LSP_K2 Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 1 hour ago, steinerman said: I'm following this with interest, Kevin. You don't see many ship builds here and I'm glad to see you're tackling this beauty. What you've done so far is great, but I gotta tell ya, you have a long road ahead! But, it's worth it, believe me. I'll be a thing of beauty when it's done. And yes, you're going to spend a lot of money on this beast, not just in paint, but other incidentals as well. Keep posting and most of all - have fun! Larry Thanks, Larry. I have most of her colors now straightened out, though not all have been ordered yet. There will be no incidentals on this model at all, and I'll also be skipping some stuff altogether, the specific deck blue painting of all the horizontal surfaces and whatnot, as an example. Having assembled all of the gun platforms and catwalks already, it would now be nearly impossible to hand paint all of that stuff, so I won't bother. None of this will, in and of itself, hurt the model in competition, and that's an excellent thing. When I tackle the 1:200 kit, my painting and assembly sequencing will be completely different from what I've done here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 I've already spent way too much on paints for this baby, a consequence of researching the needed colors, only after I've already glued everything together. This, hopefully, is the last of it. My second bottle of MRP ever, and I certainly hope it's better than the first. (At least I now have a much better idea of how to approach the big ol' 1:200 kit!) mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomg Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Looking forward to your updates - great work so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 7 hours ago, tomg said: Looking forward to your updates - great work so far. No updates for a while, as I've decided to devote all of my hobby time to finishing my big ol' Panzer I first. The Madhatter and mustang1989 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 When you get back to this one .....I'll be here. ivanmoe and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTB Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Looking forward to the next updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYCrewdog Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Good luck with this build! I know you'll do great. This link is to a builder that put together this same kit, but went as far as lighting it and used a lot of PE. He's got a good website to help us builders out. That where I learned LED lighting. https://davidsscalemodels.com/commissioned-work/1-350-trumpeter-uss-hornet-cv-8/ Again, good luck! LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 That guys website is awesome! I may try some of his tricks with my 1/200 CV-6 USS Enterprise. Cheers...Ron LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 2 hours ago, KYCrewdog said: Good luck with this build! I know you'll do great. This link is to a builder that put together this same kit, but went as far as lighting it and used a lot of PE. He's got a good website to help us builders out. That where I learned LED lighting. https://davidsscalemodels.com/commissioned-work/1-350-trumpeter-uss-hornet-cv-8/ Again, good luck! I saw that. One thing I certainly didn't like, was the huge grained plywood he used for the carrier deck itself. Other than that, it looks just excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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