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Great etch work Alan  like a duck to water  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
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Beautiful work Alan. Those steps are nice and neat. Your flying along nicely. 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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Wow Alan - this looks really HARD, but you're doing a brilliant job on it... Regards JohnP
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Thanks again guys for all the kind comments and support, appreciated as always.... Regards Alan
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Woo Hoo Brass and "Penny" shots. Great stuff. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Thanks Derek, appreciated.... All of the basic etch has now been fitted to the next level of the aft superstructure. First thing to be done though was the making up of the louvres, the one on show had some 30 tiny parts to work with. That's two levels of the aft superstructure ready for priming, now to decide what to work on next.... .. Until next time, happy modelling all. Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Excellent work on those louvres.  Will look when its got some paint on it. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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As a first-timer to this etch work modelling, you are doing a great job, Alan, I would have blobs of adhesive all over the place or not use enough and everything would be falling off again. I guess its all in the preparation and gauging the amount of adhesive to use? Perhaps someone could post a tutorial about this aspect, or has it already been done? Chris
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WOW - That looks incredible Alan. Another masterpiece in the making. 
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Wow, that is some detailing. Excellent work Alan.  Mark Regards
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Great job Alan Every time I attempt the Phot Etch parts, my fingers seem to double in size. Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
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Very nice work Alan. You have some real good patience and a light touch to get all those small parts looking so neat. Tony Happy Modelling
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Absolutely lovely work with the photo-etch Alan. 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]
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Beautiful work Alan, I can see already that this is going to be an amazing model when finished, even though you still have a very long way to go with it?
Definitely a build worth watching, very well done!
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Thanks everyone for you continued support, appreciated as always. Small update. Next level of the aft superstructure has now had all its basic photo etch parts fitted. Removed all the necessary moulded detail first, including the 20mm gun mounting points on the deck. Noticing now the aft superstructure is growing and taking shape, these have been dry fitted only. There is still lots to add to it yet. Now to decide what to do next.....Decisions, decisions..... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Well, THAT looks like fun! Have you uncrossed your eyes yet?
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Incredible work Alan, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a kit with so much PE on before. I’m really enjoying watching this come together. Mark Regards
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You must have glasses like beer mugs to see what you're doing. Incredible.
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Very nice Alan I definitely would not trust myself to sand away the plastic detail let alone replace it with all that lovely etch Keep those pics comin'
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