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My first ship in a very, very long time! A 1/600 Airfix Cossack with Atlantic Models PE and a few scratch built bits. I have modelled her as close as I can to her May 1941 build (minus splinter shields).

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Build log here, and thanks for all of the help!

 

 

 

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Probably 50 years since I built Cossack, seeing this lovely job, I'm tempted to try & find another, this time with  some PE, & a bit more skill. As you've shown so well, skill & PE takes this old girl to another level. :)

Steve.

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So you actually can make a silk purse from a sows ear then. 
To be fair she wasn’t a bad kit for her time and you’ve proved it can still be a lovely model

 

I still dream of a Tribal in a modern state of the art mould, accurate and in 1/72 which must be about as big as you could go

 

thanks for showing

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4 hours ago, JohnT said:

 

 

I still dream of a Tribal in a modern state of the art mould, accurate and in 1/72 which must be about as big as you could go

I’d have to buy such a kit, if it ever showed up. I’d even take a 1/144 scale Tribal, or 3! Revell, where are you?

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Really nicely done and it goes to show that you don;t need a £50+ state of the art modern kit to produce something that looks really good.  COSSACK was my very first kit back in the 60s.  I must see if I can get hold of another one and super detail her.

On 05/02/2020 at 21:38, JohnT said:

I still dream of a Tribal in a modern state of the art mould, accurate and in 1/72 which must be about as big as you could go

One of the members of our local model club has just built a RC 1/72 tribal in which he 3D printed all of the parts.  He did say at the last club night that since he has the plans he could now produce a kit of anyone wanted one!

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26 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

One of the members of our local model club has just built a RC 1/72 tribal in which he 3D printed all of the parts.  He did say at the last club night that since he has the plans he could now produce a kit of anyone wanted one!

Was he joking or being serious :idea:

 

Oh get behind me Satan :devil:

 

Thats really tempting

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On 2/5/2020 at 9:25 PM, stevehnz said:

Probably 50 years since I built Cossack, seeing this lovely job, I'm tempted to try & find another, this time with  some PE, & a bit more skill. As you've shown so well, skill & PE takes this old girl to another level. :)

Steve.

Steve , sounds so familiar. I remember HMS Cossack as one of my earlier naval efforts. Devonshire and the German navies Rommel 

 

Keith

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On 19/02/2020 at 08:14, JohnT said:

Thanks that’s much appreciated 

Spoke to him this evening and I can confirm that he is serious if anyone wants one.  Drop me a PM with your email and I'll put you in touch

 

Best regards

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