Reminds me, we put a 6 foot long model kit of the Yamato in the back seat of a Prowler that one of our pilots bought in Korea. Looked pretty funny for the PC when we landed back in Iwakuni.
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If this is your first one, a good one to start with is the Tamiya 1/350 USS Fletcher. Lots of PE can be found for it also.
PE: ?
I went with 1/700 because it makes a ship that easier to sneak onto shelves around the house and I don't have to get as crazy with detail.
I did ogle them (and artworx) a bit but just decided to stick with OOB.
Maybe if I was a bit more skilled I'd have more patience for PE but I find it to frustrating when all I want to do is build the thing. I've dabbled in some resin kits and PE for a/c and it's never worked out well for me; I just don't have the skills or time to develop the skills to get super custom.
I’ll bet when you you told him, “There’s a tall model in the back.” he got all excited...for a second.Reminds me, we put a 6 foot long model kit of the Yamato in the back seat of a Prowler that one of our pilots bought in Korea. Looked pretty funny for the PC when we landed back in Iwakuni.
Oh, it was clearly visible, which is why it was funny.
Since we're talking about VAQ, one does have to ask if it was the battleship Yamato or space battleship Yamato....Reminds me, we put a 6 foot long model kit of the Yamato in the back seat of a Prowler that one of our pilots bought in Korea. Looked pretty funny for the PC when we landed back in Iwakuni.
It was the battleship, but the model owner was also a big Star Blazers fan (as was I).
Question: I want to build the USS Columbia (CL-56) which was the 2nd ship of the Cleveland class of light cruisers. There are no models of the Columbia, I assume you buy the Cleveland and change the hull number? Do the model kits come with multiple numbers so you can change them?
Couple of great ships above that deserve a few more photos. The Military Museum in Nashville has a great display of the Tennessee as originally built and then as rebuilt after Pearl Harbor. The hull is substantially wider for increased torpedo protection.
As for the heavy cruiser Pittsburgh, are you going to build it as constructed, or after the typhoon in 1945 that took 104 ft off the bow?
Yeah, you'd buy the Cleveland and change the hull #. I doubt the kit would come with different #s but I'm sure you can get sheets of block numbers in the appropriate scale. Or leave it off since it was so small in wartime camo measures and only the biggest nerds would know otherwise.
I do not plan to do a USS Pittsburgh + USS McKeesport model. Although that would make for a good diorama.
These guys https://www.usscmsg.org/
typically have a “Masters of the Miniature” show every year. It is held at the USS Constitution Museum and is really good and in any case every naval officer (past or present) should visit the flag ship! While you are there you can go on the USS Cassin Young (DD-793). Well preserved and I used to give a fine tour of her in my Park Ranger days!
typically have a “Masters of the Miniature” show every year. It is held at the USS Constitution Museum and is really good and in any case every naval officer (past or present) should visit the flag ship! While you are there you can go on the USS Cassin Young (DD-793). Well preserved and I used to give a fine tour of her in my Park Ranger days!
Pan fried ricotta gnocchi with Gorgonzola cream sauce and pancetta
Last year at this time I built one of these pizza ovens in my back yard. It'd make a good quarantine project now. A ton of work.
https://www.brickwoodovens.com/
This particular design... https://www.brickwoodovens.com/cortile-gallery.html
https://www.brickwoodovens.com/
This particular design... https://www.brickwoodovens.com/cortile-gallery.html