CSS Virginia (Merrimac)

[cthulhu77]

Here is the original boxing to the monitor/merrimac kit(s), plus the half finished Confederate ship, which will be the next project.

[cthulhu77]

Pieces and parts, with what looks like nail polish on the bow, and some really hefty blobs of that old tube glue scattered around:

[cthulhu77]

scraped off the old glue, and just starting the massive putty process:

[cthulhu77]

seven layers of putty and a ton of sanding...then primer coats, and the copper hull later :

   

  (oh yeah, I lengthened the ram also with some evergreen strip)

[Alvis 3.1]

Is it just me..or does Lockheed's Sea Shadow design look a LOT like the Virgina?





Alvis 3.1

[cthulhu77]

Now...there's a wif !!!! SeaShadow with a ram !!!!
          Awesome!
                g

[proditor]

I'm seriously in awe looking at the difference in the last two pics.  The puttied hull just looks like it will never be anything more than the red-headed stepchild of a collection, and then Bam, next pic, rapidly heading towards Museum display quality.

Stunning work!

(We need a lilttle "We're not worthy!" smilie a la Wayne's World...)

[cthulhu77]

Thanks!!!
     Added on the spray skirts, and starting on some of the upper pole structures...not really sure how far to take the upper hull on this one :

[Captain Canada]

Woah....great restoration work !

Cool model as well.

[Ollie]

Oh, you are good, eh!

 

[cthulhu77]

On her stand, and rigged out:

[NARSES2]

      Beatiful

Chris

[Patrick H]

Wonderfull.

[cthulhu77]

Thanks all !!!  The two of them are going to look good together on a shelf, and it was really rewarding to save them from the garbage...sure wish someone made a 72nd scale version of these ships...

            greg

[Radish]

      fabulous