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Excellent work, Alan.
Keep it coming. I'm loving this build.
Chris
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Thanks for all the kind comments guys, appreciated....  Regards Alan
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Moved this one forward a little more by first conducting a lighting test on the hull, primarily to identify any major light bleed areas that need taking care of. I found that the thickness of the hull meant that there was no light bleed to be seen apart from where I drilled the position of the new forward sonar array and the plastic around the propeller shaft housings proved to be a lot thinner. Resolved these areas by gluing some thick black card over the areas and the retest proved the problem to be solved. For now, I'm happy with the hull prep but am not ready to prime. Can only spray outside so will wait until the weather improves before carrying out this task. Moved onto assembling the two hangers, first by following the kit instructions and attaching all the necessary plastic fittings. Then started fitting the etch, some of which were really delicate to handle, namely the railings. These are now ready for priming..... Until next time, happy modelling all..... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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This is coming along beautifully Alan,
Well done and keep the updates coming.
Chris
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Just stunning Alan! If I didn't have other projects going that I am unable to work on, I'd uncork mine! there is nothing quite like seeing someone else's amazing build to make you itch to work on your own.
(I normally sign off Stay Well, but you're footloose and fancy free with your jab!)
Mark
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Clean and tidy Alan, looking good and not a spot of glue can be seen. Regards Trev Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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Outstanding work Alan. The level of detailing is superb, but takes a master to achieve that finish.  Mark
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Absolutely mind-boggling Alan. Incredible work.
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Lovely detail work there Andy. That PE railing and walkway looks fantastic.
Malc.
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Incredible work there! Awesome!
May i ask which glue you use to attach all that PE? Everything Looks so tidy!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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Outstanding, truly remarkable work with all that etch. Keep it coming as I`m hooked with this build. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Fantastic work as usual Alan. Eyes of a hawk and patience of a saint. Man he took his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand He gave birth to poetry But one day will cease to be Greet the last light of the library...We were here!
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Absolute stunning work Alan. Doing a smashing job. 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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Most impressive work on some extremely small and delicate parts, Alan.
As DaDokta mentioned earlier, we would love to know which glue you are using?
Also, what do you use for "cleaning up"? Surely cotton buds, even wetted, would be ineffective or too cumbersome given the size of the parts
Regards
Chris (Goddo).
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Thanks guys for all the kind supportive comments, appreciated at always.... @ Walter/Chris...I mainly use three different glues when working with etch. ZAP CA Medium and Thin. Also use Gator Grip Thin Blend, a PVA based glue that is pretty hard to obtain here in the UK. I actually got some sent over to me from the US. I also use various home made applicators such as various needles of different sizes, cocktail sticks sharpened with a modelling knife. I never apply CA straight from the bottle, tend to decant some into a plastic bottle top and dip applicators into it, this way there is less chance over applying glue to the part. When attaching etch to etch then this is where I use the CA Medium. If its a long edge then I'll spot fix with CA Medium, let it dry then apply a little CA Thin to the join and let capillary action do the rest. When it comes to attaching etch to plastic then again I will spot fix with CA Medium, let it dry then using a small brush and some watered down Gator Grip, apply round the edge of the part and again let capillary action do its thing. You'd be surprised how strong the fixing becomes and it dries totally transparent. I'm not a keen user of Q Tips to mop up, tend to end up with stray fibres being left behind. I prefer to simply use a paper tissue but find I don't have to use it too often. Last thing I'll say is when using needle tips to apply CA I'll always burn off residue CA from the tip before dipping the tip back into the glue, that way there is no chance of CA build up occurring. Hope this answers your query, come back to me if you need any further clarity.... Regards Alan
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Gandale wrote:Thanks guys for all the kind supportive comments, appreciated at always.... @ Walter/Chris...I mainly use three different glues when working with etch. ZAP CA Medium and Thin. Also use Gator Grip Thin Blend, a PVA based glue that is pretty hard to obtain here in the UK. I actually got some sent over to me from the US. I also use various home made applicators such as various needles of different sizes, cocktail sticks sharpened with a modelling knife. I never apply CA straight from the bottle, tend to decant some into a plastic bottle top and dip applicators into it, this way there is less chance over applying glue to the part. When attaching etch to etch then this is where I use the CA Medium. If its a long edge then I'll spot fix with CA Medium, let it dry then apply a little CA Thin to the join and let capillary action do the rest. When it comes to attaching etch to plastic then again I will spot fix with CA Medium, let it dry then using a small brush and some watered down Gator Grip, apply round the edge of the part and again let capillary action do its thing. You'd be surprised how strong the fixing becomes and it dries totally transparent. I'm not a keen user of Q Tips to mop up, tend to end up with stray fibres being left behind. I prefer to simply use a paper tissue but find I don't have to use it too often. Last thing I'll say is when using needle tips to apply CA I'll always burn off residue CA from the tip before dipping the tip back into the glue, that way there is no chance of CA build up occurring. Hope this answers your query, come back to me if you need any further clarity.... Regards Alan Thanks for the feedback Alan, Some really useful tips in there as well. I think I'll stick to a big hammer and some 4" nails. It looks so professional...... 
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Thanks Alan for taking your time and answer my question in such detail!
It helped a lot!!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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Had a think to see what to do next. Noticed that this build has a total of 11 small boats, all very detailed so decided to make a start in putting them together. There a four transportation boats so thought I'd do these first. Started with the hull section, cleaned up a little flash then drilled out the portholes using a 0.8mm drill bit. That's the easy bit, this was soon followed by lots of etch work and again, some of it is very tiny. This one is now ready for priming and painting, the final assembly will be done once painted. Now got another three to do in exactly the same way so until then, happy modelling..... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Amazing.  Don`t think I`ve ever seen so much detail in a ships boats. Well done. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Are you sure this is your first non-wooden build Alan, because the level of detail and eye for detail you are showing is just outstanding! Sholdn't be surprised though considering all your previous ship builds Regards Gray
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