The Duke' Shipyards Launches USS Indianapolis in August

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The Duke' Shipyards Launches USS Indianapolis in August

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After some time, Maddog Manufacturing Shipyards launched another ship for her shakedown cruise. Here is the Tamiya 1/700 scale USS Indianapolis as she sails on by:


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She is pretty basic, mostly because I cannot afford aftermarket railings and rigging would bring about a bunch of breakage.


Comments are welcome, thanks for stopping in. Stay tuned, more ships will be coming down the slipways soon!
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Looks very good and elegant!

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Well done! Looks good to me.
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:shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:

She turned out very nicely Mark. What colors did you use for the paint scheme?
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Looks great Mark!
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Looks great Mark!
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Very nice Mark! :shoutout: :shoutout:
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:shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:
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Thank you guys! Again, I'm sorry for the late replies. What a week! Your accolades mean a lot to me and keep me motivated to do more.

Carlos, I do know the upper part of the forward hull and the superstructure were neutral grey and the deck was a Tamiya blue that Sean Fallesen got me which is a perfect match for the deck blue. The lower hull color I don't recall, but Sean said it is the correct color.
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Well Sean is THE expert for naval matters, so you’re in safe hands there.
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