1/700 USS Albemarle AV-5 (Loose Cannon East)
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by David Angelo |
1/700 USS Albemarle AV-5 (Loose Cannon East)
This is the latest 1/700 kit from Loose Cannon East, USS Albemarle of the Curtis Class large Av’s. The model represents Albemarle after her 1944 Boston refit in the Measure 32 ,5AX Dazzle pattern. .I build the kit as an ‘out of the box’ model, but I did add some rigging.The Mariners & ship’s boats are all cast “full hull’, but I waterlined most of them for the build. The kit comes with a choice of cast resin or photoetch yardarms. I did the foremast with the cast resin yardarms, but I think they look too thick & clunky, so I did the main mast with the photoetch version. I think that looks a lot better. Then I broke the foretop mast off putting the “protective” glass case on and had to reglue it. I did a lousy job of the reglue, but I was afraid to mess more with it, figuring I’d just make it worse.
This was fun to build, even if I’m not in the same leauge as most of the other postings I’ve seen. I do like the look of the various Dazzle patterns, even if they are a bit of work to get done. The paints were ColurCoats Enamals, except for the black, that is Vallejo Black Grey.
