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RGL reacted to mikec in HMB Endeavour by shipaholic - FINISHED - Eaglemoss - 1/51
Absolutely brillliant. The rope looks perfect.
I have taken a break from the shipyard to build a plastic model aircraft to enter a local modelling competition. the transition from wood to plastic is quite hard. Plastic is not very forgiving, you have be sharp with painting and finishing. I think this small break will sharpen up my modelling skills.
great work!
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RGL reacted to shipaholic in HMB Endeavour by shipaholic - FINISHED - Eaglemoss - 1/51
Its been a few weeks since I did anything, but I managed to get a few hours in this weekend. Finished doing the mizzen catharpins and futtock shrouds then I blackened the rest of the shrouds. I used flat black enamel diluted with turpentine to make it wick through the rope better and not be too black so it looks nore like real tarred rope
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RGL got a reaction from BANYAN in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
And it starts. there is an imprint of the hull of 1995, so a 20 year old mold. The plastic is very soft so cuts well but does not sand well. I have cut out all the first deck holes for the 10.5cm and 5cm guns as well as the little doors amidships. The upper deck 10.5cm gun amidship is show on the draughts as requires the hull to be reduced.
The bow and stern guns have this ridiculous fake barrel attached to the hull which I have cut off and will place the guns internally.
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RGL got a reaction from coxswain in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
My third build will be the SMS Emden. It has a history for us Aussies I suppose. I won't go into the history as there is the whole of the internet for that.
Revell brought out a twin kit recently which will be good if I stuff up something, as I don't intend on building both it and the Dresden. There are a lot of open source builds on the net for this kit, most of which seem to be strait out of the box.
I managed to purchase the last set of draughts in 1/200 on the internet for Peter Huff's 1995 publication. I had a look at the Kagero book and yet again, their research leaves a bit to be desired, as the even the photos don't match.
The kit will need a LOT of bashing. Thus more internet shopping for bits and pieces. Heaps of work, but that's the joy of it.
I got the Eduard Emden photo etch set for a start. A lot of the sprues look like they have been put in an oven as they just look blurry with very little detail. There will be very little of the original kit used but the hull is nice.
I'm thinking six or more months, given my Varyag has a lot more detail but also a lot more commercially available extras. This era is not well represented for after market.
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RGL got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
And it starts. there is an imprint of the hull of 1995, so a 20 year old mold. The plastic is very soft so cuts well but does not sand well. I have cut out all the first deck holes for the 10.5cm and 5cm guns as well as the little doors amidships. The upper deck 10.5cm gun amidship is show on the draughts as requires the hull to be reduced.
The bow and stern guns have this ridiculous fake barrel attached to the hull which I have cut off and will place the guns internally.
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RGL got a reaction from Old Collingwood in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
And it starts. there is an imprint of the hull of 1995, so a 20 year old mold. The plastic is very soft so cuts well but does not sand well. I have cut out all the first deck holes for the 10.5cm and 5cm guns as well as the little doors amidships. The upper deck 10.5cm gun amidship is show on the draughts as requires the hull to be reduced.
The bow and stern guns have this ridiculous fake barrel attached to the hull which I have cut off and will place the guns internally.
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Last post on this build. I finally received the rope coils from North Start Models in the Ukraine. I only used them for the braces on the davits, but they are a nice bit of kit for that final bit of icing on the cake.
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RGL got a reaction from docidle in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
And it starts. there is an imprint of the hull of 1995, so a 20 year old mold. The plastic is very soft so cuts well but does not sand well. I have cut out all the first deck holes for the 10.5cm and 5cm guns as well as the little doors amidships. The upper deck 10.5cm gun amidship is show on the draughts as requires the hull to be reduced.
The bow and stern guns have this ridiculous fake barrel attached to the hull which I have cut off and will place the guns internally.
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RGL got a reaction from hexnut in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Now some of the original Photos, many are from the Australian War Memorial where they have one of the 10.5cm guns on display.
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RGL got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
My third build will be the SMS Emden. It has a history for us Aussies I suppose. I won't go into the history as there is the whole of the internet for that.
Revell brought out a twin kit recently which will be good if I stuff up something, as I don't intend on building both it and the Dresden. There are a lot of open source builds on the net for this kit, most of which seem to be strait out of the box.
I managed to purchase the last set of draughts in 1/200 on the internet for Peter Huff's 1995 publication. I had a look at the Kagero book and yet again, their research leaves a bit to be desired, as the even the photos don't match.
The kit will need a LOT of bashing. Thus more internet shopping for bits and pieces. Heaps of work, but that's the joy of it.
I got the Eduard Emden photo etch set for a start. A lot of the sprues look like they have been put in an oven as they just look blurry with very little detail. There will be very little of the original kit used but the hull is nice.
I'm thinking six or more months, given my Varyag has a lot more detail but also a lot more commercially available extras. This era is not well represented for after market.
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RGL got a reaction from yvesvidal in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Last post on this build. I finally received the rope coils from North Start Models in the Ukraine. I only used them for the braces on the davits, but they are a nice bit of kit for that final bit of icing on the cake.
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RGL got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Now some of the original Photos, many are from the Australian War Memorial where they have one of the 10.5cm guns on display.
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RGL got a reaction from Old Collingwood in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
My third build will be the SMS Emden. It has a history for us Aussies I suppose. I won't go into the history as there is the whole of the internet for that.
Revell brought out a twin kit recently which will be good if I stuff up something, as I don't intend on building both it and the Dresden. There are a lot of open source builds on the net for this kit, most of which seem to be strait out of the box.
I managed to purchase the last set of draughts in 1/200 on the internet for Peter Huff's 1995 publication. I had a look at the Kagero book and yet again, their research leaves a bit to be desired, as the even the photos don't match.
The kit will need a LOT of bashing. Thus more internet shopping for bits and pieces. Heaps of work, but that's the joy of it.
I got the Eduard Emden photo etch set for a start. A lot of the sprues look like they have been put in an oven as they just look blurry with very little detail. There will be very little of the original kit used but the hull is nice.
I'm thinking six or more months, given my Varyag has a lot more detail but also a lot more commercially available extras. This era is not well represented for after market.
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RGL got a reaction from docidle in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
There are some spectacular ones in 1/100 but nearly every 1/350 is straight from the box. Challenge set as I intend on learning from my mistakes in the Varyag. None of the fantastic builds by our contributors on this forum are open to the Internet (which I like) as we have some true artists here. In the plastic realm, Dafi is a master.
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RGL got a reaction from robin b in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Now some of the original Photos, many are from the Australian War Memorial where they have one of the 10.5cm guns on display.
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RGL got a reaction from docidle in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
My third build will be the SMS Emden. It has a history for us Aussies I suppose. I won't go into the history as there is the whole of the internet for that.
Revell brought out a twin kit recently which will be good if I stuff up something, as I don't intend on building both it and the Dresden. There are a lot of open source builds on the net for this kit, most of which seem to be strait out of the box.
I managed to purchase the last set of draughts in 1/200 on the internet for Peter Huff's 1995 publication. I had a look at the Kagero book and yet again, their research leaves a bit to be desired, as the even the photos don't match.
The kit will need a LOT of bashing. Thus more internet shopping for bits and pieces. Heaps of work, but that's the joy of it.
I got the Eduard Emden photo etch set for a start. A lot of the sprues look like they have been put in an oven as they just look blurry with very little detail. There will be very little of the original kit used but the hull is nice.
I'm thinking six or more months, given my Varyag has a lot more detail but also a lot more commercially available extras. This era is not well represented for after market.
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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
There are some spectacular ones in 1/100 but nearly every 1/350 is straight from the box. Challenge set as I intend on learning from my mistakes in the Varyag. None of the fantastic builds by our contributors on this forum are open to the Internet (which I like) as we have some true artists here. In the plastic realm, Dafi is a master.
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RGL got a reaction from aetherpulse in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
There are some spectacular ones in 1/100 but nearly every 1/350 is straight from the box. Challenge set as I intend on learning from my mistakes in the Varyag. None of the fantastic builds by our contributors on this forum are open to the Internet (which I like) as we have some true artists here. In the plastic realm, Dafi is a master.
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RGL got a reaction from docidle in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Now some of the original Photos, many are from the Australian War Memorial where they have one of the 10.5cm guns on display.
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RGL got a reaction from ccoyle in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
My third build will be the SMS Emden. It has a history for us Aussies I suppose. I won't go into the history as there is the whole of the internet for that.
Revell brought out a twin kit recently which will be good if I stuff up something, as I don't intend on building both it and the Dresden. There are a lot of open source builds on the net for this kit, most of which seem to be strait out of the box.
I managed to purchase the last set of draughts in 1/200 on the internet for Peter Huff's 1995 publication. I had a look at the Kagero book and yet again, their research leaves a bit to be desired, as the even the photos don't match.
The kit will need a LOT of bashing. Thus more internet shopping for bits and pieces. Heaps of work, but that's the joy of it.
I got the Eduard Emden photo etch set for a start. A lot of the sprues look like they have been put in an oven as they just look blurry with very little detail. There will be very little of the original kit used but the hull is nice.
I'm thinking six or more months, given my Varyag has a lot more detail but also a lot more commercially available extras. This era is not well represented for after market.
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RGL got a reaction from Captain Slog in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Now some of the original Photos, many are from the Australian War Memorial where they have one of the 10.5cm guns on display.
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RGL got a reaction from Captain Slog in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
My third build will be the SMS Emden. It has a history for us Aussies I suppose. I won't go into the history as there is the whole of the internet for that.
Revell brought out a twin kit recently which will be good if I stuff up something, as I don't intend on building both it and the Dresden. There are a lot of open source builds on the net for this kit, most of which seem to be strait out of the box.
I managed to purchase the last set of draughts in 1/200 on the internet for Peter Huff's 1995 publication. I had a look at the Kagero book and yet again, their research leaves a bit to be desired, as the even the photos don't match.
The kit will need a LOT of bashing. Thus more internet shopping for bits and pieces. Heaps of work, but that's the joy of it.
I got the Eduard Emden photo etch set for a start. A lot of the sprues look like they have been put in an oven as they just look blurry with very little detail. There will be very little of the original kit used but the hull is nice.
I'm thinking six or more months, given my Varyag has a lot more detail but also a lot more commercially available extras. This era is not well represented for after market.
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RGL got a reaction from RichardG in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Now some of the original Photos, many are from the Australian War Memorial where they have one of the 10.5cm guns on display.
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RGL got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Last post on this build. I finally received the rope coils from North Start Models in the Ukraine. I only used them for the braces on the davits, but they are a nice bit of kit for that final bit of icing on the cake.
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RGL got a reaction from coxswain in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Last post on this build. I finally received the rope coils from North Start Models in the Ukraine. I only used them for the braces on the davits, but they are a nice bit of kit for that final bit of icing on the cake.
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