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03-25-2009, 11:24 PM | #21 |
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If u finish u should call it the USS STIMIULUS HAHAHA!!!
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03-25-2009, 11:42 PM | #22 |
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03-26-2009, 03:39 PM | #23 |
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USS Broke-Ass Bitches.
Powered by boilers that burn truckloads of American dollars. We've got enough to do that now, don't we?
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03-26-2009, 10:49 PM | #24 |
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Okay, so I've had to reinvent the wheel. I wasted 12 dollars worth of extended polystyrene, but I finally got the hang of it. I tried both the hot knife and cutting lazily and it got me mixed and downright shitty results:
So, I decided to go slower and use a lot of muscle to hold the razor next to the t-square. And it worked! I was excited because now I could make almost perfectly straight cuts. Unfortunately I wasted all of this: Oh, well. I didn't waste the whole thing. I do have some left over for the flight deck elevators...
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03-26-2009, 10:53 PM | #25 |
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So, I cut away a bunch of portions using this technique and it worked perfectly:
Cut away first as deep as you can go, and then hold the edge against the table's edge... ... and SNAP!!! Perfect edge. This is how we used to insulate our outbuildings when I worked in mining construction. Quick, easy, accurate. This is what I get for trying to get fancy. Sometimes old tricks are the best tricks
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03-26-2009, 11:01 PM | #26 |
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Y'know, I sometimes wonder how I can lead such a charmed existence. I assembled most of the pieces in their basic configuration and VIOLA! They actually fit within the tolerances I expected. There's obviously some finishing that has to be done before they fit a little more seamlessly, but the hangar deck is starting to take shape. I build cross supports to support the ground of the hangar deck and I actually used some of the waste for this since the parts don't have to look decent, they just have to support.
Still, this is only the waterline level and the floor of the hangar deck. Still, it should get you some idea of how large this thing will be. The stern section has not been covered with hangar floor yet and the neither has the bow. Just gives you an idea of the scale. I was gonna put it on a table, but now that I myself am realizing how fuckin' big this thing is, it'd be best just to leave it on the floor. At least until it's time to display it somewhere. NOTE: The hangar deck is only 39 inches wide. The flight deck is another 12 inches higher and is over 72 inches at its greatest width. I'm trying to give you an outline of what the rest looks like... I'm getting more excited with each cut and with each assembly!
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03-26-2009, 11:08 PM | #27 |
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i cant wait to see more. this is turning out great so far. keep at it.
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03-26-2009, 11:10 PM | #28 |
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So far it's the Barbie Assault Carrier. Hopefully, the glue and paint will make it look better in the next few days...
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03-26-2009, 11:10 PM | #29 |
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I thought about that, but not only does that seem a little overdone, the USS Flagg follows the naming standard used in the USN, from the USS Chester W. Nimitz to the USS Gerald R. Ford. They're all named after people. Other than just naming it the USS Lawrence J. Flagg, I'm not sure what direction to go. I would prefer doing something a little more outside the box. I might save the USS Constitution or Liberty for my planned escort frigate...
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03-26-2009, 11:12 PM | #30 |
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I'm kinda digging the Wadsworth name. It's such a frickin' obscure reference, that it sounds kind of official. I tell ya, I didn't have the first clue who John C. Stennis was before that aircraft carrier...
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