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Loving the contrast of colours on this, great job Alan.
Graeme
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Nicely done, gosh that red is bright, recon all the crew had sun glasses to work on her ππππ βWhenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.β
-Mark Twain
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Great Work Alan  pleasure to watch  regards 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
So Much to Build,But What a Hobby!
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Looking good Alan Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Joined: 20/09/2011 Posts: 1,312 Points: 4,126 Location: Austria
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Great Job on the gunports, Alan!Greetings,
Walter
Present builds:
Revell B-24D Liberator 1:48
On the shelf:
Italeri "Fiat Mefistofele", Italeri "Moto Guzzi California", Fokker "Red Baron", Revell Bismarck, Revell Tirpitz, Arab Dow, Stage Coach, .....
Completed builds:
McLaren MP4/4, D-51 Steam Locomotive, HMS Victory, GWH F-15D Eagle, St. Stephen`s Cathedral (cardboard), Solar-powered paddle Steamer (little project with my son), HMS Victory X-section, "Geli" Phantom II (cardboard)
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Doing a great job Alan, Those nice clean lines and gunports are awesome.
Chris On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Thanks to all who have looked in, very much appreciated..... @Jase, wait till later, there is a lot more of the red to go on yet..... Regards Alan
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Today I managed to complete stage 17 where we add 2 x 2mm shaped strips to be base of the bulwarks. For this stage it is recommended you shape the two strips using the Micro Shaper set available as an optional extra from the online shop. There are two sets, Ref 27300 and 27301. For this stage we require the centre shaper from set 27300.... http://www.model-space.c...b/micro-shaper-set.html
Once the two strips have been shaped I then stained them using a medium oak woodstain. Cut the strips to size and when happy with the fit I then mitred the ends to make neat joins around the ribs. Next stage we start assembling some of the cannons so until then, happy building all..... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Nice update, Alan! Looking good!Greetings,
Walter
Present builds:
Revell B-24D Liberator 1:48
On the shelf:
Italeri "Fiat Mefistofele", Italeri "Moto Guzzi California", Fokker "Red Baron", Revell Bismarck, Revell Tirpitz, Arab Dow, Stage Coach, .....
Completed builds:
McLaren MP4/4, D-51 Steam Locomotive, HMS Victory, GWH F-15D Eagle, St. Stephen`s Cathedral (cardboard), Solar-powered paddle Steamer (little project with my son), HMS Victory X-section, "Geli" Phantom II (cardboard)
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Very neat work Alan, looking really good! I might have to invest in some shapers myself. They look really handy. 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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Lovely work Alan the Red is really bright regards 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
So Much to Build,But What a Hobby!
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Lovely bit of detailing there Alan. This build is starting to show it's potential even at this early stage.
Happy building
David
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loving this definitely a kit to get I think βWhenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.β
-Mark Twain
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Just spent a very enjoyable time reading this build diary Alan.Fabulous work
Carl
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Thanks again to everyone who looked in and for the kind comments.... Even though the run up to xmas is proving to be the usual busy time am happy to say I still found some time to progress the build a little further.. Next stage has us assembling cannons and started by removing the ply parts from their fret and cleaning all the cut edges from burnt ash. Glued the base and carriage sides in place ensuring they were set correctly and left to dry. Then turned the carriage over and using a small round file, created the two channels in the base to accommodate the wheel axles... Axles are cut from 0.8mm brass wire, cut into 20mm lengths and glued into position centrally using superglue gel. Glued the wheels in place, gluing the wheels to the sides of the carriage and once set, the axles were then trimmed and filed to leave them protruding slightly. Word of caution here, when trimming the axles ensure you wear eye protection as the cut ends can fly off with great speed and cause serious injury to your eyes that would definitely ruin your day..... Glued the small triangular gun support in position and once done repeated the whole process until I had 10 identical carriages... Took the 10 cannons and as with any castings, filed and cleaned away any cast lines and imperfections. Inserted cocktail sticks to aid painting. Next step is to prime everything ready for painting so until next time, happy modelling..... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Some fun going on with those small gun carriages but looking good as always Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Cracking job on the gun carriages Alan Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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That is looking a very neat and tidy build. Artesania put together a very nice kit in this one with some really nice parts and details. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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Thanks for the comments guys, appreciated as always..... @Andy, the carriages are quite small and fiddly.... and these are the big ones.... .. Got a load of smaller ones to do yet....all good fun though.... Regards Alan
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Such beautiful work! I am so much in awe of your skills and talent. What a pleasure to follow your build, thank you for sharing.
have fun jess
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