Hi Guys:
"And now for something completely different."
I will chime in here too on Gary's thread: I know this is off topic, but Gary Started it!
I have spent the last year working on the Trumpeter 1/200 Arizona as it appeared at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in January 1941. I chose this time frame as the Kingfishers still wore the prewar hi-vis scheme and the ship was in a paint scheme in which there was no dispute. The kit has it's usual detractors but; it goes together well and when finished, looks like the Arizona. I used the ARTWOX wood deck and of course Bob's Buckles eyelets and tubes for the rigging. Thanks Bob! I used some Kit Provided PE, Eduard PE and White Ensign Models PE. The skills I learend rigging WWI bi-planes carried over well in rigging this ship. I have well over 2,000 hours into it, countless pieces of PE and a few scratch built items as well. I have always been fascinated by the Pearl Harbor "Story" but more importantly the human drama from both perspectives, of events prior, during and after the attack with focus on the Arizona in particular. I am hoping Trumpeter will release more of the Pearl Harbor ships in that time frame in this scale.
Whilst at CAPCON with Chris, Gary, Lance and Lindsay, Chris, with much cajoling and Chris like logic, with more cajoling from Gary, Lance and Linsay; almost had me convinced of my 'need' for the 1/200 Nelson. I demured, when proudly I told my wife of how I foiled their scheme, she said" Well why didn't you buy it?"
I plan on getting back into the WWI side of the hobby and post pictures here. Until that time:
The model is sitting on a book shelf that is a full 36" in length (Almost a meter) to give the viewer a sense of size.
A starboard bow on shot
The Boat Deck: I started by building the boats first. I drilled out the portholes on the Captains Gig's and added Eduard PE for the interiors and the railings.
Port Amidships looking forward
Amidships looking aft. Note the antenna Insulators on the main fighting top. Bob's Buckles eyelets and tubes.
Number three turret with Kingfishers mounted. This is the barbette that sticks out of the water and is visible from the memorial. Survivors that have passed away can have their ashes interred here, divers carefully place the remains on the roller mounts inside the barbette.
Looking aft showing the Kingfishers to good affect. I had to scrounge to get the markings for the kingfishers, but I think they really add to the model. I did open one up as Eduard and WEM provided PE interiors for the aircraft. I had to do a lot of carving and cutting to get them to fit, it turned out alright.
Aft Catapult with Kingfisher stowed. The flag decals came with the kit. I cut them out, fixed them to tin foil, aluminium to you folks down under and the U.K., sealed with Pledge future and attached to the rigging line. I have the fags in a pierside configuration with the union jack on the jack staff on the bow and the national ensign on the flagstaff aft.
Finally port aft looking forward. The letters on the stern are from the White Ensign Models PE Fret, I had to place each one individually, it turned out alright.
Thanks for looking
