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  1. 06/24
    They would šŸ˜‚ Iā€™ve forgotten to update my details, Iā€™ve recently moved to DĆ¹n ƈideann (close to Granton Harbour/Wardie Bay) but thankfully out of bowshot of the Forthā€¦
  2. 06/24
    A bit of inspiration at Dumbarton Castle today Vikings! by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Vikings! by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  3. 06/24
    Separately, I couldnā€™t resist seeing if the full hull version floats. To my surprise, not only does it float, but it seems to float at or close to the real waterline. So Iā€™ve bought some bamboo knitting needles and squares of cotton, with a view to possibly making a working version!
  4. 06/24
    Kicking myself for not thinking of this, so obvious now you say it. Good excuse for another karvi kit šŸ˜‰
  5. 06/24
    Oh such thoughts definitely occurred to me too, and may yet be deployed. Iā€™m thinking a small bow wave and dunnage in the missing forward well, for example
  6. 06/24
    The waterlining wasnā€™t wholly successful. I should have dipped the hull in paint to get a line, but tried to do it by eye with masking tape, mostly ok but I misjudged the prow/stern, I tried to compensate for the complex compound curves but I should have gone further, hence the added planking and melted spruce gunk, once that hardens Iā€™ll be able to sand flat (fingers crossed!)
  7. 06/24
    Elvekonger (Norwegian: River Kings) Itā€™s widely thought that the shallow draught of Viking ships enabled them to travel inland on Britainā€™s rivers. This seems logical, and given the evidence of Viking use of rivers in Eastern Europe, itā€™s reasonable to think they would have done the same here. Iā€™ve started work on a pair of Revell longships, taking a brave pill and waterlining one of them. Untitled by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Untitled by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Untitled by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Untitled by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr The kits are nice, and conveniently scale similar to 28mm miniatures which will hopefully help provide a crew. Untitled by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Rigging on modern reproductions is largely conjectural, so Iā€™m not going to fret too much! As an aside Iā€™m curious, but ignorant, of what made Viking ships ā€œbetterā€ than Saxon ones, the Sutton Hoo burial ship for example, which seems to have been a similar clinker built vessel. The title comes from Dr Cat Jarmanā€™s book of the same name, a great read.
  8. 06/24
    Some light relief, a nice simple OOB build, a Schwimmwagen, which seemed to be popular with the allied troops who came across them, if the various photos showing captured ones being used as buggies and runabouts are any guide. Wine glass purely for scaleā€¦ Schwimmwagen by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Schwimmwagen by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Schwimmwagen by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  9. 06/24
    Thanks. To my eyes, the butt join between the brass gunwales and the hull required quite a lot of unsightly superglue. I think my choices are : 1. Live with it - itā€™s only 110mm long, so what looks like massive blemishs are tiny in reality, and could be disguised with stowage or crew figures? 2. Strip the gunwales off, clean up and try again, perhaps using deeper pieces of brass clipped to give ā€œtailsā€ to slot into the hull? I may try making some replacement panels to see if they feel achievable, and if they feel worthwhile.
  10. 06/24
    Quick blast of etch primer BARV in primer by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr BARV in primer by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  11. 06/24
    Sherman BARV by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Sherman BARV by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Sherman BARV by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  12. 06/24
    Hindsight always suggests many ways to do things better. Superstructure from 1mm plastic sheet rather than thinner, walkway supports from 0.5 by 1mm strip so it would sit on legs of 1mm square with support, and would mean the longitudinal pieces could be made from one piece.
  13. 06/24
    Walkways by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Walkways by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  14. 06/24
    BARV by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr BARV by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  15. 06/24
    Untitled by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  16. 06/24
    Drivers windows and snorkel added BARV by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr BARV by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  17. 06/24
    Not much progress this week, but a burst of activity today has seen the gunwales added, and the exhaust begun Sherman BARV by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Sherman BARV by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Sherman BARV by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  18. 06/24
    Sherman ARV progress. Playing around with matchsticks and thin pieces of basswood. Sherman ARVs by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Sherman ARVs by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Sherman ARVs by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Sherman ARVs by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Sherman ARVs by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  19. 06/24
    Only challenge so far was sawing the nose box to fit between the bolted transmission ribs, the instructions arenā€™t particularly specific about which bits go where, but referring to photos of the real thing gives a decent guide, and since the real things appeared to have been tailored by individual crews, whoā€™s to say itā€™s wrong anyway.
  20. 06/24
    Sticking ā€bitsā€ on the ARV Shermanā€™s, various by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr And splashing paint on the rest Shermanā€™s, various by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  21. 06/24
    State of play of the two ARVs Sherman recovery tank progress by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  22. 06/24
    M4 Sherman by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr M4 Sherman by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  23. 06/24
    Suggestions elsewhere are that the pistol port is only waterproofed, not welded, so I need to add back the hinge detail I shaved off. Moral: model what you see, not what you think you see.
  24. 06/24
    To satisfy those who need a gun, hereā€™s the M4A1, built almost entirely OOB, although I have modified the pistol port as it seems to have been welded shut on the real thing. Adeline II by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Iā€™ve also removed one of the left hand road wheels, to reflect the damage Adeline II suffered on Omaha beach - in the photos the tank is being towed by an M31 (another great potential model for Rubicon to consider!) with the damaged suspension chained up. Adeline II by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Adeline II by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr Adeline II by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
  25. 06/24
    Yep, the survivors show some hefty rough welds, so it doesnā€™t need to be perfect, but once the coaming and exhaust go on itā€™ll be too fragile to do any more finishing, so important to get it done as best I can now
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