USS Harper's Ferry, LSD-49, in 1/350 Scale

There is just a ton of photo etch and met detail for this model. Part of that included the railings, stairways, and platforms surrounding the weapons systems.

I had already built the major structure fpor the two 20mm Phalanx CIWS and the two RAM launchers and dry fitted them to the ship. But now it was time to add all of this detail to those systems, including some surrounding structure and glue them down. Her'es how the upper/aft 20mm Phalanx looked after the detailing, and how the forward, upper RAM launcher looked.

Once these were completed it was time to add them to the vessel. Also time to add the detail around the after, lower RAM launcher, and the forward, lower Phalanx 20mm CIWS. At the same time it was time to build and place the Mk-38 Mod 2 25mm chain guns. One of these is on the main deck house on the port side, and the other on the starboard side.

Here's how they all looked once they were built, detailed, and placed:

And here's a couple of larger over view pictures now of the main deck house/bridge, with these weapons systems all attached:



There is a LOT of detailing yet to do. In the next session, ovetr this coming weeken, I hope to add the two funnels/exhausts and their detail, and to add the main mast on the main deck house. Perhaps get the forward deck detailed too...but we shall see if we have the time.

@FORBIN @Equation @Janiz @bd popeye she's looking better and better.

Still weeks worth of work to go on her with all of this detail!

I began this session by detailing the aft funnel located on the port side just fore of the flight deck. This included adding the Flight Operations area on its aft side, as well as numerous details.

I then added the numerous details to the bow deck of the vessel. Lots of Photo Etch Railing, life raft stations, and other parts detailing the bow.

Here's how all of that turned out:

Once this was completed it was time to tackle the main mast. This is made up of a mixture of photo etch structure, photo etch railaing, and resin parts. There are two loves, and a number of small decks

containing various electronic jamming and instrumentation as well as radars.

This took quite some time as you have to let each of these assemblies dry well before continuing.

Here's how the two main levels went together without all of the instrumentation, starting with a picture of the vessel without the mast:

I then added the mast as it was to the vessel, and then it was time to add a lot of the detail...the radars, domes, various antennaeetc. I also added one of the main comm antennas directly aft of the main

mast. This was a nice metal part.

Here's how all of that went together:

That is looking pretty nice. Here's a picture of the overall vessel now with the mast, bow detail, and the aft funnel.


In my next session, I hope to add the funnel on the starboard side, the crane, and the detail for the ships launches and a lot of the other life raft stations around the amidships area.[/CENTER]

I started this session by building the large crane used by this class vessel, and the forward funnel. Lots of small details, including photo etch details and railing. Here's hw they both turned out:

I then built the fairly involved boat davit area for the two ships launches, a small rigid inflatable, and a larger launch. It's a nice lokking assembly on the port side amidships. I then went around the

upper decks and added the myiriad of railing and other details to those decks. This was very involved. There are just a lot of details and railing. But, in the end it turned out nicely. Here's how all of

that looks: