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[WIP] 1/700 USS Enterprise CV-6 Video Logs

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I finally started working on my trumpeter 1/700 Enterprise, this time i decided to video log the build. I will probably divide the build into 4 videos: island, hull+hangar, paint, accessories (AA guns, air wings) + sea base, and when i finish a video, it will be updated here. You can also follow me on twitter or youtube for more frequent updates.

This will be my first carrier model, and i intend to give my best on this legendary ship!

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[WIP] 1/700 USS Johnston DD-557 Part.2

Rear depth charge racks added
Can’t find aftermarket part for these, so i made them out of styrene and ammo box PE parts
torpedo cranes added
Originally did not plan to add handrails on the funnels, but after examining the photo of the Johnston, the handrails are clearly visible.
Added the X shaped support under the first funnel platform, i missed this detail at first.
speaker and range light
oerlikon cannons made
Final look at her before painting!
I decide to mask the anti skid pathways so it would appear darker than deck color, in most fletcher builds i seen this step is ignored, but since shes going to be entirely blue, this should make it look more interesting
here can see the anti skid result, looks pretty neat, now masking the deck for hull painting
First look after painting. To my disappointment, the deck blue and hull blue looked almost identical in the end result,… the ship does look a bit dull, I guess masking the anti skid was the right choice.
attached weapons and done a light wash. The wash makes the blue color less vibrant, the model looks much more realistic now.

In this picture the model is well lit, the blue appears much lighter just like how Measure21 would look under sunlight. In person, the overall color is still pretty dark compare to other ships I’ve built.

Hopefully adding some deck items will give it some color!


But this is will be the end of WIP, see here for the final result.

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[WIP] 1/700 USS Johnston DD-557 Part.1

first test fit of the super structures
Side profile is checked against a blueprint, looks about right, a good start for the model!
Gun director and mast completed, the signal lights on the mast was later changed to a thicker piece of styrene
this file is useful to get rid of little nubs on the PE parts
realized the bofor tubs isn’t a square…. had to pull the original PE out, and replace them. The more you do this, the more glue residue is left, and the model looks less clean, so it’s always best to do plenty of research first
added little lips above the doors using 0.2mm wire, and some other details on the sides
4 strand braids using 0.1mm jumper wire as anchor chains, technique learned from book: Ship Models from Kits by David Griffith
Side depth charge cage, the johnston had a shorter single row cage, had to chop the PE parts up and modify it into the smaller cage
doesn’t look as neat as the original… but at least it’s more accurate, doing all 6 cages cost me 3 new blades as the PE part was quite thick to cut
details added on the first funnel; More side details, notice the gaps i left for the fire hoses, i plan to add them in after painted, since they are white colour and will be difficult to paint if i stick them on now.
little support fins added, these isn’t part of the PE set, i had to cut them up and it was difficult to get them to the same length… in the end it was still a bit uneven
model is roughly 16cm in length
IJN 127mm barrels are used since i had a bunch of them, since the mk12 is also 127mm caliber, it looks about right.
still quite a few details missing in the aft section
Had to reposition all of the outer railings because i didn’t leave enough room for the fairleads around the ship… rookie mistake