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1/700 Asheville Class Patrol Gunboat
- Thread starter Rhino
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Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Most impressive! I can't wait to see these done.
Rhino
Super Moderator
Holidays can be Model Days too!!
Finished 40mm mount for Defiance. New pilothouse roof, and nav/search radar for VFFSB! Little brass wire, punched out .030 plastic card.
I wanted so, to paint something. CSS Arkansas got her paint job today! Port side view. Bent the brass wire for Her boat davits.
It seemed foolish to add the davits, before the cannons. Cut brass tubing for bow & stern Guns! This is for YOU 'Pup!
"It all started back in 1862.............." Starboard side view.
Stern Guns mounted in the casemate.
Bow Guns.
Finished 40mm mount for Defiance. New pilothouse roof, and nav/search radar for VFFSB! Little brass wire, punched out .030 plastic card.
I wanted so, to paint something. CSS Arkansas got her paint job today! Port side view. Bent the brass wire for Her boat davits.
It seemed foolish to add the davits, before the cannons. Cut brass tubing for bow & stern Guns! This is for YOU 'Pup!
"It all started back in 1862.............." Starboard side view.
Stern Guns mounted in the casemate.
Bow Guns.
Rhino
Super Moderator
Starboard Armament Installed. Cut brass tube, ground on a battery Dremel, on low speed. Shaped the muzzles by a happy accident of having the brass tube bits deciding to spin on their own, with the Dremel!! :skipper :yipee
Pirate Captain Serena surveys the progress. Portside guns installed. They still need a dusting of Tamiya smoke to take the shiney out of them. A light wash later, with some schmutz. CSS Arkansas didn't have a very long career, but She fought hard! Terror of the Yazoo River!!
Last, but not least, the quad 40mm mount for kamikaze protection.
:stinker
Pirate Captain Serena surveys the progress. Portside guns installed. They still need a dusting of Tamiya smoke to take the shiney out of them. A light wash later, with some schmutz. CSS Arkansas didn't have a very long career, but She fought hard! Terror of the Yazoo River!!
Last, but not least, the quad 40mm mount for kamikaze protection.
Actually it was 1860 when it all started but it's a mute point at this time.
Excellent work Chris, guess you don't have any problem storing things things when done.
Excellent work Chris, guess you don't have any problem storing things things when done.
Rhino
Super Moderator
The forward guns are 8 inch, 64 pounders. the stern guns are 32-pound smoothbores. I did't care for the the Mortar-ish look of the bow & stern guns, so I added some gun barrels. I do not believe Arkansas had any 7-inch Brooke rifled guns, although Her armament was a mixed bag.
This is interesting;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tRkiapVu4E
Boat davits, modified Skywave USN boat, and Flagship Models Confederate flag. I'll cut it down for the Confederate naval Jack, however Arkansas only flew the early Confederate Flag. I have one, but in this scale, it would be GIANT!
Bow view of the 8 inch 64-pound guns.
Port quarter view 32-pound guns.
a bit of rust, a wee wash, and the tattered Confederate flag, calling Her finished.
Starboard side view, Davits & boat in place.
This is interesting;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tRkiapVu4E
Boat davits, modified Skywave USN boat, and Flagship Models Confederate flag. I'll cut it down for the Confederate naval Jack, however Arkansas only flew the early Confederate Flag. I have one, but in this scale, it would be GIANT!
Bow view of the 8 inch 64-pound guns.
Port quarter view 32-pound guns.
a bit of rust, a wee wash, and the tattered Confederate flag, calling Her finished.
Starboard side view, Davits & boat in place.
Rhino
Super Moderator
The CSS Arkansas came from Shapeways. She's 3D printed. At only $7.00, it was hard to refuse! It isn't a very accurate model. It was still fun!
Beware Flagship Models flag decals!!
:stinker I coated with decal film, and another with future, and threw 2 away before I got one, that looks like crap, but could be displayed.
The ship's boat is a Skywave part I modified, everything else I made from bits of tube, brass wire & screen I had lying about. :geek
Beware Flagship Models flag decals!!
:stinker I coated with decal film, and another with future, and threw 2 away before I got one, that looks like crap, but could be displayed. The ship's boat is a Skywave part I modified, everything else I made from bits of tube, brass wire & screen I had lying about. :geek
phantom II
Master at Arms
Interesting creation Chris 
Cheers, Christian B)
Cheers, Christian B)
:drinks
Rhino
Super Moderator
OK, enough dinking around. Back to the Defiance! Pictures show a sun-shade structure between the pilothouse, and the funnel. I had some bits lying about, so I made one.
Trial fit, needs a touch of filler, but should be all right. :captain Using the TLAB method again.
(That Looks About Right) :frantic
Trial fit, needs a touch of filler, but should be all right. :captain Using the TLAB method again.
(That Looks About Right)
:frantic