USS Des Moines 1/350

Looking great. Very good PE work.

I have visited her sister, USS Salem and they are very impressive ships indeed.

Thanks Mate. Very happy with her progress at the momentā€¦Cheers mark

The twin 3 inch do look rather good, well worth the effort Mark.

Cheers, Si

Thanks Si. Am pretty happy how they turned outā€¦Cheers Mark

OK onto the next stage of her Build. The Bridge Superstructure is being test fitted and 4 of her 6 Main Rangefinders have been completed. Will have more for you soonā€¦Cheers Mark

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That is some very tidy etch work mark,

The scanners atop the directors are impressive.

Cheers :beers:

Si

Thanks SI. Am very happy how they turned outā€¦Cheers Mark

Just a quick update. Her Fore and Mainmasts have now been completed. Will have more work to show soonā€¦Cheers mark

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Love it when thereā€™s brass masts! Very nice :cowboy_hat_face:

Thanks Russell much appreciatedā€¦Cheers Mark

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Masts look excellent Mark,

Cheers, Si

Stunning mast work - it will be a shame to throw gray paint over all that pretty brass! :see_no_evil:

Si and Tim thank you for your comments much appreciatedā€¦Cheers Mark

Mark,

Iā€™m joining in late, just catching up with your build log so far - outstanding!! And wow, thatā€™s quite a bit of brass going in there, excellent job!
Iā€™m looking forward to following your fine work!

Cheers
Jan

Thank you Jan. Your comments are always appreciatedā€¦Cheers Mark

Have not been able to do much lately thanks to work but did get some benchtime in. I have competed bot of her Cats and the Shipā€™s Crane. Will have more when I canā€¦Cheers mark

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Looking good, Mark :slightly_smiling_face:

Thanks Russellā€¦Cheers mark

Her main Sub Assemblies are now complete and I have test fitted her Hull to her Stand. Will be using LIfecolor Paints for this Build so should be interestingā€¦Cheers mark

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Hi Mark,

Very nice job on the catapults and cran, that is some serious etch. Building up a nice buch of sub assembies for spraying.

Cheers :beers:

Si