Tamiya 1/350 USS Missouri BB-63

[TimM63]

Unboxed and laid out on the bench. This is a big boy.

 

[TimM63]

I taped off and painted the anti-fouling red on the hull. After looking at a diagram I realized the red is too high up the side. I will tape it where it needs to be and paint the black water line to cover. I will post a pic tomorrow.

 

[TimM63]

I taped off and painted the anti-fouling red on the hull. After looking at a diagram I realized the red is too high up the side. I will tape it where it needs to be and paint the black water line to cover. I will post a pic tomorrow.

Here is the hull as of now. I plan to tape it with around 5mm tape and add the black water line.

 

[kevin]

I was about to ask if your were going to paint a measure camouflage pattern, then I noticed the box art "circa 1991".
Going to be interesting to see the difference from the WWII version.
Looking forward to following along.

 

[TimM63]

I was about to ask if your were going to paint a measure camouflage pattern, then I noticed the box art "circa 1991".
Going to be interesting to see the difference from the WWII version.
Looking forward to following along.

I was actually thinking about measure 21.

 

[TimM63]

Here is the hull after I taped and painted the water line.
The little bit of red that's showing above the black will be covered by the grey.

 

[kevin]

I was actually thinking about measure 21.

Cool........I assumed the camo paintings was a WWII thing. I got alot to learn about ship modeling. I'm building a USS IOWA now, but its my first ship since the PT 109 when I was a kid in the early 70s.

 

[Edbert]

GW1 version of Big Mo, and Tamiya too!

Story was that Iraqi soldiers surrendered to surveillance aircraft after a volley from those guns.

(definitely want to watch this one)

 

[BOATMAN]

HI Tim very nice job on your W/L on this lovely model an its goin to be like Kevins iowa a crackin model keep this comin as im now about to try to paint my W/L on my hornet so i may do the same thing you did an go an paint it to high or to low as its all geuss work isnt it AN IM FOLOWIN YOUR BUILD
ATB
CHRISB

 

[TimM63]

Progress has been extremely slow on this. Been busy at work and other life events. I think I have one turret painted so far. Hoping to get back to it this weekend.

 

[TimM63]

I ordered this book today. Hoping it gives me some inspiration to get working on this build.

 

[Pantherman]

Unboxed and laid out on the bench. This is a big boy.

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That's a whole heap of PE, hours and hours of fun. PM

 

[GCB]

Nice! and enjoy. I am still working on the superstructure of the same from Hobby Boss!

 

[TimM63]

This build went back in the box. I can't seem to get motivated to work on it.

 

[Pantherman]

This build went back in the box. I can't seem to get motivated to work on it.

I will hopefully be building the Missouri 1/350 at Xmas. Pantherman