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Carl I think you're right about that being the Alfa flag; which is a fork tail. And, if I remember correctly you had to have divers in the water to fly it. In anchorage there would have been a standing maximum speed unless of course there was an emergency sortie.

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1/144 USS Preble DDG-46

Thanks, Chief!

Next to a Signalman, I'll take an OS's word everytime about such of a thing. I'm going with the Alpha flag, then, unless somebody else comes up with another opinion.

I just made the anchorage ball signal. I just keep amazing myself; if I may toot my own horn.

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Carl,

Are you going to include that guy standing on the top mast platform? Wonder if he was smiling for the camera.

It had crossed my mind, Russ.

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Be real careful with that "per plan" mentality Carl; see where it has gotten me and this is an old picture! I can't even begin to calculate how many hour I've spent installing all the bridge wing and 01 level bracing! And should I mention that I have been creating all the piping and venting that goes under those supports.....I have serious issues.....don't go there shipmate.



And this is just the starboard side.

Good modeling,
Bruce

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1/144 USS Cook Inlet AVP-36
1/144 USS Walke DD-416
1/144 USS Preble DDG-46

That's a 1/144 AVP, Folks!

Insanely beautiful, Bruce!

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Nice Bruce

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Just a couple more stays to go and then the crane mast and antenna rigging.

Here is the at anchor signal ball. I used a small glass bead with the thread running through it and super glue to fill the hole. I went with the Alpha flag.

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Hi Carl
Nice crisp clean work .Can't waite to start Bering Strait in 1/48 .

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Crane is installed and rigging all finished.

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This says it all .

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How's this, Russ?

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Hope the radar was tagged off, men aloft.

White hats were dyed dark blue for the work uniform at that time.

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I'm mixing up the blue and white caps, Russ.

I've fashioned a blow torch bottle rack with a guy cutting the port aileron.

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Neat detail!

This is shaping up to be a diorama where every time you look at it, you'll see some detail that you didn't notice before.

Some more diorama accessories...............

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The utility boats............

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I have been looking for the dimensions of that *&$@!# mooring/marker buoy every way I can think of. I even found a drawing of it in a Department of Commerce publication, but no dimensions. So what did you use, the ever useful Mk 1 Mod 0 eyeball?