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Hey fellas,
Tossing this one into the ring!!!
The USS Maryland SSBN-738
I got this one from my friend Brian (Tbadger) here on SMA as part of the Secret Santa we had over the holiday season past. It is time to finally break into this. A fairly straight forward build I think with a couple of modification but nothing to far gone!!
The kit:
There is two boats in this kit; however, I will only tackle the Mary for starters and save the Windy City for a rainy day!
It doesn't seem like much yet but there was a little work to get the hull together. Everything lined up OK for the most part.
I decided to go with the "closed-up" look by having the bay doors all closed. There are a few of these to glue into place and then some minor filling on the hinge-side seam. I also began removing all of the bulkhead/weld lines that are molded on the kit. These are not quite what is seen on the actual boat. Once I get this situated I will add back in some light welds throughout and I should be good to go!!
This kit is not only special as it was a gift from a friend, but in part because Brian served aboard her. Brian also went above and beyond with the addition of many special goodies to accompany the kit....
A plaque
A nice set of coveralls, the same as used on the boat, with my name added...I am very honored:
Brian also added some memorabilia from the Chicago, Washington and Alaska. Truly wonderful gift all around! I only hope to do the build the justice it deserves by the time I am done. No rushing on this as there is always something on the desk, but it should move right along and be fun!
As always, Thanks for stopping by!!
Tossing this one into the ring!!!
The USS Maryland SSBN-738
I got this one from my friend Brian (Tbadger) here on SMA as part of the Secret Santa we had over the holiday season past. It is time to finally break into this. A fairly straight forward build I think with a couple of modification but nothing to far gone!!
The kit:
There is two boats in this kit; however, I will only tackle the Mary for starters and save the Windy City for a rainy day!
It doesn't seem like much yet but there was a little work to get the hull together. Everything lined up OK for the most part.
I decided to go with the "closed-up" look by having the bay doors all closed. There are a few of these to glue into place and then some minor filling on the hinge-side seam. I also began removing all of the bulkhead/weld lines that are molded on the kit. These are not quite what is seen on the actual boat. Once I get this situated I will add back in some light welds throughout and I should be good to go!!
This kit is not only special as it was a gift from a friend, but in part because Brian served aboard her. Brian also went above and beyond with the addition of many special goodies to accompany the kit....
A plaque
A nice set of coveralls, the same as used on the boat, with my name added...I am very honored:
Brian also added some memorabilia from the Chicago, Washington and Alaska. Truly wonderful gift all around! I only hope to do the build the justice it deserves by the time I am done. No rushing on this as there is always something on the desk, but it should move right along and be fun!
As always, Thanks for stopping by!!