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  1. RGL
    Maybe?
  2. RGL
    It’s an exercise in weathering in very small scale, so start with the crappiest kit (the Micrmir one has a ton of flash and misaligned parts and even a few missing bits to the Collins class which has a bow configuration that is wrong.
  3. RGL
    I’ve decided to make a few small submarines as a painting horse exercise. Each kit is about $20, easy to build, usually poor in design and detail.
  4. RGL
    Not my best, I struggled to get alignment with the poor superstructure.
  5. RGL
    I’ve matted it down!
  6. RGL
    Touch ups to go!
  7. RGL
    I am soo close to finishing her now, just need to finish painting the helicopter! then i had it pointed out I’m missing the Petrel sonar bulb which sits in front of the sonar bulb. So a piece of plastic rod, which I will reduce then repaint
  8. RGL
    They look great, lots of rust required too!
  9. RGL
    Some really big misalignment issues coming to the fore here. Academy is not Tamiya or even Trumpy. Looks OK and it will never be a showpiece but nearly done now.
  10. RGL
    Decals and a bit of rust
  11. RGL
    I used the rub on decals for the flight deck. Did not work, completely stripped it back and re painted it. The issue is I have flight deck decals but they are one big piece so surgery will be required. I’ve used safety warnings rings from Atlantic models for the de k markings
  12. RGL
    So the great unmasking! this is why you do not put decals down first
  13. RGL
    Storm grey overspray and as a start, I’m happy.
  14. RGL
    So a base grey, than an hours sun with masking and ready for a top coat
  15. RGL
    Oil canning; on my paint mule I thought I’d change the colour technique a bit and just use a light grey and a darker overspray. You can see the difference between the black and the grey. The lines are not straight but it’s about colour not accuracy on the mule.
  16. RGL
    Looking good mate. So many opportunities for a large vessel like This, so complex!
  17. RGL
    What you see here is the remainder of the build minus the railings
  18. RGL
    So a week away in Tasmania and I’m back at the bench. Got to do the Dawn service at Hobart for ANZAC day. A few coats of grey, and I’ve learnt my lesson, and no decals yet that won’t lift with the masking.
  19. RGL
    Cool, a big bird farm. Welcome to the lunacy of lots of tiny planes
  20. RGL
    Main mast redone and the topmasts more similar to the reference photos and very different to the US kit reference
  21. RGL
    Pontos models makes sets for several kits
  22. RGL
    http://ka-models.co.kr/?product=1350-dkm-graf-zeppelin-dx&ckattempt=1
  23. RGL
    I remove the tape after primer coats, the tape would we way too thick this scale. The vertical lines are scribed in
  24. RGL
    Welcome back!
  25. RGL
    Final shots, on a base with a UK stamp about her of all things!

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