Jessie_C 8,248 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 (edited) I have a few choices. I will entertain votes for which one I ought to build until the end of the weekend, then I'll get started. The thread title will change once the desired victim subject is chosen. And the votes are in: NotCalypso 0 Liberty Ship 5 I-400 2 Cutty Sark 2 Schwimmwagen 0 Also, just for Richard, because I know he gets anxious about this kind of thing. Just a little bit past the required 'no more than 25% started' rule. The only aftermarket I'm using are the decals and the Falcon canopy, nose and wingtip light cover. Kit parts are serving as masks right now. I did a small bit of detailing in the cockpit and everything else will be OOTB. Edited January 17 by Jessie_C the people have spoken 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Steve 14,252 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 🖐 Jeremiah o Brian for me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hutch6390 941 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 I vote for the I-400, looks like a smart boat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3,967 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 and i vote for the Cutty Sark (you will love the rigging) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 8,248 Posted January 14 Author Report Share Posted January 14 For anyone worried about the NotCalypso, I've got a set of proper Calypso decals from Evil-bay which I'll use to make it correctly. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWG686 22,803 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 54 minutes ago, Jessie_C said: Also, just for Richard, because I know he gets anxious about this kind of thing. What a relief, that saves me taking a pill 😧 (unless you need more scans) Jeremiah o Brian for me too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 15,449 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 O brien for me 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Walrus 9,303 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 The Liberty Ship O'Brien. Thought about getting one for this GB Did some research, and it looks really cool when completed Which is why someone else should do O' Brien for the GB! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dixieflyer 2,414 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 I cast my vote for the Liberty ship. Warren 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mish 3,482 Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 Cutty Sark for me, if not the Liberty Ship, you can get away with a lot of weathering on that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 4,668 Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 I think the I-400 looks rather cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 8,248 Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 So there it is. Boring grey merchant ships seem to be the hot property here in this group build. But I've fooled you all! My Liberty Ship is going to appear as a generic post-war merchant ship, so it won't be boring and grey I'm aiming for something similar to this: 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dixieflyer 2,414 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 @Jessie_C doing it up as a postwar ship certainly opens up a lot of possibilities. Warren Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Steve 14,252 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Ooooooooh Excellento 😬👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 15,449 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Nice choice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3,967 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 great choice, even though i asked for the Cutty Sark, and i bet you also finish it before my SD14 is completed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Noser 2,688 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Nice choice, shame I wasnt paying enough attention to vote! But would have opted for this anyway. I have mine sitting at the bottom of a pile of greyness but never thought of doing it as a post war, great idea! Much more interesting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 8,248 Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 3 hours ago, Kevin said: i bet you also finish it before my SD14 is completed Let's be fair here. Mine is about 30 cm long stem to stern, and the hull is 4 pieces including the screw and rudder. It most sincerely can't be compared to the masterpiece you're doing out of card of all things! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 8,248 Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 So what do you get inside the box of a Trumpeter Liberty Ship? Let's take a look: Upper and lower hull The rest of the upper decks Deck houses and hatch covers And lastly, 2 identical sprues of tiny fiddly bits 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3,967 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 good luck with the build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 15,449 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 That looks as familiar as the Blucher good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3,967 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 21 hours ago, Jessie_C said: Let's be fair here. Mine is about 30 cm long stem to stern, and the hull is 4 pieces including the screw and rudder. It most sincerely can't be compared to the masterpiece you're doing out of card of all things! well that's certainly the case now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 8,248 Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 23 minutes ago, Kevin said: well that's certainly the case now I'm betting that with the right paint you can still make it look like it's been the centrepiece of a shipbreaking. It's just a little farther along than you had originally planned. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 8,248 Posted January 21 Author Report Share Posted January 21 The building commences! First, solve a fit problem. As moulded, the lower hull slightly underhangs the upper hull, so it needs to be forced just slightly outwards with a few lengths of nice thick sprue robbed from the Alanger Typhon kit. Now it fits nicely 4 pieces later, the basic hull is complete Trumpeter made a couple of mistakes with the screw and rudder. The screw's blades are too broad for a Liberty ship, the keel extension to the bottom of the rudder is too thin, and the rudder is one piece rather than the split balanced Liberty ship rudder. I'm not going to let myself care about those so it's straight out of the box. The real screw and rudder looked like this 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 15,449 Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 Trumpeter screw the pooch somewhere Jessie! At least it wasn't an entire bow profile 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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