Tut11
Sergeant
- Joined
- Jan 24, 2018
The Confederate blockade runner CSS Alabama build is starting up, here's a enhanced image of the only known image of the ship during it's life:
Along with a excellent historical painting of her for reference:
This kit consists of the following parts:
Plans I will be working from:
The color scheme I will be using for reference:
The CSS Arkansas is also a 1/96 scale model as with the CSS Alabama 1/96th. Here's a comparison image of them on my dry dock:
There are many excellent blogs on information about the CSS Alabama here on CWT, just do a search and you will find excellent reference material as I have found.
I will be starting with the hull for painting and copper tape work. As the smallest copper tape available is 1/4" wide, there is a definition problem for the hull as the molded lines are 4mm wide. Overlap won't work because of bulky looking hull, so I might have to go with either a good coat of copper paint or 1/4" lines if I decide to use the copper tape.
Members here have built this kit and hopefully will give their expertise to make this one a one of a kind representation as I am doing with the CSS Arkansas. Specialized parts and fittings will be used as with supplied parts from the kit. I might do the "rat lines" by hand knot tie's for a better definition and use real wooden blocks and tackles for details. Stay tuned for updates on the build and will take about 6 months I figure for the build. I should be able to incorporate lights for this one also, I have excellent space and placement areas to work with.
Along with a excellent historical painting of her for reference:
This kit consists of the following parts:
Plans I will be working from:
The color scheme I will be using for reference:
The CSS Arkansas is also a 1/96 scale model as with the CSS Alabama 1/96th. Here's a comparison image of them on my dry dock:
There are many excellent blogs on information about the CSS Alabama here on CWT, just do a search and you will find excellent reference material as I have found.
I will be starting with the hull for painting and copper tape work. As the smallest copper tape available is 1/4" wide, there is a definition problem for the hull as the molded lines are 4mm wide. Overlap won't work because of bulky looking hull, so I might have to go with either a good coat of copper paint or 1/4" lines if I decide to use the copper tape.
Members here have built this kit and hopefully will give their expertise to make this one a one of a kind representation as I am doing with the CSS Arkansas. Specialized parts and fittings will be used as with supplied parts from the kit. I might do the "rat lines" by hand knot tie's for a better definition and use real wooden blocks and tackles for details. Stay tuned for updates on the build and will take about 6 months I figure for the build. I should be able to incorporate lights for this one also, I have excellent space and placement areas to work with.