USS Monterey in heavy seas, December 1944
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57 22 April 2023, 20:43
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Great idea there! I lately watched a video made by a Naval History Youtuber named Drachinifel detailing the "Typhoon Cobra"... some quite scary stuff.
Looking forward to your further progress 👍
23 April 2023, 13:20
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Welcome Tom, Jennifer, and Dave! Thanks all for the likes - should be a fun journey, especially when I start tinkering with the base soon…
27 April 2023, 18:20
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Should be a fun project and an interesting diorama. Those "Jeep Carriers" were pretty tiny by modern standards. For a point of reference, the CVE Anzio in photo 2 was actually smaller than the modern cruiser Anzio. Hats off to those naval aviators who were able to land on them back in WW2.
27 April 2023, 23:39
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Thanks Tom and John for the supportive comments on choice of topic 🙂 I'm enjoying stretching myself a bit on my more recent dioramas, but I'm a bit worried about getting the water effects right…I think I have some YouTube videos in my immediate future!
@bughunter: LOL, but with all of the Model Air modern naval ship and aircraft grays in my box, I'm probably more than halfway there 😉
28 April 2023, 11:00
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Aboard? Äh,thanks but, I prefer to observe from air or land, the sea is too rough for me on your carrier, 😉
28 April 2023, 21:04
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Agree with you Shar, I wouldn't make it too long on the carrier either - just looking at some of the "rough seas" reference pics I found make me a bit sick 😉
Appreciate all of the likes, thanks all!
29 April 2023, 19:47
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Looking at that last pic I posted, I wonder how well I'll be able to paint the interior of the bridge, and I'm curious if any of the PE crew could be placed through the windows. I had thought about leaving the bridge in two pieces for painting, but of course I ended up putting everything together for "stability" 😒
1 May 2023, 19:38
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Thanks all for the likes, and thanks so much Christian and Pietro for the kind comments - especially coming from such accomplished modelers as yourselves 😃
2 May 2023, 15:51
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I don't think I got my paint mix right - not sure why I was getting the large "rings" on the deck - will do less thinner and more water next time
5 May 2023, 21:47
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Hi Tyson. One thing I changed to the 1/350 Princeton were the island supports, they are provided as thin sticks but in reality the depth is much more profound. [img1] . For the deck you should try the effect of gloss varnish, this may remove the stain effect.
9 May 2023, 16:42
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Thanks for the suggestion Steven! After I finish up the air wing, I'll scratch up some replacements for the supports - the fit of the kit provided sticks still bothers me anyway, and I haven't done much painting in that area 😉
11 May 2023, 00:51
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Yeah, this is going to be really great. I can already see the carrier fighting its way through the waves.
12 May 2023, 21:56
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Welcome Ben!
Thanks Villiers and Shar for the motivating comments, and thanks all for the likes! 😀
13 May 2023, 12:54
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Thanks all for the likes! Getting close to done, so I may not have too many more updates til the final reveal 😉
3 June 2023, 14:52
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Quick update today - times main mast knocked off: 3 😜
I wasn't even working on the ship, just had the cover off to allow the seascape to dry…
7 June 2023, 21:33
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Comment from my 14-year-old daughter: "it looks like a bunch of cotton all around the ship, sorry" 😒
So a bit more shading and shaping seems in order - hopefully will have final photos tomorrow 👍
8 June 2023, 17:40
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Amazing how many details can be found and the work that goes into it. Good work so far.
8 June 2023, 18:42
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Oh boy, someone is going to be in trouble for that overboard Turkey!
Great work so far - very convincing.
10 June 2023, 03:27
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Thanks so much to everyone for the likes, and extra thanks to Shar, Hans, Munky, John, and Jennifer for the motivational comments - always appreciated!
@ John, I couldn't figure out if Monterey was one of the carriers that lost any planes topside during the typhoon, and the model doesn't really allow for showing the chaos that was going on in the hangar deck, so I took some artistic license and dropped one in the drink 😉
10 June 2023, 11:52
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Monterey lost aircraft overboard in addition to the conflagration in the hanger bay.
From a historical standpoint, it was only by ADM Halsey's strong public influence on the home front that he was not relieved from command for his horrible handling of TF-38 during Typhoon Cobra. By electing not to refuel the fleet, many of the smaller ships were below 20% fuel which made them very unstable in heavy seas - causing the worst non-combat loss in USN history.
Great diorama and it's nice to see an important piece of history brought to life and shared with many.
10 June 2023, 14:26
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Thanks Villiers! From the planning stages, I was worried about sculpting water effects that would do the subject justice 🙂 I'm happy with the results, and I'm much more confident with cotton balls and matte medium now 😉
Thanks much for the historical context John! Its amazing that we have a hobby that allows us to honor history while indulging our OCD 😉
10 June 2023, 20:28
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In December of 1944, Task Force 38 was caught in the Philippine Sea attempting refueling operations when a typhoon ("Cobra") hit the fleet and caused enormous damage over the course of two days, sinking three destroyers, damaging a number of other ships, and sweeping dozens of aircraft off carriers.
USS Monterey was one of the light carriers of Task Force 38.1 that was caught in the storm, and suffered major hangar deck damage from planes careening around the deck after getting loose from their moorings.
At this point, I'm planning on showing her in heavy seas with a heavy roll. I hope this is not biting off more than I can chew - I'm already wondering if I've committed to lashing down a dozen or so planes in 1:700 scale 😉