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RGL
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No, I’m aware of CV-1, this is the next iteration of her as AV-3, her final configuration before lost in 1942. Published this month by Trumpy on their website.
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There is a IJN equivalent which is rarer than hens teeth and twice as expensive when it pops its’ head up. There is a Trumpy PE set which goes with it too. I’m wanting to do an Ark Royal as my next really big build but I’m thinking by Mid 2021 this should be out and about
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Well, came back early to avoid a COVID outbreak in Sydney so I’m not locked in for 2 weeks. I drew up and then etched in some weld lines, then plating panels similar to the real thing. This way I can first paint a black boot strap then paint the lower him and subsequently Paul am an the upper hull
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U-Star tweezers are my go to. Hands down the best tool I use, I very rarely use the pencils and I find a normal lead (graphite) pencil licked by tongue is just as good as your got a sharper point this easier to see and that brings on my final necessity these days, and optivisor!
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Amazing. So much knowledge. I’m interstate for a week so nothing doing on the build. I did pick up a 1/350 Soya and etch that turned on locally on FB marketplace cheaply so another for the stash.
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So hand painting, rattle can then airbrush, unfortunately I’m not good enough to use a paintbrush.
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Weathering. Now this is off a naval FB page, this is a 2020 US warship, that is 3 months out of referb, and spent 60 out of 90 days in port. I’d be pretty upset about the quality of the paint. And happily continue to beat up my ships!!!!
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Depends, as I’m going to mask the deck after I paint it a dark grey plus weathering I try and break it down as everything on top of the deck is light grey plus oil canning. PE does not like to stick to anything once painted so it’s problematic but as I’ll use the PE railings on this one I’ll paint them on the fret. So I fixed up the transom flap using Tamiya putty and lacquer thinner on my little finger to give a nice smooth finish.
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Hangar frame done. That’s the big bits done so I might start painting after I do the deck gun.
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That’s the thing about water, the sun and clouds make all the difference in one quick second, it’s so hard to make the perfect water colour
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The main mast (dryfit), there is probably about the same amount again of detail to go on this piece.
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Starting on the bridge superstructure, there is an enormous amount of detail to go but I’ll need to paint if first and add the PE extras afterwards painted off ship . Some of the most detailed features I’ve seen so far on a Trumpy model.
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He used to work for Pontos, went out alone. It a strange balance as Micromaster stuff is so damn good but no construction involved so it comes down to how good you can airbrush and weather so it’s not building. (If you design and print your own, Kudos!) theres a handful of world class modellers in this scale online (mostly on Facebook) of which @Koppalakki is right up there with the absolute best like the blokes in the scratch build forum are to us mortals. His Yamato started me on on weathering. I just detest the formats required by some of the other formats needing picture hosting sites which have robbed the world of so much research
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So, about 40 pieces each on each of the harpoons, some life raft canisters Other bits, like a ladder, refueling. I wanted to get this section done is it leaves one page of instructions done.
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