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  1.    Old Collingwood reacted to a post in a topic: De Havilland Tiger Moth and Chipmunk by Lt. Biggles - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/48 - PLASTIC
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  9. king derelict
    Beautiful models of two lovely and iconic aircraft. You did a great job. Congratulationsalan. alan
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  18. king derelict
    Looking very good. The neat rigging and excellent deck details really make the model stand out. alan
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  23. king derelict
    The crumpled foil gets rid of any absolute flat surfaces on the seascape but I think the paper and dilute glue can do the same thing and is more controllable. I think it’s easy to overdo the wave heights in 1/700 too so they all foil needs to be fairly restrained. alan
  24. king derelict
    That seems to be the conundrum. One way or the other something catches up with you. Masking the deck can be miserable and time consuming and still ends up with some areas still being tricky to paint. Thanks for Vallejo Atlantic Blue information, I’ll look into it. I think Mig Ammo also do range of ocean colours (they seem to do a range of colours for everything else) I’ll go with grey green as the base color for the sea. Thanks alan
  25. king derelict
    I don’t seem to have a lot of time at the workbench, not sure why. Anyway the seascape is sidelined while I work on the ships details. All the side decks have been added, along with the raft barrels. The WE PE sheet provides tiny supports for the barrels and after painstakingly bending them into shape, losing them, finding them and adding the kit barrels I decided I didn’t like them. They set the barrels far too high on the side decks compared to the photos of the real ship so they all had to be ripped off. Ive put a thin black oil wash to highlight the details and to tone down the white markings on the flight deck. The remaining tasks are the anchor chains, the deck railings and placing the foremast. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. alan
  26. king derelict
    Well it is Christmas so I ordered one. Thanks very much for the information Mike. I’m sure it’s going to be very useful for dealing with fiddly substructures. Of course with flat shipping rates you can’t just buy one item.😁 alan
  27. king derelict
    Nice work on the masts Mike alan
  28. king derelict
    Congratulations Mike. The rear mast assembly is a gem. The vice you are using looks very handy, what make is it. Alan
  29. king derelict
    I realized that I could use the hull from Monmouth 2.0 as a fit check on the seascape which would let me continue with the build of the model itself. So, the three main superstructures were added along with the gun and Harpoon missile launchers. I made a mistake in build planning, completing the structures separately meant that they were very fragile and hard to grip firmly when placing them on the deck. A total of five small pieces detached in the process but were all found and reinstalled. The major remaining task is to add the side decks and the barrel life rafts. Oh and the dreaded foremast. i put a coat of gesso on the seascape and I think it’s going in the right direction. The next decision is to decide on the base colors for the water. North Atlantic under heavy cloud suggests to me that it should be shades of grey green, lighter where air is mixed with the water. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. alan
  30. king derelict
    Thanks Mike, I’ve tried the crinkled foil approach and it works well. I like the papier-mâché way because you can push the wet paper around to create small ripples and waves with some control over the process. I think toilet paper, paper towels, newspaper all work but you have to be careful to eliminate any patterns on the paper towels. You are right about the addition of another layer of paper towels, I’m going to add some gesso and see what it looks like. alan
  31. king derelict
    Thanks Mike, that’s sort of my intention but the lighting doesn’t show it up as well as it looks in real life. I think some adjustments will be needed once I get some gesso on and can really see what I’ve got. alan
  32. king derelict
    A fascinating build Yves, with some serious 3D printing work. Very enjoyable watching this develop. alan
  33. king derelict
    Congratulations on your lovely Spitfire. The subtle weathering is really excellent. alan
  34. king derelict
    Nice, neat PE work. alan
  35. king derelict
    Today I used torn paper towels soaked with diluted white glue to soften the scuptamold surface and then pushed around the wet paper to form smaller surface details. Some edges have been left to help the modeling of the wakes around the hull. This is now drying. I may add another layer tomorrow. Thanks for looking in, the likes and the comments Alan

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