USS Ward DD 139 - Page 3

**MichaelS** · #21 10-31-2018, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by CMDRTED

I could always crash one of these into her and close the historic loop...

Yes. Some very ironic twists in this ships history.

**CMDRTED** · #22 11-01-2018, 06:17 AM

Michael at this point you should have the hull ready to skin. main deck applied...

**MichaelS** · #23 11-01-2018, 07:47 AM

Right there with ya Commander....

**PacificWind** · #24 11-01-2018, 08:16 AM

Nice choice with water texture. It's a good method , less work when you compare it to the structural base I made for my Ward. There're thousands of ways to create sea dioramas.

**PacificWind** · #25 11-01-2018, 08:20 AM

Also I've noticed that your ship has remastered colors. Deck on yours is much more darker blue.

**Rata** · #26 11-01-2018, 03:11 PM

Don't usually like to get my feet wet, but glad I came here to look at this build.

As usual the history as much as the model gets me hooked.

**MichaelS** · #27 11-01-2018, 04:38 PM

A new area of modeling along with the Polish company's translation to English has presented a challenge. At least if I screw something up I can blame it on their translation!!

However it does give one a new appreciation for what our Polish friends go through trying to understand Rata's version of the Queen's English.

This kinda reminds me of my first paper build a Marek 1/33 P-26 which was a disaster. Defines the term "Bitten off more than he can chew!" With the help of a very helpful CMDRTED here on the forum I have been able to save myself from sinking more than once so far.

Once I got the basic hull assembled it is now just reading (and re reading) the instructions before just taking a stab and gluing stuff on where it looks appropriate!

**CMDRTED** · #28 11-01-2018, 05:46 PM

alright! now your cooking with lard, er fire. looking good, grasshopper.

**MichaelS** · #29 11-02-2018, 10:07 AM

Chugging right along. Very tedious.

The actual ship took 17 1/2 days to build in 1918! One hundred years ago.

It looks like they actually had a porta potty hanging off the side of what JSC calls the "caboose". Not a floaty thang expert but that sounds a little suspicious to me...

**MichaelS** · #30 11-02-2018, 04:37 PM

Once you get the hang of it these actually go pretty fast. Next up the 4 stacks that give her class its popular name.