An American Spy Ship?

[JayCee]

This is amazing work Richard. Superb scratching.
Jh.

[rtfoe]

Thanks JayCee, the scratching is fun bit the PE is giving me a headache. :smiling6:

I've made corrections to the the rear platform railings and it looks just a little bit better...



Then I added stairs to the other platforms on the side of the rear deck house.



Lots of cleaning up to do with acetone.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
You are really pulling out all the stops with this. Amazing work on this tiny ship. PE railings and ladders are a real stress inducing nightmare but yours are looking good.
Jim

[rtfoe]

Thanks for the encouragement Jim, I am going to replace the stairs on the left with grab rails fashioned from extra railing and do the rest the same which would be easier I think.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Hi, I'm back. Just before my stint at the hospital I chanced upon a video just made recently on YouTube by a former crew member. Now Greg mentioned that the Oxford had some 50 cals installed after the USS Pueblo incident but didn't pinpoint exactly where they were fitted. I knew two were fiited on the rear of the quarter deck so the video supplied the other two points.
I used the kits supplied oelikons and shield, shaved off the magazines and shoulder harness and streamlined the body and shortened the back. I used the same shields as in that scale minute size change wouldn't be obvious. They look somewhat like this on the sprue...



Two of the guns were mounted on slightly raised platforms but the other two on the quarter deck weren't. :smiling6:



Then today I sat at the work bench and did some light gluing of inner wall supports along the watchamacallit...



That's all I could muster before my meds. It was good to be back at the bench.

Cheers,
Richard

[Guest]

Great to see you back at it so quickly Richard

[rtfoe]

Glad to be back Andy...I had to get myself distracted from lifting heavy stuff around the house. Anyway no complains from SWMBO this time while at the bench. :tears-of-joy: might as well take advantage.

Cheers,
Richard

[boatman]

Glad to be back Andy...I had to get myself distracted from lifting heavy stuff around the house. Anyway no complains from SWMBO this time while at the bench. :tears-of-joy: might as well take advantage.

Cheers,
Richard

HI Richard great to see you back on the forum so QUICK an doing some moggeling but REMEMBER TAKE IT EASY an dont over do it
Chris

[scottie3158]

Richard,
Good to see you back at the bench.

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
As the others have said it is great to see you back at the bench but don't over do it.
Jim

[rtfoe]

Thanks for the kind advice Guys but I'm striking while the iron is hot. :smiling6:

Here are some updates....The third antenna is glued in and primed...



Using a different coloured sprue makes a lot of difference also the plastic gave an even stretch.



Snipping the ends off and sanding the edges down for a better scale effect.



Creates a better finished look although I knocked off an aerial...easily replaced.



Primed everything even though I hadn't finished the railings or stairs. Gave the top of the rear deck a coat of white and also the insides of the hull



That's it for now...tomorrow is my check up...hope I haven't been a naughty boy. :tears-of-joy:

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
A real marvel in miniature. Odd how some plastics don't stretch well at all. Hope all's well at the check up.
Jim

[boatman]

Thanks for the kind advice Guys but I'm striking while the iron is hot. :smiling6:

Here are some updates....The third antenna is glued in and primed...

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Using a different coloured sprue makes a lot of difference also the plastic gave an even stretch.

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Snipping the ends off and sanding the edges down for a better scale effect.

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Creates a better finished look although I knocked off an aerial...easily replaced.

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Primed everything even though I hadn't finished the railings or stairs. Gave the top of the rear deck a coat of white and also the insides of the hull

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That's it for now...tomorrow is my check up...hope I haven't been a naughty boy. :tears-of-joy:

Cheers,
Richard

HI Richard youre exscused bein a naughty boy as long as you have not hurt yourselve doin this an we hope your check up goes ok tomorrow an fab work by the way as this ship is really lookin great with all these areils just a pity it wasnt in 1/72 scale like i build in
all best
chris an jen

[Guest]

Good grief, such detail. You must be feeling better Richard.

[rtfoe]

Thanks Guys, now at the hospital waiting... :thinking: they don't have a modelling waiting room.

Cheers,
Richard