[Revell 1:125 Ocean Exploration Vessel aka Jaques Cousteau's 'RV Calypso' ++Finished++]

Looking cool already.

[Matchbox 1/72nd Brewster Buffalo]

I'm really looking forward to this coming together.

Great choice mate.

[Revell 1:125 Ocean Exploration Vessel aka Jaques Cousteau's 'RV Calypso' ++Finished++]

What a brilliant choice.

I used to watch his programmes avidly as a kid.

Looking forward to this mate.

[Revell 1/48 Bf 109 F-2 'Friedrich' III./JG 2 - Finished]

I like that a lot mate, wonderful.

[AR 240C-2 Nightfighter 1/72 revell - FINISHED]

Looking good mate.

[Gallery]

Hobby Boss 1:350 Los Angeles Class Submarine.

USS Miami (SSN-755)

[The Return of the Hobby Boss Duo ++FINISHED++]

Thanks mate.

Here is some progress and the finish.

Decals applied....

Finished with panel wash, weathering and matt varnish applied.....

with these...

Unfortunately, I think I over did it. The applicator is not as fine as it was when I first started to use these 'pastels'. The red part of the hull (being straight primer)

seem to suck up the Klear resulting in this section having a semi-matt finish. This is not good for the panel wash that was applied before the pastels and resulted in

the panel wash being very stubborn on the red areas wiping off only slightly. The pastels did a similar thing and to top it all the matt varnish highlights the effect.

You can also make out from the last shot that the decals seem a little creased? This happened when I applied Decal Fix to the area where the deals were going. The liquid seemed to dry to a tacky residue and the decals refused to slide into position. Lots of water was added to the area to wash off the

Decal Fix and give a wetter surface for the decals to slide over, but sections of them just would not budge.

School boy errors that must not be repeated.

[Mosquito FB Mk.VI, 1/72 Tamiya, FINISHED (yea, lets call it that.. :/ )]

This is looking the business sir.

[Matchbox Westland Wessex HU.5 1/72]

Looking forward to this.

[Tiger II Ausf B 1:72 scale Revell]

A great start.

[Trumpeter 1:700 Liberty Ship ~~ FINISHED ~~]

Thanks for the scale pictures mate.

This is looking very good sir.

[The Return of the Hobby Boss Duo ++FINISHED++]

Sorry I haven't been around for a while guys as the mojo has taken a nose dive and other stuff has got in the way.

Anyway, this GB is so good that it's the one I am 'clinging' on to so to speak.

I need to catch up with all the threads and great builds, but this is what my build looks like at present.

Next will be the Klear and decals.

Cheers

[Mosquito FB Mk.VI, 1/72 Tamiya, FINISHED (yea, lets call it that.. :/ )]

Wow, I'm really liking the extra detail.

[Airfix 1/72 Belgian Fairey Battle - FINISHED]

This is coming together nicely sir.

[Airfix Mustang pair]

looking forward to this mate.

[Airfix McDonnell F2H-2 & F2H-2P banshee 1/72]

They are looking good mate.

[Hobbyboss PE2. - FINISHED]

Will be watching this with interest mate.

[Supermarine S.6B Racer - Testors 1:48]

This looks a nice little kit. A great start mate.

[Gundam MSM-07S 'Z'GOK' 1/144 - HGUC - completed 10-3-14]

Looks interesting mate.

[Airfix 1/72 Fw-190 A8 - now finished]

Looking good sir.

[Trumpeter 1/72 Challenger 1 MBT (Nato version). - FINISHED]

I'm liking the tank a lot mate and I'm looking forward to seeing this on the base sir.

[The Return of the Hobby Boss Duo ++FINISHED++]

Okay, I now realize there aren't enough decals to do both boats!

[Tim's Brick - FINISHED]

Well done mate, this is looking very good.

[Revell 1/72 Fokker DVII - FINISHED]

Looking good sir.

[The Return of the Hobby Boss Duo ++FINISHED++]

A small update.

The upper hull of the waterline build I am doing needed to be lowered further. Using a pin vice with a sowing needle a line was scribed

around the hull and then cut.

Then the rear fin was scratch built (I needed the kit one to go on the full hull version).

Thanks for looking