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Apologies progress has been very sparing/slow but I've been trying to work out how to go about getting ti done rather than bit here and there when i could do it more quickly if a little bit of coordination came in.
So with a view to that i figure get all the little bits built as far as possible to allow 'mass painting t occur - which by brush isnt quick, the replacement barrels for the secondary guns came out well, couldnt have been mor easy to line up at they come with resin mounts.
Apologies the photo isn't great, this in turn led to the turrets and I found the photo etch details that go around the openings are slightly too large, not sure there's much i can do about it now though,
I'll need to tidy up around them pre painting of course,
Lastly tried adding a pre painted ladder to the side of a rear bit of s/structure, I've noticed how others' builds these seem to stand away from what ever they are mounted on a bit so i tried chopping a small bit of some spare railing to pack behind to rungs and see if it came out, Im pretty happy with the look i think but boy was it fiddly, maybe there's a better way but i cant think of one right now,
And good golly gosh close ups aren't kind are they!
More hopefully soonish, I have been working on finishing the hull off but that's a few days away,
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Very tidy pe work
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9 hours ago, PolarisPrime said:
This is true for almost anything that comes from the Trumpeter factory. It's the same issue with the Hobby Boss 1/32 B-24. While they do something that is Iconic that no one else has done - and it is mostly top notch - there are glaring errors that are head scratching. And some of the glaring errors are in major locations.
But like you say, no one else has produced a 1/350 scale Ark Royal. If they could just produce a 1/350 scale Nelson/Rodney instead of those 1/200 giants I would take it, bad engineering and all.
Yes they've been promising Rodney for a while, the LHS in Gloucester has started showing it on their website as coming soon so I don't know if it will finally be appearing but I hold little hope
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10 hours ago, PolarisPrime said:
What would they be called? I have called them galleries, but that may not be the right term.
As they're on the gallery deck Id go with galleries else why call it the gallery deck - but that said the navy seemed to call things whatever they fancied at the time so........
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Thanks both, I'll give it a go,
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7 hours ago, murfv said:
As above, I have had no problem using W&N Galeria Matt & Satin varnish over a number of paint types including enamels, Humbrol amongst them, but I make sure that they are well cured before doing so.
Also I ensure the W&N get at least 24 hours to cure before going near it.
Thanks for the replies both, last question I should have said I'd be using with a brush, any tips tricks with applying it or is it generally idiot proof?
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7 hours ago, Stew Dapple said:
Yes, I've used it over enamels many times. As a 'security blanket' I'd add the caveat - as long as the enamel has fully cured i.e at least 24 hours after painting.
Cheers,
Stew
Okay thanks, given how long it takes me to build that shouldn't be a problem lol
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Looking very tidy,
Which green did you go for with the planes in the end?
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Hi all,
Quick question, will Windsor and Newton's Galeria Matt varnish be okay over Humbrol enamels ?
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I had the same kit about the same age, a present as well, I made a mash of it and never finished, sold it on eBay a while back as I lack the patience to do what your doing, looks like your on the way to making something that'll be quite a stand out example,
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4 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said:
Gidday, I thought that was a brilliant (no pun intended) idea with the lights to locate those holes. That round breakwater just in front of 'A' turret looks awfully close to the barbette. It must have been a nightmare to paint in there. You'd think that French naval designers would show more consideration for future generations of ship modelers.
Regards, Jeff.
You'd of thought but clearly they didn't, it wasn't too bad to do, but then as it's so close a wobbly line in the inside doesn't notice lol !
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Evening,
So tried my first pin wash to bring out the detail a bit, I realised that I may need to do some of this as I go rather than all at the end. I'm pretty happy with the results, Just used a thinned bit of humbrol black satin, the pic is merely to show the contrast with it applies against not.
Having done that I thought why not try it with the deck as it was still to be finished and fixed to the hull. It turned out to be more of a mix an match of an area wash and pin wash as it didn't always flow where I wanted it to go. Any thoughts, comments or friendly critique welcome as I'm looking to improve from project to project. I think I'm happy enough with this one though, although I've toyed with the idea of a very pale grey or almost white wash over all of the deck.
So having done that the the fore and quarter decks were finally fixed in place. At which point i promptly realised that the last thing i had meant to do was open up the fixing holes for various little bits in the foredeck. Ooops! Not wanting to end up doing it by eye or be beaten i took to using the wifes reading light (small sun level brightness LEDs) to show where the thinned areas were and then open them up from the top. Worked a treat. The only confusing thing is some of the holes are doubled up to allow for positions for the sister ship. The instructions show this but not very cleary so it took a few minutes to work out where things were to go and which holes to open.
Putting the main deck in place I finally discovered a small alignment issue, its the first one of the kit that i really remember and its not exactly huge. Had I of joined the decks to each other before sticking them to the hull this wouldn't have been an issue as all it really needs is a good squeeze.
The issue is there is a limit as to how hard you can press on the lower deck. So my solution was to open out the area under the forward superstructure to give me access to literally squeeze it together when it comes to it. I wont fix it down quite yet as I'll need to check the rear bulkheads align okay first and its getting a touch late.
More soon
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So life has been lifey and stopped me doing much, but progress at last - the photo etch has begun going on to some bits,
Bending curves is fun! the platform has varying degrees of curve and so it took about 15 minutes to do, i'm hoping I get a bit quicker. much much more to do,
Sam
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Hi all, I exclusively build 1:350 ships, my current solution for the photo etch isn't great, I've been looking at various bending tools from the likes of hold and fold from small to the 'large' type ones, Any recommendations as to the size to look at getting?
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That's come up a treat, silly as it sounds to ask but what do you use as a scribe? Size/width of blade etc?
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3 hours ago, thekz said:
I thought so too. Berwick is a little easier to make, although there are also a lot of small differences, and most importantly there is little photographic material on the basis of which they can be noticed.
To be honest, I'm afraid that my so-called Berwick 70 percent will remain a repainted Cornwall.
The lack of photos must be frustrating, stick with it I'm sure you'll get there,
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5 hours ago, thekz said:
Converting Cornwall to Suffolk is certainly possible, albeit very time consuming. Here is an example of such courage:
http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=202855&hilit=suffolk
That's some very impressive work, a little beyond me i fear, I'd not appreciated quite the variations within the subclasses,
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I've got Bismarck in the stash, the detail makes the pontos set very tempting but it's so expensive on its own, that paint job must be a test of patience
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I'd guess shed also convert to HMS Suffolk pretty well,
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Looking through this thread I boggle at the patience to keep on keeping on with the same model, if I'm not done in a couple of months I get itchy feet
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Looking good
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Hi all,
Any tips or tricks for bending out the treads on photo etch stairs?
Sam
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So given it was the festive period I thought I'd get a lot done, .... never mind!
The reason I was hoping to get Dunkerque finished was I was fairly certain there was something on its way to me;
As you see there was, - I already have an itch but will be 'good' and get Dunkerque finished. My only thought is Revell went a little overboard on the box! I'm really enjoying building dunkerque, the fit is exceptional and her lines are growing on me, so much so that I came very close to picking up her sister ship Strasbourg as well - still might.
I decided to tone the red down as had been hinted at, very pleased with the end result. There's still a little touch up to do on the water line but that shouldn't take long. I have at least stuck the lower section of the tower on and the funnel, rest of it is just dry fitted.
Aside that its been a case of slowly pre painting the etch, its slow but hopefully by the end of the week I can start tackling getting real progress on the smaller bits as the deck is nearly ready for a wash. First up will likely be these;
More later,
Thanks
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Looking very good, I'd not thought of preshading the deck, I'm doing mine post as oppose pre the main colour, might try you way next time
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Sink the Bismarck! HMS Ark Royal, 26 May 1941
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Love the photo, if my eyes don't deceive me I spy 4 of the Type 45's there at present, talk about eggs in a basket lol