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  1. king derelict
    The aircraft are masterpieces. They look so realistic. I'm rempted to go and burn my efforts Wonderful alan
  2. king derelict
    I've been moving slowly forward with Wasp but seem to have been working with a series of small items that have hardly been worth showing. The biggest area of progress has been with adding all the deck decals which seem to have ended up in the right places. A matt coat has been added to protect them in the subsequent handling. I had planned to mask the deck to add the exhaust staining in the active part of the deck but I was worried that even with the matt coat the masks might damage the decals. I practiced with some marked card and then free hand air brushed the sooting. It looks similar to the real thing with heavier areas at spots seven and nine (the usual VL spots) and forward where the STOs are launched. I think the deck generally still looks a bit too uniform and I am wondering whether to try some washes or filters. Any thoughts would be welcome. On completion of the flight deck an SH-60 was consigned to the hanger deck near the elevator doors and the flight deck added. With a strong light it is just possible to see the helo but it will probably be even darker when the upper gate to teh wet well is added. A second F-35 was built this time with doors closed. The PE is then just the gear and doors and the exhaust nozzle which I formed using the tip of a cocktail stick Both have been primered now The SH-60s have been made up and had a base coat of paint And a V-22 in primer for the DVs The crane, fire truck, tugs and fork trucks are in progress I found I didn't have any Tamiya yellow, only Vallejo and it was not at all nice to use. So I am back to working the details on the hull. I added the RIB and crane to teh side deck before putting on the railings. The railing are recessed into the structure of the hull rather than on the edge of the side deck and there is insufficient room to install the RIB if this is how the railings are being mounted. I filed off the inboard side of the RIB to get the clearance Adding the railing in the recessed position was not fun; I probably should have put them on the side deck assemblies before they went into the hull but I thought the PE would probably get knocked about Lots more railings and assorted PE to go on teh deck now Thanks for looking in Alan
  3. king derelict
    Looking really nice. The details are impressive Alan
  4. king derelict
    Very well deserved
  5. king derelict
    Your work is consistently a wonder to me. You rate up in the Pantheon too Alan
  6. king derelict
    There used to be a running joke in Germany back then. How do you get your very own Starfighter? Answer Buy a field and wait. Alan
  7. king derelict
    The brass barrels look much nicer. It's a good choice and you added the brass neatly. I always seem to set mine at an angle. Alan
  8. king derelict
    Doris work is absolutely wonderful. She is a true artist Alan
  9. king derelict
    Drawing the profile on paper or making a card profile is a great way of getting complicated railing runs to work nicely. Alan
  10. king derelict
    Looking forward to this Egilman. I have a Vampire in the pile that needs a bare metal finish and I haven't a clue so I will be all attention here Alan
  11. king derelict
    The cats are absolutely stunning. The weathering is so effective Alan
  12. king derelict
    The weathering of the wooden decks looks very good. The wood really has character. Do you use washes or oils to get that effect? The model definitely looks like its in an upward trajectory now. Great stuff Alan
  13. king derelict
    I worked through the decals on the flight deck. All the landing spots crows feet are complete along with the foul line and the elevator markings. I need to let this all dry thoroughly before adding the tram line which will run down the gaps in the crows feet. The tie down points have been great reference markers for setting the decals and I think they are reasonably accurate. I did find one issue which gave me some thought. For the F-35 test flying a yellow cross bar was added to the tram line about 230 feet from the bow as a reference point. This is not standard and so not included in the kit. I was wondering if I dare mask the line and paint it - and then would the masking rip up the tram line decal. I was looking though the decals provided for the air wing and USMC vehicles and found there are yellow strips provided for the LCACs which I won't be using so I might be in luck. The AV-8B markings look better than the Orange Hobby ones and the MARINES markings are provided as well I moved onto adding the decals to the island. It was definitely easier while the island is off the boat. There are a couple of discrepancies with the kit positioning of the smaller decals but mostly they are correct. The AFFF station markers line up with the photos. Back to the hull and the aircraft again. Once the broken SH-60 is glued down on the hanger deck I can put the roof on and start the delicate business of adding the PE catwalks. Thanks for looking in Alan
  14. king derelict
    Thanks You Mike; This is a slow build; having so much reference material seems to mean I spend half of the time looking at photos and comparing the real ship with the kit. Alan
  15. king derelict
    Thanks Chris; I should have thought of Spain. They have AV-8Bs and an assault carrier and I believe are still actively interested in the F-35B. Alan
  16. king derelict
    Sounds like a good plan.
  17. king derelict
    I reached a milestone today - slowly as usual. The last PE railing, the ladders and the masting has been completed on the island. Well thats not quite true; I left off one piece of railing to give me a place to press on the island when it gets put on the deck in case it needs to be given some assistance. I put a coat on clear on the port and starboard sides. I think its going to be easier to add decals while it is off the hull. I am really glad I put the warning decals around teh Sea Sparrow and CWIS at the start of the island build up. They are pretty much buried now The SH-60s got a coat of dark Ghost Grey. I used Humbrol Maskol to mask the canopy areas. It seems to get awful reviews but we shall see how it works out I started adding the decals to the flight deck. As always sequence needs thinking through. I think the landing spots crows feet need to go on before the tram line but I'm thinking the foul line needs to go down at the start so I will add that next and go back for the rest of the landing spots. The decals silvered probably because of the tie down dimples so i have ladled solution on and it seems to have taken care of it. Thanks for stopping by. Alan
  18. king derelict
    Mike, your numbers tally with mine. I think we got below the $100 million a copy for the F35 a couple of years ago. Back when the programme was launched the target price was $50 M compared to an AV-8B at $35 M. Already crashed five of them. Alan
  19. king derelict
    We are harsh critics of our own work. We know where every piece of bent PE is and every fleck of missing paint. The informed viewer misses most of that and the average viewer isn't aware at all. I think as the final details go into place and obscure some of the problems it will be a great kit that you will feel good about. I don't know if I'll ever be good enough to complete a kit without any mistakes and the Wasp is proving to be at my limits but its still a a worthwhile venture. Last time I looked your Hood was looking great so I'm sure you will recover and complete an impressive model. The handling is an issue. I'm lucky with working on waterline models I can fix the hull to a base and use that to handle the model. It keeps my messy paws off the paint and it also stops them damaging the PE (well, most of the time) Good Luck Alan
  20. king derelict
    Mike I agree; they should really look the part alan
  21. king derelict
    Thanks Mike Its slow progress. The structure of masts and arrays is the most complicated set up I have attempted. And its all got PE and fiddly details to add so a lot of puzzling through the sequence. It seems to be a pretty authentic model in this respect. Alan
  22. king derelict
    Absolutely beautiful Yves. You took the base kit to a whole new level of detail and finesse. Having worked with the PLA plastic I can really applaud your finished model. It is difficult stuff to work with. I need to continue along the road with my more pedestrian effort. I use your build log constantly for inspiration. The virtual kit is a great concept and I would like to see more development in the field. Alan
  23. king derelict
    I was worrying about blowing them down the bench with the airbrush😽😺😺 Alan
  24. king derelict
    Thanks OC, They really nice little models. I hope I'm not going to mess them up in painting. Alan
  25. king derelict
    Thanks Ken That is something new for me. I can't see trainer / transport markings applying to the F-35s. I think the Aussie markings are a bit out of register too. The Roo is a bit off centre Alan

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