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Plymouth57
#1 Posted : 16 January 2021 19:20:30

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Well, here she is at last! Considering this was started as a short term D-Day competition build it's taken a little longer than planned but in the end that was all to the good as I've included far more than I ever intended from the initial concept!Blink
With all the little rubber moulds I've built up for resin casts on this one, I may well try some other builds in this scale in the future, and with the PE railings and figures I can see some of my decades old collection of Matchbox and Tamiya ship models finally getting out of the old garage workroom and seeing the light of day!BigGrin
Many thanks indeed to all those who have visited the build over the months and for their greatly encouraging comments throughout. I hope you will enjoy the pics below as much as the process of 'putting them together'!
Best wishes and stay safe to you all!

Robin.
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First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale
Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault
Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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#2 Posted : 16 January 2021 22:20:40

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Robin

Its been a treat to watch this one coming together and seeing the thought processes that have gone into getting some awkward build stages come to a great conclusion.

Tony
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#3 Posted : 17 January 2021 00:00:51

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A truly outstanding piece of work Robin. The level of detail and skill you've applied has to bee seen as being amongst the best out there..... very well done indeed....Love Love Love

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#4 Posted : 17 January 2021 10:40:15

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It has been a delight seeing this come together Robin. Truly amazing piece of work and one to be very proud of.Love Love Drool Love

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#5 Posted : 17 January 2021 20:10:14

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Hi been a joy to follow this,just a stunning piece of work in such a micro scale,cheers mick.BigGrin
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#6 Posted : 18 January 2021 12:47:57

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A truly amazing diorama Robin, fantastically detailed in such a small scale and wherever you look there is something happening.This is just begging to be put in a D-Day museum somewhere eventually. I think it deserves a 'double thumbsup'!

Very well done indeed sir!! Drool ThumpUp ThumpUp

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#7 Posted : 18 February 2021 21:31:46

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Superb build
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#8 Posted : 18 February 2021 23:34:33

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Absolutely stunning result .

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#9 Posted : 19 February 2021 19:48:10

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It's a really fantastic build. I am really impressed. I would have gone blind trying to work on such tiny parts. The detail you were able to achieve at such a small scale is impressive.
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#10 Posted : 20 February 2021 23:10:33
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Great end result Robin.

Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool


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#11 Posted : 05 March 2021 07:58:12

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Congratulations on winning best of the best a well deserved win with this amazingly detailed dio (I could never dream of working in this scale)
Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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#12 Posted : 05 March 2021 14:12:41

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Amazing Robin really enjoyed your build and how you made the various building tanks etc ,this a Museum piece Drool Drool Drool and congrats on the win also Cool



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#13 Posted : 05 March 2021 19:06:42

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tigerace wrote:
Amazing Robin really enjoyed your build and how you made the various building tanks etc ,this a Museum piece Drool Drool Drool and congrats on the win also Cool



Regards PhilCool


Totally agree Phil, I think the Imperial War Museum would be interested in this. You might get asked to do a commission piece Robin. Superb work. Cool
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#14 Posted : 05 March 2021 19:33:29

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Hi Robin, I've followed this from the start & I really love it. Congratulations on winning the best model competition. The detail is superb. A museum would love this. Thank you for all your hard work, it won me a prize. Stuart.
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#15 Posted : 05 March 2021 21:38:13

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Many grateful thanks to all for the above congratulations! I don't know what to say - I really thought the one I voted for would have got it instead but thank you all for the vote of confidence!Blushing Blushing Blushing
(I would have posted this in the winners thread but for some reason I'm not getting a 'reply' box coming up to click on!)
The prize will be a big (pun intended) challenge for me, in all my modelling years I've only built about half a dozen cars, mostly the old Airfix vintage car series and that was about 50 years ago? The last one I ever did (40 years?) was I think a Monogram 1/35 scale something or other which I painted up with the Yellow, Red and Blue scheme of a Main Force Patrol police car from the first Mad Max movie (with a sawn off shotgun in the rear window!) This will be er, different!
Many thanks again, and I'd better get on and PM 'the boss'!BigGrin

Keep safe All.

Robin
First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale
Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault
Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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#16 Posted : 06 March 2021 20:57:18

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Message for Mark (Admin)BigGrin
I've replied to your PM Mark (finally) but the PM is telling me your inbox is full and you won't receive the message until you have emptied some of it!LOL
Best wishes to you all over there!

Robin.
First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale
Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault
Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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#17 Posted : 07 March 2021 17:37:28
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Hi Robin,

All created out!

Shoot me a PM. It didn’t come through.

Best,

Mark
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I do hope we will see a full build log of this build mate.
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