@ Tomm96 Indeed - You are correct they are just replica ones (Aside from the Black part of the Tail/fins)

@ hammershot Thank you, thank you! And yes i am keeping it up too :)

@ djlilman1023 Haha, Thanks & your welcome! (Now time to post pics to update since my last time posting here....)

Okay, Since my last update it was March 3rd. We where still a mile down river tied up on  Rensselaer closed to the public. Since then we moved the ship back a mile upriver ot the Albany Side March 11th & opened to the Public the first wednesday in April like normal.

March 10th

Where she will be in one short day

 
Removal of the asbestos insulation(on the piping on the overhead) had been complet & what the space looked like (set up for painting too)
 
Scullery
 

Hedgehogs with the second coat of paint
 
Then before we left I took this shot (Looks as if shes preping to get underway with how that cloud is located ;) )
 
So instead of heading back down to our hosue 2 hours away(My dad/I) We stayed at a Motel 8 about 20 mins away that way we would get up at a "reasonable" hour for the  - Arive by 0530 for moving preperations with tugs arriving at 0700 for the move a mile back upriver.
March 11th About 0520 the picutres start at -
 
 






 
 
Albany!









Since it was a sunday - There was no care to lift the gangway's into place so this is what we had to get across with -


For the rest of the move picutres - http://s853.photobucket.com/albums/ab99/qaz14595/USS%20Slater/2012%20USS%20Slater%20March%2011th%20Move/

Was onboard the following Saturday the 17th

First helped  finsih unmasking everything on the freshly painted pilot house


Then basicaly spent the day cleaning officers county from the dust accumilated over winter.
Also put the Hedge Hogs back on the launcher.



Then talked my dad into going across the bridge so I can get a full side picture of her.

 
Then March 24th was the ship shape overnight aka the final push to clean up the ship prior to opening day!
Was placed in Officers county to sleep & choose the XO's stateroom

The freshly painted mess deck's.



Somethign neat I happend to find while cleaning the Officers panty area adjacent to the Wardroom

Then just a few neat picutres i took while waiting for dinner (chow)





With just the Flash from my Camera

From the gun sight on one of the 40 MM's






The reflection

Next onboard on April 7th - stenciled the Hedgehogs.





Along with up the barrel on one of the 3" guns

Next was Friday the 13th/Sat. the 14th (Me and my dad where the only ones there that night too haha)
The truck that retured with stuff from the James River Reserve Fleet




Just how "much" space you got you where onboard










April 21st -


One of the main Engine's

Port Shaft alley then Starbord shatf alley


April 28th helped to put sickbay backtogether




Was there May 12 but nothign all that special in terms of picutres
along with may 18/26th was Also up on the Flying bridge scrapping paint.


The muffler Room


May 26th (whalebaot has also returned by then)