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  1. RGL
    And a bit shaky
  2. RGL
    Octtuplet 20mm cannons. Over a day’s work to do 6 of them, individual barrels, ammo cans, brass and resin. I wanted to do these up first to see how they fit on top of the main and secondary guns to measure up the railing stanchions that go on top of them. You can see the three piece gun in the centre is just no comparison
  3. RGL
    A quick drop off at the AWM today. A few photos of Ww1 HMAS Sydney and Yarra and ww2 HMAS Stropshire
  4. RGL
    Secondary guns, easiest thing so far
  5. RGL
    You’re welcome to join in old boy!
  6. RGL
    OC, they’re Korean Banyan, the eyes start to cross and the concentration just goes completely which just means you have to stop.
  7. RGL
    Now it feels like I’ve done a lot on this ship, until I do a dryfit
  8. RGL
    @cog @Canute @popeye the sailor It arrived and parked ready for some Infini PE when it comes out.
  9. RGL
    Sigh, to prove a point that Pontos did not use the KVG for their KVG upgrade, the bridge piece is s not the same. I’m about cross eyed from the wind deflectors. It is easier to break the piece apart and instead of a 1 piece requiring 15 bends, it’s 5 pieces requiring about 3 bends each. As you can see i had to use a razor saw on the flybridge to get the side panels on. The Instructions say this piece is flat.
  10. RGL
    That’s awesome
  11. RGL
    Nope, wise to that little trick too! yes, the Australian ensign was not in use until the mid 60’s I’ve been told so I had to remove it
  12. RGL
    Great work! Love the photos; and CA gives way all the time dammit
  13. RGL
    Nope, they just dropped from the rafters. Or from someone taller than me.
  14. RGL
    Nope, no pictures no evidence
  15. RGL
    It’s on his birth certificate
  16. RGL
    Oh, someone just woke up confused
  17. RGL
    Ha, so many patient women (or men; we went to the stage show of Priscilla last night, marvellous). Minus 6 her last night apparently which is exceptionally cold here in Oz. Popeye, how far off are you? Take your time, more time to offer Cog advice of course.
  18. RGL
    For some reason the Pontos instructions are not for the Tamiya KVG. The main gun director is a different piece to the ones used in the instructions and is about 3mm too low and both are utterly devoid of details at the front. I used the main turret lug to lift it up enough. The secondary gun directors had a radar between them in the Pontos 41 version but not in the 43 version. It also gives you some gantry that go beneath them that are on the POW but never on KGV. Next will be the bridge facade and wind deflectors. I can’t glue it all up yet as I want to prime it then do the decks on this piece as there are binoculars, search lights, signal lamps, more MG directors, flag lockers.
  19. RGL
    Ah, the sensi is in the house, excellent.
  20. RGL
    20, she would already be out on parole by now
  21. RGL
    Quick 3 hour drive up the road for our wedding anniversary, I love this town, a couple of days away from the tools.
  22. RGL
    It’s loosely translated as “can talk underwater with mouth full of marbles”. Kangaroos on the other hand, are nowhere near as dangerous as the traditional Australian drop bear
  23. RGL
    Bugger! I think you should anyway last so you can teach me.
  24. RGL
    Ps; enough praise, hurry up
  25. RGL
    It’s a good looking kit, I really like the camo designs they used, and I’m looking forward to how you weather her and the weathering between the colours

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