The USS Ticonderoga (CG-47) was the lead ship of the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers, commissioned in 1983 and decommissioned in 2004. Nicknamed "Tico", she was the first U.S. Navy combatant to feature the Aegis combat system, a revolutionary radar and missile guidance technology that allowed simultaneous tracking and engagement of multiple aerial threats.
Originally ordered as a destroyer, her design was upgraded to cruiser status, incorporating capabilities from the cancelled Strike Cruiser program. She served in key operations including Desert Storm, and later shifted to counternarcotics patrols in the Caribbean. (This with a little help from my friends ... AI)
Today I have decided that I need to get my hands on a ship model again. Even if it means fitting the build in-between working on some scale figures. I do like the small scale ship models. From the stash came Hobby Boss's USS Ticonderoga 1: 1250 scale.
Now, to be quite frank, I do not particularly like the HB ship kits that much. You always end up with a significant joint between the upper hull/deck part and the lower hull part. And it really takes some effort to clean it up properly without removing detail.
So I have fitted the two parts with the obligatory "bad joint". Now it needs to settle and the cement to dry. I will work on the joint tomorrow.
Originally ordered as a destroyer, her design was upgraded to cruiser status, incorporating capabilities from the cancelled Strike Cruiser program. She served in key operations including Desert Storm, and later shifted to counternarcotics patrols in the Caribbean. (This with a little help from my friends ... AI)
Today I have decided that I need to get my hands on a ship model again. Even if it means fitting the build in-between working on some scale figures. I do like the small scale ship models. From the stash came Hobby Boss's USS Ticonderoga 1: 1250 scale.
Now, to be quite frank, I do not particularly like the HB ship kits that much. You always end up with a significant joint between the upper hull/deck part and the lower hull part. And it really takes some effort to clean it up properly without removing detail.
So I have fitted the two parts with the obligatory "bad joint". Now it needs to settle and the cement to dry. I will work on the joint tomorrow.