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Tiny Sailors Thanks Beachead and Mauiman! You guys are a great support group through this marathon... I've started cleaning up and painting the sailors. There's lots of casting flash on these and they require some clean up prior to painting. I've used Tamiya and Modelmaster acrylics...

Wow, what great detail. Simply gorgeous ship. Great Nagato John.

Thanks Rick. Good luck with your next project. I hope you start a build thread soon. Best wishes to you and your wife. It's good to hear she's doing better. I've got a quick picture update of the flags, signal lights and life rafts. I'm having second thoughts about the battle flag's...

One month break over You guys probably thought I fell off the face of the Earth :rolleyes: I'm back! Just had to wait for a very lengthy delivery from Loyalhanna Dock Yard. All right, here's where I offend the "paper purists". :p Got my partial delivery of white metal fittings and...

Yeah, check them out at cornwallmodelboats.co.uk They cater mostly to the big scale stuff, but they may have some chain small enough for 1/200. I'm guessing that would be about 10 to 12 links per inch... Thanks for the link Padre. I just fired him an email quote request. We'll see how bad...

Anchor Chain Well guys, it's been a couple weeks since my last post. I wanted to show you my newly-installed anchor chains. These are splendid for big scale subjects. I got them from Cornwall Models in the UK. These are 5.5 links per inch which works out well for this size. I've primed...

Splendid, splendid detail work jkrenzer. The boats and booms are brilliant.

Very nice NOBI. I've seen pictures that look very similar to that overall shot you've taken there. On another subject... When will your awesome AC-130 be available? My credit card is all warmed up....

Wow! That's one impressive Titanic model. Are you going to build the 1,000 deck chairs too? ;-)

Thanks guys. I'm waiting on some aftermarket (white metal) details from Loyalhanna Dock Yard to show up. Probably in the next week or two. These would include 25-man rafts, search lights, sailors, flags and chains.... I'll complete the build when these show up. As for my next build...

Congratulations Chapuzas100. This is a wonderful model. Very expert craftsmanship. This will make a fine addition to your collection. Thanks for sharing it with us!

Mostly Finished Thanks dhanners! Well, this is the end of the rigging, turret ladders and other small details. I've hit a block in the road. I'm waiting on my aftermarket details from Loyalhanna Dock Yard... 25-man life rafts, signal lights, sailors, flags and chains. You won't see any...

No, not necessarily. Light coats are best. I just sprayed it hastily the other night as it was about 15 degrees F and my garage door was open for ventillation. :mrgreen: Not only was I freezing my backside off, I was attempting to keep fumes from building up in the garage where my gas...

Hey Rick, you may want to check out Navsource.org for further pictures of the Tennessee. I found the re-fit photos in that site very useful while building this glorious lady. Good stuff on the Tennessee history. I knew most of that, but you added a few tidbits that I didn't know... Thanks!

Thanks Rick and Ski... @Rick... I'm very, very flattered at your kind words. This is my first upscale build and it has been a very difficult learning experience. I've taken a lot in stride, and made the best of some things, but overall I'm very pleased with how it looks. I've got a couple...

Nice start! The laser cut frames probably make a big difference. Funny on the jar of coins. I look for anything and everything heavy that I can find to put on the deck during mounting. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one with a unique idea of what classifies as mounting ballast...

Thanks guys. Yeah Irish, its a big commitment. About 15+ months thus far, and well over 700 total hours to date. But it's very rewarding getting to the end... Coot, I'm in the process of twisting, er uh, convincing one of my wood-working buddies at the office into building me a cabinet...

I've been looking at this model for a while. I've not seen one built, so this should be fun. The laser cut frames look like money well spent. Can't wait for some more updates.

Rigging I've completed most of the kit-built parts for this model, so it's close to finished. Right now I'm adding the rigging (denim thread) and I'll be adding some after-market details to enhance the overall appearance. Items like 25-man life rafts, 12" signal lights, draped hoses and even...

You're off to a very good start Peter. Looks like you're doing a waterline version. That will be fun. Are you planning on putting it atop a water base or doing a diorama??? I've had thoughts of doing large scale card warships in water bases or dioramas. Some full hull models are easy to...