Rhino
Super Moderator
Decals proceed on the 1/350 scale USCG Island class cutter and included Cape Islander lobster boat. The decals came out fair, but it is disclaimer time!
The bow profile of my 110-footer hull is just wrong. The sweep of the deadrise goes almost midships of the real cutter. My model looks rather like a clunky icebreaker.
My US Coast Guard chief contributor served on a Cutter like this one. Mr. Rivera's efforts would seem to be for naught if I sent him a grossly inaccurate vessel like this, nor would I sell one to YOU! "Well, just sand it until it looks almost pretty good." Yeah. Not my style.
Do-Over!! (a not unknown procedure at TLAR Models Nut Department) A shiny, new 100 grit "Wrecker" wet-sanding stick goes to work on one of the hull castings to fix this and other smaller flaws and inaccuracies. Stay tuned as more details of this enthralling story unfold!
@USCG @BollingerInnov
