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Author:  Triumph68 [ Fri Jan 03, 2025 11:37 am ]
Post subject:  1/380 Revell NS Savannah and 1/380 Scratch SS Savannah

Finally got this ship, now lets start, after cutting from sprue, cleaning and glueing together... some corrections must be done
1 filling portholes wrongly placed, drilling new
2 modifie opening of side full floor windows
3 Logo wrong place so cut away
4 take away circle relief around portholes
5 enlarging portholes
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Author:  FFG-7 [ Fri Jan 03, 2025 12:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

take a look at this link https://archive.org/details/ship-design ... S+Savannah as it has the plans for that ship.

Author:  Triumph68 [ Fri Jan 03, 2025 12:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

Txs FFG-7, I already have plans... but more there are some great films on internet of her... I use them big time
take a look at these, the first is the official launching /promotional picture made by the US gouvernment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA8W2Xpz2hA&t=10s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNQ305GVOFE

Author:  Triumph68 [ Sat Jan 04, 2025 12:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

some modifications on portholes
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rounding the sharp edges
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modifying the pool
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Author:  Triumph68 [ Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

based on the inside shown in a Youtube movie , I took a sreenshot
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and cut out the door and windows of the rear big room near the pool
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As the windows of the bridge are to low behind the protective wall infront I raised the top piece with 1mm
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now the window botom is at top level of that wall
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Author:  Triumph68 [ Mon Jan 06, 2025 3:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

Today was a big day, continue making these difficult squaire windows
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a little before - now
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finnished Hull, including cut out for stabillisers
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started making stabilisers
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Author:  FFG-7 [ Mon Jan 06, 2025 4:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

what are the 2 tab things sticking out of the bottom of the hull as not shown on the plans?

Author:  Triumph68 [ Mon Jan 06, 2025 4:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

they are to fix the ship (kit)on the stands lol... nothing to do wth the real ship

Author:  FFG-7 [ Mon Jan 06, 2025 4:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

oh, ok.

Author:  marijn van gils [ Tue Jan 07, 2025 4:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

Good start! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:
And an interesting subject!

Author:  Triumph68 [ Tue Jan 07, 2025 12:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

all windows done, now the interior... I hope it will be visible ones the ship is done
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Author:  Triumph68 [ Wed Jan 08, 2025 6:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

finished the stabilisers and on the ship
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full ships view... and ... all decks are painted
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actually I mainly wanted to see how you can see thru the windows...
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and yes .... with some help of light... you can see a lot of the rear recreation/ball room
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Author:  Neptune [ Wed Jan 08, 2025 12:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

Very good looking and quite rare subject.
You're doing a great job on it as well!

:woo_hoo:

Author:  reigels [ Wed Jan 08, 2025 5:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

Nice work! Great project.

Author:  Triumph68 [ Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

Txs guy's, I do hope you enjoy and yes.... not many of this kit around, and if ... some are at crazy prices, I was lucky to grab mine at a very reasonable price.

Today I did some modification on the door openings of the top part.
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Author:  Triumph68 [ Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

a little before and after, know that modification is not yet finished
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and same but with between fully cut before re-buiding up
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Author:  Triumph68 [ Sat Jan 18, 2025 7:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

I decided to keep the Loadig hatches closed and to not use the added bleu line sticker but to paint it
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I also got a bit more done on top part
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not sure yet where I stop detailing that big room there
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Author:  JIM BAUMANN [ Sun Jan 19, 2025 4:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

Elegant ship, a classic kit but old schoolkit--

deserving of your extensive work!

well done :thumbs_up_1:
JB

Author:  Triumph68 [ Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

Txs Jim
little by little it goes on and on...
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an opening in the kits Bow... way to big and wrongly placed, so I closed it
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ah well, this we will see
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some work done on most rear castle
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Author:  Triumph68 [ Wed Jan 22, 2025 8:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 1/380 Revell NS Savannah

a 2 week time out from warf so here is here state of being atm ... a realy nice looking ship to me
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