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 NP Yaturo it makes things a little cleare as you say  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All I managed to get all the masking done on the hull and spray the lower hull with the merchant ship siloette,the colour is another mad mix of 2 colours to achieve[3 for the ghostly green colour].Now for a coat of mat varnish to seal the paint layer before a little dirtying up is done but i dont think il be adding any rust as she was sunk on her maiden voyage and finaly the anchors and her name decals added. All in all im quite pleased with the results so far and suprised myself with how well the siloette turned out, as ussual all comments and questions are welcome regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Great job as usual Andy and the Merchant silhouette looks great - well done that man!! 
Kev
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Thankyou for the kind words Kev Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Nice job Andy.That really is a wierd colour they used ..but I can see that it was probably more effective than battleship grey with black & white dazzle paint. Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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Thanks for the kind words Rob,totally agree about the wierd colour but apparently all IJN ships were painted this colour for the last 12 months of the war.Tbh i think they had just run out of grey and this was the only colour available in the naval stores   regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All Some more progress on the lower hull all the etch and guns have now been added, i added the name decal then gave it a spray coat of matt varnish but it looks more like satin to me.After that i added some rust to the anchors and chains then used a wash of watered down smoke to dirty it up a little,im not too sure about the wash though as i think i may have thinned it down too much as its not that noticable. As ussual all comments questions are welcome regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hello Andy,
Really coming together now mate and the paintwork looks even better now. Very neat and tidy build with some great detail starting to show through, love it - keep up the good work sir!!
Kev
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Hi Kev Thanks for the kind words,im still not sure about the satin finish i wanted a more matt look i think il try something else to see if that works regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All I have now finished the construction of the hull,i didnt go for the removable flight deck option as there are 3 suport struts which are left hanging and odds are they will fly off into the never to be found draw within a short time so i fixed it down. The 12 various aircraft still have to be finished/painted and will be posted in due course.As for my overall view on the kit there were some small issues with fit of parts but nothing that couldnt be sorted and the etch has definatly made a diffrence to the detail and im quite pleased with the resultimg model apart from the satin clear coat thats sold as matt  .Your comments/questions are always welcome regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Andy as usual, a very high standard of build great job, Kind regards Mike MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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Hi Mike Thanks for the kind words  Regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Andy, great work as always and built very quickly
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Thanks Ger C for your kind words Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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I have decided that the the aircraft supplied in the kit are just too small to cope with at the moment as my eyes wernt what they are and im making a compleat hash of them ,i may finish them at a later date when i get a decent pair of specks or a good head magnifier regards Andy  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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arpurchase wrote: Thanks Ger C for your kind words You're more than welcome
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Hi Andy! I also start building a 1/700 scaled water line model. It is U.S. Navy battle ship Missouri from TAMIYA CO. I have additionally bought etch part's set from Lion Roar. It will be a present for my friend who likes this battle ship very much. I am going to make it as Tokyo-Bay version. It is well known that WWII was over on this battle ship in the Tokyo-Bay. I wonder when I will reach the goal  Best Regards, Yutaro Yutaro HONMA attached the following image(s): DeAGOSTINI 1/250 the YAMATO, 1/250 the AKAGI.
Hasegawa Co. 1/350 Battle ship NGATO, 1/350 Aircraft carrier Akagi, Battle ship MIKASA.
Water line series 1/700 Battle ship YAMATO, HIEI, YAMASHIRO, Aircraft carrier HIRYU,TAIHO, Heavy Cruiser Myoukou, Ashigara, Nachi, Haguro & others.
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Hi Yaturo a fine ship to build and the etch set is it the super set with the turned gun barrels and brass propelors regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Very nice build indeed Andy and a lovely looking model. I don't build the model ships as I've said in the past but watching you build your plastic ones has begun to stir an interest in possibly doing one myself!! Ever since I saw one for sale at a jumble sale when I was much, much younger (mum wouldn't buy it for me though!!  ), I've always fancied the idea of doing a USS Hornet, the carrier which was used for the 'Doolittle Raid' on Tokyo, with all those B-25 Mitchells stacked up on the flightdeck ready to go!! Mmmm.... think that idea may well come to fruition some time next year so I'm gonna have a look to see what's available for a future project. You've certainly brought some memories back to me Andy - Thanks!!
Well played sir and I'll look forward to watching you build some more, good stuff mate!!
Kev
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Hi Kev Thanks for the nice comments,as for the idea about the doolittle raid that could make an intresting subject but i think there may be a problem with obtaining the subject matter due to scale and availabilty to match the carrier and aircraft. Mind you if you make her about 20/30 feet long there shouldnt be a problem getting the aircraft to scale on her   regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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