USS New Jersey BB-62 Circa 1985 (1/350 Tamiya)
After more than 5 months, +1000 parts, and 180 hours of work finished the Ship New Jersey, a model rescue, restored and renovated after a fall where the keel and superstructure were broken, in addition to many destroyed pieces.
Many improvements were added…Plastruct styrene sheet, Rod, strip, Generic PE from gold medal models in railings, Stokes Litters and safety nets, Flyhawk vertical and inclined ladders, Watertight Doors, lifebuoy from dream models, Brass pipe 0,3mm, 0,4mm, 0,5mm, 0.8mm improvements…stairs and handrails from flyhawk, ciws phalanx from veteran models, decals from Gold Medal Models, helo sh-60 from Veteran models, radar SPS-49 and Sps-10 from Gold Medal Models, in addition to the set USN Carrier deck equipment from gallery models ..Wooden deck from EP Model..metallic anchor chains…weathering from Tamiya set B, invisible thread .004 mm nylon. Tamiya, Model master and Humbrol Enamels Paints…satin lacquer From Rust-Oleum.
reference: Warship pictorial Uss New Jersey from Steve Wiper.
Thanks for watching.
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Amari Luu said on July 29, 2020
Great job, those ship models can be hard but yours looks super realistic.
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
Thanks Amari….regards..
Jeff Bailey said on July 30, 2020
Splendid work, Anthony! It looks amazing.
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
Thank you very much Jeff.
Andrew H said on July 30, 2020
Hazy grey and underway! Fantastic work Anthony, all the additional AM was a labor of love, I’m sure. My first ship was a 1/700 Wisconsin (purchased from the Wisconsin’s gift shop), with GMM PE, and I cherish it’s place amongst my ships. You should certainly be proud of your BB, thanks for sharing!
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
Thanks for your words Andrew,..Greetings.
Robert Royes said on July 30, 2020
Looks awesome!
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
Thanks Robert…
Tom Cleaver said on July 30, 2020
Beautiful work, very realistic result. I’ve spent a bit of time down on the Iowa here, and can say your New Jersey looks very “right.”
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
thanks for your words Tom ..
Allan Mearns said on July 30, 2020
Well done. The before shot may be inspiring to all of those of us sitting on wreckage piles we’ve salvaged.
Allan
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
That’s right, it was difficult to rescue this kit, but the effort was worth it … thanks for commenting Alan, regards.
Spiros Pendedekas said on July 30, 2020
Fantastic work, Anthony. All those small details and the tons of work you put really show. It is a joy to watch and looks absolutely real.
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
I really appreciate your words Spiros, thanks for commenting, take care.
Haslam Yeoman said on July 30, 2020
Great build. All that detail work for is outstanding
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
Thank you very much Hanslam … greetings.
DE4EVER said on July 30, 2020
🙂 … Greetings … 🙂 :
A very well accomplished rescue, restored and renovation job Anthony. All the hours spent and extra detail paid off. Very nicely done.
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
Thanks DE4EVER, it was sometimes daunting and complicated job, but in the end it was worth all the effort.
gary sausmikat said on July 30, 2020
Nice job, Anthony!
I’ve had the honor of touring both the New Jersey and Wisconsin. Your build does these great ships justice.
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
Thank you very much for your words Gary.
Paul Wilsford said on July 30, 2020
This brings back memories of my 20 years in the navy. Everything lo0oks authentic right down to the Tomahawk ABL and the CHAFF launcher. Outstanding !!!!!!
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
I really appreciate your words Paul … thanks.
Rob Anderson said on July 30, 2020
Well done, I re-enlisted on her sister ship the Missouri and visited her many times at Pearl when I was in the Navy, saw the Iowa and Wisconsin in Portsmouth Va. You got her just right!
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
Thank you, serving in one of these magnificent battleships must have been a dream, regards.
Rob Anderson said on July 30, 2020
Oh I didn’t serve on her, I re-enlisted on her after she became a museum at Pearl Harbor on the way home from Iraqi Freedom on the USS Constellation. She is very cool to see!
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
Ok!…take care.
Greg Kittinger said on July 30, 2020
Great effort – the details show! Well done.
Anthony Alvear said on July 30, 2020
Thank you very much Greg, … if there was any effort
George Williams said on July 31, 2020
Wow, that’s a lot of work, but definitely worth it.
Anthony Alvear said on July 31, 2020
I think so, thank you very much for your words George, greetings.