More Ships - Military

Hello again.  My last post was out of the vault - The HMS Warspite.  What I learned from that build lead me to the next iconic Dreadenought, BB 35, The USS Texas and the first of the Museum Ships.  Again, this build journey can be viewed in all it's excruciating detail on  YouTube. The Texas is a very well documented ship so I had many resources to follow for my Snapshot In Time (late 1944 on the way to the Pacific).

The first of the 14 inch gun ships the Texas, second in the New York class, was laid down in 1912 and is still with us in it's museum birth in San Jacinto, Texas.

As with the Warspite I obtained the laser cut wood deck for this Trumpeter kit - this one by Art Wox.

Paint selection was a key for me to create the camo used for this late WWII refit.

Building the AA guns was taxing - there are 94 guns on this refit!!

This kit came with a lot of Photo etch parts, so the detail on the build is pretty good.

One of my favorite details is the launch gear for the OS2U Kingfisher.

And here is the 350 scale Kingfisher.  The parts were molded of clear Styrene which facilitated the look of the canopy.  I added the number on the cowel and the radio wire installation.

A bow shot of the completed model.

Mid-Port side.

Stern view and we are done for now.  Next is the real deal in San Jacinto.