1:400 CV-6 USS Enterprise

    Flightdeck detail of CV-6 USS Enterprise This is pictures of the detail of the under deck area of the (one) bow and (two) stern areas of the flight deck, the last view shows the detail of the under flight deck area with a 2mm "apron" attached to all edges except for the above bow and stern beam...
  19. airbob

    Scratch 1:400 CV-6 USS Enterprise

    Greg, The flight deck/stern lettering lettering was done using the Photoshop CS lettering program....the flight deck was designed using the original Floating Drydock plans...painting done by Photoshop CS program....hope this helps...
  20. airbob

    Scratch 1:400 CV-6 USS Enterprise

    This is the continuing construction to finish with the flight deck...as you can see there are a lot of little bulkheads added at each station on the Galley Deck....I put 5mm pieces on top of these bulkheads to hold the glue betterfor gluing the FD...the flight deck has a very slightly rounded...
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