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Posted: Monday, August 01, 2005 - 08:09 AM UTC
Started my Bismarck for the dreadnaughts today. Put the 3 main deck pieces together, clamped them and that will be it for a couple of days. Want to see how close I can get them to line up so I can have a shot at hiding the seam lines. I figure after letting it set up, I can put some Mr finisher on it and limit the hi-vis seam lines. Used same technique on Nimitz and it turned out better than expected.
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Posted: Monday, August 01, 2005 - 09:51 AM UTC
Is that the 1/350 Tamiya, or maybe the minhobby clone, you're making Steve? We'll have to compare notes, with me doing it as it is sunk.



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Posted: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 06:11 AM UTC
I'm doing the minihobbies clone cost me $19.50 at a half off Hobby Lobby sale. I'm tyring to fit the White ensign models brass deck detail pieces now There is a lot of extra trimming on those babies, and I've only fitted 2. My technique for the reducing the seam joining lines paid off. They will not stand out like a sore thumb
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Posted: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 10:49 AM UTC
Nothing stupendous on my end. Began the process of removing the molded railings to be replaced with a brass set. A jeweler's saw has been working rather nice. Very little sanding needed to level the deck's edge. I've been thinking about drilling the portholes out and perhaps filling them with kristal klear towards the end of the build. I thought it might give it a little more realism....we'll see.

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Posted: Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 08:09 AM UTC
You'll do fine ZZ. Sometimes things look bad, but then with your skills you find out maybe nowhere near as bad as you thought. My brass deck set was set up for the Tamiya version. The minihobbies in an academy clone, so each piece of brass decking has to be fitted, trimmed, cut some molding on the plastic kit pieces. Of course the part numbers are different, so when the White ensign instructions refer toa kit part... I have to look at the brass piece and find a corresponding shape. But, I'm working through it and as I'm in no particular hurry, it'll be fine.
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Posted: Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 08:37 AM UTC

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The minihobbies in an academy clone


I thought it was a Tamiya clone?

I'm just in the planning stage, trying to figure out how to "destoy" it to be like she is on the bottom. My first shock on opening the kit was how the barbettes were solid, not open as I hoped. I don't know why but I visualized them as round openings in the deck and in the kit they are solid circles. I think I'll have to get out my motor tool, drill small holes all around where the opening is going to be, knock out the plastic, then take a file to smooth out the edges. I'm not really looking forward to that. Part of what I have to do will be taking off kit pieces, and part trying to scratchbuild to make it look like pieces on the wreck. I'm glad this is a long campaign, this is going to take a while.

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Posted: Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 04:03 PM UTC
Rodger,

Do you have Ballard's book "Exploring the Bismarck"?

It has several good artist renderings of the wreck based upon the photographs as well as..photographs of the wreck. :-)
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Posted: Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 04:06 PM UTC
I have the minihobbies Ticonderoga which is suppose to be a Dragon knockoff. I wish I had the Dragon kit. It's more refined.
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Posted: Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 05:15 PM UTC
Oh my gosh! Dreadnaughts has started already?! Must have forgotten while doing all my blasted homework!!!!
I haven't even bought a kit yet.

Time should slow down when we model.....
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Posted: Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 11:17 PM UTC
Greetings, Darryl...don't sweat it Bro, plenty of time to get a kit and get rolling with the rest of us...this is a nice, long build campaign so you have lot's of time left...same goes for anyone else out there that would like to join us...remember, you can join up anytime as long as you feel that you can complete your entry in time...
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Posted: Friday, August 05, 2005 - 07:36 AM UTC
Well I just got home from a week long vacation yesterday, so I haven't started anything just yet. I do have an USS Arizona that I am planning to build-- so if anything I'm in the pre-planning stage :-)

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Posted: Friday, August 05, 2005 - 09:44 AM UTC

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Rodger,

Do you have Ballard's book "Exploring the Bismarck"?

It has several good artist renderings of the wreck based upon the photographs as well as..photographs of the wreck. :-)


You bet I have the book. Somebody a while back posted a link to a site that had some truly incredible wreck photos on it. I saved it but can't access my favorites here at work. I'll have to look at them at home while modeling it. Between those I've got plenty of references, just need the skills to do it.

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Posted: Saturday, August 06, 2005 - 03:04 AM UTC

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I hate to say it, but the current arizona model i'm building doesn't stand a chance against you guys. I could fill all the gaps, remove and replace the inacurate parts, get a PE set and do some other things i'm forgetting, but i'm not because i have other projects that demand to much for me to have the time and energy for this.


However it is quite fun to build seeing how it's 100% stress free. It's basicly a pratice session.


I have however ordered a 1/700 Hood or Prince of Whales (the store owner is going up to a convenstion and i told her to get whichever is easer to get). I hope to enter that.


Sounds good, Jon...
And remember, Bro...this campaign isn't a competition, it's about learning and most importantly, FUN...so it sounds like you are having fun with your build, so take your time and enjoy the ride!!
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Posted: Saturday, August 06, 2005 - 03:22 AM UTC

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I hate to say it, but the current arizona model i'm building doesn't stand a chance against you guys. I could fill all the gaps, remove and replace the inacurate parts, get a PE set and do some other things


If it's the Revell kit, I have the same kit. However, as I look at it, compare it to the real deal, and consider the age of the kit...it's not too bad! As lame as it may sound, for the scale it makes a nice kit. I don't think I would want the Banner kit. I don't know, maybe I just fell in love with the Arizona, maybe it's because I have the old release and the molding is a little crisper. At any rate I'm having a good time working on mine. To be honest, I sort of like the shortcomings...it's... nostalgic for an old fart like me.

See ya on deck
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Posted: Saturday, August 06, 2005 - 04:38 AM UTC

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Started my Bismarck for the dreadnaughts today. Put the 3 main deck pieces together, clamped them and that will be it for a couple of days. Want to see how close I can get them to line up so I can have a shot at hiding the seam lines. I figure after letting it set up, I can put some Mr finisher on it and limit the hi-vis seam lines. Used same technique on Nimitz and it turned out better than expected.


Hey Steve could you give some more details on this method of getting the seams to join better? Perhaps a new thread on it? Could you think of anything else we could use besides Mr Finisher, since I don't have any and I'm too broke, read cheap, to buy any?

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Posted: Saturday, August 06, 2005 - 05:04 AM UTC
Different Steve, but ...and this may be overly obvious..but you could always shim it with strip and then hit it with liquid cement to melt the strip and hide the seam. Or dilute Squadron white stuff with Testors liquid cement (in the bottle with pink lable) and slop it into the sheet or shim backed seam.

Steve
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