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Morning all. I have now finished the PE on the other turrets and primed ready for the main colours. Then get them fitted. Chris

Hi OutcastJoel. Yes it is the Oerlikon tubs. Very small and fiddly. Its not to big, I have Trumpy 1/350 USS Nimitz, USS Kitty Hawk and 1/200 USS Iowa to do. Now they're big lol. Here they are al painted and fitted, also made a start on the Turrets. Number 1 is ready for paint. Chris

Thank you all for the nice comments. The structure is airbrushed first in grey then mostly hand painted camo but the hull and major parts are Completely masked and airbrushed. I have done the tops for the funnels and now started the weapons. First had problems with the PE. I shaved off the plastic to make the discs and got the PE part. Wrapped it around and it was short. So i attempted to file them down but failed. So Got some 3mm dowel and made 1mm discs to do them. I am pleased with the result of these considering the size. Glued fingers and parts and tooth pick to everything in the process. Chris

I have been away for a while moving home etc, and have started back at it. I have got this for over last few weeks. I have the tops of the funnels to do then onto the weaponry or the life boats which have many PE parts. Here are the pics. Chris[/size]

Very nice work indeed. Impressive base. Im only half way through my build. Chris

Thanks for looking in. Here are the latest picture from this weekend. This camo pattern is tricky to keep it wrapping around correctly. Chris

Thanks for the nice comments guys. Been busy doing minuscule work. I've been adding more etch and generally building up the towers. Had no major faults or parts missing. The Eduard instructions are very good but you do need to go between the them and then tamiya ones many times over and over to make sure you get them right. Chris

Hi Guys , here is the latest batch of pics. Iv'e started with the railings and they are fiddly. Chris

Hi guys, here is a quick update. I've now painted the hull in the camo scheme and started on the deck structures. Chris

Hi guys, I've now finished with the locker tops and the front wave breaker slowly getting there. Chris

I have now installed the decks and cleaned up the joints around the edge of the decks. I have started adding the PE lockers parts too. Chris

Hi all, Having started a FW190 but had many ships sat waiting and I was itching to build another so the plane has taken a back seat. I'm build this with the Eduard Big Ed set and wooden decks. The paint scheme Will be the disruptive colours. Only thing is the ship is being built as 1945 refit. So paint won't match the year, I'm not after too much accuracy but a nice looking model to display at home. This is my first Tamiya kit so hopefully it will be a good one. I started by drilling the portholes out then cleaning the decks up. Chris

Here are a few images of where I am at. No real problems gluing these together. Chris

Here are some pics with plain background. Chris

Here are the latest pics from todays session. I've nearly finished the cockpit. Chris

Thanks for looking in, I'm looking into the boats. As for the screws I've fitted them now. Found in the draw when clearing the sprues away. Chris

I decided to pick this one out of my stash to give me something small to do. Plus I haven't built a WW2 German plane before so is a first. The Kit is a few yrs old now but quality is good. Here are the start pics for you . The cockpit looks dark but it actually isn't. Chris

Hi guys. I finished this build last week. It was started 8 years ago but has been on and off the work bench for many years. But so glad to see the back of it as it was a terrible kit. I haven't installed the Lifeboats as I lost some parts after many house moves over the years. Chris

Nice work Nick. I've just finished barring the lifeboats the Hatchette 1:200 Hood it's a Lovely ship but rubbish kit. Chris

Thanks guys, for the great comments. I will spin the flags round see how she looks. Chris

Very nice General the sea Scape is awesome. Would love for my Next one to turn out this good. I don't have the knowledge or skill to do a sea base so will stick to a pedestal. Chris

Thank you to all who commented on my build. I enjoyed building her but will be doing a plastic ship next. Chris

Cheers guys, its Overall Dimensions Length: 102 cm/ Height: 87 cm/ Width: 43 cm | Scale: 1:70 very big.... Chris

Hi Guys, This was built over 2 and a half years. It's a kit from deag. I enjoyed building this one plus is the only Fully rigged ship I have finished. Hope you like the pictures. Chris

Yes your correct. I ran out of money lol. Am ordering a set of resin ones this weekend. Thanks guys for all the nice comments. Chris