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PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:24 pm 
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Guess I'll take a shot at posting to this forum and see how things go. :wave_1:

Anyway, I'm currently in the early planning/construction stages of converting a 1/350 Gallery Models USS Wasp LHD amphibious assault ship into a "What If" USS Solace hospital/humanitarian relief ship.
A sample pic of what my model may eventually look like when finished is this pic below:
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Here's a list of what I'm planning so far:
1. Build the Wasp as a What If hospital ship replacement for the US Navy's MERCY class hospital ships.

2. Paint it all white with a green stripe and red crosses along the hull sides as shown in the linked pic above.

3. Add a selection of either MRC cargo/transport vehicles:
http://www.modelrec.com/search/product- ... p?ID=12472
(But only the Humvees & cargo trucks)
........or use "slightly larger" 1/285 and better detailed GHQ cargo/transport vehicles below:
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4. Add extra lifeboats/launches/RHIB's to the port/starboard sides of the ship.
3 x 1/350 Veteran Models Modern US Navy Rigid Hull & Personnel Boats, 2 Personnel boats & 2 RHIB's per pkg x 3 pkgs = 6 Personnel boats & 6 RHIB's total.
http://www.freetimehobbies.com/VTM35011/

5. Remove all weapons and weapon systems radars.

6. Medium/large cargo crane to be added in place of where the forward Seasparrow missile launcher originally was.

7. Unknown on what to put in the aft area above the well gate where the aft Seasparrow launcher and CIWS guns are normally located.

8. Massive amounts of "humanitarian cargo and supplies" has already been bought:
5 x 1/350 Niko Model Cargo Wooden Boxes Small, 12 pcs per pkg x 5 pkgs = 60 pcs total.
5 x 1/350 Niko Model Cargo Wooden Boxes Large, 5 pcs per pkg x 5 pkgs = 25 pcs total.
5 x 1/700 Niko Model Cargo Wooden Boxes, 14 pcs per pkg x 5 pkgs = 70 pcs total.
1 x L'Arsenal 1/350 Accessory 85 gallon Oil / Fuel Drums (50 pcs)

9. Aircraft already in the Gallery Models WASP kit will be used as well as one extra pkg of MRC aircraft which was bought.
http://www.modelrec.com/search/product- ... p?ID=12471
Aircraft for the flight deck/hangar bay to possibly include:
V-22's x 6
SH-60's x 4 (Might add another 2 from my spares box at home)
CH-53's x 6
CH-46's x 6 (Not sure if I will use this helicopter)

10. All flight deck vehicles to be used from the Gallery Models WASP kit as well as 1 extra MRC pkg.
http://www.modelrec.com/search/product- ... p?ID=12474

11. Both LCAC's (x2) and LCU's (x2) will be used from the Gallery Models WASP kit.

12. Since the WASP kit does not have a waterline hull option, I will be making a display/diorama similar to this:
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... hd1-21.jpg

13. Most aircraft, LCAC's/LCU's, cargo/transport vehicles to be painted white unless otherwise noted. Flight deck vehicles to be painted yellow.

14. No LED lighting to be added in the hangar bay/well deck.

15. To make the well deck, hangar bay, and upper vehicle storage deck more "visible", I have decided to cut certain sections out of the flight deck as well as the hangar bay floor, and replace them with clear acrylic sheet similar to what is shown here:
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

16. May possibly paint all life raft canisters orange to make them more visible against a white hulled ship.

17. Scratchbuild some 20 ft. hospital cargo containers as shown here:
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18. Unknown on how much or if any, photoetch will be used as my eyesight can no longer handle small stuff like that.


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:46 pm 
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One thing I don't like about aircraft carriers and amphib ships is that you can't see into the hangar bay very well except for looking into the aircraft elevator door openings. As mentioned in # 15 above, I have cut out certain sections of the flight deck and the hangar bay floor so as to give spectators a better view of the inside of the hangar, the upper vehicle bay, and the well deck. The cutout sections will be replaced with clear acrylic sheet. BUT.......I have two questions I need opinions on:

Question 1 - Are the openings I made in the flight deck and the hangar bay floor big enough?

Question 2 - Despite having large cutout sections (plus the aircraft elevator door openings will be open as well as the stern well deck door), should I still add some sort of interior lighting to light any darkened areas?

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:51 pm 
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 7:22 pm 
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Just got notification tonight that some sample lighting kits I ordered are now on their way to me. As I previously mentioned, I am not sure if I will need additional lighting in the hangar bay as well as the well deck. But I ordered some lighting "just in case". ;)
I won't be using traditional LED's like everybody else uses, but instead am trying something new: EL Wire. https://www.thatscoolwire.com/

I should have the sample kits later this week, then I hope to make a "test rig", post some more pics, and people can give me their opinions hopefully this weekend. This is the kit I ordered:
http://www.thatscoolwire.com/store/item ... Y-NT-14-3V

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:20 pm 
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Well I will be eager to see the effects of the lighting , I have not tried any yet but will need some help :D

Jenny :wave_1:


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 2:20 pm 
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Got my EL wire test kits in the mail yesterday, and have finally made a "test rig" and done some testing today. The look I hopefully want to go for in the well deck for lighting is similar to this pic:

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Notice how the green light fixtures are rectangular, appear to be directly overhead the balcony railing, and are at an angle. I'm wanting to try my best and hopefully replicate that same look and make the well deck lighting a bit more realistic when compared to traditional LED lighting kits.
What I have temporarily come up with so far is the following. Putting a strand of green EL wire (1.4mm) inside a styrene angle strip (1/8" = 3.2mm), then use pieces of 1/6" (4.2mm) tile squares to cover up certain sections of the green EL wire.

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BELOW: The control unit. Small and simple. Only requires one AA battery to power the wire.

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One problem I am having is that there is not much space between the back of the angle and the balcony well deck bulkhead wall as shown by the red lines in the below pic. And there is not much space between the bottom of the angle and the balcony walkway floor as shown by the yellow lines in the below pic. So once I have 2 lighted angle units in place (One on either side of the well deck roof above the balconies), people won't be able to see much of those baconies or the details on them due to the lighted angle units covering them up. Not sure if I should be concerned about that or not since I suspect most people will want to see the vehicles and action in the well deck and not the "balconies" per se.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 5:23 pm 
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Played around with some more EL wire.......this time, white.........or what passes for white. The color from the manufacturer actually looks more like a very, very, very, very, very light blue rather than a pure white. :( Sorry about the blurriness of the below pics. Nighttime shots aren't my cup of tea so to speak.
I'm really not sure if white lighting should be added to the hangar bay as I feel the flight deck cutout is big enough that people should hopefully be able to see all throughout the hangar bay, even at a well lit contest venue. Though I might still need lighting for the upper vehicle storage bay.
I laid the 1.4mm white EL wire inside a 1/8" (3.2mm) styrene U channel, then covered portions of the EL wire with 1/6" (4.2mm) square tile pieces. The effect I hope to simulate is sorta like this pic (Notice the lights semi-recessed in the ceiling.) :

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:10 pm 
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Like the ship, how it is coming along.

I am interested in the 20 ft. Hospital Cargo containers, They look great, how did you do them?
WHat was your process, tools used? Technique?
Thank you.
Chris


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PostPosted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:20 am 
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chrisswim wrote:
Like the ship, how it is coming along.

I am interested in the 20 ft. Hospital Cargo containers, They look great, how did you do them?
WHat was your process, tools used? Technique?
Thank you.
Chris


You mean the pic of the containers in my very first post at the top of this thread? That is a pic of real containers. Not tiny model ones. I hope to build some 1/350 scale medical 20ft. intermodal containers out of styrene square rod or tubing: 1/4" = .250" = 6.3 x 6.3mm. A 20ft. intermodal container in 1/350 scale is approximately 1/4" H x 1/4" W x 3/4" L.

This place.......
https://shop.modellmarine.de/
.........used to have some resin 1/350 containers, but they sold out. :(


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:24 am 
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Due to my home comp having technical problems recently, I can no longer update everyone to the progress I am making on this model. I am at a library comp typing this.
I don't know when I'll be on next. It will take some time for me best friend to order parts and get my comp fixed. But..........I shall return! :thumbs_up_1:
For now, I am currently working on finishing painting and gluing together the upper vehicle storage bay and the well deck. I have also ordered more EL wire lighting kits to finish interior lighting the well deck and the hangar bay.


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 7:41 pm 
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Back! :wave_1: Parts came for my comp and got things fixed fast today.
New model update to come soon next week. For now, progress on the well deck and the upper vehicle storage bay has been doing very well. I even managed to add in the ramp that goes from the upper vehicle storage bay down into the lower vehicle storage bay. :thumbs_up_1: The only downside to the upper vehicle storage bay was that I didn't cut out/open the side port and starboard loading doors. I just didn't feel like doing those.


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 9:33 pm 
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A few pics for tonight. Got the upper vehicle storage bay and the LCAC well deck done.........sort of.
The side walls of the well deck are supposed to have decals added as shown in this pic:
http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/sh ... ons-05.jpg
Number's 42, 44, and 45.

But if I were to add two LCAC's in the well deck as I plan to, then what's the sense in adding the decals to the side walls when the LCAC's are just going to hide them anyway from being seen? Anybody think I should add the decals or not? See below pic as an example:

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I also added the ramp that goes down to the lower vehicle storage deck as shown in the below pics. I did not make a lower vehicle storage deck itself as that would've been too much work. I also scratchbuilt the two "balconies" so to speak on either side of the ramp that leads up from the well deck to the upper vehicle bay as shown in below pics too.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 8:36 pm 
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Not much new to report. Progress has been slow, but steady. Right now, I'm multi-tasking on two different projects:
1. Currently working on construction of the hangar bay for this hospital ship, as well as more testing of EL wire lighting placement.
2. Construction and painting of the new 1/700 scale DDG-1000 Zumwalt class destroyer kit.

Some progress photos as follows. Sorry about the blurriness of the pics with the green well deck lighting. My camera isn't good in low light or closeup shots. But.......I think the results speak for themselves when you compare the pics to the pic of the real well deck lighting which is in another post further above. ;)

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:17 am 
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Just a small update to say that there won't be any more pics/updates on this model project for awhile. For the second time now, I'm having more comp problems, especially with my hard drive, and it's getting harder to boot up my system and get on the Net. :( Thankfully, all files, pics, etc., etc. have been backed up. :thumbs_up_1:
Not sure when I'll get things fixed, but I'm hoping it'll be later this month.


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Back. :wave_1: Progress on this project has been slow unfortuneately. :( The holidays are coming which tends to interfere with model building time. But the hangar bay is probably about 75-80% done so far. I still have more detailing, decaling, painting, etc. to do. And I still have to grind/sand/clean up the edges of the flight deck where I cut out an opening. I did open up one ammo elevator door in the hangar bay and placed a pallet of cargo in that elevator. If anybody has any questions on anything, then just ask. ;) It's getting lonely just being the only one posting in this thread. :anyone:

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 9:41 am 
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Loving this project, very cool concept and execution. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:30 am 
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The hanger deck looks really good. Very interesting idea to have a "cut away" section for viewing. Do you plan on putting roofs on the rooms or building interior spaces?

Chris


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Dadeo911 wrote:
The hanger deck looks really good. Very interesting idea to have a "cut away" section for viewing. Do you plan on putting roofs on the rooms or building interior spaces?

Chris


I'm not sure yet about putting roofs on the rooms and/or adding interior spaces. I haven't decided yet. For now, the top "edges" are just temporarily outlined in red like you would see if viewing a cutaway drawing.


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:help_1: Not sure if this is my fault for building something wrong, or if it's the manufacturer's fault due to poorly fitting parts. But...........as you can see by the pics below, there is a gap between the starboard elevator and the main hull wall. I'm not sure how to fix this. When I test fitted the hangar bay in place, everything fit nicely except for this one particular area. :mad_1: Has anyone else had this problem in this area before? In the last two pics where it will be hard to see, the hangar bay floor doesn't even come flush with the elevator opening. I need suggestions on how to fix these problems.

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