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I`ve only ate at Arbys twice - got sick both times. Never again!! I now call them Barfys. Mark
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Started on the upper gun deck guns. The carriages are supplied in laser cut basswood,so are a little delicate. The sides,base, & trucks (wheels) are all provided,but no axles - looks like I will need to scratch them. A little disappointing that they could not provide one more little sheet with axles. Not really that big of a deal,just time consuming. The cannons are cast britannia metal & look pretty good. They even have a touch hole. I`m thinking about just glueing dowels the size of the holes in the trucks to the bottom of the carriages rather than trying to make them from square stock - being on the gun deck,they would be difficult to see. The base will also need to be narrowed at the front. Mark
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Looks pretty decent to me. As far as where the planking meets the bottom of the gunport pattern,you need to have a nice,rounded transition. A hard edge would be difficult to apply the second planking in that area. Someone who is also building this kit may want to chime in. As far as the low spots,sand as much as you can without getting the wood too thin,then filler is your friend! Those gunport patterns are notoriously difficult to get to lay perfectly smooth. You might want to check in some of the other Speedy logs to see how they handled it. Mark
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Thanks Richard - that Syren rope is The best I`ve found. The kit supplied rope is Mantua rope - better than average,but still not as good as the Syren rope. Mark
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Following along,since I built the original old kit a long time ago. Mark
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I agree with you - This sub-forum should be kept separate from the ship stuff. I don`t know who tagged my build here - I didn`t. Mark
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Hi - back to the ship after a bit of a break. After re-doing the gratings,stanchions were added with a rope railing (Syren rope). The 2 stanchions at the bottom of the ladder were simply glued to the steps. The grating - ladder assemblies will be glued in place after the 28 gun carriages are mounted on the upper gun deck. I still have to make all of the carriages,so it will take a little while. Mark
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Very nice. Mark
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Looks pretty good to me,too. Just curious - can you do multiple layers,or is it just 1 or 2 & done, with no further benefit of doing more? Mark
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Remember the Yugo? It was very low priced,but the costly part was hiring a tow truck to follow you around. Mark
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Another dandy - good job! Mark
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Me too EG. But,on the other hand,has anyone else seen LF Nokia`s Santisima Trinidad in the ship area? His severe weathering is awesome - a refreshing change from the usual builds. I think his weathering process is actually harder to do than trying to do a build "perfect". His video`s are more informative than a ton of still photos. Mark
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Many thanks to all. Yes,minimalist it is - was never much good at weathering or making things look "used". Mark
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Thanks guys. Well,looks like they got that right! Could the number on the turret be right also? I must add,though,I did leave some of the details off just to get it done so I could get back to my neglected ship - many of the hatches were detailed on the undersides. I didn`t want to leave them in the open position or they would surely have gotten snapped off. By the way,I also have 4 SAAB aircraft models sitting in the closet. Mark
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Thanks guys - still don`t know what the little elephant on the front is supposed to represent. Mark
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A real beauty. Mark
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After adding a few decals,I am calling this done. The markings may not be quite right,but overall I am happy with it. Other than a few inaccuracies,I would consider this a very good kit - all the parts fit perfectly & there was not any flash whatsoever to deal with. I still have a couple of Tamiya tanks in the closet (a panther type g & a king tiger),that I may tackle later,but for now it`s back to the ship. Thanks for all the input! Mark
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Nice recovery - looks great! Mark
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Yep,wingspan is just over 27 inches! Mark
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I agree - if you are going to double plank it,basswood would be a good choice for the first planking layer. I don`t know your location,but if you have a Hobby Lobby or Michaels near you they both sell basswood strips in many different sizes. If not,then Model Shipways has a large selection of basswood that you can get also. Mark
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Looks good - I have the Monogram kit of this bird in 1/48 scale - may dig it out of the closet at some time. Mark
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Thanks guys - I think I will leave all those containers off. I think it looks better that way. Now I will have to decide what number to put on it. All the numbers on the decal sheet are separate,so I can pretty much make it any number I want. Mark
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Thanks for all that info,guys. Here are a couple of pictures from the instructions - the one numbered 121 seems to show a blue camo pattern. I will be leaving it all grey. Also,the one numbered 121 does not have the "containers" on the side of the turret - could they be for ammo storage? Mark
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ok - sounds like a good reason to leave it grey. Thanks for your opinion - much appreciated. Mark
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