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  1. 2 hours ago, patrickmil said:

    Thank you!

     

     

    Apparently there are quite a few upgrades coming out for this kit now. When it's all said and done, I'm willing to bet the cost of all of the upgrades will far exceed the cost of the kit. That said, the upgrades appear to be very detailed. 

    Some modelers report 300$ on upgrade parts for a 50$ kit.

    Though I do not count my spendings, I cannot cope with that

  2. 11 hours ago, king derelict said:

    Thank you OC. And now i realise that moving to 1/350 doesn't really make it easier. Its a bigger scale but now you can detail tinier elements. The braces for the venturis are absolutely tiny and there are ready use ammo holders for the 4 inch gun that are ridiculously small. I'm undecided whether to even try them If they escape the tweezers they will be lost forever.

    Alan.

    There is no cure. Whatever the scale there always will be tiny things that have to be worked with absolute precision. Its just the amount of work that differs like painting hulls in 1/200 instead on 1/700

  3. Next was to print the central area between the hangar and the bridge where funnels and towers will placed upon.

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    However because of warping problems that I couldn't solve after many attempts, I removed it and replaced it with plywood wrapped with plastic fillets for a smoother finish. This handwork took me 2 hours instead of 2 wasted evenings, what a bitter lesson.

    Fortunately the other piece, the main canon printed just fine and a barrel made of needle pieces was added along with hand rails.

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  4. I made the hull. It looked clumsy and wide.  I had to remeasure to get the proper dimensions

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    Excess "fat" was trimmed down and it was shortened by 3 cm.

    After more careful work I shaped the sides and upon finish wood was polished

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    Then, I add the PE heli deck on rear and a 2.5 mm piece of resin on bow to make the right elevation

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    Finally priming and sanding the bow, stern and the sides, several times.

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  5. 22 hours ago, Chuck said:

    Lovely work.

     

    14 hours ago, king derelict said:

    You are a master of seascapes Mike

    alan

     

    21 hours ago, CDW said:

    Very nice work Mike

    I thank all the members for their supporting comments as well all the silent followers.

    21 hours ago, Baker said:

    Much, much better than my attempt. 50 years ago 😉 👍

    Great work. 

    You need to consider the information resources and the materials available back then and compare again.

  6. The lesson of the day.

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    The display looks symmetrical but its not.

    Snow paste was used to resemble the waves. On the right i used brush with left and right moves with fading effect.

    On the left my index finger was deeped in the paste then applied on the wood.

    I found out that the first choice was more appropriate when making long stern wakes as the left and right water moves are quite visible. Perhaps I will try it on a  future smaller model as I will need a longer base.

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    So I balanced the sides by using airbrush on the left to fill in partially the blue gaps and by "indexfingering" the right one. Some airbrushing for smoother fading effect and a drizzle of microballoons. Lastly a few glitters on white foamy surfaces along with silicone bits.

    The model assembly came quite good I would rate is 9 out 10 on my satisfaction scale.

    The base it wasnt my planned outcome but turned ok. Maybe a few extra gel layers for thicker result would be better. I was pleased by 8 out of 10

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  7. On 2/9/2024 at 3:59 PM, king derelict said:

    Great work with the printer 

    alan

    Thanks. It is an old printed with partially working screen and regular resin. Obviously is good to know how to get the best out of it before upgrade to another model.

    I experiment  a bit with plaster and various tools to form the seabed but all come to dead end so I gave up.

    Since my target was to create a light wavy sea, foam was replaced by wood. Then used gel to form the waves.A standard method. Only difference this time I use clear blue from Tamiya on top. Tomorrow will proceed with the final details.

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  8. 13 hours ago, Baker said:

    Nice work.

    I have never seen the red, white and black bands on the turrets on a German ship from that time

    was this so then?

    Thank you. These are parts of the Decal sheet I ordered. They have been used on another  built which I used as a guide.There is also a black roof and a white circle which I didn't draw so I can avoid a paint disaster.

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    I am not aware of the exact date all I know its definitely before River Plate and after the search light platforms modification on the superstructure.

     

    Oils done. Some chipping, rust effect and ready for rigging

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  9. On 1/28/2024 at 12:21 AM, king derelict said:

    Nice job on the aircraft Mike.

    alan

    Thanks. The added decals made some difference. Therefore I decided to paint the plane one tone lighter green so they can look better as they are mostly black.

     

    Railing is done, added few more decals. Tomorrow I will spray with mat varnish, do weathering and oiling. Rigging is next and hopefully I will done the sea base by weekend.

     

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