USS Iowa GPM 1:300

[chapuzas100]

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Hello to all, after presenting/displaying, I am going to show the state to me of USS Iowa

Mounting the interior of the helmet.

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Covering the outside of the helmet with paper and adding details.

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Beginning the prow (In the image there are approximately 200 pieces)

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This it is the present state of the model.

A greeting.

[Clashster]

Excellent work! Great looking hull - nice lines! The bow looks great too! How did you make the railings? They look fantastic!

[chapuzas100]

Clashster, it is very difficult to explain in English since I made the railings.

In this photography it is possible to be seen the assembly of the chain and the railings.

http://fotos.miarroba.com/fotos/8/b/8b932da5.jpg

And in this Link http://miarroba.com/foros/ver.php?foroid=1256933&temaid=5935351 a friend explains like doing them in Spanish. The translator uses online.

Un saludo

[Barry]

Railings are excellent are they from wire or thread ?

[chapuzas100]

They are of copper

[Barry]

Thanks for the reply

sorry not meant to be an inquisition ..... are they glued or soldered please ? Railings fascinate me

regards

barry

[chapuzas100]

They are beaten with. loctite super glue-3 with brush.
If your you want I can put photos of the next railings that mount.

Un saludo

[Barry]

That would be a nice idea thank you for the tip anyway

regards

barry

[John Bowden]

Very neat idea with the railings............... how many can you get from your jig?

Barry............. I think your railing facination is as bad as my color Red on airplanes thing:D:p.

You guys are going to convert me into a ship guy if you keep this up!:rolleyes:

john

[Clashster]

Thanks for the photos! They are as good as an explanation! Great idea!

[chapuzas100]

It will try to explain here as I make the railings

To watch better the photos than to read my words

In the first place to make a group. In the group we will mark the horizontal ranges and vertical that the railing will have.
the measures will correspond to each model according to their specifications. that long of railings we will construct? I in my marry 15 cm by piece, this measurement I believe that she is correct to work.
Also he is correct to mount supplements to each side to be able to stick the railing soon.

This idea is copied of a friend whose nick is Heinkel111

After this we rolled the thread in a sense ...........

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soon in the other sense ..........

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and in my assembly I use east glue ...........

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CON PINCEL it means WITH BRUSH

to apply with well-taken care of (if it is possible mask and protective goggles)and the dry brush is necessary to pass much so that they are not left small balls.

http://fotos.miarroba.com/fotos/a/7/a7c00307.jpg




Each person used the material that creates better (in my case the copper) and you do not demotivate to you, single is practices. These railings became to the second attempt.

Un saludo

[chapuzas100]

After pegamnte is dried we cut with small pliers, the fourth thread is used to me as guide for the legs, I apply to painting and this ready one already to use.

I hope that this idea is to you of utility and if it is therefore gratefulness is for Heinkel111.

A greeting from Spain

[Bluenoser]

Do the rails have a tendency to work themselves apart with too much handling?

[chapuzas100]

Bluenoser, I do not translate the question well, you can repeat it of another form?

[Barry]

Thanks for the pictures are they strong joints

[Padre]

Using online translation
¿Los carriles tienen una tendencia a trabajarse aparte con demasiado la dirección?

[chapuzas100]

I feel, I do not understand it the question, is possible to be made the question another form? can be made a drawing?

[Fozzy The Bear]

I feel, I do not understand it the question, is possible to be made the question another form? can be made a drawing?

If the railings are moved when you work on them, do they break apart ??

¿Si se mueven los pasamanos cuando trabajas en ellos, se rompen aparte??

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

[chapuzas100]

Now if I can respunder the question.
The railing once stuck is cut and been of a piece, it is painted of the chosen color and it seems of plastic

[chapuzas100]

The railing when this finished is very resistant

http://fotos.miarroba.com/fotos/0/b/0b93484a.jpg

[Fozzy The Bear]

The railing when this finished is very resistant

Thank you for showing the method of the construction. They are indeed excellent railings.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

[chapuzas100]

These are the progresses of the model. The details in wire have been great, but it is the best thing than I have been able to do.

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Un saludo

[Clashster]

Wow! Spectacular! Especially like the shot looking down the barrels! The railings look awesome, as do the ladders. This just astounds me!

[Fozzy The Bear]

These are the progresses of the model.

Esto es un modelo muy bueno. El trabajo de detalle es excelente.

Very nice indeed!!

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

[chapuzas100]

Hello everybody, not long ago that work in this model, gives me a lot of punishment on the shelf to see him, I decided to ride across the stern, I left a lot by assembling parts and this is the aspect that it has today.

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Un saludo

[B-Manic]

That is very impressive. Very clean build.

[eibwarrior]

I love this kit and model. Great work chapuzas100. Glad to see that you have picked this one back up.

[CMDRTED]

Fantastic work. Do the parts fit well?

[Barry]

looking forward to this one

[chapuzas100]

Fantastic work. Do the parts fit well?

The pieces fit well but are somewhat unwieldy for the old model.

[chapuzas100]

Some more progress on the model

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[eibwarrior]

Nice work chapuzas100. I like the Kingfisher and aft crane. That's very good. I like this even more than the old plastic Revel Missouri on my wall. I'll have to build this one some day.

[ccain]

Beautiful! Very nice work!

[Don Boose]

A very impressive model!

Don

[chapuzas100]

And finally the finished model


http://fotos.miarroba.com/fotos/b/4/b4a924cf.jpg


Here you have more pictures of the complete model

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continue .......

[chapuzas100]

........ continue

And these pictures looking for some details.

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As a final assessment I would say that the model despite being very old fits very well, the problems I have had to interpret diagrams assembly but I found a forum in German, the assembly of the Misouri of the same period and from the same manufacturer and with These images got finish mine.

A greeting

chapuzas100

[Michael Mash]

Looks like some nice work!
A fine tribute to a great ship.
Also, your English is working out quite well.
Mike

[redhorse]

It looks great! Thanks for sharing your build.

[willygoat]

WOW!!!! That turned out wonderful :D As a native of the great state of Iowa, I thank you for creating such a wonderful model of this ship.

[Barry]

one to be proud of

[Lex]

Congratulations on finishing this huge build!

[Yu Gyokubun]

Congratulations on your beautiful ship!!!
Railings build is instructive
Did you use copper for radar on top of the flying bridge too?

[chapuzas100]

Congratulations on your beautiful ship!!!
Railings build is instructive
Did you use copper for radar on top of the flying bridge too?

If I've also used copper, I had to be more careful but the result is acceptable.
Thanks YuG and thanks to other people who have visited my model.

A greeting

chapuzas100

[willygoat]

Looking at your model again reminded me that a guy I went to college with used to be stationed on the Iowa. He was a clerk for one of the head guys on board. He told me some crazy stories about his time on the ship. He also said he was pretty close to the explosion that took out one of the gun stations. Now that's scary stuff.

[Yu Gyokubun]

If I've also used copper, I had to be more careful but the result is acceptable.

chapuzas100


Thank you for your reply. I'll try copper railings and radar:)

[eibwarrior]

Brilliant finish chapuzas100. That's a beautiful ship.

Not bad at all for an older design.