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Hello long lost friends!!!
Yes, the rumors are true, I build other things than the USS Nimitz (1985-86)! I know, I need a minute to sit down too... Here is the proof that I am actually working on another ship!!
Although I promised myself (and the forum members) that I won't start a thread until there is enough progress to report, a few people already asked me to post some pictures of this Vincennes. So against my better judgement,: here it is, and you will all have to excuse me for jumping all over the subject, for I do not have ANY sections completed, and I am jumping from bow to stern on this project, depending on my mood and how many Red Bulls I had.
What do we have here? An ambitious attempt to turn Dragon's steaming pile of plastic into something presentable at a show and tell at a local elementary school. Most of the people who EVER got tricked by the box art into buying this kit (and were older than 6 years old), probably got disappointed. Ryan knows what I'm talking about! A couple other companies attempted to sell this ship under different alter-egos, but don't get your hopes up: It is EXACTLY the same kit , whether it says Italeri, or Trumpeter or Dragon.....
So the kit: to sum it up: a window pane will have more detail on it than this kit. The bow bulwark is sooo plain. The signal room and both of the masts are slingshot worthy.... All the molded on detail is thick, and/or enlarged. One thing I do have to compliment though: virtually all the molded on detail is correct in location . So if they molded on a door, you can bet it is there on the real ship too. Except the real ship has 546 times more doors. The firehoses, vents and different sprinkler piping are in the right place, I just opted for replacing all these with more 3-dimensional material.. That was all the good news about this kit.
The decals (depending on the age and manufacturer) are either on a matt film or they are the thick glossy ones that must crack during shipping from the manufacturer, because I almost never see an intact sheet, therefore I slingshot the decals right to the landfill, gradually along with 50% of the original parts.( I never bought a CG from Trumpy, maybe they provide better decals )
Luckily LOTS of companies have picked up on the poor state of this kit, offering a TON of aftermarket stuff.
I don't need to mention Veteran, and WEM. But RESIN SHIPYARDS here in Canada may not be as well known: Darren offers excellent decals for smaller Navy vessels. More on decals later .
I also purchased Ray Bean's TICO DVD, and again: it was an excellent investment!!
GETTING STARTED: I started on the bow bulwark, because the designing and building of this section was super challenging and fascinating! I tried to imitate the different thicknesses they use on the real ships for the vertical reinforcement
plates. ( the last 5 towards the stern are bigger and thicker). Before sanding this whole area flat, I marked the location of all the details with a tiny drillbit, because -as I mentioned- all the surface detail is in the right place. Unfortunately about 70% of the details won't be installed until completion of bigger sections and the painting of the deck.
I will include pictures of other areas, but won't bore you guys with more writing . For now
I hope you guys see that there is a lot of work going into this thing, and that it will worth the wait.
Happy modeling!!!!
Laci
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AAAAHHH!!!!!! GODZILLA! GODZILLA!! HAHA just kidding. Saw your chameleon photo and it made me laugh. Super job on the super detail man. All the little additions like the downspouts, doors, support frames, etc... to the superstructure is really going to make this ship spectacular. Again, nice work Laci. It's always a pleasure reading and seeing your updates.
