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  1. king derelict
    Today has been spent working on the detail pieces. I weathered the wooden deck with light dry brushing of Burnt Sienna oil paint. I probably could have added more but I am nervous of overdoing it and its irreversible. Life were painted and added . I added a thin black wash to the light grey deck fittings to bring out the detail. The torpedo tubes need a bit more work. The first sets of railings are on and so far they are a good fit. The PE rails on the gun platforms were the most complex bends I have attempted with railing so I was happy to get something reasonable out of the work. Lots of lockers added and the main guns were cleaned up and are ready to install. I'm trying to tidy up painting as I go rather than wait to the end and find its tough get to the area of concern. I ordered epoxy resin and sculpting medium reedy for the fjord diorama. I was looking for extruded polystyrene for the hills but so far haven't found any. Expanded polystyrene might work but will be messier I suspect. Thanks for looking Alan
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    Thanks Craig I'm learning a lot on this build; its the most complicated kit that I have attempted. It helps that the kit is so good; everything fits well and the PE integrates very nicely.
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    My apologies OC, if I nudged you into getting this. The Prince of Wales hasn't shipped yet. I looked back at my last Flyhawk orders and they were ordered on May 12 and arrived on June 14. Hopefully the wait won't be much longer. Alan
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    The oilbrusher kits look very interesting and seem to give nice subtle effects which is probably important at 1/700 scale. This might be the next rabbit hole to disappear down. The shortage of display space is rapidly being overtaken by the shortage of space for supplies. Thanks for showing them Alan
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    Not a huge amount of progress today. I started adding the detail deck parts along with teh PE ladders. I managed to drop the first inclined ladder and spent two hours looking for it; there are no spares in the fret. I found four six inch brass gun barrels that I didn't know I had lost and gave up. I was preparing to make the next ladder and think about a replacement and then noticed the offending ladder stuck to the cutting board - which had been searched with a flash light multiple times. So got a few ladders installed, made the PE breakwater, started tidying up the paintwork on the six inch guns and trying to figure out the order of work for the next few parts. Most of the PE is on except for railings but there are a lot of small parts like lockers still to fit.
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    Hi Craig The ginger beer is the stuff out mums made back in the sixties but scaled up to an adult alcohol content. It's a very easy recipe (basically sugar,dried ginger and lemon juice plus yeast) and it is very refreshing at the end of a Florida summer day. I like the 1/700 scale ships and 1/72 AFVs. it definitely helps with the display problem, I think it pushes my space crisis back about another fifteen models. I'm not sure I'll ever got to the 1/350 ship kits I've got especially if Flyhawk keep putting out interesting new offerings. Your resin upgrades show me that there are other elements to explore beyond PE. Alan
  7. king derelict
    Phenomenally crisp detail. She is going to be beautiful. Alan
  8. king derelict
    Hi Patrick I just brewed a bourbon porter and a batch of ginger beer so everyone is invited Alan
  9. king derelict
    Nice work cleaning her up. She will come back looking very nice Alan
  10. king derelict
    I made a little progress today. I cut off the plastic gun barrels and added the brass ones. I deliberated over whether to bother; the original plastic looks quite reasonable but the brass is a little finer and does have a hollow muzzle. Then I moved onto adding the PE detail to the turret. There are some very fine grab handles and some equipment brackets which were easy to work with in spite of their size. The turret is now going to require delicate handling Next will be masking the axles and spraying primer onto the hull, turret, track and wheels. Thanks for looking Alan
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    Thanks OC. It sounds like I've found the right crowd. I really enjoy cooking - and eating the results. I cook a lot of Indian dishes'I'm a big fan of Madhur Jaffrey. I brew my own beer And I even do a bit of baking Its great to have found such helpful and fun people. Alan
  12. king derelict
    Patrick Very many thanks. There is some useful and interesting information there. The photos are especially helpful with the build Alan.
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    You are correct. Another one for the list. It looks like another great kit
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    Thanks Patrick Some additional information on the Panzer 1 would be great. I have found photos of an Aust F in Belgrade and Russia and what I have read suggests that although the Panzer 1was widely used the Aust F was produced in limited quantities and was mainly a training vehicle. Thanks again. Those popcorn waggons look more formidable than the Aust F 😄 Thanks Alan
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    Today I masked the white sections of the superstructure pieces and the main guns. Masking the forward funnel which has a lot of PE on it was a bit of a nightmare but I thought I had come up with a clever solution using a piece of thin card loosely taped over the delicate areas. I was so caught up in the effort that I forgot to take photos but it wasn't my best effort anyway. I then sprayed the parts up with the brown coat and when it came time to airbrush the forward funnel the card mask blew off on one side, taking one of the work platforms with it. I managed to reattach it and pressed on. I removed the all masks once the paint dried and it generally looks reasonable although some minor touch up will be needed on the guns. The forward funnel wasn't the disaster I was expecting and I think it can be rescued with a bit of careful brushwork. I added the superstructure to the hull; the guns are just placed for the look of it. I did manage to jockey the work platform back into place and figured that getting it back on (and finding it in the first place) had used up quite enough luck for one session. I experimented with artists oils to try to weather the wooden decks with some advice from Craig. I found a very light touch is needed and there is no second chance. I plan to err on the side of light weathering for a first attempt, mainly on the foredeck. . Thanks for looking and have a great weekend everyone Alan
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    Thanks for the kind comment Craig The camouflage scheme looked very daunting but working it in sections has made it manageable. I have become a big fan of Flyhawk, especially as they have some interesting and unusual subjects. I have some Trumpeter and IBG kits waiting along with some add on PE to improve them. They will be a learning experience too
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    That's a beautiful photo of Edinburgh under way. Alan
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    Thank you OC. It's a very nice kit. I also got the Flyhawk Renault tank kit (two in a box) so I'll a gaggle of tiny tanks Alan
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    The turntable is beautiful.
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    I agree. I think being able to visualize the sequence and the construction and painting of assemblies is a skill. The Penelope is giving me enough challenges in that area and I think I'm going to have to accept some touch up with brushes as some of the delicate stuff gets added. The Prince of Wales is going to be a whole new adventure. I may have to go back to a Hunt class destroyer to destress. Alan
  21. king derelict
    Yesterday was lost to modelling at the mercies of the health care world. Today has been more productive. I painted the superstructure, six inch guns and funnels white. Tomorrow I will mask them and hopefully add the brown paint. Masking is going to be very interesting in the areas where there is a lot of PE. I masked the white sections of the hull and sprayed the brown paint. The masks were removed and i think it came out quite well. I think weathering the hull might be interesting. I think its going to look a bit too clean and model-ish if I don't do something but the paint was only on for a relatively short period and the ship was sat at anchor in a fjord. I think i can add rust streaks below the hawse holes; I/m sure water would have run down and taken rust particles with it. I added the main decks and now this might start to look like a ship Thanks for looking Alan
  22. king derelict
    I made a start this afternoon after painting the Penelope. I assembled the basic hull parts and then worked the first PE; the heat shield for the exhaust. Nice PE to work with and it all went together nicely. There are some nice suspension details to add to the hull sides which will be mostly hidden. The PE engine intakes were added and I made up the turret apart from the PE. There are some nice PE grab handles to add. And look at those neat spanners in the fret. I plan to add the PE and then paint the hull and turret, painting the wheels and track separately. It looks like the early Aust F tanks came in any colour you liked as long as it was dark grey so that will be a bit of a rest after the Penelope camouflage scheme This has been so much fun so far. Everything is so nicely detailed and it all fits so well. Thanks for support and likes Alan
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    Absolutely excellent. The deatil is amazing. Alan
  24. king derelict
    I recently received the Flyhawk Pz.Kpfw 1 Aust F early version and plan to start it as a side project from Penelope. The kit is up to the usual Flyhawk standard. The detail is very fine and the boz is packed with parts. Its very nicely packaged with cut foam sections to protect parts. The hull is embedded in one section rather than being on a sprue. And you can see the glint of PE under the plastic. There are actually more sprues below the PE along with brass barrels The tracks are a mix of lengths and individual links and are very nicely made. It looks a very nice model to build and a lot of detail and parts for the price. I'm looking forward to starting it Alan
  25. king derelict
    A lot of distractions today. I thought that was supposed to stop when you retired. I made the masks for the hull. I scanned and scaled up the scheme in the instructions to match the length of the actual model and adding a bit to allow for the 3D hull (139 % ) and printed a couple of copies. The hull side views were cut out and glued to masking tape along with the turret top sections The turret masks have been added and the hull white section masks will follow tomorrow I hope. I was hoping to paint everything of each colour in one go but I don't think I'm smart enough to work all the details out so I think there will be a few iterations. Alan

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