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philjaps1

#861 Posted : 21 September 2012 19:53:43

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Looking very good Mike - good choice of grey not to dark or light....

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#862 Posted : 21 September 2012 19:56:44

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Love the way u have done the turrets. I wouldn't worry about the second coat on the brass as it looks great

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#863 Posted : 21 September 2012 20:16:09

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Love the turret finish Cool

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#864 Posted : 22 September 2012 04:02:32

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Tomick wrote:

Love the turret finish Cool

Hi Mr T thank you for the compliment BigGrin

Regards Mike

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#865 Posted : 22 September 2012 04:03:44

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S2ksean wrote:

Love the way u have done the turrets. I wouldn't worry about the second coat on the brass as it looks great

Hi Sean thank you for the nice comments BigGrin

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#866 Posted : 22 September 2012 04:05:08

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philjaps1 wrote:

Looking very good Mike - good choice of grey not to dark or light....

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Hi Phil cheers for the encouragement BigGrin

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#867 Posted : 22 September 2012 04:10:26

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Son of Bulwark wrote:

Hi Mike!

I like the way you have painted the turrets, the paint does look like it’s been in a number of storms. The newsagent must get worried if you’re not on the doorstep each Wednesday morning when he opens Mike!

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Hi Darron, thank you for the compliment, much appreciated.
Your right, I keep my newsagent in business Laugh

seriously though why dont you post your HMS Hood on the forum? it would be great to see how you are doing Cool

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#868 Posted : 25 September 2012 18:36:41

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Mike this is looking incredible, My hood progress has stopped for sometime now due to many other commitments so i am hoping to get beyond issue 30 soon. Anyway keep up the good work and this is a great resource for me as i build mine.

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#869 Posted : 25 September 2012 19:38:18

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Hi Mike
You`re Turrets look very good ThumpUp

Keep up the good work BigGrin

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#870 Posted : 25 September 2012 21:29:27

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Hi Mike.. Loving the turrets.. you have the weathering looking very realistic Cool

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#871 Posted : 26 September 2012 08:25:46

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Hi Spence, that is praise indeed,from an expert like you Blushing

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#872 Posted : 26 September 2012 09:13:37

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Hi Virtue, Thank you for your kind comments BigGrin

I am glad my build is helping you Cool

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#873 Posted : 26 September 2012 09:14:41

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Jesus-Belzheim wrote:

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You`re Turrets look very good ThumpUp

Keep up the good work BigGrin

Thanks Peter for the encouragement BigGrin

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#874 Posted : 26 September 2012 11:45:30

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Hi, Mike,

You are keeping yourself busy, all your builds look great

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#875 Posted : 26 September 2012 15:06:03

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Looking great mike, keep up the good work, and the pictures comming ian Cool

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#876 Posted : 27 September 2012 18:41:51

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ian smith wrote:

Looking great mike, keep up the good work, and the pictures comming ian Cool

Hi Ian thanks for the nice comments, I will BigGrin

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#877 Posted : 02 October 2012 23:16:09

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ISSUE 56 BUILD

Hi Team, here we are again , the object this week is to complete 2 more babettes, ( total 4) then complete the blast bags, finaly the guns, and then assemble all to complete the 4 turrets - fixing them all together.
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#878 Posted : 02 October 2012 23:19:42

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ISSUE 56 BUILD

The parts we prepare are the wooden circles that make the Babetts 5 +1 from this week and 1 from previous issues.
I built the babettes as per the instructions:-

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#879 Posted : 02 October 2012 23:25:14

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ISSUE 56 BUILD

Now we use the brass etch from a previous issue, and cut out the ladder and fix it with super glue gel:-

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ISSUE 56 BUILD

We are now going to tackle the blast bags I first painted them with the Humbrol colour suggested by the instructions:-

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