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Bill,

good to hear again from you! Keep up, and keep up the good work!

Jorit

Come back Bill

Reopen your Shipyard



Jef

Need to see a post from you Bill.

TommyL.

I second that motion...

Yes, please.

I had a message a few days ago from Bill, he is finding things difficult getting back to the site, His new delemer is his bother has cancer, so he has other things on his mind.

I dont think bill will mind that I told you, as you were all inquiring about him. ron h

Bill delete my message if you need to , was not sure you would be on site. ron h

Are we ready to continue on this?????? It will be soon...............

Missed you, Bill. More than ready.

Sooo--does this mean that the carrier is nearly done...?

EXCELLENT-- looking forward to seeing the Indy getting completed!



JB

Hi Bill saw you on the board , any news on the build. Just asking .
Dave Wooley

Dave Wooley wrote:Hi Bill saw you on the board , any news on the build. Just asking .
Dave Wooley

Hello Dave Wooley!! Funny you should ask........Got the shop cleaned up after the Santee build and I am back in progress on the BB-58. Got the camera charged up and I'll be ready to shoot soon! Stay tuned. By the way, Kiev looking outstanding as usual! Can't wait to see her completed with those a/c.

Hello again all ! If you follow this scratchbuild forum, you are probably aware that I have been busy on the USS Santee Escort carrier project. Having completed and delivered the model, with all concerned "happy", it was time to get back to this big South Dakota Class BB. I really don't like to stop one project mid-stream and start another. You tend to lose momentum on the first, and devote all powers to the second. The Santee was a special project for me, so the BB got put on hold. I have now re-grouped and got a new game plan for completing this first battleship project that I have attempted. My last photo post was Jan 14,2008, so it's been a while. If you go back to pg.36, I'll try to pick up where I left off. I am in the process of building the superstructure area of the ship. It's a fairly large structure with 11 different levels and lots of "stuff" in between. Hundreds of details on a battleship. I won't get 'em all, but I'll try to get alot! I've made a bit of progress over the last couple weeks, after getting back in the groove on this. Let's take a look................... Well, it's starting to look like a battleship, anyway! Lot's to do yet so stay tuned!! More to come!!

its nice to see you back at the indiana,looking very nice. i like the look of the p/e portholes they look a lot better than my homemade ones,i will look for some in 1/200 or 1/192

Hi Bill Good to see Indiana back in the groove. I noted that you use balsa to form the deck house structures and cover with styrene. Question what thickness of styrene do you use? I have only used this system once many years ago and I'm thinking of returning to its use for the next project. What did you use or are going to use as the adhesive to bond the styrene to the balsa? Your decking looks really sharp is this marked, scribed or planked ? As you quite rightly point out there is a huge amount of "detail" that can be incorporated onto the model. I suppose it's the eternal question, where to draw the line? I'm sure you have mentioned this but what are the origins of your plans and the time period of the plans {as built}? I have long come to the conclusion that if the vessel is historical and not current then isolating a time line is like chasing rainbows; it�s so much more difficult than it first appears, as I have found out. This very subject is often raised at our build seminars which relates to any vessel you care to name . Once again Bill it�s always a pleasure to see your builds on the board as you bring like others different techniques for solving similar problems .
Dave Wooley

Dave Wooley wrote:Hi Bill Good to see Indiana back in the groove. I noted that you use balsa to form the deck house structures and cover with styrene. Question what thickness of styrene do you use? I have only used this system once many years ago and I'm thinking of returning to its use for the next project. What did you use or are going to use as the adhesive to bond the styrene to the balsa? Your decking looks really sharp is this marked, scribed or planked ? As you quite rightly point out there is a huge amount of "detail" that can be incorporated onto the model. I suppose it's the eternal question, where to draw the line? I'm sure you have mentioned this but what are the origins of your plans and the time period of the plans {as built}? I have long come to the conclusion that if the vessel is historical and not current then isolating a time line is like chasing rainbows; it�s so much more difficult than it first appears, as I have found out. This very subject is often raised at our build seminars which relates to any vessel you care to name . Once again Bill it�s always a pleasure to see your builds on the board as you bring like others different techniques for solving similar problems .
Dave Wooley

Hello again Dave Thanks for the comments. In answer to your questions, I'll use .010 styrene to cover the deck houses on the sides, and .030 or .040 for the decks. I'm using medium viscosity C/A for adhesive and accelerator when needed. I find this system really bonds the stryrene to the wood very well. I tried an experiment with this and I tried to pull off the styrene, it came off with alot of the wood attached to it, so I have to assume the bond is good. The plank lines on the wood decking are "burned" in with a laser. The plans I'm using are from Floating Drydock among other sources. There were 4 ships in the South Dakota class, South Dakota, Massachussetts, Indiana, and Alabama. The main difference between the ships is the placement of the 20 and 40mm guns, life boats and some other minor items. One query is the ships boat crane. I believe Indiana only had one in the timeframe I am building, early 1945. There originally were two, as with her sister ships. At some point the portside crane was removed for some reason..... Indiana went through several refits and upgrades, and I have no exact depictions of her in early 1945. As I stated earlier, I'll get it as close as possible! I believe the representation the model will show is correct. HTH...........Bill W.

Hi Bill Thanks for your detailed reply .
Dave Wooley

Bill,
Excellent progress. Can't wait to see her finished.
Mark

Hello again all . Here's this weeks update on the Indiana build. I am working on level 2 of the superstructure. One of the pesky little items is the ships boat crane. I decided to build the crane now, as it goes on this level. Some other details added, too. Let's take a look............. Well there you have it, another update. Hope you enjoyed! Back to construction.............Stay tuned! I continue on........

Absolutely Stunning work, Glad to see you back at it.
I am taking lots of notes.