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Topic review - 1/700 USS Miami CL-89
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ModelMonkey
  Post subject:  Re: 1/700 USS Miami CL-89  Reply with quote
Superb.
Post Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 7:30 am
MartinJQuinn
  Post subject:  Re: 1/700 USS Miami CL-89  Reply with quote
Nice work. Like them both. The weathering on Miami looks really good.
Post Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:21 pm
Jim B
  Post subject:  Re: 1/700 USS Miami CL-89  Reply with quote
Looks fantastic!
Post Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 11:31 am
gms
  Post subject:  Re: 1/700 USS Miami CL-89  Reply with quote
Very good!
Post Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 2:57 pm
maxim
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:thumbs_up_1:
Post Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 9:05 am
EFrank
  Post subject:  1/700 USS Miami CL-89  Reply with quote
Finally got this one finished after over 6 months working on it off and on.

It's a random resin kit from China that came with a pretty decent PE set so I didn't need any specific upgrade set. I did, however, add 3d printed 20mm Oelikons, 40mm Bofors, and upgraded 5"/38 guns and mounts. Did a little scratch building around the funnels to add the vents and pipes and the floater nets on the turrets. Also added a little steam coming out of the steam vent near the rear turret like in some of the reference material.

My inspiration for this build were some pics I found of Miami in early 1944 sporting a very weathered MS32/1d camo with a lot of paint chipped off where the bow waves would hit the forward hull.



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And with her Pacific rival - a Japanese Akizuki-type destroyer:


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Post Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:45 pm

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