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The etch rot as look great. steaming ahead with this one Steve looks fab  Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Lovely work Stevie, look forward to seeing how the lighting work turns out.... Regards Alan
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Thanks Jase, Alan  Managed to get the hanger deck fitted to the hull sections after spraying the hull the correct colour. After the disaster with the humbrol acrylic paint I thought Id give the enamel a go instead, it sprayed perfectly with a 50/50 mix of enamel thinners. I did buy a couple of Tamiya paints too but I really wanted it the exact shade. All fibres are done now, just need some leds attached to them next. Spent a whole day painting the airwing, 12 harriers and 5 helo's, the decals were very tricky on these as they are tiny but got there in the end. I gave them a gloss coat first for the decals to go down, then a wash and then a coat of satin varnish, I think they turned out ok anyway. Now that they are out of the way I can get on with the main model again. More soon Steve stevie_o attached the following image(s):
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coming on well steve, looking the biz. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Thanks Jase, Karl Got the leds all done now and put the deck on. The fit for the main hull halves and the hanger deck was very good,the deck fit was not so good and needed a bit of fiddling around, which I didnt want really due to not wanting to mess up any of the deck finish with clamps etc. Anyway, as you can see below there was a fair gap to fill round the edge but ok in the end. The led sticking out is to be inside the island / bridge windows etc I will post some pics tomorrow of the lights all on as soon as I wire up the jack plug. Steve stevie_o attached the following image(s):
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Lovely work Stevie, coming along a treat.... Regards Alan
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Thanks Alan, Here are some pics of the leds / fibres. I took these this morning in daylight as the camera takes a clearer shot, the light effect is obviously way better in the dark but not on camera unfortunately. The pen top is just to stop the glare of the led that will be inside the bridge later. I may post a pic later of the jumble of wires underneath  It's now mains operated with an adapter - Im using 12v leds and a 9v power supply. Cheers Steve stevie_o attached the following image(s):
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lights look great Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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WOW stunning stuff Stevie bril job with the leds  Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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Now that does look good Stevie veeeeery nice Spencer
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The LED's look fantastic, how big is this thing it looks huge ? Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Thanks guys Glad you like it, nice to get it out the way so I can get on with the rest of the build @Gibbo - It's 61cm long so just over 2 feet Steve
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Superb effects Steve..luvly jubly
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Sorry Steve i rely don't like it I love it  really does look fab mate “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Wow, looks awesome, great work on the lights and airwing Steve
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Love the lighting Steve, awesome.
Al
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Thanks for all the nice comments Guys Just a small update, I have built the 996 Radar, this one will be on top of the main mast. It's only one plastic kit part but looks quite nice when all the etch parts are on. Steve stevie_o attached the following image(s):
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You're right Stevie, etch makes a big difference..... Love the lighting effect, should look superb when complete....  .. Great work, looking forward to the next session..... Regards Alan
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Some more etch work done and the basic island built up ready for tons of etch to go on. The first pics are of the 1022 radar, this was fairly tricky to build but looks so much better than the kit part. More soon stevie_o attached the following image(s):
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