USS Tarawa LHA1 1/200
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Bionic Modeler
I have buit a few ships in my time but this------ this is spectacular. I also wish to commend you on not doing what so many ship modelers do. They shoot for a perfect hull that when finished looks like plastic. I have lived in San Diego for 28 years and sailed the harbor countless times. Back when you could sail right up to the carriers without getting blown out of the water, The hulls look like yours do after being exposed to many years of pounding by the sea. Those huge steel panels warp. Yet I see so many modelers spend countless hours sanding, filling and shaping to make it look like a "model" not like the real thing. Kudos for a marvelous piece of work
Another miniature masterpiece from barry!
This Tarawa is shaping up to be the best aircraft carrier cardmodels out there, not only a great looking ship model, but the details you're adding with all the support vehicles etc are truly outstanding.
This Tarawa is shaping up to be the best aircraft carrier cardmodels out there, not only a great looking ship model, but the details you're adding with all the support vehicles etc are truly outstanding.
Absolutely amazing modelling - the hovercraft and AFV's are wonderful little masterpieces by themselves - and they're just a miniscule detail!!!
Fishcarver
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Semper Fi !!
Barry:
I have watched TARAWA turn from a gleam in your eye into a finished model over the past couple of years.
You are THE MAN, my friend. Well done!!
Jim
Barry:
I have watched TARAWA turn from a gleam in your eye into a finished model over the past couple of years.
You are THE MAN, my friend. Well done!!
Jim
Tarawa kit
A bit of the slow process of turning this into a kit the gantries were just not good enough and far too difficult to align using the wire method.
I added another deck by splitting the hanger sides possibly a lot of waste card but at least it is easy too achieve a good flat overhang. It will take any kind of railings now which just have to have the vertical struts added.
On to strengthening the bow now.
A bit of the slow process of turning this into a kit the gantries were just not good enough and far too difficult to align using the wire method.
I added another deck by splitting the hanger sides possibly a lot of waste card but at least it is easy too achieve a good flat overhang. It will take any kind of railings now which just have to have the vertical struts added.
On to strengthening the bow now.
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Dang........ That's one nice flight deck barry! :mrgreen:
But the other parts of the ship are two times better :thumb:
john
But the other parts of the ship are two times better :thumb:
john
Vertical struts:thumb:....now that's detail to my liking, mate! Have a Merry Christmas and a Great New Year, Barry. I need to get this fat out to for a walk with the new Sheltie, today. Still looking at the plates for the 1:400 SSN Ohio
The one thing the model needs a lot of is strength. As it's weight will tend to move things about. So added card isn't a bad thing.. Looks great by the way.. Does the kit come with the flight deck weathered or did you do that yourself?
My apologies for being away so long yes the flight deck comes weathered it was done by John Bowden and a great job he did on it too !!! Take a bow John.