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ooh all those lovely shades of grey and a bit of white great stuff Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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tigerace wrote:ooh all those lovely shades of grey and a bit of white great stuff Phil Haha < cue music with grey in the song title> 'Fade To Grey' by Visage and 'Grey Day' by Madness. Thanks for looking in Phil! Regards, Phil W. Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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Good evening from 'The Dockyard', This weeks update of my U230 U-Boat build log continues with the painting of the compartments. The attached photo shows the Aft Torpedo Compartment/Motor Room masked up ready for painting in the sky grey i mentioned last week. Prior to this i marked out a pencil guideline to mask too. Sticky Wickett attached the following image(s): Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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Engine Room masked up in the same manner. Sticky Wickett attached the following image(s): Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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This photo shows the Engine Room masked up, looking foreward. I used two different types of Tamiya masking tape; 6mm and a 3mm type which is suited to bending around curves. Sticky Wickett attached the following image(s): Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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This photo shows two coats of sky grey applied to the Aft Torpedo Compartment/Motor Room. I was happy with the even coverage after two coats so i left it at that. Sticky Wickett attached the following image(s): Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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The Engine Room also received two coats of the sky grey. Sticky Wickett attached the following image(s): Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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I then moved onto what will become a cut away view of No.2 Battery Compartment. This photo shows it masked up. Sticky Wickett attached the following image(s): Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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Second coat being applied. Sticky Wickett attached the following image(s): Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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This photo shows the masking tape being removed from the Aft Torpedo Compartment/Motor Room. Sticky Wickett attached the following image(s): Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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There wasn't that much 'bleed through' when the masking tape was removed with a minimal amount of 'touching in' required. Sticky Wickett attached the following image(s): Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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After I had 'touched in' any smudges. Sticky Wickett attached the following image(s): Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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Looking aft into the Aft Torpedo Compartment. I'm happy with the way the painting turned out, what with two colours and the numerous t-frames to mask around. Sticky Wickett attached the following image(s): Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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That concludes this weeks update. Next week I will be completing the Engine Room and No.2 Battery Compartment plus any other painting I can fit in. Thanks for looking in and your comments. Have a good week and happy modelling! Regards, Phil W. Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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Nice update Phil, it’s all about the detail now. Great work. Mark
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Very nice paintwork being done Phil, all looks great.... Regards Alan
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Markwarren wrote:Nice update Phil, it’s all about the detail now. Great work. Mark Thanks Mark! It's getting there. Another couple of weeks should see all of the compartments painted. Regards, Phil W. Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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Gandale wrote:Very nice paintwork being done Phil, all looks great.... Regards Alan Thanks very much Alan! As I mentioned in a reply to Mark, another couple of weeks should see all of the compartments painted up. Got to be honest, it's taken a lot longer than I initially thought. Regards, Phil W. Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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All that hard work is paying off with a great finish. It might be taking longer than expected but you cannot rush perfection. I cannot believe the incredible upgrade you have made to the base kit - its really exceptional. Happy Modelling
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birdaj2 wrote:All that hard work is paying off with a great finish.
It might be taking longer than expected but you cannot rush perfection.
I cannot believe the incredible upgrade you have made to the base kit - its really exceptional. Thank you very much Tony! When I initially thought about upgrading the model, I realised that if I was going to do it, then it had to be done to the best of my ability. Based on that, I committed myself to that fact that I was in it for the long-haul. Regards, Phil W. Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230] Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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