TallBlondJohn

I dont envy you that job. Woudl Tamiya flexible tape have helped?

Beautiful. Having built (and ruined) these kits as a kid I have this as a future project. Oil paints you say? Hmmmm....

Amen to that! And is that a Blackburn bin underneath? 😉

Don't worry they are both too busy trying to avoid the iceberg! 😉

And a general question does anybody know how to scratch 1/700 oval fairleads? I've seen this done in 1/600 by drilling and then carving the end of an Evergreen strip. To get the smooth look, dip in Tamiya Extra Thin.

Best Valkyrie I've ever seen. I've got 2, will never build them.

Superb. How did you mask the camo?

Those are very strange "missiles". Must be a secret weapon! (codenamed Ecky Thump maybe)

As somebody who suffers from vertigo and seasickness, thank you for that mental image. Excuse me, I'm going to go and have a lie down.

Superb - having attempted a card ship this size the amount of time and specialized skills required is just mind-boggling. Bravo!

Looks superb from here! Any chance of close-ups?

Beautiful. The guy in the rowing boat doe seem to be challenging her to a fight - which may be unwise.

I sympathize - the issue I think is that Roden treat us to lovely complete engines and cockpit assemblies. Which take no account of the non-scale thickness of the fuselage walls. So you have to batter them in, or start scraping. I got the engine into my W4 (D1 fuselage) by cutting chunks off it and thinning down the mounting 'shelves' and engine brackets until I could get the hub reasonably central. Frankly its been a PITA the whole way... and tomorrow we rig! (third attempt)

Excellent result - and I can say that as somebody who has been battling a Roden Albatros for over five years. They are not simple builds!

Superb stuff. But if you start having strange dreams after printing this thing don't say you weren't warned.

BTW, no pictures for me. Are they on a hosting service?

It is alarming how Trumpeter constantly wheel out these errors. Maybe they bought shares in a few after-market businesses?

1/72 vacuform biplanes can't be easy, I have trouble enough with injection. Is the camo a kit decal or after market? Or is it painted?

In the correct order. Splendid work all round!

Just astonishing work. Best blast bags I've ever seen on anything. What 3D printer are you using? I cant see any print lines at all.

Very, very impressive. People seem to over-weather ships these days but you've got it just right. I had this kit once but flogged it off, too big for me.

Looking really good Jeff. The Germans probably would have abandoned the launch trolley idea after a while, so omitting it is Ok in my book. I suspect my Weser - if I ever get round to it - will acquire some more AA after refit.

Wow that is one fat tiger and the claws on the tanks is totally OTT. But phabulous build though, well done.

Oh yes, will follow this one having built the 1/72 Encore boxing of the Roden Oeffag.

G'day Jeff. I recently got a box of Airfix ship scrap/repair from a certain online auction site. On receipt it turned out to be a Prinz hull and various flight deck bits from Ark Royal, its obvious the original owner had a carrier conversion project in mind. So Weser is on my build queue (due about 2030) and I will shamelessly steal your ideas. Carving the planes from styrene is brilliant, I didn't even think of that was practical but you've set that bar high. I was going to try 3D printing them but probably too fine for the current desktop printers? So loving the progress so far, and its been great to see your abilities and ambitions grow. That HMS Australia will be worth the wait.