BB57 Build

The month of February has been a good month for construction of my newest warship. The USS South Dakota (BB57) is well on it’s way towards completion. I am hoping to have it available for sea trials by April 1st.  The scale of the warship is 1/144. There was little done on this boat last year as I was more preoccupied with my wedding plans.

I had originally purchased the hull last year and had the deck installed. But during  the year I hated the deck that was installed. The deck material was too thin. So in November of this year the entire ship was gutted. Any work I had done was trashed. The deck was removed and a new one was cut.  Try shaving sintra with a dollar store knife. It was a pain in the ass. So after a build session The Sodak had a new deck cut and taped down to proper width.

In December I decided to fibreglass resin in the deck. The weather turned cold and I don’t think it dried properly in spots. Or the hardener did not work well. Anyways the deck was installed and it seems to be holding well. During that time I made sure I had my parts supply brought up to speed with a few orders to Battlers Connection.

February has seen some tremendous progress on the Sodak. Thanks to Craig for helping to build the super structure. That was a great relief. So far the deck hatches have been cut, the Barbette’s have been installed, the bb cannons have been installed, some water channelling done and the interior armour to protect the internals from damage. I have started work on installing the gears.

So if you wish to see pics of the work, then go to www.rcnavalcombat.comand check out the North Atlantic Battle Squadron. It is under the topic Sodak build.