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  1. RGL
    The plans have the focsle area with a checker plate and non slip strips. The kit has horribly raised bits and no non slip strips. When I bought the Pontos Marat upgrade to get the torpedo booms for the Borodino, it had lots of little steel strips which I’ve used here. The bits where the chain goes into the hull are little resin upgrades I got on a IJN set but I’ll have to add flywheels later.
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    Exactly
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    Thanks Pat, the pink is the best finish
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    Thanks, it’s usually paint that comes off with masking tape
  5. RGL
    Wasn’t happy so I gave them a pink coat (to match OC) and I’m much more satisfied with the outcome.
  6. RGL
    Lower hull, I’ve done some ribs for Eskimo, then added some grunge as an overcoat.
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    Now a dark brown undercoat
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    So I got the airbrush out today. They seem to need to warm up a bit, so black preshading and the bootstrap done then masked over. Next will be the lower hull.
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    Sir Humphrey; “Well that is certainly one option prime minister “
  11. RGL
    So Langley Av3 is out next month. Who’s in?
  12. RGL
    The hawser holes have a lip which was obviously removed when I moved them, and the lip of the hole in the focsle (I’m sure it has a name), both replaced with plastic card. you can see from this late war photo of a damaged bow on a Tribal the lips, and also the 2 smoke pots.
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    My local hobby shop has very few paints available, and even online there is not a big selection. If I painted with a hairy stick I’d be quite concerned I’d run out.
  14. RGL
    So you’re seeing double, HMS Eskimo (I’ll do her as a late ‘44) with a different porthole ratio as she lost her bow in 1942.
  15. RGL
    That’s the cotton from the packing. They’ll get a bath before painting
  16. RGL
    Well done mate! I’ll make a start on the next one soon.
  17. RGL
    Didn’t like the bracing so I replaced it with metal. The guns are from Micromaster which came with a second hand HMS Eskimo kit.
  18. RGL
    Made a start on the bridge section
  19. RGL
    I have done up the primer coat hull belts. Comes up OK
  20. RGL
    I was fortunate enough to be with the UN in East Timor at the turn of the century, and a African bloke asked me why I couldn’t speak French, I tried to explain that Australia is the middle of nowhere, we don’t need to. He wasn’t happy with that answer but I didn’t have to go back to Africa.
  21. RGL
    So finally arrived from France today (the French post office sent it back to the shop once because apparently Australia does not exist) I got a twin flack for Z-25 (I’ll get to it) and some signal lamps and Hedge hogs for the next Vendetta. Nice touch the chocolates
  22. RGL
    I thought it was Sang Yung Pak as it says on the frets
  23. RGL
    I must admit I’ve never really explored them
  24. RGL
    I think they’re just a bit too expensive for my taste, but never say never
  25. RGL
    The instructions are probably a bit complicated to build a whole one

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