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  1. RGL
    How about an awning?
  2. RGL
    Stairs, I bend the sides in first, then use the top of a scalpel to push the individual step out when I’m holding it between my fingers.
  3. RGL
    Reading the instructions is usually like climbing mount Everest
  4. RGL
    Thanks guys. the tamiya thinner I have been using for smoothing the Tamiya putty to fill the massive gaps in the plastic structures. I just dip the finger in and smooth it across the damo putty to make a much smoother finish that does not need much (if any sanding).
  5. RGL
    There is so much detail to go on this yet, this is now the main structures in dry fit
  6. RGL
    Moving along, there is a big centre superstructure that will house or base most weapons etc, so this is just the base. So much more detail I need to add even to the bits I’ve done but I’ll need to do them separately.
  7. RGL
    There are no photos apart from a few on the Australian War memorial site. this configuration was done up for me by someone on an Australian navy group
  8. RGL
    It’ll look very different when it’s finished
  9. RGL
    So this arrived today, the final version
  10. RGL
    Yes I’m aware of the 1/250. This one was $100 with the PE included so I grabbed it while I could
  11. RGL
    It’s all about ease of painting, if I can dry fit it so it fits properly before painting I will so it is off ship. It’s easier to paint and work on a small piece than sticking it all together then painting. You just can get enough detail that way (well I can’t). If I get all the superstructures done without gluing them to the deck it allows them to be added when painted and then production line for the fittings and weapons.
  12. RGL
    Bridge, there is a heap of detail to go but this lot will require painting first
  13. RGL
    So good to see you back on Vendetta! I use 2 lamps, one on each side. Plus optivisor now. My suggestion for the railings is rip them off and just get a cheap generics set and paint them on the fret.
  14. RGL
    I only learnt about that (annealing) last year!!!! Damn it would have saved me some grief. Good to see you back.
  15. RGL
    Love the colours. I also am constantly googling words as well!
  16. RGL
    They are very well made and bend up very easily (luck for me)
  17. RGL
    First stack done, dryfitted so it can be punted properly later
  18. RGL
    So courtesy of Gerhard Koop, some of the final photos of Z 25 before she became The French destroyer Hoche
  19. RGL
    I find rattle can, can loose detail, but an acrylic primer cones off PE when you mask it.
  20. RGL
    Absolutely, you’d be better off with a clean slate. It’s only noticeable as a mold (and a very good one) from close up. You’ve got lots of PE, just like me you obviously don’t know when to stop. The best advice I can give you is use the Tamiya white primer through an airbrush on the PE as it sticks so much better
  21. RGL
    The chain detail is really nice. As OCD as I am i wouldn't change it.
  22. RGL
    I gave the etched in hull detail another layer of rattle can primer. Metal deck glued down which I’ll use airbrush primer as the detail is so fine. You can see how the CA brings up fingerprints so well .
  23. RGL
    Yep. There is a heap of types of these builds online all saying the bow is out. I disagree after studying the existing photos of her, but the hawser holes are in the wrong place. The kit is a hodge podge of “as built’ and 1942.
  24. RGL
    The bloke who designed the ships (models) and owned the company died, so when they’re gone they’re gone unless someone bought the dies
  25. RGL
    So you’re tempted aren’t you.....

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