USS Franklin (CV13) 'The ship that wouldn't sink'. March 1945

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Thanks for looking in and I trust you will forgive my slight diversion to the Hospital at Rorke's Drift. It just seemed rather apt. If mods. disagree please feel free to delete the two rogue images and any writings connected.

Cheers.
Ron

I know putting pictures of other modellers work in a thread is rightly discouraged, but .... your thread, your build, your pictures. I can't see why anyone would think it disrespectful.

Besides, you recycle some of your older dios by adding new vehicles or figures so including pictures of them is kind of compulsory, and nobody is going to object to that.

[spanner570]

Thanks to Steve and Dave for their comments.

Update.
I've filed and ground away any unnecessary snots and stringy bits. Also added some more dark paint here and there.

Here's how the deck looks after the surgery.


Next I'll add some detail and rubble etc.

Cheers.
Ron

[Jim R]

Looking good Ron

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Damage is looking good so far.

[spanner570]

Jim and Paul. Thank you for your positive posts. :thumb2:

A bit more work on the aft flight deck section.

I'm leaving off all the A.A. stuff until later.


I made the bent deck cross members (Whatever they are) out of paper and placed them over the bomb entry hole and the edge of the busted aft elevator.



Here I've added some 'squiggles' and stuff



I filled the hanger deck with the destroyed elevator and bits snipped from this and that to replicated severe damage to the hanger deck. After dripping in some PVA, I also tipped in a bit of sweepings from our drive.


This shows the damage to the port side



A closer look down into the hanger deck


Next, more rubble etc.

Cheers.
Ron

[Mini Me]

Just had a look below deck and it looks like you've been sweeping the garage floor again 570.....very convincing, I might add. This promises to be another "masterpiece" but again no "chucking".......the present Mrs. Ron may fall out of practice if you keep this up.

[spanner570]

Ha, nice one Rick.
Just for you Bud, here's the aft deck complete with mega garage sweepings!

I've now added all the A.A. weapons too.


Some folks might notice she now sits in the 'oggin - More later......



Cheers.
Ron

[Gern]

I'm starting to think you look REALLY young for your age Ron! The only way you could get all these details so accurate is if you were actually there! That would put you in your mid 90s. :tongue-out2:

[Jim R]

Looking very realistic Ron. An added bonus is you'll have the cleanest drive and garage floor around which should put you in Mrs Ron's good books.

[spanner570]

'Big Box', you say the nicest things!

Thanks Jim. Mind you, it'll take more than those shiny two to keep the present Mrs. R. happy.....Bless!

[spanner570]

The carrier is now afloat at a rakish angle.
I managed to find an old seascape in the loft. It had a hole in the middle from a previous occupant, so I had to cut and fit a wide strip of polystyrene in the hole and then re-cut the hole to suit Franklin.

I try and re-cycle/ re-use stuff like bases etc. where I can. I have no doubt some members will frown at such a practice - They're choice, and quite right too.

Anyhoo, here she is.





























I can now get to grips with the various 'hanging bits' and do more work on the flight deck and the water too.

Then me and 453 can set fire to it!

Cheers.
Ron

[Neil Merryweather]

That's looking totally awesome Ron!

[spanner570]

Thanks for the nice post, Neil.

We're getting there slowly....

Ron

[Mickc1440]

Another classic in the making, great work Ron

[spanner570]

Thanks Mick.
I don't know about "Classic", but I do know I'm having me some fun making the model!

Ron