Battleship Missouri

[GCB]

Interesting article on the history of the Iowa class
https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/us/iowa-class-battleships.php

 

[BOATMAN]

HI IS THIS BUILD started yet ? as im instrested
chrisb

 

[GCB]

Not yet Boatman... Finishing another kit then starting the Missouri... I would say within 2 weeks.

 

[BOATMAN]

Not yet Boatman... Finishing another kit then starting the Missouri... I would say within 2 weeks.

GREAT Let me know when you do sir as i will be followin your build
chrisb

 

[GCB]

Completed the M54 truck kit, and received the parts for the Missouri... Getting ready to start.

 

[BOATMAN]

GREAT you starting this battle wagon i'll be followin along as i also love BB an any big warship really so lookin forward to this when you hopefully soon start as im enjoying lookin at Kevin USS AHOA build an he is doin great an i will be building my USS HORNET in 1/200 scale when i have finished my phantom build
ATB Sir
chrisb

 

[GCB]

Scale 1/200 is another beast..

 

[GCB]

Opened the box and started looking at the hull. Nice piece but a quite a lot of defects! Sanding, sanding..

 

[GCB]

 

[GCB]

and first pieces glued with obvious gaps... Putty and sanding ahead

 

[GCB]

Made some progress on the hull. I thought it would be easy, but those bloody lines are not.. Maybe camo (measure 32) would have been easier..
Anyway, hull painted and next step will be varnish, then deck.

1. Black primer


2. Masking before the hull red

 

[GCB]

3. Hull red. Not sure the right color as I have seen some a lot more "reddish" but this looks like ship hulls to me.

 

[GCB]

4. Red, black and blue done. Missing the light grey on the bow and correcting (touching up) the red iI damaged when moving the hull around

 

[GCB]

and completed..

 

[GCB]

and propellers + rudders (still to be attached)

 

[GCB]

and the wood support, still to be varnished. Different from most ship "supports" but like this wood (walnut)

 

[Dan the Modeler]

@GCB Absolutely stellar work on that hull! The hull red may be a tad dark, but depending on what you are doing with weathering, it will be just fine.

 

[GCB]

Thanks Dan... I guess this was the easy part before starting the deck and the hundreds of parts!!

 

[BarleyBop]

wood support

...anxious to see what you have in mind! Lovely figure you have there.

 

[AKRoast]

and propellers + rudders (still to be attached)
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Looking good. What is the blue hole stand brand? I am doing similar with the squishy green flower arranging foam but finding it produces fine dust when inserting and removing the wood sticks.