USS TEXAS build.

[Rhino]

Imagine being on the receiving end of such rifles. Up to 23,000 yards (just a hair over 13 miles away, at the point of impact, the Earth heaves, the sky turns black and all the air nearby combusts. Anything made out of flesh turns to a gelatinous mass. Farther off, flash burns melt the paint off of any vehicle nearby, before tossing it like a giant might a child's toy. White-hot slivers of metal do their grisly business, lancing through everything that isn't protected by thick armor.

The vid is about 16" naval rifles. But you get the idea.

 

[centaur567]

This is why I don't do ships. Too much detail and mine would look like crap. Very nice!! Gary S.

 

[Gator]

Beautiful work on the old girl.

 

[Gator]

Imagine being on the receiving end of such rifles. Up to 23,000 yards (just a hair over 13 miles away, at the point of impact, the Earth heaves, the sky turns black and all the air nearby combusts. Anything made out of flesh turns to a gelatinous mass. Farther off, flash burns melt the paint off of any vehicle nearby, before tossing it like a giant might a child's toy. White-hot slivers of metal do their grisly business, lancing through everything that isn't protected by thick armor.

The vid is about 16" naval rifles. But you get the idea.

Can you imagine what it was like at Normandy with several of these pounding away? At least the Germans could move inland. The Japanese were surrounded on the islands.

 

[Greg Kimsey]

 

[Tim A.]

Imagine being on the receiving end of such rifles. Up to 23,000 yards (just a hair over 13 miles away, at the point of impact, the Earth heaves, the sky turns black and all the air nearby combusts. Anything made out of flesh turns to a gelatinous mass. Farther off, flash burns melt the paint off of any vehicle nearby, before tossing it like a giant might a child's toy. White-hot slivers of metal do their grisly business, lancing through everything that isn't protected by thick armor.

The vid is about 16" naval rifles. But you get the idea.

Texas, firing a broadside.

 

[Tim A.]

This is why I don't do ships. Too much detail and mine would look like crap. Very nice!! Gary S.

There is a lot of stuff!

 

[Tim A.]

Beautiful work on the old girl.

Thanks Gator

 

[Tim A.]

With the mainmast done the end of the build part of this project is near. The midship turret catapult is the last major PE assembly left. I'll try it tomorrow. Then it's adding bits, and pieces that I skipped during construction.

 

[moon puppy]

Loving it Tim!

 

[centaur567]

Very nice. Did all that PE come with the kit? Gary S.

 

[Tim A.]

Very nice. Did all that PE come with the kit? Gary S.

Yes, it is the kit supplied. There's a couple of other companies that make PE sets for this kit that are stupid involved level. Looking at those sets I wondered why they just didn't replace the whole kit with brass!

 

[moon puppy]

Uh...yeah.

 

[Tim A.]

Loving it Tim!

Thanks Bob

 

[Tim A.]

Uh...yeah.
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...you know...like Bob did! COOL

 

[Heavens Eagle]

I have one of those PE sets for a German scout car. That is one of the shelved units I am looking forward to finishing some day.

 

[jknaus]

Looking awesome. Loving this build.
James

 

[Tim A.]

Looking awesome. Loving this build.
James

Thanks James

 

[Rhino]

That's just cool!

 

[Tim A.]

The catapult in on. What an adventure. It didn't clear the superstructure railing, so I had to make a spacer from styrene. Now it will make it 360°. I haven't heard others that's built the kit say anything about this issue. Thought maybe I'd done something wrong, but the catapult can only fit one way. Anyway, moving on...