RGL

It’s amazing how time just evaporates when you try and get the end of rubber rope into a metal hole, like a marshmallow into a coin slot! 

Fellow Canberran, welcome 

What’s your next build then? You move at an inhuman pace old boy

Well you are welcome to join as it’s a group build! 

Oh dear mate, there goes the next decade.....

Thanks mate, unfortunately unless I ever invest in a decent camera with a 50mm lens (closest to the human eye), and a decent set up with a light diffuser etc they will only ever be so so. This build was only really an effort to try camouflage. Battleships are just so much work with all the details but I’m still drawn to the old Dreadnought type ships and even the pre Dreadnoughts which are like steam punk cities. 

15 hours ago, cog said:

She's a bit of a black sheep with all the grey around her ... marvelous work. A few new tricks ... the next one I'll be at the front row ...

For the next one you’ll be on stage facing the crowd. 

Well done mate, you wouldn’t think those railings are so nerve wracking but they are. 

Haha, no mate, group build of the SMS Seydlitz 

So the desk is now empty awaiting the next build 

Some light weathering and I’m finished. Parked up beside Yamato.

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Thank you all, Cog, I only use CA and fat fingers, that explains why autocorrect did not pick  up Davits and placed habits. 

wow, in context to military ops, that's really scary.

Glad you’re back. I love the deck, but for some reason my last deck was ever so slightly uneven as well whehich makes it difficult when you drill the stanchion holes. If I can suggest, Eduard 1/350 German railing stanchions are actually 1/200, are perfect for you build AND have real chain (ish). They would be perfect for this build. Trust me on the scale I measured it. 

Greg 

I seriously never want to see one again. For some reason it didn’t like CA (I think it’s gone off), V1 got knocked off the desk by (I suspect) the wife turning off a lamp, smashed to bits, V2 would just not stick and V3 is barely satisfactory. The Pontos set does not include ships habits and the kit ones are horrible. I had some spare from my Dreadnought build but need a lot more, $6 worth of davits hopefully arriving tomorrow to finish this build. 

46 minutes ago, CDW said:

Everything looks great, Greg. What are you using to simulate the tarps on the boats? Looks very realistic.

Tin foil from the kitchen doubled over

I think it’s because it’s cheap

It took me 3 goes, hard clear plastic is horrible to work on. 

And apparently this is how the crane works! 

Nearly finished; I decided to put some more tarps on the ships launches

Whatever you said about converting script lost me completely. With you language skills I’m sure you’ll figure it out. 

Welcome to my world of breaking drill bits. Once you start you will never go back. 

Sorry to hear mate, stay distracted 

They’re already selling the barrels and mast sets, but I’ll just wait for the full set. Little bit to go on KGV yet.