"Scratchbuilding Protected Cruiser USS Atlanta in 28mm" Topic

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AntonRyzbak	20 Oct 2025 12:15 p.m. PST
It has been a while since I built a big pre-dreadnought so when a friend asked if I could build a cruiser to go with the model of the USS Kearsarge I had built for him a while back I couldn't resist the temptation. The Atlanta was an unusual-looking ship with a strong VSF vibe so I got right to work. After roughing in the hull (and a lot of messy sanding) it began to look like a ship So I got started on the main armament and some superstructure link Then I got to work on the curiously-shapoed sponsons for the secondary guns link Of course the whole thing needs rivets link Then I got started on building the Gatling guns link
Greylegion	20 Oct 2025 12:46 p.m. PST
Nice work! You've given me a couple ideas for a project I have been thinking on, for a few months.
SBminisguy	20 Oct 2025 12:58 p.m. PST
Thats fantastic -- looking forward to more!
79thPA	20 Oct 2025 4:18 p.m. PST
Wow. Fantastic. What will the overall length be?
AntonRyzbak	20 Oct 2025 8:13 p.m. PST
79th PA, about 22", a proper scale model would be around 56" long, there are a lot of compromises here
OSCS74	21 Oct 2025 12:45 a.m. PST
Great work!!
AntonRyzbak	21 Oct 2025 2:18 p.m. PST
I've added railings, rivets and gun shields link
skedaddle	22 Oct 2025 5:44 a.m. PST
oh man, this would look great in an All Quiet on the Martian Front game. I'm going to borrow the plan, see what I can come up with(sans sails)
Old Contemptible	22 Oct 2025 4:47 p.m. PST
You got some skills and what a great ship to do.
AntonRyzbak	24 Oct 2025 10:05 a.m. PST
Steady work on the Atlanta has resulted in completion of the sub assemblies. Final assembly and rigging, now just some minor touch-ups and she will be ready to head out to sea More here link
AntonRyzbak	26 Oct 2025 3:41 p.m. PST
Final photos before delivery link
MG Lawson	27 Oct 2025 4:39 a.m. PST
Fantastic!
Wargaming Roadtrips	15 Dec 2025 8:23 a.m. PST
This looks amazing. Thanks for documenting each step.
Mad Guru	16 Dec 2025 8:27 p.m. PST
Amazing work & superbly well-documented as usual, Anton -- thanks very much for sharing!