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  1.    Boydie reacted to a post in a topic: RMS Titanic by ChrisSC - FINISHED - Minicraft (11320) - 1/350 - PLASTIC - first full build
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  12. Boydie
    Time again to bash on with King George IV, today I got quite a bit of railing done, taking shape quite nicely. Thought about adding a bit extra to the hose reel. I've nicked this fine bit of copper coil from a old robot from my workplace. It's so small I thought I'd make use of it in my modeling. Maybe it will be good for rigging in the future too. I've wrapped this coil onto a length of copper wire, I realised this would be a lot easier and faster for just cutting the length to size for other reels too. After a good few wraps I've cut the length of wire to size to fit the hose reel. Quite happy with the end result, still got a ton more to do! Thanks for looking.
  13.    mtaylor reacted to a post in a topic: USS Wasp LHD-1 by king derelict - FINISHED - HobbyBoss - 1/700 - PLASTIC
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  16. Boydie
    Nice start! Watching closely. 😁
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  23. Boydie
    Thank you! I never got a notification that someone had replied. This will help a lot. I bought the Eduard railing and crane set as I found the older WEM set a bit too fragile for my liking as even a light touch would bend the fine PE railing. I find the Eduard set a lot more sturdier. Started adding the railing. After looking over the plan I've noticed a watertight door needs to added to this part too. Had a delivery from Hong Kong eariler this week, XY Model resin chain, think this will add a lot to the model in the end personally. Thanks for looking.
  24. Boydie
    Wondering if anyone can help me find a photograph of the area where the ships boats used to be. Now it's where the anti air armaments are. The kit detail is pretty bare as you can see and I can't find any reference photos of it in any of my books. I've got plenty photos of the aft range finders, but nothing about the area where the area of upgraded AA is.
  25. Boydie
    Thank you!
  26. Boydie
    A little bit of detail was added tonight, I was hoping to start the kit earlier today but I managed to cut my internet cable to the house, don't ask how I done it. My partner works from home so the priority was to get that sorted, a trip to B&Q and Screwfix for drop in cable, a long masonry drill bit for my surprisingly thick walls and few extras bits, a few hours after cutting the cable we were back online. I wanted to add ladders to this part of the super structure but the standard kit doesn't have this to show. So I've had to drill, cut away and file two squares so the ladders can get to the upper deck. I found the PE ladders are fine with the hand railing only being two easy folds. What took me a while to figure out was unfolding the steps. I finally figured out if I held the ladder in my Tamiya PE pliers and using my thinest tweezers squeeze into the steps and turn them. Second ladder was quick to build after figuring that out. Easy enough to do, something I'll get quicker at too with the many other ladders to add. Not much done but I do think those little details really make a difference in the long run.
  27. Boydie
    Thanks, I think your right, I've seen the another King George Class battleships at 1/700 with more detail in the hull than this old 1/350, so thought I may as well give it a bash. Happy with the result of it so far considering it was just a spray can primer for automotive use.
  28. Boydie
    Funny because while I was cutting I just noticed the crack on the blade and thought, "has that always been there?" Then the blade just popped off into my glasses. 😅
  29. Boydie
    Agreed, had plenty of experience with them and they brush nicely also.
  30. Boydie
    Just a wee bit of work today, got the other side of the superstructure PE on but to my surprise my knife snapped while cutting the PE and if I wasn't wearing my glasses then it would ended up in my eye, lucky escape there. After that scare... 😅 onto the deck above for plastic and PE. Got hose reels to add, but I'll be making them from copper coil from a clock, it's very tiny and should be good for a hose on a reel at this scale.
  31. Boydie
    I've got a short update today, I've been busy with another project, a 1:1 nursery in one of the spare bedrooms, been knocking off the old polyester ceiling tiles which have been glued down heavy, bit of a nightmare honestly, ceiling is gonna need to be skimmed too. But I have found a wee bit of time to carry on with the kit. I battered on with the super structure, getting some PE on it. This is my first 1/350 and I'm actually enjoying the PE for a change, I'm used to handling 1/700 so the practice with that tiny scale is helping me now. Aim was to get the portholes, watertight doors and ladder glued on. Happy with it so far, wish I had a bit more time today to bash on with the kit but the nursery will be the priority until it's finished. Also got my delivery from Sovereign Hobbies to add to my now growing collection of colourcoats. Thanks for looking in.
  32. Boydie
    I thought I'd start tonight with a few sub assemblies for a quick nights work, and ready for PE. First thing was to drill out the portholes once again. Watertight doors will be cut off and replaced with PE. As you can see I've been quite heavy with the filler putty, the kit left some horrible visual joints. I'll let that dry overnight and sand it. But if I'm still not happy with it I've got 0.5mm polystyrene sheet I can cut to size and sand down to 0.1mm to hide those joints. Dry fitted these parts to the hull, taking shape but still a long way to go. Was thinking about adding LED's since I've went to the effort of drilling out the portholes, on the fence about it.
  33. Boydie
    First time reading your build log. Amazing job so far, along with your Arizona.
  34. Boydie
    Back on the bench today, the aim was to get the turrets assembled and ready for PE. First was to clean the cuts from the sprue and remove the molded ladders for PE ladders. Cut most of the plastic off with the knife and finished with some fine files. Master barrels I bought from eBay a while ago, so I cut the plastic barrels off at the correct length, filed flat the cut and drilled a hole with a 1mm micro drill bit. After dry fitting the barrels to make sure they were all the same length, CA glue was applied and the barrels fitted, paying attention to making sure they would shoot straight and weren't squint. Finally the details for range finder molds were removed, ready for the PE when it arrives through the post. A wee bit of work done, waiting on a few things to come but still have plenty to keep me busy.
  35. Boydie
    I've actually just been told the objects are called a gash chutes for throwing garbage overboard.

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