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'Kometa'..... I JUST purchased a 'Lee' 1/700 TICONDEROGA kit on "Evil-bay"....but for a Cheap $$ !!!!

Planning on purchasing another cruiser.... 'Minicraft' 1/700 TICONDEROGA kit also on "Evil-bay" to produce a TICONDEROGA and NORMANDY vessels to do a project of USN missile cruisers!!!!

I'll let you know when I start building these kits and possibly have a link to my build in the near future.

BUT.... YOUR Build looks Really good!!!! A Lot of Attention-to-Detail!!! I, myself, plan on upgrading these two (2) kits with 'Artist Hobby' PE to "Hyper Detail" both of these ships, but your images I'll probably use to further enhance my build!! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

Mario

I was searching for ships on the internet and came across your ship and I love the work you put into it the Ticonderoga is one of my favorite class of ship.

Thank you for your kind words.

The model quality is quite poor.
The Ticonderoga class ships are a very interesting build. I think Dragon models (Port Royal, Normandy) are of much better quality than Lee.
Devin, here is a much better model than the Mobile Bay.
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/cg/cg-73/700-mp/index.htm
Building my model is here: (Very difficult) :mad_2:
http://www.u-modelismo.com/foromodelismonaval/index.php?topic=1594.0
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That's a great build. I have the 1/700 kit of the USS Normandy -- a ship I served on -- that I want to start in the near future, and your build is great inspiration.

Great Job! Very nice.

very nicely done

Hi all

Another ship in the cabinet
Uss Mobile Bay CG-53 1/700 - Lee

It is a model of poor quality. Numerous improvements have been employed.
bollards, 5-inch guns with needles of 0.5 and 0.8 mm, mast, chains cooper wire, radomes,
Photoeched: Railings Eduard modern Usn - Radar: Set Lion Roar
Paints used:
Humbrol M-126 (FS36270) and M-125 (FS36118).

Some pics building:
[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB24.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB27.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB35.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB33.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB36.jpg[/img]

Sea base = Styrofoam + kleenex + fiber fill + acrilic warnish
[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB52.jpg[/img]

Completed model

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB61.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB62.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB63.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB64.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB65.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB66.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB67.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB68.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB69.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB70.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB71.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB72.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB73.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB74.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.u-modelismo.com/subirimagenes/users/kometa/MobileBay/MB75.jpg[/img]


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