USS Missouri project

[namvet]

1:350 scale just over 30" long beam just under 4" wide made by Tamiya. final construction stage.

http://i26.tinypic.com/vrd8xu.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/o5utd3.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/2egcn4i.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/14ukryt.jpg

the blue tape is to protect the hull paint job

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done. I haven't decided yet where to display it. I am going to get a better camera !!!!

http://i31.tinypic.com/1556gap.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/2nsarfq.jpg

[crin63]

Thats great! I admire people would can build a project like that. I would never have the patience to work on something like that.

If it doesn't go together with a hammer and bolts, its too delicate for me.

[namvet]

there were a few times i considered a hammer !!!! :laugh2:

[cat slave]

1:350 scale just over 30" long beam just under 4" wide made by Tamiya. final construction stage.

http://i26.tinypic.com/vrd8xu.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/o5utd3.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/2egcn4i.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/14ukryt.jpg

the blue tape is to protect the hull paint job

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done. I haven't decided yet where to display it. I am going to get a better camera !!!!

http://i31.tinypic.com/1556gap.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/2nsarfq.jpg


WOW!!! How cool!!!! Thats something you dont see everyday! You
must have a steady hand and a lot of patience!

[-Cp]

That's cool, but it's not a red hull:

http://www.awwa-hi.org/images/hawaii_pics/USS%20Missouri.jpg

[PostmodernProphet]

That's cool, but it's not a red hull:


pick it up out of the water and check.....

[namvet]

http://www.battleshipcove.org/drydock/plating.jpg

Battleship Massachusetts http://www.battleshipcove.org/drydock.html

http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/21830/ise-001.JPG

the IJN Hasegawa

there's a reason for the red hull and black line. ballast. if the red is showing she's sittin to high. if the black isn't showing she's in to deep. so. you fire the 16" guns and the recoil will capsize it.

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/k05000/k05583.jpg

WW2 note the camo scheme which they all had. this is the paint scheme that came with my model. I chose not to use it.

[-Cp]

I see, however, that's a pic of the USS Massachusetts..

[namvet]

I see, however, that's a pic of the USS Massachusetts..

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Missouri_Modernized.jpg/800px-Missouri_Modernized.jpg

satisfied ??? I understand your mistrust. if you posted the sun was shinning I would be asking you to confirm it to

[PostmodernProphet]

satisfied ??? I understand your mistrust. if you posted the sun was shinning I would be asking you to confirm it to

always proof on the internet...
http://traxus4420.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/sunshine.jpg

[namvet]

always proof on the internet...
http://traxus4420.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/sunshine.jpg

great photo shop :laugh2:

[-Cp]

how come your model doesn't have the "63" number on the front of the boat?

[namvet]

how come your model doesn't have the "63" number on the front of the boat?

it does. lets see if you can find it

[Sitarro]

Nicely done namvet, I would love to see some close ups of the finished piece. Are all of the antenna lines attached as well? The camo paint scheme is pretty cool, was that for surface camouflage or from the air or both...... very interesting, hadn't seen that before. I've thought of building a carrier but still have a number of planes I want to do first.

[namvet]

Nicely done namvet, I would love to see some close ups of the finished piece. Are all of the antenna lines attached as well? The camo paint scheme is pretty cool, was that for surface camouflage or from the air or both...... very interesting, hadn't seen that before. I've thought of building a carrier but still have a number of planes I want to do first.

well the finished photos are gone. I sent them to a modeler who will post them on his website soon. http://www.lufttiger.com/ click on ships. and you'll his model of the mo. he added a little more rigging. but its pretty much identical to mine. this guy is a master modeler. he builds em then sells em. on ebay i think. ill see if he still has them. I really don't want to it take down from display. so ill see if i can get him to send them. it may still be posted on a WW2 forum. ill check.
yes everything is attached. the camo scheme was for sea and air. this is NOT the model i wanted. i was after a revell. but they don't make warships in this scale anymore. revell was much more authentic. using the actual building plans to make theirs.

http://i28.tinypic.com/x2jxp3.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/xc8wlv.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/qxw328.jpg

I used our lazy susan during contruction. rather than pick it up to turn around i could just spin it around without touching anything. :laugh2: good luck on your projects. you will post some photos???

[-Cp]

No red hull?

[namvet]

No red hull?

press 1 for english. try again

[Sitarro]

No red hull?

The blue is painter's masking tape over the red hull.

[darin]

Very nice! Congrats! When the Mo was up at Bremerton I got to go on it a time or two!

[namvet]

here's the last few display photos

http://i34.tinypic.com/2u77tqt.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/1z5hnom.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/nwx2er.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/209khvp.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/1zx1gs4.jpg

I think someone wanted to see the number :laugh2:

[namvet]

these are samples from a model forum i work on. from all over the world. levels 2-5

http://i41.tinypic.com/24dkosx.jpg

http://images3.hiboox.com/images/2309/1b4f30eff8f9401c5642e145a06260eb.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg222/wed192/My%20F4U-1A%20Corsair/100_9987.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg222/wed192/My%20ME%20410/100_1468.jpg

http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww47/timihendrix01/timskv1parts.jpg

http://i317.photobucket.com/albums/mm379/SGTSHLITZ/trop091.jpg

http://i317.photobucket.com/albums/mm379/SGTSHLITZ/f4ustarside.jpg

http://www.kiwimodeller.com/images/garys/ju-87d/DSCF0234.jpg

http://worldwartwozone.com/forums/attachments/members-showcase/13942d1252787527-1-48-revell-spitfire-mk-dsc_0468.jpg

http://worldwartwozone.com/forums/attachments/members-showcase/7345d1236456903-1-48-p-38-lightning-pict0368.jpg

[Mr. P]

Any interest in the Enterprise? The 18th century Navy ship.
It an all wood kit. I just don't have the time to work on it so I'm thinking about selling it.

[namvet]

Any interest in the Enterprise? The 18th century Navy ship.
It an all wood kit. I just don't have the time to work on it so I'm thinking about selling it.

you mean still boxed up??? no I don't. ill enquire. but first post a photo of it on here so I can put it on the model forum. there is a guy on there that builds battleships/frigates from this era. both plastic and wood. how much you want for it????

[namvet]

Mr. P forgot to ask you what scale and who makes it