1/200 USS San Francisco (CA-38) - Page 2

**dragoon** · #11 01-03-2017, 03:42 PM

I'm loving the videos, great work! I'll be following this build for sure.

**Thales** · #12 01-03-2017, 07:37 PM

Starting last night I came down with a horrific cold. The anthropomorphic creeping crud. If I could keep my eyes open right now I'd give my immune system a withering glare.

It'll likely be a few days before I feel up to working on the forward superstructure.... and then a few days or a week to finish it... So it may be a couple weeks before the video is ready.

From this point on each "section" ends up being a mini-model in itself and then they all stack on top of each other.

*cheers* to nyquil.

**Deriachai** · #13 01-03-2017, 09:33 PM

Looks great currently.

I also really like those weights you are using in the timelapse.

**Thales** · #14 01-04-2017, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Deriachai

Looks great currently.

I also really like those weights you are using in the timelapse.

Those are 1-2-3 blocks, which you'll find in almost any machine shop or welding shop. They can be found for a few bucks on ebay. They are nice and heavy for keeping parts level, and planted enough to use when building jigs for parts.

This is from an old build:

**talls6** · #15 01-04-2017, 10:04 AM

Great Start. I like the Timelapse photography of the hull structure. It was very helpful for me to see a hull frame built as I am just starting Digital Navy's USS Arizona. Look forward to seeing this as if progresses.
Darren

**missileer** · #16 01-04-2017, 11:13 AM

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Well, I have been fabricating scratch parts (not all paper). The shaft is brass, and the cylinders at the end of the shaft, as well as the center section of the props are light wood. The rest of it is paper though.

Since they are scratch built, they are still just as impressive!

**Thales** · #17 01-10-2017, 06:58 AM

And here is video 3 on the forward superstructure and railings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3zWogx8CXU

As usual the full gallery is here.

**Thales** · #18 01-10-2017, 01:32 PM

Here is a bit more on the jig I have for making railings/ladders/etc.

**Don Boose** · #19 01-10-2017, 02:23 PM

That is a very clever railing fabrication jig!

The model looks very good - precise and accurate craftsmanship, and I have been enjoying the videos.

Don

**dragoon** · #20 01-10-2017, 02:46 PM

The videos indeed give a lot of interesting insight. I am planning to try making a timelapse also from my soon to start Polikarpov I-16 build.

Really nice work!