That's quite a production line of Bofors there Warren! Very Impressive!!

Thanks Russell. Wait til you see the 20mm production..

But first up we have he unpainted 5 in turrets..



Then the fun/madness begins.. I counted 56 of the 20mm guns that need to be assembled. The kit ones are far too crude so I am using the ones supplied with the Eduard set. These are also on the correct tripod mount, not the solid mount of earlier 30mm guns.
Each of the little guns are made up of three parts.

Then they get folded like so..

(Don't worry about the seams as they disappear under a few coats of paint)
And then when assembled end up looking like this..


The ones in the kit did not even have shields. And finally the stack of folded guns..

See what I mean about madness...
Going will be slow now as I start my new job tomorrow and I have done something to my back which stops me sitting at the hobby bench for any great length of time.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers all
Warren

You are being a very busy Boy Warren and they are looking good.....Cheers mark

Friend Warren ... it is a great work the fact that taking these, but me it can only with desire of seeing the paint of hull!! This Camo is fantastic!!!

Regards Daniel.

@ Thanks mate. I fear my production rate will come crashing down after I start my new job tomorrow...

@ Daniel, we will see what happens after the last coat is finished. You never know what disasters are awaiting you until you peel away the masking tape etc.
Cheers all
Warren

Hi Warren,
nice to see you making progress on the CV-14, looking very sharp mate.
Sorry to hear about your back, maybe time to bin the "Illustrated guide to the Kama Sutra"
Good luck with the new job,
cheers,
Julian

Thanks for the advise Julian.

It either feast or famine at the moment for the CV-14. The 5in/38 single mounts I ordered from two different places all arrived yesterday as did the Lifecolor paint I had ordered. So now all I need is some time to utilise these newly delivered resources.
Cheers
Warren

Only a small update but it took a day to do the step!

And you don't want to know how long it took to stand them all up!!
That is accelerator, not oil on the paper backing.
I also finished painting the hull today and will remove the masking tape after a final inspection.
Cheers shipmates
Warren

You have been a very busy Boy my Friend and they are looking very nice indeed.....Cheers mark

OMG, Warren!

Great stuff Warren, how many single 20mm?

Following with interest.

Si

Thank you Mark, Russell and Simon.

I think I have made about 60 of them as I am unsure of how many are actually used on the ship I made a few extra. I am sure they will get used one day.

To get rid of the seam on the barrels (between the folded PE) I painted the barrels with Mr Surfacer 500. Will see what happens.

The painting of the hull is finished for the moment and I will be removing the tape etc this afternoon with any luck.

I almost forgot, during the week three boxes of Veteran Models 5in/38 twin mounts turned up from two different hobby places. I will open one up soon and have a look at them. Not sure if I will use them on this build or not yet.

That's it for now.
Cheers
Warren
Over and out.

G'day Warren. I mentioned a deep dark place in the contest thread, and looking at your work here you are doing nothing to convince me otherwise my friend!

Have you considered dipping the guns in Future to fill the gaps and seams?

Cheers, D

Another good idea Mr Rigby! I hadn't thought of that at all. We will see how the Mr Surfacer goes but I may do it anyway to build the barrels up a bit more.
Thanks mate!

Well I removed the tape today. Mask and masking tape performed well and left no residue. A few little runs under the mask as it is a little stiff to get down tightly over some detail.


And that is how she came out/ Too big for closeups for the moment.
Cheers n beers
Warren

Looking outstanding.

Nifty masking and painting Mr. Inman, very flashy camo immaculately executed.
Julian

She has come out looking very good Warren. You should be happy with the results.....Cheers mark

Looking very good! Keep calm, carry on!

Kevin, Julian, Mark and Stefan,
Thank you for all the compliments.
I have started on PEing various platforms etc around the hull sides, lots of ladders and catwalks to be installed.


This Eduard set seems to be a bit softer than the one I used for BB-55.
I put together one of the Veteran models 5in single mounts yesterday.


Will be interesting to see how it looks after painting.
That's it for now,
Cheers
Warren

Greetings to one and all and hope you all had a great ANZAC Day.
I mainly worked on the stern today.


Please excuse the dodgy current finish as I have not done any touchups yet.
That piece below the stern guntub was a real pain to get attached. After gluing the assembly to the stern deck and waiting for it to dry I had to use superglue to attach the lower parts of the fairing securely to the hull. I would have had to wait for hours with any other glue, but CA and some accelerator worked a treat. At least the seam will be invisible.
I also attached some masking tape to a piece of wood and attached all those 20mm cannons to it ready for painting. Painting them by hand would take hours! I wonder if they will all survive the experience intact?...
Cheers everyone,
Warren


LEST WE FORGET

Hello again.
Managed to get quite a bit done today but the ship doesn't really show it.
First up I got to PEing the bow deck area and installing the flight deck supports.


That catwalk is on the other side as well.
I also managed to spray all the guns either Navy Blue (4in singles, quad 40s and 20mm) or Grey (the 5in twin mounts).
I used a slightly greyer Navy Blue from Gunze for a bit of contrast.
I also painted the Eduard PE frets Navy Blue as I think the majority of it will need to be that colour eventually.
More news one day...
Cheers
Warren

You have been a busy boy Warren and she is looking very good indeed.....Cheers mark

Thanks for that Mark. Much appreciated.

The hull is basically finished as far as construction is concerned. All the railings, walkways and sponsons have been attached. Final part for the hull was the deck-edge elevator. Trumpeter just gives you the top with no detail for the underside which just isn't good enough for this little black duck, so...


And with the deck part in place...


I will paint the while assembly Navy Blue when I go to spray the flight deck assemblies which are next.
After that it is the island then all those little aircraft. Trumpeter made a mistake and included Dauntless' but by the time the Ticonderoga was in operations the Dauntless was no longer in front line use on the fleet carriers.
That's it for now.
Cheers all and thanks for looking,
Warren