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Post by gator on Feb 17, 2024 17:25:02 GMT -6
Up next on the work bench is the USS John Hancock. Why the John Hancock? Because of this...  Just starting on it. It is a very old Arii kit that was was in a box of very old kits. It will be a fun kit to do. She'll be waterline and underway when I finish her.  |
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Post by JCON on Feb 17, 2024 18:35:43 GMT -6
Fun! I'll follow along!!!
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Post by BUCKY on Feb 17, 2024 23:07:21 GMT -6
Never knew this ship existed. I'm here to check out this project! Carry on!
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Post by JCON on Feb 18, 2024 15:36:13 GMT -6
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Post by JEFF on Feb 18, 2024 16:07:31 GMT -6
Joe, that's creepy....  Great start,Ken. It looks good. |
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Post by JCON on Feb 18, 2024 16:21:57 GMT -6
Joe, that's creepy.... Great start,Ken. It looks good. I fixed it for ya! LOL!!! |
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Post by gator on Feb 20, 2024 12:26:48 GMT -6
Thanks guys. Looking forward to getting back on it this weekend.
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Post by gator on Jul 4, 2024 14:18:35 GMT -6
Finally back on the John Hancock. Progress from yesterday and today. I’ll need to scan in the decals and digitize them then do a reprint on my laser printer. They are yellowed badly.   |
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Post by BUCKY on Jul 4, 2024 16:37:37 GMT -6
Great to see this one back under way.
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Post by gator on Jul 4, 2024 16:44:35 GMT -6
Thank you.
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Post by gator on Jul 5, 2024 15:48:29 GMT -6
Today's work on the Hancock. I got the decals artwork done. What you see in black, with the exception of the ship's name, will be white. After mulling over the warning rings colors, I am going to print those without the white. I would have to print them separately and, in 1/700, lining them up be impossible. The hull numbers are going to be touchy as it is.  |
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Post by JEFF on Jul 6, 2024 6:16:10 GMT -6
Never seen home made decals before. Very interesting
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Post by Beekster on Jul 6, 2024 7:09:53 GMT -6
Never seen home made decals before. Very interesting 😎 |
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Post by Robbo on Jul 8, 2024 8:04:03 GMT -6
Nice work
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Post by gator on Jul 8, 2024 9:27:11 GMT -6
Thank you.
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Post by gator on Jul 11, 2024 6:24:59 GMT -6
Thanks to a friend who served on a Spruance class destroyer, I can eliminate the Phalanx CIWS weapons. This class didn’t have them. Looking forward to getting back on this kit this weekend.
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Post by Beekster on Jul 11, 2024 9:12:22 GMT -6
Thanks to a friend who served on a Spruance class destroyer, I can eliminate the Phalanx CIWS weapons. This class didn’t have them. Looking forward to getting back on this kit this weekend. He's almost right, Gator. An old fleet reference I have states that DD 965, 967-71, and 997 did have the pair of 20mm CWIS mounted. But your subject did not. Not sure why some in the class had them fitted and others didn't. The closely related ex-Iranian Kidd class (colloquially known as either the Ayatollah class or Dead Admiral class) did have them, and so did the Tico class cruisers. All three classes used the same hull. |
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Post by JCON on Jul 12, 2024 9:49:35 GMT -6
Will be fun to see you back in this Kenny!
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Post by gator on Jul 12, 2024 12:02:52 GMT -6
Looking forward to getting back on this one this weekend. It's way to hot here in south Louisiana to do anything outside, like cut grass.
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Post by JCON on Jul 12, 2024 12:53:37 GMT -6
We've been over a hundred degrees here the last few days with no end in site... glad mom's house has air-conditioning.
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