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alross2 |
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 Posted on: May 7, 2017 - 10:02am
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Didn't have anything to do with the KIDD kit, Bob. That was designed by Allan Baker back in the 1980s. Allan owned the Ship Model Shop and built a lot of models for the Navy. He did a number of 1960s era destroyers in 1/250, as well, and we still have the molds for those fittings.
Looks like you're getting the hang of modeling...
Al Ross
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Bob Steinbrunn
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Posted on: May 7, 2017 - 12:19pm
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What? Not yours? But the plans are so "Ross-like"! The instruction booklet, too!
As an aside, I had met Alan Baker (AKA A.D. Baker III, the name behind so many warship drawings, plans, and illustrations in so many books...) at the Mariners Museum in Newport News in the year 2000. This was the last once-ever-five-years model ship competition and he was working in the museum's model shop. I chatted with him for a while since the museum was fairly empty, and although he knew the Kidd was entered in the competition he never mentioned he was the kit designer. Very nice guy, and so humble!
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alross2
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Posted on: May 7, 2017 - 2:41pm
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Wrong guy, Bob. Alan Baker was from Eastham, MA. You met Arthur Davidson Baker, III from Virginia. Dave and I have known each other for decades and he is indeed a most delightful individual and outstanding draughtsman!!
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Bob Steinbrunn
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Posted on: May 7, 2017 - 2:46pm
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Jeez.......I'm wrong again. I think I'll blame it on too many Floquil fumes!
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alross2
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Posted on: May 7, 2017 - 2:48pm
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Duuude! 
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alross2
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Posted on: May 7, 2017 - 2:48pm
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Duuude!
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alross2
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Posted on: May 7, 2017 - 2:50pm
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David Waples
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Posted on: May 8, 2017 - 6:29am
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And I thought I was the only one that still had some Floquil paints in the rack!
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: May 8, 2017 - 6:56am
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Wonderful job Bob on the destroyer, keep right on rivet counting.......
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alross2
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Posted on: May 8, 2017 - 8:58am
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And I thought I was the only one that still had some Floquil paints in the rack!
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You should see what I have stashed away in my shop at BJ. Last week, we were swamping out the wood room for the new laser and found around 30 unopened QUART cans of FLOQUIL in various colors. They had been there for about 20 years and were still in perfect condition. Sadly, there weren't a lot of colors that I normally use, but still....
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