SSN 778 USS New Hampshire

[ErnieS]

This will be my first entry (with plenty more to come :facepalm ). This is the Hobby Boss 1/350 kit of the USS Virginia, the lead boat in the class. From my recollection, this has been like this for about three years now :S. I think part of the reason was I had to do some rescribing and was not looking forward to it on the curved hull :idonno





Of course we will start with my craptastic start-up photos. So far the hull is done, and a bunch of the conduits on the hull have been removed. Many of these are visible in photos of the Virginia, but not in photos of other boats in the class. I can only surmise that they were for some type of instrumentation purposes on the Virginia. There was also a large raised fairing of some type on the bow section ahead of the sail, which was also removed.
So anyway, I have everything required to finish this, nice piece of Walnut for the base, brass tube for mounting pedestals, and have ordered a nice little embellishment for the base which should be here this week, so I really have no excuse for not finishing this!
Ernie

 

[SA Dave]

Oh yes get that girl done!

 

[moon puppy]

Getting your money's worth out of that phone ain't ya Ernie?

This is what the Shelf Queen II is all about, clear that shelf!

 

[ErnieS]

Getting your money's worth out of that phone ain't ya Ernie?

Yeah, you ain't kidding, sad thing is it has out lasted a couple of newer phones!!
Ernie

 

[ErnieS]

Finally got this one done! Not the best finish, this one fought me all the way it seemed like. I think the paint I was using was a bit wacked, was able to get a new bottle and that seemed to help. The several snow days over the past couple weeks didn't hurt either I got a coin with the ships seal off of Ebay to put on the base to make a nice little accent to to the model.



Ernie

 

[lupanzer]

Beautiful piece

Luiz