USS Edwin A Howard

The basic kit, originally from the Eisenhower era

Bottom of the hull, sanded to reduce the weld seam lines

Bow area sanded to reduce the weld seam lines

Stern area sanded tomreduce weld seam lines

Deck weld seam lines and anchor chains removed, openings drilled out, and splinter shield reduced in thickness

Deck weld seam lines and anchor chains removed, openings drilled out, and splinter shield reduced in thickness

Stern area deck weld seam lines removed and splinter shields reduced in thickness

Stern area deck weld seam lines removed and splinter shields reduced in thickness

Beginning work on thinning down open bridge area side bulkhead thickness

Side bulkhead thickness reduced

Superstructure side’s before clean up

Molded on seam lines, vertical & inclined ladder removed and pilot house portholes opened

Soundroom added (wrong way... oops)

Brass mesh added for deck wood lattice, with penny for scale reference

Brass mesh added for deck wood lattice

Side openings added to bridge, soundroom addition repositioned

Rear openings added to bridge

Gun director mount in kit

Modified for tub mount in Butler Class

Splinter shields for forward mounts as molded

Kit parts thinned down

Bridge are after corrections

Bridge are after corrections

Bridge are after corrections

Bridge are after corrections

Aft 40mm mount splinter shields thinned down

Midship 20mm Mount splinter shields thinned down

Overall view of modified deckhouse

Stack built- needs detail corrections

Test fit showing missing bulkhead

Test fit of stack, needs correction forward to bridge area

Test fitting so far

Comments

6 22 March 2019, 16:21

Lost_Erik
Good start on that classic.

30 March 2019, 03:50

Carlos Cisneros
Thank you Erik. I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do with this.

30 March 2019, 14:16

ffg7
i have the complete "DE-339 USS John C. Butler Booklet of General Plans 1944" of 11 files 112meg if you need as your stack appears to be wrong.

28 November 2022, 20:11

Guy Rump
Looking good Carlos 👍

28 November 2022, 20:14

Carlos Cisneros
@ffg7, I have some reference materials here, a couple books, plus line drawings, but it's been so long since I worked on the kit, I don't recall what changes need to be made to the stack.
@guy, thank you sir, I think after new years I'll get this one back on the bench. I need to get it completed and over to my friend, for who I am building the kit.

28 November 2022, 21:50

ffg7
fill the grooves on the stack. have a look at this link shipmodels.info/mws_..hp?f=49&t=375923 & you'll see a somewhat large square pipe coming out of the front of the stack which is missing on your model. the 1 out of the back of the stack is squarish but shorter then the front.

29 November 2022, 13:54

Carlos Cisneros
The link doesn't work. But I'll get it figured out when it's time to resume this project. Thanks for the heads up. It's been a few years on this one.

29 November 2022, 16:10