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Update time. No pics tonight, I'm afraid. I did get both eggcrates constructed. The Blue went together quite nicely. Fit was as good as could be expected for an alpha build...only a few parts needed to be tweaked, and only slightly at that. The build is up to the point of the first layer of...

Maurice, you nailed the rustbuc.....er, USS Ward. Thanks for the links. Sounds as if Gil is getting fairly close to the other.....Bagley class, specificly USS Blue. The starting point for the Ward is the JSC kit...for this build, I was going with a straight enlargement, with exception to...

Gil, you're giving me a case of the blues at how fast you are closing on the identity of at least one of them.

I seem to be suffering builder's block on the Helena, so am taking off on another tangent. After spending a couple of intensive weeks on the computer's graphics programs, I am ready to start butchering some more paper. Not just one, but two mystery ships to test Maurice. The only hint I'll...

There is a Watkins kit of the Houston, which is one of the Cleveland class light cruisers. I happen to have a copy, and will be doing a redraw of it sometime in the near future. The Helena is a Baltimore class....JSC does a 1:400 kit which makes a fairly decent enlargement subject as...

I've wondered if someone would ever try designing this wierd little bird. Very nice job, both design and build.

Thanks, guys. The former idea would be hard to retrofit, but I'm going to add it to the parts pages for possible future builds. For this one, I just may fake it by adding a black disk to the top of the stacks.

The white in the stacks bothers me as well....I can't find any pics of the Helena that show any type of funnel caps. Before I'm done with it, I think I'll swab down the insides with some black water color. For any future builds, I've added some back-side files to color the backs of selected...

The next project is already in the wings....in fact, I kind of shoved it aside to work on this one....a 1:250 full-hull IJN Mogami....the treaty buster that prompted the Helena to have been built in the first place. I wish this string had garnered a bit more interaction from the group...

Another week gone by. The wife is no longer hassling me about all the white places. The conditions were terrible outside for photographing detail, but with help from Photoshop, I think the pics are adequate for posting. All things considered, the project has been a success. I set out to see...

Barry, regarding the drawing package....I personally hold that the very best drawing package is the one you are most comfortable using. I suppose vector drawing packages are quite good, but I personally am much more comfortable using bitmap programs. I suspect it is because the first...

Barry, regarding the drawing package....I personally hold that the very best drawing package is the one you are most comfortable using. I suppose vector drawing packages are quite good, but I personally am much more comfortable using bitmap programs. I suspect it is because the first...

Barry, nice work. There are several of the Wunderwaffe drawings that look detailed enough to design a paper model from. Any intrest out there in trying to do a collaborative design sometime in the future?

Despite my doubts, I managed to make the float go together looking like a float. Here are pics of the installed scout plane.