"Scratchbuilding Protected Cruiser USS Atlanta in 28mm" Topic

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AntonRyzbak	20 Oct 2025 1:15 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 1:46 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 1:58 p.m. PST
Thats fantastic -- looking forward to more!
79thPA	20 Oct 2025 5:18 p.m. PST
Wow. Fantastic. What will the overall length be?