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  1. Lovely piece of work with a very convincing seascape, congratulations, nailed it !!
  2. Still plodding on, it seems to be a phase of lots of bits and pieces as I detail up the superstructure, and finally plucked up courage to tackle the mast. I'm starting to collect a fair pile of bits now, though somehow the further I get the longer the to-do list gets, this 1/200 (or bigger) milarky is turning out to be seriously labour intensive !! I also managed to fit one of the home made Scimitar canopies, though it is still missing its framing I am considering it a successful proof of concept, and will get on with mass production when I have a bit of time. After a bit of a mis-start on the mast I decided to use the photo_etch from the orel paper kit as a basis, though it all needed to be separated into individual panels because in its original "ready to bend" state some of the zigs in the lattice structure were supposed to be zags (if you get what I mean), plus I had to make the all of wiring conduits and platforms inside the structure, which means that the sides are currently removeable. This one is going to go on for some time as it is all very complicated, not least getting a crisp paint line between grey and black through all of the mast components, going to be a bit of colourful language reserved for the masking of that methinks !! Anyway best wishes to all, and thanks for looking ! Cheers David
  3. This is really looking good with a dash of paint on it, the level of detail that you have on this is just right, very convincing !! looks like its come from a recruitment office window many years ago, lovely job πŸ‘ Cheers David
  4. Blimey Colin, now you are talking !! There was a time, not so long ago, when I felt that my 4ft carrier was probably enough evidence for the family to have me committed, suddenly I feel sane again, what with huge carriers popping out of the woodwork all over the world, I realise now that I am a mere speck in the presence of such magnificent madness, that sir,...is beautiful Cheers David with carrier envy
  5. That, sir is magnificent !! I am drawing comfort from realising that there are people madder than myself out there, what a beast, ...and beautifully done, will you finish it as an immaculate builders type model, or as slightly worn and weathered ? Cheers David
  6. Just wonderful, absolutely wonderful, when I grow up I want to be like you Steve !
  7. Really good to see this magnificent beast back on the boil again Mike πŸ‘
  8. Very impressive piece of work, and I thought my carrier was too big !!
  9. Dear god, that is huge, !!! its nice to know that there is someone out there even crazier than I am, bravo, and congratulations πŸ˜‚
  10. This is looking really good Alun, the bridge is really coming together with all the "bits" πŸ‘
  11. Hi Beefy, Ive just seen this, looking very good, and very clean, bravo on the funnel stays, they are perfect !! Cheers David
  12. That is absolutely superb in every way, I particularly like the way you have captured the real look of a wooden deck, more of a warm grey than anything else, simply brilliant maestro Cheers David
  13. This is looking really good Jeff, the weathering is spot on and that together with your riveting plus the level of detail in your "gribbly bits" is making it look more like a fully loaded 1/72 model imho ! Cheers David
  14. That windlass is a lovely bit of modelmaking, bravo, I bet you are glad that is done now 😁 Cheers David
  15. It really was enormous Bertie, and thank you, if you look at film of the ship at sea it rotates surprisingly quickly, I gather it was actually very good and was considered world beating at the time, though a little on the complex side !! Thanks Stuart, I've still got quite a bit of gribblification before I squirt it (and much more after Ive masked and sprayed the pendant number), but I must admit to looking forward to seeing it in something other than primer !! 😁Thank you John, Though I must confess that I am not intending to go overboard with the inside bits, just enough to make it look like there is something going on in there, I dont think that it will be very visible to be honest, but it looks like an empty office block at the moment ! Thanks Ian, its a bit of a slow burner as a project, now entering its fourth year, though I have invested so much time and effort in it now I dare not shelve it even temporarily, but really there are so many varied sub assemblies that each one is a months long project in its own right, so its difficult to get bored !! I notice that you have a love of Lotus cars on your profile, I have recently retired, but for the last few years was tasked with supporting Lotus Design from our Geely studio in Barcelona on bits of the Evija, Emira and the initial concept work for the Eletre, also got to meet Clive Chapman and a guided tour of Classic Team Lotus, happy days !!! Alun, thank you, but I fear that 1/72 brings its own problems, I didnt realise how much additional detail is required when going from 1/350 to 1/200, particularly now everyone is used to a level of detail that has been raised to excruciating heights by companies such as Pontos and Blackcat (to name a couple of culprits) . I have been following your work closely, and its magnificent what you are doing, the work required in 1/72 is exponentially more than I have to deal with, so I in turn salute your fiddly bits Hi Les, yes you are right, I think its just sheer laziness on my part, I spent years with graphic and 3D modelling programs, so I try to avoid them if I can now I dont have to do it as a job, but I really should extract my digit and get on with it !! I have ordered some decal paper and intend to have a go, I will keep everyone posted on my "journey" (when I have managed to raise some enthusiasm) maybe this task will actually get me starting the lattice mast, to avoid working on a computer πŸ˜‰ Thanks Chewy I will certainly try that, also have a go at your trick with white (ordered some white decal paper too), love the jetstream !! I remember getting taken around Scottish Aviation at Prestwick and seeing them being built when dad was CO at Gannet, I seem to remember that they were doing something to Starfighters there as well, but i dont remember what !! Thanks John, yes, a hell of a thing, and very complicated to make, one could maybe abbreviate it a bit in a smaller scale, but there is nowhere to hide in 1/200 πŸ™„ You are so right, it looks like it was originally meant to be at the same height as the bridge, but someone decided to make it higher quite late in the game....or of course someone misread the drawings and refused to accept that they had made a mistake 😁 It was added to in subsequent refits and looked (imho) even more cobbled together in her later years !! Thanks for all of your support, Id better go and do something on it now !! Cheers David
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