superchief Posted August 11, 2016 Share #1 Posted August 11, 2016 The 11" Dahlgren Naval Cannon was chosen by John Ericsson, designer of the USS MONITOR to arm his breakthrough warship. Contained in a 29' revolving turret, the Monitor sported two of the rifled Dahlgren guns. In a four and a half hour naval battle, the Monitor was unable to severely damage it's opponent the CSS VIRGINIA(ex-USS Merrimac). But damage to the Monitor was light owing to it's maneuverability, low profile, and constant rate of fire from it's twin guns. Historians consider the battle a draw, as neither ship was sunk. But the battle of Hampton Roads heralded the end of wooden warships, either sail or steam powered. The future of naval battles would be decided by powered armored ships with heavy caliber weapons. The model is 1/16 scale and was offered by Verlinden models. Composed of resin, the model was relatively clean of flash and free of mis-shapen parts. Unfortunately the kit was missing a number of parts and I was unable to get any help from Verlinden. I substituted the missing parts with wood and brass and added some nuts and bolts to the kit for visual effect. The kit was airbrushed with Testor's Military paints and dusted with ground chalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superchief Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted August 11, 2016 A few pictures of the build showing the scratch built parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superchief Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted August 11, 2016 Aft view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry K. Posted August 11, 2016 Share #4 Posted August 11, 2016 NICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted August 11, 2016 Share #5 Posted August 11, 2016 Absolutely amazing! Well done! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted August 11, 2016 Share #6 Posted August 11, 2016 BOOM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted August 11, 2016 Share #7 Posted August 11, 2016 Very very nice! Thanks for posting....Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted August 11, 2016 Share #8 Posted August 11, 2016 Great work, looks very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted August 11, 2016 Share #9 Posted August 11, 2016 Beautiful work! Love the details added.....nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanemono Posted August 12, 2016 Share #10 Posted August 12, 2016 Very, very nice! Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted August 12, 2016 Share #11 Posted August 12, 2016 Beautiful, precise work. Very nice, thanks for the posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custermen Posted August 12, 2016 Share #12 Posted August 12, 2016 Great detail. I've never seen one like that real or a model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted August 15, 2016 Share #13 Posted August 15, 2016 Being a gunner/redleg myself I would LOVE to see such a gun firing and the "recoil-system" working... Amazing work!!!! A real masterpiece, the tube looks like made of real metal. Thanks also for the little history lesson, I enjoyed the background informations! Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted August 17, 2016 Share #14 Posted August 17, 2016 This is a very nice depiction. I like the clean lines and the added tools on the gun carriage and the rope recoil mechanism really put this model over the top. Nice work. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted August 17, 2016 Share #15 Posted August 17, 2016 Really beautiful work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pararaftanr2 Posted August 17, 2016 Share #16 Posted August 17, 2016 Congratulations on a museum-quality piece of work. Can you tell us specifically what Testors colors you used on the barrel and carriage to achieve your realistic looking finish? Regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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