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  2. Alun Gallie
    Fantastic build
  3. bissyboat
    Truly a masterpiece. ⚓🙌
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  5. Courageous
    I can only echo what others have said...fantastic work on those guns, works of art. Stuart
  6. Courageous
    Stunning work with great detail. Love the addition of the figures. Stuart
  7. Courageous
    Tidy work there. The replacement funnel tops look rather nice. Stuart
  8. Graham Boak
    It's not really surprising that the existing colour in 1944(?) differs from that described in 1939.
  9. DFritz
    Thanks for the reply, Jamie. The book states this "slime green" was the standard camouflage color for that theater. Later in the book one officer who observed the damage to Tally Ho by a Japanese ship's propeller stated the light green color made it look like shredded lettuce. That doesn't sound like a "dark olive colour". I guess there is no official record of this color since it was mixed to fit the operational needs of the theater. I will try to improvise accordingly. Doug
  10. robgizlu
    What do I know Rob
  11. Jagdtiger1
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  12. Faraway
    Foremast. I've replaced the bottom yard with brass. Just a coat of paint to go.
  13. Jeff.M
    Thanks @robgizlu and @Faraway! Your posts reminded me that there is a very thorough walk-through of the Sackville here on Britmodeller in color. I found a clear pic of an axe: handle is varnished natural wood, axe head is very dark gray or black, and the mounting brackets are red. I understand that that color scheme might be in keeping with modern safety regs, but it seems a safe enough choice. And, as Rob pointed out, there are, sadly, very few who could truly say now. Thanks again, Jeff
  14. robgizlu
    My eyes, my eyes...............Brass...................brass........................brass..................
  15. Faraway
    Waiting for the paint to dry on the davits, I've made a start on the masts. I was going to make them out of brass, but have decided to use the plastic ones, and add the PE I have to them. It should work The first bit is one of the platforms. With a bit of bending, and prayers to The Great God : Sod may he keep well away from my workbench. I have achieved this, but of paint touchup, but acceptable.
  16. Dmitriy1967
    I don't think the ship's crew had such screwdrivers. 🙂
  17. Steve D
    I'm guessing, a very small one, watchmakers used these, I have a couple with blades less than 1mm across
  18. Rich75
    Wow, that's beautiful! the detail you put into it is stunning, well done, like the comparison with Graf Spee too
  19. Faraway
    If it was me, I paint the handle as wood and the axe head red. Jon
  20. robgizlu
    Hi Jeff - Who the heck knows - go with your best instinct. Jon suggested contacting Sackville - except that Sackville underwent several reconfigurations and in truth much of what she is now is secondarily "rebuilt". I went around her last year - I'll check the pics but I can't recall seeing fire axes. Interestingly AFV extinguishers were green (or original brass) for Brit forces up until comparatively recently ?80's or 90's. For my money I'd leave them in wood or have them grey or green. Your last outside hope is to post on the Flower Class association page on Facebook to see if any veteran can recall. There are of course very sadly - few remaining. Rob
  21. robgizlu
    Beautiful model and seascape Rob
  22. Dmitriy1967
    Bolt heads with a straight slot are visible on the side of the gun, above the bed. What size screwdriver is needed?! But seriously, what is it and how was it unscrewed?
  23. Andreas.R
    Once again Steve, I admire your extraordinary attention to detail!
  24. Steve D
    Thank you for the kind comments. It's rare for me to actually be pleased with something I make, but do I love those guns. Now all I have to do is make the 12pdr even better... So, as inspiration, I thought I'd share this image of a wonderful presentation model of a Victorian 12cwt 12pdr on a pedestal mount that I found on line Just beautiful! Cheers Steve
  25. Andreas.R
    THAT is really absolutely extraordinary, the clean details, the rigging and the weathering! Even the crew is well positioned - although I'm not a big fan of figures on deck, but these look really good! Andreas
  26. Ngantek
    Amazing work. So much detail executed beautifully. Andy
  27. Faraway
    That is a stunning result. Jon
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