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Joe, I've got some good news and some bad news... First the good. After a big search, man I didn't realize that I had accumulated so many models, I finally found the Fly Rodney. That's the good news. The bad news is that I didn't find it in time for my vacation this week. I didn't...

Roman's Fletcher will be worth the wait. Great looking ship with good details.

No problem Joe. I'll round up that model and get on the scanner soon. I'll let you know something through email when I get them scanned in. I'm glad I could help. You're doing such a great job on the Rodney (one of my favorite ships) I wanted to see you finish her.

Kingfisher Re-color complete! Thanks Hermit! Good to see you around again. I hope you meant "stopped" and not "stepped". If not, my condolences on your loss. :eek: Finally! This has taken way too long, but I must admit that I've done this just in my spare time only. Probably have about...

jkrenzer, If all you're looking for is replacement parts, I think I can hook you up. I have a copy of The Fly Rodney and I could scan any specific parts you might need for replacement and email them to you. What do you think??? I'd hate to see you stop work on her.

Still more handrails Thanks for the many kind words guys. Sorry for no updates in a while. I needed a quick breather. Well, while I'm still re-coloring birds, I've flipped the Arizona to the starboard side and installed all the handrails on the aft deck. I'm starting to see styrene round...

Nice job on the deck rendering Vernon. I like the planked deck very much. Looks better than some of my attempts to digitally render wood decks. Watkins would be proud of what you have done with his Houston! Keep up the great work and updates!

Handrails etc. I've been keeping busy with handrail work and bollards on the aft deck, port side. That's close to 30" worth of my styrene round rail work. That's a lot of super glue and painting.... I've also done all the bollards and cleats on this side as well. Just trying to clean up the...

Stern Crane Complete Thanks guys. cdavenport, I appreciate your comments on my photography. It is something that I've been working on a lot of the past year. I took a lot of blurry pictures of ship models for some time until I learned some tricks about taking pictures close up of my...

One Kingfisher Down... Thanks cdavenport. I don't know about poster boy for DN, but certainly twisted :p builder would fit. :mrgreen: I don't know if Roman has stumbled across my work, but I plan to send him photos for his gallery when I'm finished. I know he's been quite busy with other...

Aft Catapult & Let the Kingfishers Begin! Thanks Mauiman. This one certainly qualifies as a slow cooker. :mrgreen: Here's my weekly update. I've completed the aft catapult. I now am completely fatigued on cutouts. I was going to start the stern crane, but I've thought better of that. I'm...

Great work Vernon. Looking good. What did you use to color the hull? Looks like water color or marker... I like it. That gives it a bit of a weathered look.

Happy First Anniversary! Thanks everyone. I'm glad you're all enjoying my build so much. This has been a fun year. To celebrate the one year anniversary (yep, I've been laboring away for an entire year as of today...) I've completed the float plane catapult on top of turret #3. This was...

Start of Catapult Thanks CK! I've finished most of the minor deck elements on the aft deck... Winches, hatches, vents and deckhouse... The first shot is the two winches that occur on each side of the #3 turret. These are fun, detailed little assemblies. The overall shot of the aft deck...

Main Turrets Finished! Thanks everyone! Your kind comments mean the world to me. You are all great peers to learn from and observe, so your comments carry lots of weight. I've finished the last of the main guns. Here is a shot of #3 and #4 pointed off the port side, ready for action...

Turret #1 finished - #4 almost Here's a quick photo update of my progress... I've finished #1 turret as you can see in the first photo. I've worked the last few days on the fourth and final main gun turret (#4). I'm about 80% complete with it. You can see the progression below. I've...

Thanks Jim! Yes, I have thought very much about the display shelf. It started out as a good idea at first, but as the build has progressed, I have lost confidence in it as a final display piece. I'm on the lookout for a narrow display table, and I know where to get or make a plexi-glass...

Very nice start Vernon... I've been redrawing mine on the computer. I'm adding deck details and boards. Just staying busy between Arizona sessions... Jim, PM me, and I think we can arrange a swap if you're interested. I don't have the New York, but I have many others...

Turret #1 well underway I've got some updates on turret #1. I've made the barbette, base, gun house and barrels. I'm getting a good technique and better with each one. I've only to add the optics and roof top rails to complete. That should happen in the next day. As you might guess...

Thanks guys. Yes, I'm well into #1 as we speak. I've got some photos of the "significantly" finished turret to upload later today. Thanks again for all your kind words.