Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => Extended Service Life and/or Back dated GB => Topic started by: polygon on April 01, 2015, 11:10:33 PM

Title: Battleship
Post by: polygon on April 01, 2015, 11:10:33 PM

Merger of Battleship Washington with an Arleigh Burke superstructure, no AEGIS though.

(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/polygon88/8506E84D-99DF-4645-91CD-4C8F0500A22F_zpsosqkqbo6.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/polygon88/media/8506E84D-99DF-4645-91CD-4C8F0500A22F_zpsosqkqbo6.jpg.html)

And some VLS too.

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: Kerick on April 02, 2015, 12:30:01 AM

Tomahawk and harpoon launchers or all under the VLS covers?

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: LemonJello on April 02, 2015, 12:40:54 AM

Interesting.  Looking forward to further updates.

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: Buzzbomb on April 03, 2015, 05:48:54 PM

Hmm.. this has merit

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: polygon on May 18, 2015, 10:48:54 PM

Quote from: kerick on April 02, 2015, 12:30:01 AM

Tomahawk and harpoon launchers or all under the VLS covers?

All VLS.

Build coming along swimmingly:
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/polygon88/9DED34FF-B949-4DEF-8C2B-89175FD5ADBF_zpshqwlwmjm.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/polygon88/media/9DED34FF-B949-4DEF-8C2B-89175FD5ADBF_zpshqwlwmjm.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: LemonJello on May 18, 2015, 11:51:40 PM

Looking good. 

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: ChernayaAkula on May 18, 2015, 11:53:10 PM

Whoa!  :-*

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: Buzzbomb on May 19, 2015, 08:06:44 AM

again a total transformation that looks really, really good

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: Volkodav on May 19, 2015, 11:14:25 PM

I am really liking this, puts my KGV BBG to shame.

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: polygon on June 04, 2015, 12:40:17 AM

Almost done:
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/polygon88/FEC94A0F-F4DF-41C2-AF33-AC69CBD7899C_zps9hcq7oyu.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/polygon88/media/FEC94A0F-F4DF-41C2-AF33-AC69CBD7899C_zps9hcq7oyu.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: polygon on June 04, 2015, 05:04:59 PM

Aaaand finished, sans handrails:
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/polygon88/46EEC78D-4002-4875-A50D-85F0AECEC24B_zpszilocedq.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/polygon88/media/46EEC78D-4002-4875-A50D-85F0AECEC24B_zpszilocedq.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/polygon88/5D8D7F67-CB9A-41C7-A07D-764D9E3EE2AC_zpsqumycsyw.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/polygon88/media/5D8D7F67-CB9A-41C7-A07D-764D9E3EE2AC_zpsqumycsyw.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/polygon88/FF8171F6-9B0F-4A2A-86CB-2BBA6A30B3E0_zpsmgmbzjqr.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/polygon88/media/FF8171F6-9B0F-4A2A-86CB-2BBA6A30B3E0_zpsmgmbzjqr.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/polygon88/51BAE4D7-D747-4C49-8EEA-C6777F15FAE8_zps78cvtzgq.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/polygon88/media/51BAE4D7-D747-4C49-8EEA-C6777F15FAE8_zps78cvtzgq.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: Volkodav on June 04, 2015, 05:18:03 PM

I do like it, makes you wonder what the US could have achieved with the Iowas with a complete rebuild, not as extreme as the Albanys but retaining the 16" triples and replacing the superstructure.

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: LemonJello on June 04, 2015, 09:43:53 PM

Awesome sauce!

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: finsrin on June 07, 2015, 04:48:39 PM

Washington class, overshadowed by Iowa class and mostly ignored by modelers & public.
Good build of a plausible modernization.  I like it :)

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: Artoor_K on September 29, 2015, 02:36:44 AM

I like it a lot :)

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: finsrin on September 29, 2015, 03:53:10 AM

Armament mix & layout make sense to me.  Down to 20-25mm on main deck :)
In 60s Renwal made nice 1/500ish kit of Washington.  Never did buy one though was impressed with a friend's build.

Title: Re: Battleship
Post by: ysi_maniac on September 29, 2015, 03:22:57 PM

 :) :) :) :) :)