Out of an 80's naval warfare novel

Tyson Tu
Just realized today that the bow wave on the Dallas is all wrong - spent some time on the water effects and detailing

Tyson Tu
On to the rigging stage…any recommendations for what works best in 1/700 scale? I have 0.05mm wire (pictured in the last couple photos), but it's not the easiest to work with. Thoughts?

Spanjaard
There are multiple options, Ultra Fine Lycra rigging Whi..NFINI Model IR-0202W, 1:700) or High Elastic Rigging Thread (Uschi van der Rosten 4007, No) rename two of them (some others are rebooting the same stuff)

Tyson Tu
Thanks Spanjaard! One more question to all - what glue works better with the elastic thread - CA or PVA? I tend to like PVA since it's more forgiving, but it takes longer to set and isn't as strong. Or is there another option?

Spanjaard
I have only used CA, so I can not say if PVA woukd work. The problem would be to hold the thread in place until it is dry.....

Tyson Tu
OK, I'm ready to call it a day on this one or I'll just keep finding little things to fiddle with, leading to repairs ;P
A few learnings from this project:
1) 0.05mm elastic thread is the way to go for 1/700 rigging - I was glad I had some Uschi from one of my Flyhawk kits for this (thanks Spanjaard!)
2) I need to stop installing radar masts backwards (note the foremast on the Lake Erie) - grrrr
3) Unless it's a Flyhawk kit, check to make sure the kit-supplied PE rails will fit the entire model - I used at least 3 different kinds of rails to fill in all of the gaps on both ships (which both came with PE frets in the box), so I try not to look closely at my own work there - the macro photos don't help with this
4) Cotton makes for nice water effects

Spanjaard
Really nicely done. Good that you gave some help to that poor sailor overboard 😉

Tyson Tu
Thought I was done, but I just couldn't leave that sailor in the water, so see photo 33 with him onboard, posing next to his new favorite safety item.

Also did a final gloss coat on the water.

Guy Rump
Very impressive. 👍

Tyson Tu
Thanks Spanjaard and Guy!

Tyson Tu
Thanks all for the likes! Looking back, I miss the nice clean gray surfaces on modern ships 🙂
Don't know what people see in camo schemes on WW2 ships…

Andriy Shvets
Such a great job at 700 scale