USS England

[moon puppy]

Good update Chris

 

[Iron Mike]

Where do you mount the fart guns? B) :drinks

 

[Rhino]

:stinker Fart Guns, on US Navy vessels, customarily are mounted on the STERN!! However, as a point defence measure, the can be mounted in the Officer's Head as well. USS England's will be attached near the empty Rum locker. :drinks Funny Mike!! :smack

Where IS that Sailor Jerry Emoticon, anyway???

 

[Rhino]

My Darlin' Dear expressed her concern that I may not complete USS England, before her recipient made his trip up to Heaven. So, Since she is kind & wise, even though our 20th show is bearing down on me, I got off my butt, and did some more........wait for it!............. MASKING & SEALING!

I had an unlikely helper. He prefers sake, so he didn't cut into my SJ supply

Masking is sealed, and waiting for ocean gray touch-up, with my Big Boy's airbrush!

 

[moon puppy]

Looks like a lot of work Chris, sending you some :zen no rum here.

 

[Iron Mike]

Lay off the sake and get it finished!

 

[Rhino]

I'd like to stress, Never paint the vertical surfaces on a Ship model first!!! I've hadf a lot of superfluous masking because of my poor choice on this kit!!!
Minion Photo-Bomb!! another test fitting of Her purposeful Pasrts!!

Tonight, She has her TEETH!!!!

Terrier Missiles mounted! Her deck to hull joints aren't all fixed yet, however Her recipient should (hopefully) be impressed!

I'm having SUCH A GOOD Time with Her! USS Richard l.Page will be better.

 

[moon puppy]

Guess this doesn't work the same

 

[Iron Mike]

:drinks

 

[Rhino]

The differs from the :drinks (ship building) for me, because this is an Honor Model, for presentation to an Aging Sea Dog. (A Snipe.) I want Her to be "Just so"!

Unlike the ReHab F-8E, which is just goofing off, (an affliction) and remembering my Friend.

 

[Rhino]

More Progress. Now She knows her Hull #

Fore and aft. I'm putting a lot of parts on her. I'd just love to have her ready for SurgiCon 20. We'll see!!

 

[moon puppy]

Looking sharp!

 

[Iron Mike]

Sending zen for you to finish on schedule and under budget. :zen :zen :zen

 

[Rhino]

Oh Bubba! Sea N'Sky is WAY over budget for FY2014, and there are a bunch of cost over runs on this vessel alone. No conversation has been had regarding either USS Bryant, or USS Richard L. Page. The Crusader ReHab is also a gigantic hole into which time and money is thrown. I can use the Zen!! Mowing season is about to start, as well. BOHICA!

 

[Rhino]

I made me an oceany Stand, well, painted the Kit stand. Look for the Dolphin!

I put on some more decals, then some Flatcoat :drinks

I dinked with the Ship's Boats, and the hoisting Frame;

I took another blurry picture;

I fixed Her, so She knows her Name; :yipee

Remember the "Brass Screws" thread? Here they are, installed!! :dance

 

[Rhino]

This is what my proud, taut, trim little USS England Looked like, when I wisked her off to SurgiCon 20;

She got skunked at our show. :stinker Master shipbuilders Carl Musselman Richard Sliwka, :zen
attended. Carl paid me the greatest "Award" he could have. He complimented what a fine job I had done on an aging Lady. He couldn't tell it was the Monogram kit. No award is better than that, from my talented Friend! Calling her done. 2 more Shows, and off to her recipient!!

 

[Paulw]

All I can say is B.Z., that's one 4.0 CG.

 

[Rhino]

Many Thanks Paul! That means a lot coming from a Man with your service experience. She gets to go to OmaCon in June, and then She'll be delivered to her new CO.

She got her 1st Award in Cedar Rapids. Bronze in Ships! :yipee

 

[moon puppy]

Way to go Chris, well deserved

 

[MrT]

Terry