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  1. RGL
    Luckily my youngest is an apprentice plumber so knows how to seal stuff up!
  2. RGL
    This is the resin bucket!
  3. RGL
    So precut Perspex pieces which I will glue into a long bucket. Then lots of poured resin
  4. RGL
    Deck rusted up with pigments, dryfit of the superstructures; lots of equipment to go on deck yet as it will diffuse the starkness of it IMG_0484.mov
  5. RGL
    Starting the upper hull weathering
  6. RGL
    So the masking in the deck lifted even more paint (I like it), the base coat done on the upper hull, a dryfit for the sake of art. If you can’t view it I’m Bacon Bits Models on Facebook IMG_0443.mov
  7. RGL
    So that’ll do for the lower hull as it will be under water (clear resin)
  8. RGL
    I’m going to suggest you buy an aftermarket deck, you will be a lot happier with the result. It’s also good practice for your next build as they need to be glued down
  9. RGL
    As things going to be ‘floating’ in resin, I want to make the hull filthy and lots of alge, some Mr surfacer and cotton wool. At 1/35 it actually seems to work!!!!
  10. RGL
    I was going to do a diorama then figured I’d need a lot of figures and the back hatches are not open which they would be for operation. So this should do
  11. RGL
    So green base graduation of 4 shades of green then chipping then let the masking begin.
  12. RGL
    Now this is NOT my model but my concept of clear resin for this build
  13. RGL
    Ok back in the Shmel. The deck, three coats of red/Orange/dark grey then I’ll give it a good clear coat, chipping coat then lots of green coats and chip it back
  14. RGL
    So the manufacturer has contacted me (from Italy) and will send me the missing part with a track to drag it; I’m paying for the truck but the shipping is free. Shipping to Oz from Europe is expensive but not nearly as bad as from the US which is horrendous and stupidly slow. It’s almost as if the don’t want the business . He offered to send me the stl file for the piece but why not I say!
  15. RGL
    It’s a 3D print. Pretty much done now but awaiting the traversing equipment.
  16. RGL
    Base coat down. Filters next
  17. RGL
    I just use Sprue cutters. No dust to speak of unles sanding off the nubs
  18. RGL
    It’s ok? The print is not the best and slightly unaligned in places, but is also missing a piece which I’ve asked the vendor to rectify
  19. RGL
    Couple of hors snipping the pieces off the resin. A couple of fractures. I need to give it all a wash next then sanding. Construction should take about 20 minutes!
  20. RGL
    Next! Nice little 3D printed kit that was half price. Soft sticky resin but should come up nicely.
  21. RGL
    Scribing in a hull line?
  22. RGL
    Dio just auto correct
  23. RGL
    So I’m not sure if I’ll do it as a drip yet, I’ve got some figures in the mail
  24. RGL
    This has come up OK
  25. RGL
    Now some wear and tear. Clear coat, decals and more weathering next

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