The USS New York (ACR 2)

[taylormade]

Progress on New York. I finished the artwork and printed out the deck today - all 38 inches of it. I have a printer that can print banner paper and I cut smooth bristol board into 81/2 by 40 inch strips and run it through. The drawings are done on Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.



A close look at the scale decking.



The next step is to laminate the deck onto a cardboard base.
RT

[redhorse]

Looks good, I like the banner paper idea.

[taylormade]

Continuing on the New York build. I laminated the Bristol board artwork onto cardboard, then laminated both layers onto a plywood base. The cardboard provides a smooth surface as I've found laminating directly onto wood can be a problem if there are surface blemishes in the wood. More work, but a better result. I then cut out the deck with my band saw and trimmed any rough edges with my circular sander.

This is the result. The anchor bays are a real pain on this model! Next I’ll cut a bottom piece of plywood for the waterline and start on the hull sides. Getting the anchor bays to line up with my hull depression should be interesting.





Thanks for looking,
RT

[taylormade]

The new deck. This one looks a lot more like wood and has some texture and variation.



Compare the closeup with the old deck in a pervious post.



The light planks look a bit lighter in the photo than they actually are. Out to the bandsaw as soon as the contact cement is fully cured.
RT

[taylormade]

Test fitting the hull sides. This is a low resolution test on plain paper. It gives some idea how the hull will look. It's just leaning there at the moment.





I'll start on the anchor bays tomorrow.
RT

[taylormade]

Anchor bays constructed and the first two sections of the hull side applied. This is one big model to handle at 1/120th scale.



Pretty smooth at the moment - before I start on the many sponsons along the hull.



The anchor bays were a pain but I was pretty happy with the result. Of course, the anchors will cover most of this work.



I plan to add the rear hull section tomorrow after I work out how I'm going to approach the captain's walk at the stern - lots of compound curves back there.
RT

[boosed]

It's really beautiful!

I love those magnificent white-hulled ships of the American Steel Navy! And you are truly doing them justice in a way that conjures up the period.

Don

[taylormade]

Some progress - work on the bow. Shield (eagle on the top to come later, it's too easy to knock off!), bow trim and surround for torpedo tube.





Just another 38 inches of detail to go!
RT

[barrel roll]

this model is awsome!!!!!!. i LOVE the detail, just looking at the waves makes me sea sick,. this model is sick'n sweeeeeet!

[barrel roll]

KEEP IT UP!