USS Edwin A Howard
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The basic kit, originally from the Eisenhower era
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Bottom of the hull, sanded to reduce the weld seam lines
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Bow area sanded to reduce the weld seam lines
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Stern area sanded tomreduce weld seam lines
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Deck weld seam lines and anchor chains removed, openings drilled out, and splinter shield reduced in thickness
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Deck weld seam lines and anchor chains removed, openings drilled out, and splinter shield reduced in thickness
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Stern area deck weld seam lines removed and splinter shields reduced in thickness
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Stern area deck weld seam lines removed and splinter shields reduced in thickness
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Beginning work on thinning down open bridge area side bulkhead thickness
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Side bulkhead thickness reduced
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Superstructure side’s before clean up
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Molded on seam lines, vertical & inclined ladder removed and pilot house portholes opened
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Soundroom added (wrong way... oops)
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Brass mesh added for deck wood lattice, with penny for scale reference
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Brass mesh added for deck wood lattice
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Side openings added to bridge, soundroom addition repositioned
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Rear openings added to bridge
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Gun director mount in kit
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Modified for tub mount in Butler Class
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Splinter shields for forward mounts as molded
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Kit parts thinned down
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Bridge are after corrections
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Bridge are after corrections
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Bridge are after corrections
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Bridge are after corrections
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Aft 40mm mount splinter shields thinned down
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Midship 20mm Mount splinter shields thinned down
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Overall view of modified deckhouse
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Stack built- needs detail corrections
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Test fit showing missing bulkhead
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Test fit of stack, needs correction forward to bridge area
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Test fitting so far
コメント
6 22 March 2019, 16:21
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Thank you Erik. I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do with this.
30 March 2019, 14:16
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i have the complete "DE-339 USS John C. Butler Booklet of General Plans 1944" of 11 files 112meg if you need as your stack appears to be wrong.
28 November 2022, 20:11
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@ffg7, I have some reference materials here, a couple books, plus line drawings, but it's been so long since I worked on the kit, I don't recall what changes need to be made to the stack.
@guy, thank you sir, I think after new years I'll get this one back on the bench. I need to get it completed and over to my friend, for who I am building the kit.
28 November 2022, 21:50
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fill the grooves on the stack. have a look at this link shipmodels.info/mws_..hp?f=49&t=375923 & you'll see a somewhat large square pipe coming out of the front of the stack which is missing on your model. the 1 out of the back of the stack is squarish but shorter then the front.
29 November 2022, 13:54
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The link doesn't work. But I'll get it figured out when it's time to resume this project. Thanks for the heads up. It's been a few years on this one.
29 November 2022, 16:10
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Nice! Thanks! I have a few close ups of the stack area off of the internet that will be helpful
29 November 2022, 23:03
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