BB-62 USS New Jersey ca. 1984
1April 30, 2020
2May 2, 2020
3May 2, 2020
4May 2, 2020Details and highlights painted. Also fading and streaking with white, black and blue oil colors
5May 2, 2020
6May 2, 2020
7May 10, 2020Progress on turret No.2
8May 23, 2020
9May 23, 2020
10June 17, 2020WIP on the aft. smoke stack
11June 17, 2020wip on the Harpoon launchers
12June 17, 2020wip on the armored box launchers
13June 19, 2020Armored Box Launcher from Infini. 83 PE parts, 5 turned brass parts and 6 hours of work.
14June 19, 2020Armored Box Launchers from the Pontos set.
15June 19, 2020Complete set of Harpoon and Tomahawk Launchers. Painted and weathered.
16July 12, 2020SH-2 from Orange Hobby. All markings are painted by hand as OH does not supply any decals and I could only find low viz decals in my stash. From normal viewing distance you cant tell the difference.
17July 12, 2020Tamiya and Pontos both provide Sea Hawks. As my New Jersey will be in a 1984 timeframe that is not an option. I'd love to have a Sea King on board, but the only available option don't look to great.
18July 26, 2020The Phalanxes from Pontos have a stunning level of detail. A wash with black oil paint followed by some careful dry brushing was all that was needed
19July 26, 2020
20July 27, 2020
21July 27, 2020Oil colors (black and some beige) were used to weather the deck and generate some shadows around the lockers and the CIWS
22July 27, 2020
23July 30, 2020Some steel beams behind the Harpoon launchers were added from styrene stripes
24July 30, 2020Necessary corrections on the 5 inch turrets
25August 2, 2020
26August 2, 2020
27September 2, 2020There is a series of pictures showing New Jersey with SH-2 parked besides the aft turret and a SH-3 Sea King on the landing pad.
28September 2, 2020I used the old Tamiya kit as starting point and added some details. Markings are mostly hand painted and represent the exact Sea King on board of New Jersey in 1983.
29September 2, 2020Superstructure below the forward range finder. Besides Pontos PE I added: portholes with covers, 3D printed loudspeaker, some kind of antennas below where the SLQ-32 will be placed, and some doors that are not represented in the Tamiya kit.
30September 2, 2020Changes to forward superstructure levels 06 to 08.
31September 13, 2020Changes made to the main mast and radar platform
32September 13, 2020Changes made to the main mast and radar platform
33September 13, 2020main mast and radar before painting
34September 13, 2020superstructure with main mast painted and weathered
35September 13, 2020superstructure with main mast painted and weathered
36September 13, 2020superstructure with main mast painted and weathered
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Ingmar Stöhr
You're welcome! I hope you brought enough beer and chips as this might take a while
An please make sure you keep a safe distance of at least 1.5m.
You're welcome! I hope you brought enough beer and chips as this might take a while
An please make sure you keep a safe distance of at least 1.5m.
1. May 2020, 15:16
Acki
Bin auch gerne dabei, aber den Mindestabstand kannst Du vergessen. Da erkenne ich nichts mehr.
Bin auch gerne dabei, aber den Mindestabstand kannst Du vergessen. Da erkenne ich nichts mehr.
1. May 2020, 15:55
Ingmar Stöhr
Slow progress in the last days because of beautiful weather. Finally managed to finish No.2 turret
Slow progress in the last days because of beautiful weather. Finally managed to finish No.2 turret
23. May 2020, 14:31
Ingmar Stöhr
A few days off and bad weather lead to some progress on this project. Pontos set misses some details and the resin parts are generally excellent. A few show more flash and other minor defects. But still a vast improvement over the kit parts.
A few days off and bad weather lead to some progress on this project. Pontos set misses some details and the resin parts are generally excellent. A few show more flash and other minor defects. But still a vast improvement over the kit parts.
17. June 2020, 07:42
Ingmar Stöhr
I managed to complete all the Armored Box Launchers and the Harpoon Launchers. I even put all my courage together and started the opened launcher from the Infini set. 83 PE parts, 5 turned brass parts, some plastic sheet an 6 hours was all it took to build an amazing tiny detail for New Jersey.
@Joerg: Herzlich Willkommen
I managed to complete all the Armored Box Launchers and the Harpoon Launchers. I even put all my courage together and started the opened launcher from the Infini set. 83 PE parts, 5 turned brass parts, some plastic sheet an 6 hours was all it took to build an amazing tiny detail for New Jersey.
@Joerg: Herzlich Willkommen
19. June 2020, 19:21
Treehugger
The smokestack work in photo 10 looks really nice I think. Fun to see others drilling out the holes in pipes and stuff.
The smokestack work in photo 10 looks really nice I think. Fun to see others drilling out the holes in pipes and stuff.
12. July 2020, 17:21
12. July 2020, 17:25
Ingmar Stöhr
Today it was time to finish the four Phalanx CIWS. The detail on the Pontos parts is absolutely breathtaking. A was with black oil and afterwards a careful dry brush with light grey and white is all that was needed.
Today it was time to finish the four Phalanx CIWS. The detail on the Pontos parts is absolutely breathtaking. A was with black oil and afterwards a careful dry brush with light grey and white is all that was needed.
26. July 2020, 13:44
Ingmar Stöhr
Today I managed to complete all the 5 inch guns. The detail on the Pontos parts is superb! Only thing I had to change where the gun mantlets (not sure if that is what it's called for naval guns), as the Pontos parts are way to small.
Today I managed to complete all the 5 inch guns. The detail on the Pontos parts is superb! Only thing I had to change where the gun mantlets (not sure if that is what it's called for naval guns), as the Pontos parts are way to small.
2. August 2020, 11:26
Ingmar Stöhr
Finally some progress to show. I used the old Tamiya kit to replicate the SH-3 Sea King seen on board New Jersey in 1983. I added struts to the wheel sponsons an the fin on the tail boom. The MAD probe on the starboard sponson was made from styrene rod. The tail rotor is made from thin styrene strips. The main rotor came from my own Elegoo Mars SLA printer. The Tamiya rotors look more like bricks...
Most of the markings are hand painted to match the exact Sea King shown in a series of pictures from 1983.
Finally some progress to show. I used the old Tamiya kit to replicate the SH-3 Sea King seen on board New Jersey in 1983. I added struts to the wheel sponsons an the fin on the tail boom. The MAD probe on the starboard sponson was made from styrene rod. The tail rotor is made from thin styrene strips. The main rotor came from my own Elegoo Mars SLA printer. The Tamiya rotors look more like bricks...
Most of the markings are hand painted to match the exact Sea King shown in a series of pictures from 1983.
2. September 2020, 20:01
Ingmar Stöhr
Upper superstructure with main mast and radars assembled, painted and weathered.
Upper superstructure with main mast and radars assembled, painted and weathered.
13. September 2020, 09:00
Spanjaard
amazing job!!! the radar is fantastic. and i really like the SH-2 and Sea King
amazing job!!! the radar is fantastic. and i really like the SH-2 and Sea King
13. September 2020, 11:02