CSS Virginia II Coming soon (I Hope!)

[Knife]

Jack, the Damn Yankee Cat, litterly (sorry for the pun) swept the decks last night of all my confederate ironclads. He was trying to attack a moth in the window and wasn't concerned with what got in the way. Since the Confederate Shipyard was in ruins I took that as a sign that the Union Navy needed representation. So this morning I finished up Paper Shipwrights USS Monitor. I started this kit about three years ago, so it wasn't a fast build. Anyway, here are some shots of the Monitor taking on the Virginia II. Next on the build que is the grand lady herself, the CSS Virginia.

[APA-168]

Looks excellent, as always! Glad to see some Union ships represented in your vast and impressive fleet. I saw you had asked about the Passaic kit on Zealot-glad you found it. If you end up ever building it, I'd love to see photos!

[Knife]

Thanks APA-168, all your designs look top notch. First I need to plow through my 4" high stack of ships yet to be built before I get to the Passaic. I'm trying to temper my passions. First, admit you have a problem. Second, admit there's a higher power (the wife). Third, moderation in all things (right . . .). Forth, shorten the "mentally built" list while lengthening the "physically built" list. But, while searching I noticed that there's not many pictures of APA-168's models built, so all you ironclad modelers need to start posting photos.

I thought Paper Shipwright's Virginia's design is interesting. He includes the interior casemate frame. The Virginia was a very large vessel, here she is compared to the Virginia II.