1/350 scale NUMA oceanographic research/exploration ship "Neptune's Trident"

[seadude]

Yeah, but at 1/350 scale, I doubt that emblem would be very visible (Colors, lettering, etc.).
I don't even have the resources at home to make emblem decals like that nor do I know of anybody near me.
I'll have to think of something else.

[Mossie]

Simply NUMA from a generic letter set?

[seadude]

Simply NUMA from a generic letter set?

Do you have any idea how small the word NUMA would be on a 1/350 scale helicopter? Barely readable or seeable. I don't have very, very, very tiny letters to put on the aircraft. And they'd have to be white too to show up on the turquoise paint.
I have absolutely zero spare decals at home that would look good or work for the aircraft and/or the LCAC hovercraft.

[Mossie]

Do you have any idea how small the word NUMA would be on a 1/350 scale helicopter? Barely readable or seeable. I don't have very, very, very tiny letters to put on the aircraft. And they'd have to be white too to show up on the turquoise paint.
I have absolutely zero spare decals at home that would look good or work for the aircraft and/or the LCAC hovercraft.

I do. I've done it before on a 1/144 Land Rover, more visible than you'd think, that's why I mentioned it. It's alright getting grumpy, but you did ask for suggestions and any solution is obviously going to be tiny.

Other possibilities I can think of is some kind of striping on the fuselage (similar to USCG) or an alternative colour on the tail or rear fuselage.

[seadude]

I've had to concentrate on building and painting small stuff as I am currently short on white paint and can't do any major painting of the ship hull yet. So building and painting small stuff may continue for another week or two till I can get more white paint and work on bigger stuff.

[Weaver]

Wouldn't the RIBs on the fo'castle be in danger of getting damaged or even swept away in heavy seas? Maybe there should be some sort of breakwater to protect them.

[seadude]

Wouldn't the RIBs on the fo'castle be in danger of getting damaged or even swept away in heavy seas? Maybe there should be some sort of breakwater to protect them.

I doubt that'd happen. The RHIB boats are on a raised platform at the front. It's not like Sandecker or Pitt are going to drive the ship into a hurricane. 

[scooter]

[ It's not like Sandecker or Pitt are going to drive the ship into a hurricane. 

Giordano might

[Rick Lowe]

[ It's not like Sandecker or Pitt are going to drive the ship into a hurricane. 

Giordano might

And never say never with the others, either... 

[Charlie_c67]

Depends if they do a Panama I guess...

[Weaver]

Wouldn't the RIBs on the fo'castle be in danger of getting damaged or even swept away in heavy seas? Maybe there should be some sort of breakwater to protect them.

I doubt that'd happen. The RHIB boats are on a raised platform at the front. It's not like Sandecker or Pitt are going to drive the ship into a hurricane. 

Well nobody drives their ship into a hurricane if they have a choice... but sometimes you don't have a choice.

It looks from that pic as though there's already a bit of a wall at the front of the step: extending it upwards in front of the boats couldn't hurt...

[seadude]

The aviation hangar is done for this model. It's nice, but Bronco Models made it way too wide. On a real San Antonio class ship, the hangar is only as wide as the hangar door itself. I guess when Bronco was doing research for making this kit long ago, they didn't have enough reference material to know how big to make the hangar, so they just took creative liberty.

[seadude]

Well, to the best of my ability, the interior weather balloon launching station is done............except for adding some sort of retractable roof over the opening which I haven't figured out or built yet.
As for weather balloons themselves, I was thinking of getting these from Amazon and modifying/repainting them.

https://www.amazon.com/Dollhouse-Miniature-Balloons-Mini-Accessories/dp/B0D876BXWQ/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3HUA0EMU8IND2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-hXsWgsg8nBA5GPQ6N5xX4_dRBmPIyZF0f0Z4WkFVQRgPMn_wZ4TdaAb4M2ZoaRy1ak8f-LsHj3UEFWc5wE557EmTqTNPO7semCzpKQw81mvDnvUdchHcF04QS9sJiZv_hSlVzTMQG4l2gvy7ojHZOIZ1aJ9mFZA_IgVfOqRsvdlx8nCS_2yyV5aazqmUepxcW08K7qQncOemaFOKRipXecZJYrvO9w8NVoqEAr-6R9_hEDxaup9KT7aqqdWvb91lLeDpqvDb4y8HuFMmH-08epIigoTT-KZKdVLNWzySxw.hDeMs8YOMvkzSBCgV1nBWksAGJJcwnZ_-L-V9Py1rsM&dib_tag=se&keywords=miniature+balloons&qid=1758674954&sprefix=miniature+balloons%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-7

[Rick Lowe]

Good use of Creative Gizmology, there - or even, everywhere! 

[seadude]

So now I'm undecided and could use some advice/opinions.
What vehicles to put in the well deck and how many?

BUT............once the hull halves are glued together, the only way to see inside the well deck is from the aft end through the well deck door opening, which isn't very big as originally shown in the 2nd picture back in Post # 20 on Page 2 of this model thread.
I've got:
2 x Seaview type submersibles
2 x DSRV's (Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles)
1 x LCAC hovercraft built. (I have another that can be built if needed.)
1 x Unmanned remotely operated submersible.

The only other way anybody is going to see what's in the well deck is if I take a picture of it when it's all done, then print that picture out and put it in a binder or whatever and put that next to the model at a show so spectators can take a look at it.
Another possibility is split the vehicles up. Put some in the well deck, and put some on a seperate display outside next to the model similar to what this modeler did for his USS Wasp.
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/am/lhd/350-pvb/pvb-index.html

What do you think, folks? What might look or work better?