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For those into subs there is a Czech specialized seller, from little 1/700 models to 1/72 RCs as well as PE set for every kit. The one available for my kit is far better that Eduards Anyway, one AA gun was lost. I designed it on my printer. The barrels were made of hard paintbrush hair. Paint was done by my enamel without primer. Little job done today but nice detail added.
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Priming with airbrush began. Or I thought so. After half a bottle spended, airbrush would only spit paint, or spray on watery consistency. For a 2 minute job it took me two evenings to solve it. Steps taken. -all gun parts clraned -needle changed twice -nose changed -Airbrush changed None of the above worked. Miraculously after changing the nozzle cup and polishing the needle tip with a rotary tool airbrush worked like new at even lower pressures.By then, deck has been done by brush already. I focused on the tower. Using a low rpm rotary tool again I cut the fragile pieces. This thing is amazing useful for 8$. There's no available PE set the mini one from Eduard doesn't worth 16$ nor the 10 days waiting for delivery. I had to improvise. With a mini file set I trimmed the railings and removed some imperfections Most noticeable detail was the radar. This was replaced by a IJN type 21 radar in 1/700. But it was 1mm wider so I cut 0.5mm from each side. The result was nice, made me almost happy. Ι do better with PE than painting.
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My first brand new ship kit assemby after 30+ years. I am taking it easy nowadays so a 35 piece model is all I need.
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Beautiful example of the golden era of F1
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Cap San Diego by mikegr - 1/160
mikegr replied to mikegr's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
The bow section is almost complete. At the rear I begin to add rails. As this is a cargo ship there are rails only on accommodation area and on crane platforms. There is a lot ofmini paintjob repair to do when done adding parts.
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Cap San Diego by mikegr - 1/160
mikegr replied to mikegr's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
it seems that when its not in use its kept vertically as seen on this photo, with a cover for the top end it seems also that other crane mast are securedwith ropes to the bulwarks In the future i will follow the model instructions for rigging as real one is highly complicated. I was about to visit myself Hamburg In November and takes pictures but because of my mother's health issues my travel postponed to next April, too late by then.
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Cap San Diego by mikegr - 1/160
mikegr replied to mikegr's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
I forgot to make a whole mast. Its thicker that the others and has has a big pulley. Lower tip and pulley were made with 3d parts. The base and the main part were made of plastic and wood respectively.I even managed to make it movable up and down. Not that its important, I just wanted to do it. After assembling the parts it was time to put it in place. I decided to try my luck in rigging. What a painful experience it was. Trying to give the right tension was quite difficult. A big respect to those who deal with rigging at wooden sail ships. Maybe this 1/160 scale make things more tricky, Note the wire crossing the deck and over the crane. This is what I call, faulse rigging. This does not exist on plans. Its purpose its to give the right tension to wires from pulley to the main mast. If brass had been used instead of wood, the increased weight may have done this job. A lesson for the future. However its not that unreal as many other cranes are tighten in this way according to my reference pictures. But enough rigging for now. Last progress was in bow section, only anchor and chain is to be added.
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If you are not familiar with resin better stay away of such messy and big kits.
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Model monkey is a quite reputable designer/seller. He just needs to rename his business😁
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Very good result for the first time The best snow paste is the one you can make at home, because you can adjust the proportions of ingredients mixed, thus you can have a smooth form up to a coarse texture for a more foamy seascape
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From the early stages of formimg waves this looked to be a promising project. Certainly gesso isn't foamy enough for a rough sea display. Especially in 1/350. Cotton and foam worked for me up to a point but I'm not talented enough to make extreme creations. Also it is very important to use a gel that won't turn yellowish over time. So I ended up using snow texture while keep looking and researching
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Thanks I'm kinda satisfied too with the detail given Next was the sea scape with the usual way except I use resin thiss time
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A big thanks to the mod for editing the title. The name of this model is Roussen. The Lt Troupakis i mentioned is a missile boat of an earlier class but as I get older i confuse things. The assembly had been done. Bit wiring, few decals and bit of weathering. Ready for a sea base
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Another snack built of an unpopular vessel, a British made Super Vita fast missile boat. At 62 meters length these boats are armed with Exocet SSM and can reach 35 knots. I'm building the Greek version named Lieutenant Troupakis.
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I procced in the same way as usual. Only difference this time I extended the use of silicone to all white areas to avoid the "dry" looking of my previous themes. The whole thing was covered with 2 ingredient varnish like these used on automobile industry. Then i decided to add smoke as a final touch Small built but with noticeable effect
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The base. Sided were primed and painted in the same camouflage scene. Styrofoam with heavy gel on top. I used a tooth pick making parallel lines to form waves. Then applied few gesso layers to smoothen it a bit. Around where boats will be placed, I spread with my finger some gel to make a smooth surface. Then sprayed blue. Then Tamiya clear blue. Then some white preshading. Ready for boat instalments and final work.
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Cap San Diego by mikegr - 1/160
mikegr replied to mikegr's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
Small update on the rear side of the accommodation deck. Ladder added, fireplaces and some wooden doors
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Costa Passenger Coach by yvesvidal - OcCre - 1/32
mikegr replied to yvesvidal's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Final details added. I need to spray with varnish, add decals and add guard rails at the rear section
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