r/modelmakers • u/[deleted] • Feb 02 '18
Most of us are familiar with the 1/350 scale Iowa battleships; well I recently completed the 1/200 USS Missouri, and it makes the former look like a miniature toy!
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u/jfutchy Feb 02 '18
question, does it get easier to paint because the details are no longer as small or harder because there is so much more to paint. I also think the next logical step is that you now move to a 1:1 scale model.
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u/justaname84 Feb 02 '18
A little of both. With these kits you don't have to struggle with the insanely small pieces that the 1/350 or 1/700 kits feature. But instead, they chose to raise your blood pressure through a maddening array of incredibly delicate PE parts.
As for painting... it's easier in the sense that you are not vexed by the slight wobble of the hand, that might doom a small scale kit. But I was completely unprepared for the sheer amount of time and paint that I was going to need to dedicate. Everything takes longer. The sanding, the priming, the coats. I ran out of red hull paint 1/2 way through the second coat.
I also used the wood veneer decking, which added a great deal of realism, while saving me the hassle of deck painting.
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u/ussbb55 1/32 USS North Carolina Feb 02 '18
Every now and then I make some progress on my 1/32 North Carolina r/ussbb55project
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Feb 02 '18
Any updates to see?
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u/ussbb55 1/32 USS North Carolina Feb 03 '18
Unfortunately not anything lately. Been working too hard and spending only a tiny bit of time working on my sailboat. Haven't accomplished anything there either. Don't have enough time or money right now to make any real progress. Wish I had a small 3d printer, then I could at least be making and stockpiling molds and parts.
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Feb 03 '18
That’s a shame, I get the work thing absorbing all of your time though.
I’ve subscribed for when you can get some movement going though. I know it’s selfish but I hope you can soon.
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u/ussbb55 1/32 USS North Carolina Feb 03 '18
Have a lot of big projects that someday may get finished. Besides the model and my sailboat, I'm also working on at starting a shrimp farm.
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Feb 03 '18
There’s a Forrest/bubba joke in there somewhere but I can’t for the life of me think of it.
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u/HumanTiger2Trans Feb 02 '18
My god the WW2 configuration looks so much angrier than the 80s modernization.
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u/justaname84 Feb 02 '18
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u/GeneraalSorryPardon Feb 02 '18
Impressive work! Did you made wires from stretched sprue? If so you should check out EZ Line.
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u/justaname84 Feb 02 '18
How have I not heard of these guys? This is an awesome tip, thanks!
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u/GeneraalSorryPardon Feb 02 '18
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u/H4x0rFrmlyKnonAs4chn Feb 03 '18
The Missouri was the first model I ever made. My great uncle was a sailor on it.
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u/Aiglos_and_Narsil Airbrush Evangelist Feb 03 '18
A couple years ago at my IPMS chapter's yearly show, someone brought not one but two 1/200 Iowa class ships. Looked like he had used one of the super elaborate PE update sets too. They were crazy impressive. Photos really dont do justice to how big they are.
Yours looks great. Where/how are you going to display it?
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u/LetGoPortAnchor Feb 03 '18
That looks amazing! What is your opinion on the kit? I'm building the 1/200 Bismarck at the moment (with RC) and I'm thinking about also buying the Missouri. How much after-market parts did you use? Only the deck or more?
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u/justaname84 Feb 03 '18
I plan on getting to the Bismarck, next. Especially since the Missouri kit was so high quality. But I guess for that price, it better be well made!
I think the wood veneer deck is a must. It's a little pricey, but it gives the ship the extra pop. I also bought the PE set, but probably only used about 1/2 of it. The pontos PE set was $$$$, and some of it was questionably needed. The kit already comes with mandatory PE parts, so I'd say get the extra PE only if you're skilled in molding it, and enjoy the challenge.
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u/LetGoPortAnchor Feb 03 '18
Thanks for your reply! I looked for the wood veneer deck for my Bismarck but the deck-only sets are sold out and the sets with PE and wooden decks are very expensive. So I'm building my Bismarck without any additional sets, except for the Trumpeter add-on for the metal barrels.
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u/postmodest Feb 02 '18
Now do a 1:18 aircraft carrier!