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harron68 Advanced Member

Posts : 3335 Join date : 2013-02-28 Age : 67 Location : MIDWEST
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Mon 20 Apr 2015, 4:42 pm | |
| So well done!! I am largely a "car" modeler too, but can truly enjoy other forms. Saving an old hand made model can be as rewarding as building one's own. Thanks to all for tips and techniques with ships. |
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Zbuckster Senior member


Posts : 6920 Join date : 2013-02-17 Age : 69 Location : Aberdeen, Washington
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Mon 20 Apr 2015, 5:31 pm | |
| That mast rocks, I don't know what else to say, well one big WOW!!!! would fit also. |
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Guest Guest
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Mon 20 Apr 2015, 6:40 pm | |
| Thanks guys I thought i may as well do some additional rigging whilst the masts off the ship as it'll be a bit mor fiddly to do all three when they're attached.  |
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A5h Full Member


Posts : 1195 Join date : 2014-08-11 Age : 38 Location : Sheffield UK
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Mon 20 Apr 2015, 8:35 pm | |
| That looks really cool Colin, very nicely done Eagle-Eye  |
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Skid Admin

Posts : 6758 Join date : 2013-02-15 Age : 69 Location : Newcastle. Good Old Blighty.
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Mon 20 Apr 2015, 11:51 pm | |
| The mast's and rigging are looking great Colin and nice one on the lamp resto.  _________________ Al.
“Success always demands a greater effort.” Winston Churchill
"Success is failure turned inside out" Unknown
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Geezerman Advanced Member


Posts : 3445 Join date : 2013-02-24 Age : 82 Location : Gulf coast of central Florids
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Tue 21 Apr 2015, 12:25 pm | |
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coyote Intermediate Member


Posts : 718 Join date : 2013-03-30 Location : Sydney, Australia
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Sun 26 Apr 2015, 9:27 am | |
| Buck, Paul and Colin, these sailing ships look outstanding.
Colin, it's great that you can continue on a job your grandfather started, that's a really cool project. |
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Skid Admin

Posts : 6758 Join date : 2013-02-15 Age : 69 Location : Newcastle. Good Old Blighty.
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Tue 28 Apr 2015, 12:08 am | |
| This one is already registered but I thought I should at least start it before the end of the registration period. Boxart:  Hopefully she will come out like this:  There are no railings in the kit, so I purchased two sets of these to go with it.  "Warspite is a very famous ship and saw intense action in World War Two, from 1939 until 1944, going into reserve in 1945 and after attempts to convert her into a museum ship failed, she was scrapped in 1950. Warspite earned the highest number of overall battle awards in the Royal Navy- both in World War Two, and of all time."   _________________ Al.
“Success always demands a greater effort.” Winston Churchill
"Success is failure turned inside out" Unknown
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RetiredMike Resident member


Posts : 2594 Join date : 2013-04-27 Age : 67 Location : Valparaiso, Indiana
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Tue 28 Apr 2015, 1:23 pm | |
| Railings look to be quite intense work. Good Luck, Al. |
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Zbuckster Senior member


Posts : 6920 Join date : 2013-02-17 Age : 69 Location : Aberdeen, Washington
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Tue 28 Apr 2015, 5:24 pm | |
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coyote Intermediate Member


Posts : 718 Join date : 2013-03-30 Location : Sydney, Australia
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Sun 03 May 2015, 10:19 am | |
| Al - don't forget you already have a Trumpeter 1/700 HMS Hood somewhere in your stash.
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coyote Intermediate Member


Posts : 718 Join date : 2013-03-30 Location : Sydney, Australia
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Geezerman Advanced Member


Posts : 3445 Join date : 2013-02-24 Age : 82 Location : Gulf coast of central Florids
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Tue 05 May 2015, 12:58 pm | |
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john2308 Full Member


Posts : 1117 Join date : 2013-04-10 Age : 73 Location : Phoenix, AZ
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Wed 06 May 2015, 12:00 am | |
| Going to be nice when you get her done  Do you read/speak Japanese ?? |
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coyote Intermediate Member


Posts : 718 Join date : 2013-03-30 Location : Sydney, Australia
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Wed 06 May 2015, 4:07 am | |
| No, but the pictures almost tell me what I want to know. My daughter studies Japanese at school so I will see if she can translate what I need to know. |
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coyote Intermediate Member


Posts : 718 Join date : 2013-03-30 Location : Sydney, Australia
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Wed 20 May 2015, 1:03 am | |
| I scratch built some platforms around the rear of the flight deck.   The model in the background is a kit I built 30 years ago, the Tamiya HMS Prince of Wales. It's getting a new paint job.  I'm happy how its turning out. I am doing things I have learnt from Skids and eScale, and also using new paints, tools and oils etc that weren't around in the 1980s. Oh...the little stug behind the jar is something I got from the local flea market for a few dollars. I'm waiting for a replacement wheel from my cousin.  |
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RetiredMike Resident member


Posts : 2594 Join date : 2013-04-27 Age : 67 Location : Valparaiso, Indiana
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Wed 20 May 2015, 1:06 am | |
| Nice job taking that 30yr old build apart - they don't usually come apart so cleanly. |
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coyote Intermediate Member


Posts : 718 Join date : 2013-03-30 Location : Sydney, Australia
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Wed 20 May 2015, 1:15 am | |
| - RetiredMike wrote:
- Nice job taking that 30yr old build apart - they don't usually come apart so cleanly.
Yeah, the locating pins on two of the guns broke, you can see that in the last photo. I airbrushed all the grey parts and then hand painted the deck by using a very fine brush to go around the small bits on the deck and then used a wider brush to fill in the rest. The weathering oils and matt varnish will cover up the blemishes in the paint job. The reno job is the reverse of what I usually do when building something new in that I always paint the decks first. |
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Zbuckster Senior member


Posts : 6920 Join date : 2013-02-17 Age : 69 Location : Aberdeen, Washington
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Wed 20 May 2015, 4:17 pm | |
| Into the dry dock for a fresh coat of paint and then back out to sea. Looks great Chris. |
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Skid Admin

Posts : 6758 Join date : 2013-02-15 Age : 69 Location : Newcastle. Good Old Blighty.
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Wed 20 May 2015, 5:33 pm | |
| Nice work on the scratched p[latform Chris. _________________ Al.
“Success always demands a greater effort.” Winston Churchill
"Success is failure turned inside out" Unknown
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Guest Guest
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Thu 04 Jun 2015, 6:22 pm | |
| Well after an age of real life getting in the way and not even having enough enthusiasm to go looking for my mojo i finally pushed myself to do a little work on this. Got a nice cream gloss on it as a base to work from, and gave the deck a patchy going over with a brown wash, will mottle this further hopefully to simulate some stained marine ply type doodah Bit of red paint to trim the roof before the "non slip" material goes on  Material (fine wet and dry paper) on and the centre mast installed (as it's the only one finished)  Portholes needed trimming/framed so have used some eyelets painted red, and have left the lower two a brass colour just for a bit of variation.   |
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Zbuckster Senior member


Posts : 6920 Join date : 2013-02-17 Age : 69 Location : Aberdeen, Washington
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Fri 05 Jun 2015, 5:36 pm | |
| 1001The port holes are spot on. Nice work. |
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Skid Admin

Posts : 6758 Join date : 2013-02-15 Age : 69 Location : Newcastle. Good Old Blighty.
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Fri 05 Jun 2015, 6:09 pm | |
| Looking great Colin, nice portholes too.
Me thinks the 'anti-slip' stuff needs some tamping down at the edges though. _________________ Al.
“Success always demands a greater effort.” Winston Churchill
"Success is failure turned inside out" Unknown
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Guest Guest
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Fri 05 Jun 2015, 6:22 pm | |
| yup Al, that will be dealt with when i give it a quick lacquer i think .... or maybe a cocktail stick and superglue? |
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Geezerman Advanced Member


Posts : 3445 Join date : 2013-02-24 Age : 82 Location : Gulf coast of central Florids
 | Subject: Re: Community Build #7 WWII Ships and Sailing ships Sat 06 Jun 2015, 12:03 pm | |
| I'm enjoying watching you fellas building ships in this category ! |
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