Subject: Fwd: Revell T-2 tanker Mission Capistrano Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 12:43:41 EST From: WarshipModels@aol.com To: cadman@modelwarships.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Revell T-2 tanker Mission Capistrano Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:17:03 -0800 From: Daniel H Jones To: Ship_Gallery@modelwarships.com The old Revell kit was the basis for this model. I removed all the molded on railings, and beveled the bottom edges of the decks so they would fit down into the hull to get the proper height after removing the rails. Upper decks were also thinned in this manner so the vertical spacing would look right. I scratchbuilt a new bridge front from plastic card, a aft deck house and skylight, new catwalks and supports, and the anchor winch. I scratch built new davits for all the boats and all the rigging was added from brass wire. The railings and ladders are from Gold Medal Models. The water is made from acrylic gel medium, built up in layers. Likewise the wakes. The Revell T-2 was one of the first ship kits I ever built. I decided to re-visit the kit taking advantage of some of the after market products and techniques that did not exist when I first assembled the kit back in 1958. I could have gone a lot further with the kit, but frankly I got tired of working on it. Daniel Jones Editor/Publisher Plastic Ship Modeler magazine -------------------------------------------------------------------- [Image] [Image] [Image]