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  1. RGL
    Nearly done, railings and rigging done
  2. RGL
    Fittings on, rigging and railings to go
  3. RGL
    Hull weathering
  4. RGL
    Base coat done
  5. RGL
    Nice work! Can you weather it?
  6. RGL
    The deck, dark grey base then two lighter shades to represent paint fade. Then a brown overspray to represent worn down to metal. I have a tan overspray on the wooden deck. My plan is to do some filters and some paint chips and washes. as you can see pretty much everything else is the paint cue, which will make it easy to finish.
  7. RGL
    The hull is a pain to fix at the waterline. I’ve scribed in the hull plates and I think I’ll grunge up the lower hull below the boot strap.
  8. RGL
    The two part hull which does not match up is a pain, meaning I have to redo the hull plates, everything else will be paint and plant.
  9. RGL
    You can never find a pen when you need one
  10. RGL
    Next should be a quick build of a resin 1/350 Bathurst class minesweeper by Pacific Crossroads. Nice PE, resin and this will be a OOB build.
  11. RGL
    I’m seriously going to need a new cabinet soon and could not fit another carrier in there.
  12. RGL
    So there we go, three USN Carriers done. Next I will have to decide on a few Aussie ships and a battleship later in the year.
  13. RGL
    And into the digital graveyard
  14. RGL
    And finished! I’ve done a ‘fly’ by IMG_8854.MOV
  15. RGL
    Last guns and rangefinders done, 3D print by HS Models
  16. RGL
    Getting the rigging done, the kit comes with an excellent rigging guide (best I’ve ever seen ) and research states her call sign is November kilo yankee tango so teh falga match.
  17. RGL
    Truthfully no, I actually like the ability to move it if I have to, this stuff is paper thin and fragile
  18. RGL
    Planes parked up.
  19. RGL
    A gloss coat works better. No idea why. Glue is problematic as it’s hard to get a good even spread so just put out spot fires where needed using a metal shim and CA
  20. RGL
    Oh it’s popped up in several places, change in temperature here to the mid 30’s. I forgot to gloss coat the flight deck under it first. I’ve already re glued it
  21. RGL
    I’m in the process of adding the life rafts. These sit along the gantries, the PE set gives you netting which runs purportedly along the railings but the reference photos show them at 45 degrees with a railing running along the top and the liferafts lashed to them. Also the ends of the flight decks are starting to lift as we have had a spate of unusual humidity.
  22. RGL
    No mate, just back in the cupboard of doom I suppose
  23. RGL
    So I entered my first ever Model competition this weekend with Seydlitz & Zeppelin. Did OK. Best in show and best ship and best ‘what if’ for Graf Zeppelin
  24. RGL
    I think they are the seam lines on the wings were painted maybe as a weatherproofing as did transport last it’s the only thing that makes sense to me
  25. RGL
    Well done mate, great work

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