USS Johnston

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USS Johnston Sept 17, 2022 19:42:27 GMT au64, nrnstraswa, and 2 more like this

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Post by grgbobe on Sept 17, 2022 19:42:27 GMT

Hey! Next up in my painting progress is USS Johnston. These minis are from Ghukek/XPForge and were part of the US Fleet pack sold on the XPForge site. I think he slipped me an extra Fletcher class since it's only supposed to be 3 DDs in the pack (or he made a mistake and I'm a total jerk for not shipping one back ;-) ).

Anywho, from what I can tell, Johnston was only ever painted in MS21, but I find the blue on blue of MS21 makes destroyers indistinct blobs on the tabletop. So, I went with MS22 instead, even repainting the one I finished in MS21.

Thanks for looking!

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USS Johnston Sept 18, 2022 13:37:07 GMT nrnstraswa likes this

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Post by ghukek on Sept 18, 2022 13:37:07 GMT

Tim is known to slip in deficient models as a free bonus, which is a great idea instead of just discarding them since most clients are happy to use a slightly defective model in their collection. However, I can't spot any issues with any of yours, which means that's not why he included an extra one. It's possible he threw it in on purpose as a "thanks for your business" or because he accidentally manufactured one too many. Either way, I strongly suspect he wouldn't want you to ship it back.

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curtm1911 Forumini Captain 1000 posts, Captain, cool. Thanks Forumini! Posts: 1,613	USS Johnston Sept 18, 2022 15:23:34 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by curtm1911 on Sept 18, 2022 15:23:34 GMT The Sea Gods smiled on you....whether it is a good omen or otherwise will be discovered in the dice rolls I reckon. Safe & Productive Sailing for them all.

curtm1911 Forumini Captain 1000 posts, Captain, cool. Thanks Forumini! Posts: 1,613	USS Johnston Sept 18, 2022 15:24:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by curtm1911 on Sept 18, 2022 15:24:50 GMT Good looking flotilla you have there as well.

attackercat Forumini Ensign Posts: 280	USS Johnston Sept 19, 2022 15:09:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by attackercat on Sept 19, 2022 15:09:22 GMT Wow that is a clean line on that as well, nice work!

Flight Deck Decals Forumini Ensign Posts: 26	USS Johnston Sept 22, 2022 23:28:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Flight Deck Decals on Sept 22, 2022 23:28:53 GMT Awesome work!

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USS Johnston Sept 23, 2022 20:50:18 GMT

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Post by weedsrock2 on Sept 23, 2022 20:50:18 GMT

Yeah, he has slipped in a bonus for me on some of my orders as well. Very thoughtful of him to do that.

The paint on these is crisp and smooth. Hard to do on such small minis. Looking good!

And yes, the "blue blob" is a big problem with Measure 21. I have tried several techniques to try to create some detail, but with only marginal success. The blue paints the USN used faded very quickly, so I lighten the navy blue with Foundation white (again) to get a faded gray-blue and then I use a very thin wash of vertical streaks of white, black, and blue to create some contrast. I leave the decks dark blue to maintain a good contrast between the deck and the faded hull and superstructure. It's a lot of work for a "plain navy blue" camo scheme. But not as much as taping and painting a splinter camo pattern.

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nrnstraswa Forumini Lieutenant Posts: 614	USS Johnston Oct 19, 2022 4:09:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nrnstraswa on Oct 19, 2022 4:09:35 GMT Amazing work Grgbobe!
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brenticus86 Forumini Ensign Posts: 422	USS Johnston Oct 27, 2022 1:15:51 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by brenticus86 on Oct 27, 2022 1:15:51 GMT Impressive. I have to get back to painting. I've had a few months off.

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Post by grgbobe on Sept 17, 2022 19:42:27 GMT

Post by ghukek on Sept 18, 2022 13:37:07 GMT

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Post by attackercat on Sept 19, 2022 15:09:22 GMT

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