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  1.    Old Collingwood reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Huron by king derelict - Trumpeter - 1/700 - PLASTIC
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  5. mikegr
    Trumpeter has good detailed and reasonably priced kits. Great Value for money. The selection of kits also is getting better every year
  6.    mikegr reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Huron by king derelict - Trumpeter - 1/700 - PLASTIC
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    Another day with lot of work but zero progress. The resin foredeck got warped. Not much, but I decided to replace it with another one made from less flexible resin, also got the chance to work on the gun shields, giving them a more realistic shape. Of course this didn't came with out damage. But I'm good on such kind of surgeries. The foredeck is glued on a 1mm plastic to improve stiffness, left overnight under pressure. It will be installed permanently on a later stage, want to make sure that it won't warp again.
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    I continued painting the hull. Googling for color codes AI interacted and suggested than in 1/700 colors should be mixed with 20% white. Sounded reasonable but I prefer to cover apply lighter shades upon completion before oil weathering
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    With 39°C impossible to airbrush. Paint would get dry instantly. Therefore I finished the job on the right antitorpedo belt this using a more powerful tool. Result with some had work came pretty nice, much better that the original Today painting was possible. The PE guns shields proved too fragile and hard to be glued on deck. I removed them and replaced them with 3d ones I made, bit thicker with reasonable detail. Unfortunately some glue spots and scratches on deck are visible. Some can be covered but few will remain visible on close looking
  22.    mikegr reacted to a post in a topic: Queen Mary 2 2004 by Dave Wood - 1:500 - 3D printed - Ocean Liner
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  25. mikegr
    this makes all plastic models useless
  26. mikegr
    I trimmed down the belt at an angle. Using a proper tool I created a slopping effect which is only visible only at close distance. Left side, done need to work at the right. Then I added new bases for the 40mm guns. Those at the bow did not exist at the original model so I added myself
  27. mikegr
    These old kits doesn't refer the time period but I expect to put 40 Oerlikons which means 1944? So you mean in 1/700 the ideal belt thickness is 0.5mm? That means I need to remove more material
  28. mikegr
    Unfortunately the wood deck I bought from the same manufacturer was of lower quality this time, somehow deteriorated. Studying about the painting schemes I found out that the deck could be painted with Navy Blue under Measure 22 system or something like this.That would be easier to do.However because of the sanding the lines on forward part of the deck had been gone. So designed one and printed it out . some PE details were added, bollards and a few other soon. Finally I sanded the side belt, it looked too thick perhaps one meter in real scale
  29. mikegr
    Next theme North Carolina by Aoshima I wash and remove the unwanted parts. Deck was covered by dozens of tape pieces 0.6 x 10mm before spray. That would give a planking effect. The result wasn't the desirable. Some corrections by hand didn't make the situation better. I decided to use sticker wooden deck which I usually keep for carrier decks. So much time wasted today on painting. Enough for today. Time to study some books
  30. mikegr
    Great work. Too much paintwork for me to deal with. Did you use brush only on airbrush too?
  31. mikegr
    It is done. I added a simple base, nothing to be proud of, but the overall look turned ok
  32. mikegr
    Thank you That would be a fascinating built. I have the Revell Leopard 2 but I'm hesitant about the camouflage painting
  33. mikegr
    Welcome back
  34. mikegr
    The detail is spectacular
  35. mikegr
    What a remarkable job

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