USS Edwin A Howard

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March 22, 2019
The basic kit, originally from the Eisenhower era
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March 22, 2019
Bottom of the hull, sanded to reduce the weld seam lines
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March 22, 2019
Bow area sanded to reduce the weld seam lines
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March 22, 2019
Stern area sanded tomreduce weld seam lines
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March 22, 2019
Deck weld seam lines and anchor chains removed, openings drilled out, and splinter shield reduced in thickness
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March 22, 2019
Deck weld seam lines and anchor chains removed, openings drilled out, and splinter shield reduced in thickness
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March 22, 2019
Stern area deck weld seam lines removed and splinter shields reduced in thickness
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March 22, 2019
Stern area deck weld seam lines removed and splinter shields reduced in thickness
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March 29, 2019
Beginning work on thinning down open bridge area side bulkhead thickness
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March 29, 2019
Side bulkhead thickness reduced
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March 29, 2019
Superstructure side’s before clean up
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March 29, 2019
Molded on seam lines, vertical & inclined ladder removed and pilot house portholes opened
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March 29, 2019
Soundroom added (wrong way... oops)
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March 30, 2019
Brass mesh added for deck wood lattice, with penny for scale reference
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March 29, 2019
Brass mesh added for deck wood lattice
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March 30, 2019
Side openings added to bridge, soundroom addition repositioned
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March 30, 2019
Rear openings added to bridge
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April 24, 2019
Gun director mount in kit
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April 24, 2019
Modified for tub mount in Butler Class
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April 24, 2019
Splinter shields for forward mounts as molded
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April 24, 2019
Kit parts thinned down
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April 24, 2019
Bridge are after corrections
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April 24, 2019
Bridge are after corrections
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April 24, 2019
Bridge are after corrections
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April 24, 2019
Bridge are after corrections
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April 24, 2019
Aft 40mm mount splinter shields thinned down
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April 24, 2019
Midship 20mm Mount splinter shields thinned down
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April 24, 2019
Overall view of modified deckhouse
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April 24, 2019
Stack built- needs detail corrections
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April 24, 2019
Test fit showing missing bulkhead
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April 24, 2019
Test fit of stack, needs correction forward to bridge area
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April 24, 2019
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