Dragon 1/350 USS Princeton wip

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Duke Maddog
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Re: Dragon 1/350 USS Princeton wip

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Ah! The Admiral! I haven't 'met' him. I usually turn to my good buddy Jack D! He keeps me mellow enough. Glad the Admiral was able to help, especially on this ship!
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Re: Dragon 1/350 USS Princeton wip

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Jack just makes me mad!

Not a true story. I just don't care for the...yeeegghhhhh...flavor!
Haven't found a drink that doesn't put me in a better mood than I already am. I'll only drink if I'm already in a good mood...then my mood is amplified and I'm motivated to get things done, even more!

Back to the program...
It's been...just sittin...waiting.
Been ticking away a little here and there. (Been too busy with work)

Anyway...did all the antenna wires and various lines, as well as the flags.
I did the decal flags on a piece of aluminum foil, so I could "shape" them. I start em out flat, naturally...after a few minutes, some micro-sol..then a few more minute...I cut em and bend to shape.

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For the antennas in the port side...the provided plastic "uprights" were way too flexible. After a couple attempts of adding the "wires"....I uttered a slew of words fit for nobody but sailors and got rid of the damned things (I'm a pilot...not a sailor!).
I replaced em with aluminum tubing, and things went well from there.

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All that's left now is the ships props, the rest of the Hellcats, then weathering/finishing!
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Re: Dragon 1/350 USS Princeton wip

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:shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:
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Re: Dragon 1/350 USS Princeton wip

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Bravo Fermis! Brilliant work once again! Man, I love how you can so easily solve such issues. Looking forward to seeing more.
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Re: Dragon 1/350 USS Princeton wip

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Great Job! The detail on your 1/700 scale is amazing. I'm not sure how old that kit is, I'll have to check Scale Mates.

I have been trying to get the Dragon USS Frank Knox DD 742 for years now! Saw one on ebay last week, I bid it up to $100 and lost! The wining bid was over $154!!!

I wish Dragon would re-release it or sell the molds.
Your fellow modeler,
Shane
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