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  1. KHT

    Hello, enjoy your posts. Looking to buy Missouri but trouble deciding which PE kit from who.  Can you help.  The pintos a little too rich for me. Do some folks leave the PE unpainted?  Looks cool but not realistic to the ship. Anyway, I’d like the deck, gun barrels, fencing and antennae.  Have anything in mind?  Thanks 

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  7. Koppalakki
    Look for the Pontos set instructions and make it 1/1 and print a mask.
  8. Koppalakki
    I suggest you prime (if you didn't) and use Mr. color leveling thinner to thin Tamiyas paints, I assure after that you don't have any problems of paint peeling off anymore! The leveling thinner makes the paint so much stronger and with good primer is a damn good combination.
  9. Koppalakki
    Thank you for your couraging words! Fun ride, even though at times the sheer ammount of work can feel a bit overwhelming... What's next? Hmm.. a carrier? No, gonna be something small and cute just to clear my head! 😋
  10. Koppalakki
    And we are done! Finished pictures in gallery!
  11. Koppalakki
    Just fold them. It's best to fold them in a hold and fold using a sharp knifes blade to do the bend so it comes as sharp as possible.
  12. Koppalakki
    Just search it for from your hobby shop. Atleast freetime has it https://freetimehobbies.com/gator-grip-hobby-acrylic-glue-original/
  13. Koppalakki
    Gator Grip white glue is worth a try. It works really well for PE doors and other details you want to adjust. Though you need to be patient with it as it can take over 15 minutes to cure so you might "adjust" the part unintentionally!
  14. Koppalakki
    Thank you gentlemen! Just a few launches to finish, some final detailing passes and we should be guchi! Fairly fast 6 months with all the detailing in mind though! 😁
  15. Koppalakki
    And prolly the last update before finishing! After seeing this I knew exactly what I wanted to have on the helipad! Only one I could find in 1/350 for the moment was a Sea Dragon from Orange hobby so that had to do! The chopper is made of resin and some PE details. I dressed her up with my own details including grab handles wires etc. details. And on the deck! Had to move the Pioneer a bit and added one deck equipment tractor.
  16. Koppalakki
    Enamel doesn't do anything to cured acrylics so it shouldn't.
  17. Koppalakki
    Some minor stuff before the great end! Some finished liferafts and a bushmaster. Some launches. It's getting there!
  18. Koppalakki
    I spent few hours figuring how to do that but didn't find anything useable! 🤔
  19. Koppalakki
    I would if I actually made a sea base for it! In my opinion displaying the ship like I do doesn't really fit into it. Atleast in my opinion. If doing a simple diorama then hell yes!
  20. Koppalakki
    If you look at real pictures of the ship you can see that there are 2 types of railing. Solid and ones with wires running through them. The ones painted black are simulating the wire ones.

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