A tour of The Cat's shipyard

[The Cat]

Here are some odds and ends in the great Cat Graving Docks as we speak.

Several of the ships are awaiting PE... a couple are complete.... and one is awaiting time.

First up is my Revell Yorktown. I can't remember exactly what scale it is, 1/570 maybe??? It has the GMM PE set. I halted construction on it a few years ago and am glad I did, as I've figured out better ways to do certain things.

One thing's for sure! Though the GMM sets are awesome, PE props are *not* the way to go.

Check out some of the PE goodies. I scratched the side elevator's decking and attached the PE lattice work. I don't really want to paint it:



A view from the stern quarter. Pardon the dust, please!



The GMM antennae. Again, I hate to paint it.



Tamiya 1/350 Prince Of Wales. GMM brass. I'm thinking about eBaying her, so I can afford to breathe life into a 1/350 North Carolina.... Shipping a ship is a PITA!

[Wombat]

Dude,
Thats some very fine looking PE work!
A great job thus far and agree it'll be a shame to put paint over it!!

Damn,love that camo paint scheme!
Be a shame to let her go but if it means better things on the horizon then maybe aye?
A truelly awesome piece of work bud!!

[greenusmarine53]

Thou shalt not envy the nieghbors photo etch.


But I can't help it, it's so pretty.

[BB43MAN]

Now THIS is what I'm talking about!!!!! Me likey!!!!

Love that PE elevator detail! I've been to the North Carolina. Great ship!

[Heavy Melder]

Nice looking ship yard you got there Cat.....

In October my 'ship yard' is gonna grow by leaps and bounds....the Asohima Kirishima 1942, Fujimi's carrier battleship Ise, Tamiya's Yukikaze 1945, Trumpeter's Suzutsuki 1945, Hasegawa's Akagi, and Pit-Road's Combat Sub line re-releasing the I-1, I-13 and I-15 kits....and all of them are coming out in October.....cripes I'm gonna be broke.....anyone want to buy a Fujimi 1/350 Kongo 1944?

[Damien9479]

That's some good looking stuff there Cat!
I have a 1/350 North Carolina on my bench right now It's just waiting for the PE set to come in then I can get rolling on it
I decided to paint mine in it's late war MS22 scheme
I don't have the intestinal fortitude for the MS32
Anyway that's a fine looking shipyard you got there

[JohnLogan]

"COOL..Very Cool"

[The Cat]

Originally Posted by mech

I don't have the patience that you in the PE modeling do.
They look like some great pieces Cat.

I know what you mean about patience, Jon... but when it comes to certain things like that elevator and Prince of Wales' big cranes?

Those are just FUN I tell ya!

PE would be 100% FUN if it weren't for railings!

[Sean C]

WHOA! That is some beautiful work. PE is an artform all its own. Yeah, I know what you mean about hiding all that pretty metal under grey paint!