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Hello Sten,

Is there anymore progress on your Arizona? Just love what you have do so far.
Mark

Sten, I have this same kit so, am following your build :thumbs_up_1: Great work so far & I look forewad to seeing further updates on her.

Eddie

[quote="kurt"]Sten,

Has any further progress been made?

Kurt[/quote]
Hi,
Unfortunately not. I have had a several months break from modelling, partly due to having been busy with the (very nice) dog and also due to the fact that the golfing season started about two months ago. But I'm beginning to feel the urge again...

Sten,

Has any further progress been made?

Kurt

[quote="MarkSchroeder"]Stan,
I hope your eye's are feeling better now. Great work so far. I do have a question. What is your plans for the 5/51 broad side guns?
Mark[/quote]
Thanks! Yes my eyes are all right now. Haven't done much though, since I have just taken over a dog from friends of mine who unfortunately were unable to keep him. All have gone well with the dog, so I should be back working on the Arizona soon. Will update any progres as soon as I get anything done.

Stan,
I hope your eye's are feeling better now. Great work so far. I do have a question. What is your plans for the 5/51 broad side guns?
Mark

Sten,

You are doing a superb job on the "Kit From Hell', but there is another - easier - solution.

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=30417&hilit=arizona+pennsylvania

jim

[quote="BFR4570"]No prob! Just work on getting well. I know first hand how long it can take an infection to heal. The model will wait for you. And if you forget where you were on it, just re-read your thread! :heh: :wave_1: Have a happy holiday season![/quote]
Thanks! Much appreciated!

No prob! Just work on getting well. I know first hand how long it can take an infection to heal. The model will wait for you. And if you forget where you were on it, just re-read your thread! :heh: :wave_1: Have a happy holiday season!

Excuse me for the lack of updates, but over the last couple of weeks I have been suffering from slightly infected and itchng eyes. Therefore I haven't been able to do much work on the Arizona. As soon as things improve I'll be back again.

[quote="BFR4570"] The work you are doing on this model is incredible! And you say this is your first ship model? You have an excellent eye for detail, sir! I am looking forward to future updates.[/quote]

Well, close to 50 years of aircraft modelling and some 20 years of experience as a judge at modelling shows has taught me one or two tricks... :big_grin:

I was planning to practice on one of these, but the amount of work needed to make it right is daunting. I think I will just wait for the new Trumpeter 1/200 to arrive. Then I will start comparing it to Charles Landrum's and yours for accuracy. That should save a lot of time and duplicate effort if the released model is even half as good as I think it will be. The work you are doing on this model is incredible! And you say this is your first ship model? You have an excellent eye for detail, sir! I am looking forward to future updates.

Christmas came early this year! :yeah: Recieved a package today from WEM containing Sea Master's turned brass barrels for all the cannons on USS Arizona, WEM etched USN cable reels, l'Arsenal 12" signal lamps, photo CD with pics from Pearl Harbour, red paint for the turret tops and [color=#8080FF][size=85]blue 5-S[/size][/color] :whistle: for the whole of the ship. Unfortunately the l'Arsenal WW2 bridge equipment set was sold out, but hopefully that will follow later. The brass barrels are a vast improvement ofer the kit parts. They can not even be compared on the same day! So I hope to make some progress from now on. Still a lot of details on the hull that has to be made and fitted. The more I look at photos, the more details I discover that are missing in the kit. :eyes_spinning: Will submit a photo report soon.

:thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:




Bob Pink. :wave_1:

I think I've forgotten to give credit to Charles Landrum. His "bible" on how to build this kit, published on the Roll Models website is absolutely invaluable! :worship_1: I have printed it out and am constantly referring to it. I would not have been able to build this kit without it. :thanks:

Sten, Amazing work! Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work I'm looking forward to more.

Slow going! Despite a lot of time spent on the Arizona, not a lot of visible progress. Most of the time spent has been on studying drawings and photos trying to figure things out. It is amazing how many times you have studied a particular photo, and not until the umpteenth time do you discover that so very obvious feature that just has to be included on the model! :doh_1:

[img]http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/stenek/USS%20Arizona/Arizona26.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/stenek/USS%20Arizona/Arizona25.jpg[/img]

Since last time I have lined the edges of the main deck and level 01 deck with .010 x .040 (0.25 x 1.0 mm) strips. This has highlighted yet another error in the kit. Both at the bow and at the stern the two sides are different! Compare the radius of the curves over the previous hull casemate gun positions and how they differ between port and starboard... :mad_1: :censored_2: Well, I have resigned when it comes to the shape of the hull. There is nothing I can do about it other than scratchbuild a new hull, and I've come too far to start all over again. Besides I also excuse myself by trying to convince myself that when the model eventually is finished, people will look more on everything above deck level, rather than what's below it, and hopefully not notice all the inaccuracies on the hull. Please, promise not to tell anyone so I can get away with it. :nod_2: :thanks:

[img]http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/stenek/USS%20Arizona/Arizona27.jpg[/img]

I have also added new mooring bits and widened the edge with short pieces of .010 x .020 (0.25 x 0.5 mm) strips, where the fairleads will be fitted later. Also that small nicely curved piece of bulkhead, made from .010 (0.25 mm) PC, has been added on each side at the step in deck levels, replacing the way too thick kit parts removed earlier. Five skylights have been scratched and added to the 02 level (My inability as a photographer unfortunately prevents the details on them to be seen. :oops: )

[img]http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/stenek/USS%20Arizona/Arizona28.jpg[/img]

Both sides of the 01 level bulkheads have now been completed with portholes drilled and PE doors added. Cutting the openings for the 5" guns, and installing these, will have to wait untill the wooden deck is painted. The bridge is anything but completed and is just dry fitted.

[img]http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/stenek/USS%20Arizona/Arizona29.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/stenek/USS%20Arizona/Arizona30.jpg[/img]

The different bridge houses, here the emergency bridge and the navigation bridge, are PE from Eduard. Although a 200% improvment over the kit parts, they are not completely accurate. I have had to move a few doors and portholes and rebuild the side bulkheads of the emergency bridge slightly.

A few weeks ago I thought that I was getting close to putting the first coat of paint on the hull. But I have since discovered a lot more details that have to be added before I can start painting. :eyes_spinning:

That looks very nice, keep us updated :thumbs_up_1:

Stan,

Outstanding work. I'd like to do the something similar with the Dragon 1/700 Arizona.

Looking forward to more updates.

After a bit of further work on deck 1 and 2, including a few of the Eduard PE structures, a dry fit looks like this:

[img]http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/stenek/USS%20Arizona/Arizona16.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/stenek/USS%20Arizona/Arizona17.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/stenek/USS%20Arizona/Arizona14.jpg[/img]

Still a LOOOONG way to go... :eyes_spinning: