CA-34 Project
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Initial setup. CA-34 alongside USS Indianapolis and small boys.
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Clay ballast added for stability during construction.
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Replacement anchor hawsepipes.
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That's Trumperer's CA-38 in 1/350 scale for comparison.
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PE is from old CW set.
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PE is from old CW set.
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Adding brass barrels by Voyager. First attempt, without blast bags, didn't look right.
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Decided to secure the plastic barrels, then trim off the tubes.
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Once the new barrels were in place and immobilized, I flooded the join with thin CA.
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Once the new barrels were in place and immobilized, I flooded the join with thin CA.
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CA-34 improvements: Fore mast re-done in brass & styrene, minor parts added (20mm, Carly floats, anchors with "disappearing" shanks, etc.)
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CA-34 improvements: Fore mast re-done in brass & styrene, minor parts added (20mm, Carly floats, main & secondary directors, etc.)
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CA-34 improvements: Fore mast re-done in brass & styrene, minor parts added (20mm, Carly floats, main & secondary directors, etc.)
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Main deck railings are LR LE700061.
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Had to scratchbbuild the replacement propeller guards.
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CA-34 improvements: Fore mast re-done in brass & styrene, minor parts added (20mm, Carly floats, main & secondary directors, ship's boats, screws, etc.)
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CA-34 Album Cover
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Kommentarer
10 6 November 2013, 05:27
Album info
USS ASTORIA (CA-34) in 1/700 scale as sunk in 1942 off Guadalcanal in the First Battle of Savo Island.
(from Trumpeter New Orleans kit).