Graham D's USS New York Trumpeter 1/350

[Graham D]

A bit late, but here is my contribution to the group build, the USS New York. Here are some sprue shots, there are more sprues, but most are duplicated. There is photo etch included, but I seem to have mislaid it, or it got thrown away when I was clearing up from my last build, so I have got the Pontos detail up kit.

This is the colour scheme I will be using




The next 4 are duplicated

 

[Morpheus]

Looks good, Hopefully the missing parts will turn up

 

[Ian M]

Welcome aboard Graham.

 

[Graham D]

A small update, the hull is stuck together and the wooden deck, which came with the Pontos PE, has been stained beck blue

Deck before staining


deck after

 

[Graham D]

The deck is on, most of the blast shields have been removed as they will be replaced with photo etch

 

[Fenlander]

This looks good Graham. Not aware of this kit or ship, is it the same class as the Arizona?

 

[Graham D]

Graham

The USS Arizona (BB-39) is a Pennsylvania-class battleship commissioned in 1916, where as the New York (BB-34) is a New York class battleship was commisioned in 1914. They were both battleships. They do look similar, but that is probably because they were designed around the same time and in the HMS Dreadnought style.

 

[Ian M]

So how does one get a wood deck to fit over all those fittings on the plastic deck....
Looking good by the way

 

[Graham D]

So how does one get a wood deck to fit over all those fittings on the plastic deck....
Looking good by the way

Thanks

There are lots of small cutouts to remove from the deck, and then very carefully lining up the cutouts, with a good dose of swearing as it goes slighty askew and you have to remove it and start the placement again.

 

[Graham D]

Started to do the guns. This is a 20mm oerlikons. There are 42 to do, I have done 4 and that took me 2 hours.

 

[Ian M]

Err, I think you forgot to put the piece in the photo. Oh wait there it is!!!
Dude that is tiny

 

[Graham D]

I have finished the oerlikons,


now onto the 5 inch guns, there is only 10 of these and they are a bit bigger.

 

[peterairfix]

Rather you than me

 

[Graham D]

I have finished the guns, yippee!

Here are the quad 20mm bofors,


and the 5 main guns. The barrels are burnished, but will be painted


This is the start of the catapault, a small kit in its own right, there are about 50 pieces. I bought this Model Craft universal work holder to replace a small vice I had been using. I wish I had bought this sooner, it makes holding pieces like this so much easier.

 

[Graham D]

Here's an update, the main bridge and the cranes are made, and the hull has been painted 5-H (haze grey) and masked for the 2nd colour H-O, (Ocean Grey). Once I have put the last colour on 5-N (Navy Blue), I'll then mask the hull for the red and black waterline.

 

[Graham D]

Finished painting the hull, next onto replacing the bits I cut off with photo etch. Progress will be a bit slower, if that's possible, as I have just had an op on my right shoulder

 

[Bangor Lad]

Your build is progressing nicely. I like the workholder. Where did you get yours from? Looks really useful.
Cheers

 

[Graham D]

Your build is progressing nicely. I like the workholder. Where did you get yours from? Looks really useful.
Cheers

Thanks,

I got the holder from HobbyCraft. It's the Model Craft universal work holder.

 

[Graham D]

More progress on USS New York. This update is putting the blast shields onto the deck, to make it into a late 1944 version.

 

[papa 695]

That is looking very good Graham.