This is the other project started over the weekend, the USS San Fransisco. Also to be dressed up with the WEM PE set. It is the Trumpeter 1/350 kit.

Fit so far is good... less pleasant is the great number of ejector-pin marks that need to be filled on the underside of the platforms. The sole part that so far did not fit too well (due to warpage) were the side-walls of the forecastle sitting right on top of the main deck (B-gun is located on top of this deck). Again, most parts are not yet glued together. I first have to think of a paractical sequence for painting the the ship.

One question though: Are there images of the 1994 hangar doors, which allegedly were concertina style and not the ones Trumpeter depicted.





Thanks for looking,

Harm

Off to a good start there Harm !
cheers,
Julian

Looks good to me! Is that Airfix kit # 5280?

Thanks!

Nope, it is the Trumpeter 1/350 kit: 05310. And already it is surprisingly large...

Next thing to be done is the hangar door - I think I will try to scratch them, using the Trumpeter part and the USS Indianapolis doors (which seem to have been concertina doors as well) as an example. I hope to get to that over the weekend...


Harm

Oops, I stuck the wrong response to the wrong thread, that question was meant for the e-boat WIP thread, sorry!

I do have this one in 1:700 scale, look forward to your build!