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On to the splinter shields! Thanks for the very kind comments gorwing. Sometimes I have to just get up and walk away from her. Patience has it's limits. This has become an 11-month project and then some to come, so I'm getting modelers' fatigue at times. But onward we go. I've started...

Thanks CK! Ships can be a bit daunting. I would recommend starting small, like with Digital Navy's free Dreadnought download or a cheaper JSC or Maly Modelarz ship. Once you knock a couple of those out, you'll be ready to take on a beast like Arizona or one of the fine Japanese Super...

Midnight Oil Thanks Sebret, it's great to be back into it. No, I don't cover the Arizona. I've been blessed with a very clean ventilation system in my house. I keep good filters in the system, and I don't have much dust problem in my modeling room. I will hit the deck with a shot of...

Very nice work Barry. Glad to see you back at it after Tarawa. I agree, a smaller project is a nice change after a massive build. The Vendetta is coming along nicely. It's interesting to see it in comparison to the Spruance. Really gives each ship a good reference for scale. The bofors...

Port Side Crane Thanks Barry, good to hear from you!:thumb: I added the boom to the port side crane. This was tricky to mount. I had to use some temporary string to suspend the boom in place while gluing the hinges to the stanchion. Then I added the upper arm support to the boom. This...

I'm Back! The two week break was great, but I'm finding it hard to get back into the build. I picked up the boat cranes when I returned last week and didn't realize how complicated and indepth their construction was... Whoops! :oops: I've begun to get some rhythm though, and I'm seeing...

Good start on the superstructure. Rodney's superstructure is so unique among the battleships of that era of design. Very specific to the Nelson class. Watch out for the hail stones. They can wreak havoc on paper ships. :-(

Aft Mast Nearly Complete Well, short of the machine guns in the upper nest and ammo lockers this aft mast is pretty well finished. It went very well. I had some problems getting it square and plumb, but not too much. I ran across some nice black & white photos of the aft mast that really...

Lovely Rodney. Keep up the great work jkrenzer!

Sebret... That's tough. Your prints have probably been permanently compromised depending on how deep the crease is. The only suggestion I have is to flatten out and scan the prints to electronic files. If you have access to a scanner. You can scan them to JPEG files and use a couple...

Thanks Barry & Mauiman I should have some shots of the aft spotting room ready in the next day or two. I've been piddling with my 1/350 Arizona instead of my 1/100 Arizona the last couple days. I need to re-focus. :-)

Working my way up I've hit the second platform hard this past weekend. I've built all the handrails, the ladder up to the next platform, and all the search lights. The search lights were neat little assemblies. There is some kind of tri-angular boom coming off the third and upper most...

Aft Tri-pod Mast Taking Shape Hey guys, time for another weekly upload. I've past the first platform and added the second and third platforms to the tripod mast. The outer legs are now secure to both the ship and each of the platforms. I've started with adding the range finder on the first...

I never thought of it that way Gregory, but you're right. No ship construction in my home takes place without first evaluating display space. :-) An 8' Fuso is a tempting project, but I had to dismiss the thought when I realized the bow would pass my door way.

The Arizona was commissioned in 1916 at 31,400 tons The Missouri was commissioned in 1944 at at 45,000 tons These are two completely different eras in battleship design. The Arizona is a "Newport Conference Design" and the Mighty Mo is a "Washington Treaty Design" The six to eight feet...

Aft Tri-pod Mast Begins Thanks Sebret! I'm glad I could inspire some inspiration and future perspiration. sign1 This is my first "super scale" build, so I'm learning quite a bit myself. I had never scratch built handrails until this project, and it's a neat skill to refine. Very useful...

Well it seems the sentiment against doing the main guns has been well registered. :-) I can understand too. I can't remember doing a ship yet where I jumped to the main guns before the closing stages. So to recap, here's what we have... Aft tripod mast and boat cranes - 3 votes #2 Turret...

Thanks everyone, keep the votes coming. I'm tinkering with some minor handrail work today. Thus far we have 2 votes for turret #2, 1 vote for aft mast and cranes, and 1 vote for the 5" open mounts and shields. A very tight race to this point!

Collection Box & Boat Racks Some more details to show. I've finished the steam pipe collection box and platforms at the base of the funnel. Not sure what the function of this tidbit is, but it's shown in the first three photos. I've started the whale boat racks for the boat deck. Three...

Thanks everyone for the very kind comments... CK, The Mighty O would make a great super-sized build. I don't think I have ever seen a commercial kit for her though. That might be a job for one of our wonderful designers...