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Topic review - WIP: Tamiya BB-63 Missouri 1:700
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Zerro
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I enjoyed it. Wish I went with the 350 though so there would be more detail and those machine guns wouldn't be so tiny and frustrating :P

I've been trying to do some research on future models that I could do from the US Navy
Post Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:34 pm
Cliffy B
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Sweeeeeet!!! Nice clean build sir :thumbs_up_1: So how does it feel to have your first ship kit under your belt?
Post Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:55 pm
Zerro
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Post Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:23 pm
Zerro
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Well I believe I completed the ship. I had some problems trying to get the decals on so you'll notice the ship decaless. I also had alittle problem with the two seaplanes so they may look alittle messed up. The machine guns were a little annoy to do because they were so small and so many but I was able to get all them in without losing any. After a couple I got into a rythmn.

Some future things I'd like to do for the ship are:
Weather it
Build a seascape(need to learn how to)

Here are the pics.
I seemed to have had problems with focus issues so some of the ship may be clear while other parts are blurred out. I used 2 cameras; my Nikon SLR and Nikon Point-n-Shoot.
I started taking pics of the ship in the sun but I felt it gave too much shine to the ship so I repositioned into the shade. I also decided to take the pics of the ship on a blue towel to simulate ocean. Also some pics depict the ship aiming it's weapons out to sea.

Hope you enjoy my first completed model ship:

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Post Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:22 pm
Timmy C
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That's it! Though you might want to do one frame at a time :)
Post Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:33 am
Zerro
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Ok so start with this:
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Angle the blade downwards slightly:
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and just shave the windows until the little indentations turn from dark grey to haze grey/lighter grey??
Post Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:01 am
Timmy C
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Drag the blade of your hobby knife VERY LIGHTLY from top to bottom - position your blade perpendicular to the window frame (so the blade is horizontal while the frames are vertical) and then angle your blade so that the angle is acute on the side that you are dragging towards (so if you were dragging from top to bottom, angle the blade so that it's less than 90 degrees below the blade).

Again, it's doing it very lightly!

If you mess up, you can do a little bit of careful touchup to fix it.
Post Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:29 pm
Zerro
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hey thanks Tim and Carl.

The ship is almost complete. Just need to finish painting the sea planes and mounting them. Do the decals and that's pretty much it.

So how do I go about shaving the bridge windows the way that you recommend, Tim?
Post Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:36 pm
Timmy C
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Good stuff! A suggestion: try lightly shaving the bridge window frames so that the light grey shows through - this will give them stronger character and impression of detail. For me, bridge windows are like the eyes of the ship, and like the eyes of a person, make or break the ship's beauty.
Post Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:04 pm
NukeMM
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Brian,

Its coming right along!! :thumbs_up_1:

The rows of guns remind me of a symphony............flutes in front and tubas in the back.
Post Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 2:20 pm
Zerro
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Greetings once again,

Well for my latest updates; I am nearing completion of the model.

All the turrets/guns are painted and assembled.
The decks and superstructures are glued into place.
All the life rafts are painted and glued into place.
I painted the bridge windows in dark grey.

I lost the port spotlight which I'm kinda disappointed about :( The spotlights were kinda a pain in the ass to mount since they were so tiny. The quadguns were kind of annoying to assemble since their were so many. Same with the life rafts since 1) they are so tiny 2) there are so many. Luckily I didn't lose any of those pieces though I do believe I will lose a couple of the machine guns when I cut them from the tree or try to glue them on.

Now right now I'm at a halt because I don't really know what I want to do with the turrets. Unfortunately they can't rotate where they are perched so they will have to be glued in. I was just curious as to where I should have the turrets aiming? Should I just have them aimed both forward/aft? Should I have them angled a little out towards sea or should I have them pointed directly starboard/port?

Thanks once again for any input. Here are some recent pics:

A view of all the turrets:
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Another view of the turrets:
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A side view of the ship and the unmounted turrets:
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Another view of the turrets:
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The fore section of the ship:
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Midsection of the ship:
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Aft section of the ship:
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Side view of the superstructure displaying the portholes that I drilled:
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:41 am
Timmy C
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Black or dark grey is a good colour for windows. Coming along good!
Post Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:01 pm
Zerro
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Greetings once again. So I decided to do alittle custom work and drill portholes into the superstructure. I used Steve Larsen's 1/192 of the Missouri as a reference: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=20890 The aft section of the superstructure was the only part of the model that had indentations for the portholes. For the rest of the superstructure I pretty much just freehanded all of them. I kinda wish the kit had more detail along the side of the superstructure but I guess there's only so much that can be done on a 1/700. I felt I did a decent job and it does looke alittle better to me even though I think there are some sections where the portholes might be uneven.

I started out with a #75 drill bit since it seemed like the perfect size but part of the way through, I accidently broke it :( so I went down to the #76.

If you look closely, some of the deck paint has bled down along the walls. Since those pics were taken, I was able to touch it up alittle by spraying some of the spray paint into a container and brush it on. I think it looks better now. I also touched up other small sections on the hull.

Also I have assembled all the 5inch guns and started on the main guns. I just need to finish painting the barrels before I assemble them.

I also was thinking of of painting the bridge windows so that they wouldn't blend in with the rest of the structure. If anyone has any suggestions on a color I should use, it would be appreciated. Also any other custom work ideas would be appreciated.

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Post Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:32 pm
Zerro
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hey thanks Chris. I have the shakey hand syndrome too. I might have to go back to art school to brush up on brushing techniques :P

I think I might try the neutral grey to touch up the sides. It seems like it's very close to Haze Grey.

I started painted the turrets. Didn't seem as difficult as I thought it would be. I did one side last nignt and will probably do the other side later tonight. hopefully buy monday she will be fully assembled. :D
Post Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 9:04 pm
WI_Chris
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Looks like she's coming along great! :thumbs_up_1:

just a short gripe about the kit, i have both the Missouri and the Iowa and I think they are generally great kits... except for those damned Aztec steps, which are in areas that make them difficult to remove without gouging up the sides of the superstructure... maybe it's my clumsy hands.
Why do kit makers, despite the fact that everyone and their mother complains about them, insist on still molding the aztecs?

anyway, again, your build looks very nice and I'm excited to see how it comes out. She's a handsome ship... if a bit skinny. :cool_2:

Have fun!

Chris
Post Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:18 pm
Zerro
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((Repost just in case if it didn't go through the first time because of internet problems))

greetings once again.

So I decided to go with deck blue or a mixture of Tamiya XF-50:5 + XF-2:2 or something along those lines. I didn't really accurately measure it too much since as I've read from other posts "it'll never come out the same again" doesn't bother me too much.

Ok so I completed spraying the water line, main hull, and all the other pieces.

I'm happy to say that I think my spray painting skill has improved. No more bubbly areas and no more heavy coats.

Unfortunately though my brushing technique still needs work, mainly on the large scale. All the deck paint was brushed on using both a #0 Round and a #4 Round. I kind of think it needs some work but I'd like to hear your thoughts. Oh yeah and shakie hands suck too :\ I kind wish that I had haze grey brush on paint to touch up some of the side walls of the ship.

Here's what I've gotten done so far. The main deck pieces aren't glued yet:

Waterline and hull being spray painted:
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Superstructure pieces being spray painted:
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Superstructure pieces being spray painted:
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Some of the superstructure mostly assembled:
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Dorsal view of the ship:
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Fore section of the ship:
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Midsection of the ship:
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Aft section of the ship:
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Midsection with superstructures attached but not glued:
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Side view of the midsection:
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Post Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:04 pm
Guest
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Nice job, Carl.

I'll see what I can figure out with my deck. thanks for the help
Post Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:05 pm
Russ2146
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As noted by Carl, you have a wartime configuration

See: http://www.shipcamouflage.com/usn_bb.htm and
http://www.shipcamouflage.com/measure_31.htm
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-c ... 3--bb3.htm
Post Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:56 pm
NukeMM
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It appears that you have WWII configuration model and the photos of the ship that you show are of a modernized Missouri. That is the first reason for the difference in deck color.

I you're still going to go for a wood color and not deck blue, I brushed on Testors enamel Tan, thinned slightly, (might need two thinned coats) on my second Trumpeter 1/700 Modernized USS Iowa and then when it was dry I brushed on a thinned wash of Model Master Acrylic Leather brown.

Model Master Acrylic "Wood" might be a nice combination with the Leather wash.

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The Iowa in the top of this pic is just the Tan without the Leather wash. I was dissatisfied with this kit and the whole model, so I did it over again as a full hull.

The Iowa in the bottom of this pic is the second one with the Leather wash.

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Post Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:00 pm
Quincy
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:welcome: to the forum. :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:







Bob Pink. :wave_1:
Post Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 11:14 am

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