Building day 2002-01-28

We managed to get the guns installed in both ships. The brackets are a little ugly, but at least we now have guns.


NZBG 2002 janl 050.jpg (105385 bytes) The USS Gearing and HIJN Shimakaze pose together with teeth bared.
NZBG 2002 janl 060.jpg (32474 bytes) The Gearing is taking on water from previous battle damage and is down by the head. The Shimakaze is down by the stern a little.
NZBG 2002 janl 070.jpg (21555 bytes) Damage control tests for the fully loaded USS Gearing.
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NZBG 2002 janl 100.jpg (43639 bytes) Art may have you all believe that his Shimakaze put the Gearing under... Sorry to disappoint, but it was just another sink test.
NZBG 2002 janl 110.jpg (61014 bytes) Recovery. Just as well the float works. No one wanted to go into that green stuff after it!
NZBG 2002 janl 120.jpg (29768 bytes) Some of the balsa sheeting cracked.Possibly from hitting the hard bottom of the pool.


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