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  1. Andy - you've stolen my thinking too!!! Chris Flodberg talks about using medical application Rayon - searched and searched - got my crew to search - Nada this side of the pond And as you say, others seem to do fine - maybe we should organise a joint seminar ? do you think it would count towards our "Continuous Professional Development"? Rob
  2. ..."hull beating uppery" made me laugh Andy I think it's my favourite bit - the ship just comes alive then. As to "copying homework" - too kind Dear dear Boy - too kind! Here's the finished article - The latest experiment was with the Posca pen - a hint that I owe to @Faraway. It definitley adds something However Kostas Katseas posted these pics on Model Warships recently and it makes me think I should retry and persevere with cotton wall - they are achingly good. I still ponder how he does his basic water - I'm pretty certain it's resin but how he's forming the bow wave and wake - I have no idea. To my mind his sea is wholly more convincing than the above so it's keep experimenting I've fought shy of very active seascape to date, but as my nephew would say........... "Don't be weak!" Hi Jeff - Jim Baumann called it right - Jiim - je vous en prie! Jeff - I also use Krystal Klear - I think it's just "clearer". People suggest adding a smidge of washing up liquid to the PVA mixture to reduce surface tension. i would have thought this would work with 1/144 though there's clearly an upper limit. The PVA is certainly more convincing than cigarette paper or Silkspan Rob
  3. Damn Fine work young Man Soldered or CA'd? Rob
  4. Nice work Neil - she is already looking very neat. As to the ladders and changes over time - I agree - Nightmare. There again - I think we are all allowed small indiscretions - given as most people wont know or care. Stating some deviations from the original at least warns people not to slavishly follow and copy - perpetuating inaccuracies onwards Keep it coming Rob
  5. Hi Terry - Thank you that is very kind and I definitely learnt my lesson about flu jabs. When I worked I just walked down the corridor... As to the masking.... Jon has it right plus the fact that as the superstructure was in part moulded with the hull it was easier to prime and spray everything white. The Sovereign enamels cover well but it's still preferable to mask lighter colours. Rob
  6. Oh, and I almost forgot - 3 of these arrived from . Production issues of the HDML. So much better with the etched railings! And Michal @socjo1 will be pleased to hear that there are NO "moulding "Striations" on the hull Complete with Decals and brass masts - Yowsa yowsa! Expect to see one in the HMS Euryalus dio Rob
  7. Good to have you back Bob The 4"Gun bandstand is not easy to fit as it sits on 7 lateral "supports" as well as the central socket. Ben Supplies 8 which is just as well as one went spinning off when I tried to press it in with tweezers and once again despite working at a dsk on a laminate wooden floor - it could not be found. The trick is to place the first 2 Forward supports into their grooves that need a gentle amount of enlarging.......then glue the bandstand down on the central socket with PVA glue. Level it - wait to dry then gently file the bottoms of the remaining supports and gently "add" them to the structure so that strictly speaking they are not "load-bearing". Because they are not under so much tension you can fiddle with them to straighten them. The advantage of using PVA glue here instead of CA is that it allows a liitle "give". Much better than my effort on Abelia. Next step was to use an acrylic filter which I now always use on builds - Same as Armour - it diffuses the colour and the grey adds a little tonal variation and streaking so it's important to always brush vertically using a No 6 brush or larger It dries very quickly so next up it's oils. Applied "dry" with a brush and "scrubbed" for the waterline using Industrial earth , green and faded white. Followed by some greys and industrial earth to get streaking down the hull sides and finally some very spare application of smoky Black to mimic the "Fender rubs" that nearly all wartime photos show. I also use the Industrial earth very sparingly and virtually dry brush the bottoms of things sitting on the deck such as the funnel and large wave break. Additionally I run a fine brush horizontally between the superstructure and it's attachment to the deck to simulate shadow and the grime that might have built up there Beginning to look like a Corvette now. I picked up a trick from Jim Baumann who suggests replacteing canvas dodgers with PVA glue rather than cigarette paper or similar. I think he's right - it's better. Dilute some PVA glue with water 50 : 50 and apply with a brush or cocktail stick And finally some work on the base which for me is quite "active" - I've nevere really got on with cotton wool whcih I think does not work so well in smaller dio scenes - preferring instead AK Water Foam It benefits by being built up in layers so I'll varnish this and then apply some more. The oils need 24 hours to dry properly so it's some detail work in the meanwhile. More soon - Thanks for looking Rob
  8. Hi Matt - I have one lined up with all the goodies that you have plus the Peter Hall " MLU new" resiin bits. Good luck with your Centor farm - looks promising. My nephew served on Westminster though despite this I had some mind to model HMS Portland. I thought I'd have a go at "Oil Canning" the hull - We'll see. Like what you've done with the window apertures - neat clean job (brave mind!) Looking forwards Rob
  9. I'm guessing bigger too as I've just ordered 1/32 Rob
  10. Hi Jon - It's a minor shame about the 1/32 size - the 1/48 is so much more suitable. Rob
  11. I really like the sag you've got on the rigging and guardraill wires. Not certain what "sag" is in French? Thanks for the reminder about stretched sprue Rob
  12. Hi Jeff - I have used the torch technique. However it doesn't work on all styrofoam. In UK the medium density styrofoam (cream coloured here) is no longer available. It's been replaced with denser harder (Grey) styrofoam that does Not distort with the butane torch in the same way. BTW I really liked your rivetting, it will set your model apart. Rob
  13. Superb build and the base really sets it off Rob
  14. Andrew - it is always a pleasure to pop across from boats to witness your skills. This build has been tremendous Rob
  15. For a "first foray" that is extremely accomplished. Very crisp modelling, You obviously weren't tempted to do her in her Mountbatten Pink guise. Rob
  16. That is a really nice rendition of the Hood, great rigging and detail. You really nailed that Rob
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