Adam Baker
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Oh, I hadnt thought about trying to contact the ship. I'll have to do some digging to see if there's a PR person I could contact.
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Done! 1/350 Yankee Modelworks Los Angeles Class
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Adam Baker
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Base is coming together a lot faster than I was expecting.
Got the cribbing trimmed and all glued down.
And how it looks w/ the sub on it.
Tomorrow I'll get the 2 mounting holes drilled, and then tomorrow evening I'll get the first coat of stain down. According to the stain I got, it says it only takes one coat, so that may go pretty quickly as well.
Got the cribbing trimmed and all glued down.
And how it looks w/ the sub on it.
Tomorrow I'll get the 2 mounting holes drilled, and then tomorrow evening I'll get the first coat of stain down. According to the stain I got, it says it only takes one coat, so that may go pretty quickly as well.
Adam Baker
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And the base is done! Still trying to decide on a name plate and ship patch, but thats stuff that will come down the line as I've got the money.
Stained w/ Rustoleum "Early American" stain bought at Lowes, and then sealed w/ a Semi-Gloss spray clear coat. I sanded it between coats, and it helped out immensely w/ the look. I wasnt happy at all w/ the look last night, but after lightly sanding w/ 220 grit this afternoon after work, and then putting down 3 more coats of clear, I'm very happy. I may go back and sand it again, there are a few blemishes that I might try to correct, but overall I'm very happy w/ the look.
The channel is where the cover will sit, and I'm trying to decide whetehr to paint it black or a brown or something else. I had a very hard time getting the stain down in there, so there are a few places that are still bare wood color, and if I should ever decide to show this at a competition, I'd take the plexiglass cover off, and then that area would be visible.
I do have a possible line on getting a ships challenge coin, so I'm really hoping that comes through. I also contacted the Pacific Submarine Command in Pearl Harbor, in the hopes that maybe I could get a coin that way. Would be awesome to actually get a coin from the ship.
Stained w/ Rustoleum "Early American" stain bought at Lowes, and then sealed w/ a Semi-Gloss spray clear coat. I sanded it between coats, and it helped out immensely w/ the look. I wasnt happy at all w/ the look last night, but after lightly sanding w/ 220 grit this afternoon after work, and then putting down 3 more coats of clear, I'm very happy. I may go back and sand it again, there are a few blemishes that I might try to correct, but overall I'm very happy w/ the look.
The channel is where the cover will sit, and I'm trying to decide whetehr to paint it black or a brown or something else. I had a very hard time getting the stain down in there, so there are a few places that are still bare wood color, and if I should ever decide to show this at a competition, I'd take the plexiglass cover off, and then that area would be visible.
I do have a possible line on getting a ships challenge coin, so I'm really hoping that comes through. I also contacted the Pacific Submarine Command in Pearl Harbor, in the hopes that maybe I could get a coin that way. Would be awesome to actually get a coin from the ship.
Adam Baker
Active member
Thanks Bill. Thats pretty much the same thought that I had. I'm thinking I might try sanding the inside of the slot to make it just a touch wider so that it doesnt bind on the plexiglass, and then paint it.
Dang Adam, missed this finish 
