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I'd love to see your Enterprise, the paper deck would work well on a carrier. Sort of hoping you didn't really build this in 3 1/2 hours... Did you scan the parts to get the deck plan, or measure it all out?
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PART 1 of my Fleet Air Arm Collection in 1/72
TallBlondJohn replied to MACALAIN's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Oh god, prepare to feel inadequate... (as a GF said to me once) -
Paper - that's brilliant and much better than wood in this scale. What glue are you using?
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HMS Minotaur (1947 design Z) Modernized
TallBlondJohn replied to ArnoldAmbrose's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime
Much better photo, doesn't she look good. Only thought - a CIWS on each bridge wing sponson would have enhanced the balanced look. Still very very pretty - unusual for the time period -
Three's company! (Yet another 1:72 EE Lightning)
TallBlondJohn replied to KingTiger435's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Very nice. What kit and how did you do the paneling? Thanks John (currently nervously awaiting a covid test result) -
HMS Rodney Build Log - 1/200
TallBlondJohn replied to andyelbac's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime
The small rangefinders are probably air defence sights, or maybe searchlight sights (probably both). Beautiful work. -
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Revell 1/72 De Havilland D.H. 2
TallBlondJohn replied to SigEp Ziggy's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Please do if you can - not least as I have this to do at some point. The Revell kit is not a good place to start but I think its all we have in 1/72. When I do mine I expect to replace most of it using a 1/48 Eduard DH2 kit as a guide. -
Beaufighter Mk.X. Matchbox 1:72
TallBlondJohn replied to Hairtrigger's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Very nice. I remember this one fondly from my childhood, lots of weapons and easy to paint. Wrong stand of course but let's just move on shall we -
HMS Minotaur (1947 design Z) Modernized
TallBlondJohn replied to ArnoldAmbrose's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime
She does look good. The weapons fit still gives my historicity OCD heebie-jeebies but who cares? Did Tiger have any searchlights? Apart from signalling lamps I'm not sure modern ships use them. -
1:48 DH Chipmunk 5 AEF Cambridge
TallBlondJohn replied to Inverted's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Me too, could well have flown that and not nearly crashed it - unlike one of my cadet-mates who had a small panic attack. Funny story. -
HMS Minotaur (1947 design Z) Modernized
TallBlondJohn replied to ArnoldAmbrose's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime
The Dukes do, aft of the VLS. But your platform idea sounds good, should look cool (which is what matters) -
HMS Minotaur (1947 design Z) Modernized
TallBlondJohn replied to ArnoldAmbrose's topic in Work in Progress - Maritime
Looking very good. Perhaps the Exocets would be set to launch sideways like Harpoon to clear B turret? If your carpet monster is big enough to eat a 6" turret that's quite worrying - but then again its Western Australia so anything is possible I suppose. -
Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter - French Bomber
TallBlondJohn replied to S. Uehlinger's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
107 Squadron apparently (flyingmachines.ru) -
1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan **NEW TOOL**
TallBlondJohn replied to Back in the Saddle's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Interesting drop tanks... or maybe long range cruise missiles?