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  1. RGL
    I’ve always loved Dune since reading the books in high school. This little delight cost $10 and it m in a group build with our club, everyone will do if differently. I think I’ll just be tradition with a few extras ….
  2. RGL
    I have this on my shelf as well for the future. Look forward to following you.
  3. RGL
    you need to go to scalemates.com, they list every kit and release dates
  4. RGL
    Well this bit is done
  5. RGL
    Next is the pagoda
  6. RGL
    I did a silver 10% overspray then a gloss coat. Decals added, I’m not going to add the big decals for the numbers as it just won’t work with what I’m trying to achieve (a 1907 ship and a 1917 blimp).
  7. RGL
    Righto, so tomorrow I’ll paint the tricolours on the fins
  8. RGL
    Now to fade it all out
  9. RGL
    Jeeze I’m over this!
  10. RGL
    Wow this has taken a while
  11. RGL
    Different width masking tape. Silver overcoat, then mask again for a full day, tan spray, remove mask, remasking at the moment
  12. RGL
    I also have this kit for a ‘one day’ build
  13. RGL
    Tedious indeed, dark silver respray then 4 hours more masking and still not done
  14. RGL
    Ok, still too rough, completely sanded it back and a dark grey which will show the ribs later. All day masking.
  15. RGL
    Now a silver basecoat. This is what I want to end up with eventually
  16. RGL
    So whilst I’m awaiting some stuff in the mail, onto the blimp. red primer coat and some sanding white primer coat, but more sanding to go
  17. RGL
    Furled torpedo nets; So I ended up with 1mm Tamiya braided wire (obviously for remote control cars ), I pulled out the rubber inner, then a primer coat. I tied (wrapped) very thin wire around it was well to break up the pattern. I tried dark brown/red but wasn’t happy, so I painted it flat black and then various enamel rust washes. This will run along the length of the hull on a platform.
  18. RGL
    The anchors (compare the kit one above the three Micromaster ones)
  19. RGL
    Day 2 on figures, it’s a killer on the eyes
  20. RGL
    So next, the crew. I’ve spent the day painting 60 of these little things
  21. RGL
    I’m trying to get some back ground stuff done, lots of fittings getting pre painted. As the ship will have rolled torpedo nets I need to find a decent representation. So braided wire, two types to sit on the Photo etch steel shelves. I’ll paint both and go with what looks best, but after pulling out in the rubber inner of the Tamiya tube makes it sit better
  22. RGL
    Main guns done now.
  23. RGL
    It’s works a treat
  24. RGL
    I just leave them open, the scale does not warrant it. What you can do after painting is run the sharpened pencil on the inside to represent a inner porthole ring
  25. RGL
    Weathering done on the main guns, 12 pounders will be added tomorrow. I’ve added the unpainted kit ones as well

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