Re: NöNö Bärs Shipyard (WIP: Dutch Coast Defense ship, still unnamed)

[nönöbär]

Not very much progress in the shipyard this week, but at least the deck is now painted and added to the ship:

[nönöbär]

Well, no What-If, but a old kit build in a way as it was build in the 1960s.

USS Boston, old Revell kit (as part of the missile fleet box):





The little "US 1960s fleet" in 1:500 (more or less)


Build OOB, but had to replace 2 AA guns as they were missing. Painted with Revell Aqua Color and added a bit Tamyia rust to it.

[Captain Canada]

Great stuff. Love those old missile ships, and you have really done those old kits justice !

[NARSES2]

Like the Boston, not seen her before

[nönöbär]

Next of the 60's US ships is on the way, an old Revell USS Long Beach kit.



Little detail is that they even have the reactor included, although it will not be visible in the completed model.

[nönöbär]

Work continues on the Long Beach



Several small parts are still missing, but its mostly done.

[Captain Canada]

Love the shape of that ship. I think I have this one in the stash....sold by the box art and all of those cool early missiles ! Love the way it's coming together, and it looks like the reactor could be kept for deatailing a bomb bay or somat on another project.

[NARSES2]

That's coming on really well. There's something about the shape of these 50/60's ship that I like. Probably because I'm from that era. I find modern warship design quite dull looking

[Joe C-P]

The Last Proper USN Cruiser.

[nönöbär]

The USS Long beach is completed now. Seems as if i have no luck with those old kits, again some smaller parts were missing.

Anyway, here it is:






A view in the reactor department


The 1960's US fleet:


The model is the old Revell kit, airbrushed and painted with Revell Aqua Color. Sadly the decals totally disintegrated when put into water, therefore, there is no "9" on the ship.

[Captain Canada]

Gorgeous. Love the shape of that ship and the island or fo'csle or whatever they call it is so distinct. I have that kit if you'd like me to forward the decals on to you in hopes that they survive their bath ?

[PR19_Kit]

That does look good, as the Cap'n says it's a very distinctive shape. I didn't know the Long Beach carried Regulus 2 missiles, something new for the memory banks.

One of my workmates in the US plant was an electrical engineering officer aboard the Long Beach during its later years and he said it was a real bear to keep running then as everything aboard was unique and there were hardly any spares available to keep things going. Inventiveness was the order of the day. 

[NARSES2]

I didn't know the Long Beach carried Regulus 2 missiles either.

Come out really well 

[sandiego89]

I didn't know the Long Beach carried Regulus 2 missiles either.

I didn't know the Long Beach carried Regulus 2 missiles, something new for the memory banks.

Because she never did!  Regulus II was an early planned fit for the LONG BEACH, but was cancelled.    After Requlus II was cancelled,  plans shifted to Polaris  , but neither weapon was installed on the ship.   I imagine the kit was first designed in the late 1950's when the ship was in the early design stage.  Also note that the helo deck is not quite how she ended up upon commissioning.  So NoNo has given us a WHIF    She turned out well!     

She received a much more normal ASROC launcher and a pair of 5 inch guns amidships.

Source: The ships and aircraft of the US Fleet, Polmar, Norman, twelve edition.     

[nighthunter]

The USS King is also a Whiff!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_King_(DDG-41)