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Thanks for the comments. I am working on the Paris now.

Thanks, This is my 4th winter.

I get my chain at a doll house supply stores and or low budget jewlery outlets at the mall. There is no need for scale since different ships have different chain size do to there differing anchors. Just get cheap light weight fine jewlery chains and eyeball it for scale. There are plenty of...

More pics.

USS Porter as finished. I finally polished her off today ane here are the results. I will make a permanent base for her later. I have not put much time into her and decided to get her done this weekend. I used fine fishing line for the rigging and realize it is under done, I am just not good...

I would love to see a post on block and tackle. I did not trust mysslef on this larger scale and have since given away the model. I do tink that 1/200 as big as it is still allows some crude b & t, see below, that I can get away with. Nothing special on the life perservers. Several laminations...

Sorry my links did not work. Go to modelwarships.com links section the click naval historical center, down below is "SHIPS -- U.S. NAVY:"

I can't remember ever seeing a Gearing class DD, especially in mid 60's fit. The Fletcher frame may require too much mod to be worth using. M o d e l W a r s h i p s . c o m - L i n k s - s e c t i o n Linked is a photo DD-884 in 1971, she has been extensively modified since her 1945 launch...

Fantastic

Before I built the Lilla Weneda, I completed the main guns, torpedo tubes, and range finders. I am going back on the Porter now to finish her up. I used the brass barrels from my USS Portland secondary set since I only received 6 barrels in my Porter set. When I re-gunned the Portland main...

Batteries are charged. Here are some more pics.

I just finished a quick model from Digital Navy's free download section, Lilla Weneda a Polish river cruise boat. The kit is absolutely fabulous. I took a rest from my USS Porter only because I saw this model on DN's site and thought I just had to build it for my parents. I highly reccommend...

Once the ship is upright they won't be all that noticable anyway. I have a goofy way of installing props. I finish the ship, then set it on the coffee table. Lay on my back with the stern over the edge and super glue them in place. Rudder(s) too. I havd to fix my Portlands propellers a half...

Excellent propellers. I hope you don't break them too often as you continue the build. I have always waited to last to install mine. One comment though, I believe there should be two each left and right handed screws.

How well does the white glue hold when used with the acrylic sealer?

Maly Modelarz is a great place to start, I cut my teeth on two of their destroyers, the very old ORP Piorun and the ORP Bylskawica. Both fabulous kits that fit very well together. The model Piorun I have was faded and printed on true card stock while the Bylskawica was newer and more typical of...

A little more progress on Porter. I have a few more complaints but only on major issue. I was flat out missing the lower deck around the 2nd funnel. I don't think I lost it, but I had to fabricate a new one using only the outline on the assembly drawings. The main gun mounts (deck level only)...

A little further in the bridge superstructure. The bridge is going together well however the following problems with the model have been discovered. 1 - Item 53 is actually 33 in the booklet. 2 - Most of item 46 simply does not exist. I made my own bridge wings as a result. 3 - the ladder...

Superstructure to this point has been straight foward. I wish I has a better camera for manual focus close ups.

Oops, here is a picture I hope.