South Dakota 1920 (IRCWCC)

Which Navy Yard museum? The DC one still exists, I worked on the navy yard for a couple years.

For hard area, I like to go conservative on rule compliance, especially for non pond-side adjustments. It should be fine to get shafts and rudder post mounted with the normal 1” below cut out

 

As you like, it's just that your marked area around the rudder seems a bit thin to me. Wouldn't want a ram to take that out or something. I have the same feeling about how some of the German battlecruisers end up looking in the bow, but such is the way of things, I guess.

 

Windows cut out, thickness is good almost everywhere. I tried out a multi tool but quickly reverted to Dremel, I had a lot more control with the Dremel and didn’t want to risk the stingers



A bit of repair where the glass pulled back

 

Looking good, both of 'em!

 

Finished up fiberglass defect repair, started drivetrain

 

Did the gel coat make any noticeable differance?

 

It worked well on the cruiser but had some issues with the sodak, I did the whole layer at once, then tipped the boat on the side for the first side, the side that was in the air delaminated a bit. Moving forward I’ll either do multiple batches, or just skip it. I also was light of the catalyst, so everything took a while to set up, might go a little higher whenever it gets warm enough to lay another hull down

I actually got some weekday boat work in today, motor mounts are drying

 

Shafts in now, no need for struts

 

Looks good and flat

 

Drag shafts and rudder servo mount are in

 

Subdeck and deck rim cut today, hopefully install tomorrow

 

Deck rim epoxied in, the annual clamp inventory check. Also bonding the rudder halves together

 

Since the last post I filled in along the deck rim, and added waterchannel today
Deck rim cut down with pump outlet tubes

Waterchannel

I used dowels cut to length as depth gages (dark spot showing)

Aft area, more will be built up in extreme stern, keeping it low for solenoid stacking

main length

 

Deck pieces cut out

Reinforcement for aft deck

rudders we’re also made a bit ago

 

Deck magnets and deck pieces


Barbs, turrets, and starting guns tomorrow

 

Those deck hatches look almost identical. Sure you aren't building two of these?

 

One for the triple stern guns, and one for the dual stern sidemount setup, no doubt.

 

Maybe yes, maybe no haha
Turrets and barbs draw up today, thanks to @bsgkid117 for the turret file


planning for two magnets for mounts

 

Looking good @Kevin P.

My own is progressing quite well. Hope to show it off on Saturday at the build session in MD.

 

Deck rim finally sealed completely, barbs and turrets printed, barbs installed. This thing is built like a tank





next will be cleaning up deck pieces a bit, gun construction, mock install for component placements. I’ll start superstructure at some point as well, maybe bilge keels