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FINISHED SIBAJAK 3 August 1959 Specially made for my niece Rachael. The date is the day my family arrived in Sydney Australia. Thanks for those who followed and supported me this week.
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"Flagship of the Golden Fleet that bore home fabled treasures of the New World." This kit was originally released in 1979.
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Everything is in the bottle and glued in place. Tomorrow I will make the cork and decorate the bottle neck. Then I will be finished. My next build will definitely be more challenging. (find out here) Cheers,
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Today was a quiet day waiting for glue to dry. Because I'm not having 'water' around this model, I made a wooden base plate to attach to the bottom of the bottle. After waiting all day for the glue to thoroughly dry, this afternoon I added the lower section of the ship. Tomorrow, I hope to add the name plate, top half, stack and bridge. I'll let it dry all day before I intend pulling up the masts. Thanks for your interest in this small build. Cheers,
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This ship brought my family to Australia in 1959 on its final journey. This build report has started three days after I started. The process is much the same as my HMS Victory as you start with research, plans, two pieces of timber, carve out detail, and paint. All that is left is getting it into the bottle, adding the bridge and pulling up and gluing the masts. Sounds easy, doesn't it? (It's not!) Cheers,
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This being the end of this project, I would just like to thank all of you who have followed and liked what I have done over the past few weeks. I realise it has not been a massive project, but it has been a learning curve for me when it comes to paintwork, and it now flies gracefully in my study/workroom. Thanks all, Cheers, Peter 🙂
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I see many excellent 'tall ship' models being built but I would say that possibly 50% don't have sails even though the rigging is often in place. What are your thoughts? 🤔
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FINISHED! Added the decals today and am very pleased with this small (1/72 scale) build. Things learnt: there are more than 30 shades of grey, don't mix your own shade of grey as you can only do it once and never match it again, look closely at instructions because they are sure to change right in front of your eyes, on a brighter note, I found I have put in as much concentration and effort into this model as any other, regardless of size, the fun is still there. Cheers,
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Thanks to those who continue to follow this build. Had a day of fitting BIG things and fiddly bits. I've decided not to add the Beaching Gears (wheels) and Armaments as I think they would spoil the overall shape of this remarkable plane. All that is left now is to add the decals and find a spot to hang it. 😊 Cheers,
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Today I partly created my version of the WWII Big wing. Or is it some type of alien ship? Also did some work on the propellors. I'm happy with the results. Cheers,
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The comparative images to your model are amazing and a real credit to your skills. Excellent build! 🧐
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Thanks for the tips. Unfortunately, I did not apply a final acrylic coat before 'panelling' and I did try spirits. The spirits worked but did take some of the acrylic paint off. Solution three: mix up another coat of light grey and give the whole surfaces a light, low pressure, mist spray. It worked and did not cover up the 'panelling'. Thanks again for the tips and interest. 😃
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Excellent work Vlad! It's hard to believe it is a 'scratch' build. 😲
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Greetings all, Not a bad day, just very confusing due to the lack of accurate labelling in the instruction booklet. Things like: where to drill holes or not, needing to repaint all the wing surfaces because I thought the tops were bottoms and vis versa 🙃 , having to match mixed paint colours only to find out I missed when they dried! All these added to the fun of the day. Who cares? It's done now. 😀 The last thing I redid was use Tamiya 'Panel Line Accent Color'. What is the best way to remove the excess covered bits over the acrylic paint below? Is it safe to use Tamiya 'Lacquer Thinner' because the X-20A will definitely remove the paint. I'll test it I think. My next model arrived today. Time to look! 🤩 Cheers,
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I love Sundays because you can do your favourite thing ... modelling! I do that every day anyway 😊. Now I'm into some serious assembly work. Wings tomorrow. Cheers and thanks for another week of support. 👍 Time for a 🍺!
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Thanks for your interest in my build. I think I saved it from yesterday's mess! I mixed up my own white and grey colour and repainted the bottom half. The colour in the image looks silvery but in fact it is a light grey. Just what I was hoping for. I'm pleased that I haven't destroyed the rivets and panel lines. I also finished the cockpit and machine guns in the front turret and two sides. It's not as challenging as my Avro Lancaster Bomber but it has been a few enjoyable hours. 🙂 Cheers,
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Greetings all. I can say in good confidence that my weathering attempt by using the grey surface primer followed up with Tamiya XF-19 did not work. I am pretty sure that the contrast between the two was not enough. To top it off, the final coat of Tamiya XF-66 (as researched on comparison tables to 'FS35189 Blue Grey') was a terrible colour match and left little, if any, difference between the top and bottom colours. C'est la vie, my model can either be a motley grey or I can try and add blue to the upper colour or lighten up the bottom grey. Any suggestions of preferences? I did however get a pretty good finish by applying a wash of Black 'Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color'. I can still see the final result coming out as ok. Cheers,
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You can't do much with a crook back. I thought aircraft pieces would be lighter than ship parts! 🤪 Not much activity over the past two days, just a little bit of painting, weathering and masking. Anyway, I should be a lot better tomorrow. Thanks for your continued interest. Cheers,
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Thanks to all of you guys for the interest in this build. Today was the first hands-on day ... painting. I started with a decision of which primer I should use. The Grey or the Black? Because I want to weather the top blue-grey colour of the plane, I can either start with a dark base colour as I did with my U9 German submarine which leaves the panel edges dark compared to the centres, OR I could start with a lighter grey base which has the opposite effect. @Scottish Guy may notice that I have again not removed the pieces from the sprues. 😊 Even though the final colour will be darker than the image above, I have decided on the second very subtle option. I also painted the inside fusilage with Tamiya XF-71 Cockpit Green. I'll take a picture after I have done some detailing and washes. Thanks for another day of interest shown by you. Cheers,
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Thanks for your reply Rob. I'll look into the after-market items and I do agree with not having a gloss finish to the exterior. It's a shame we can't build and compare notes at the same time! 🙂 Cheers,
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Thanks for that info @DocRob. It seems that Scalemates history of Catalina Models identifies heaps of Catalina 5 and 5A but my 2022 Wolfpack version is the only Catalina PBY-3 available. I suppose it is what it is. 😏 How did your Revell version turn out? Cheers,
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The kit arrived late today. @ameletters from Nimbin Australia, provides a thorough historical account of the Catalinas during WWII. Click here to view. First impressions tell me the kit has plenty of fine detail and no flashing evident. Six sprues (1 clear) and masks for all clear parts, plus decals. Instructions are well illustrated along with three aircraft painting options. Tomorrow I hope to start with a prime paint of parts and then an internal paint of fusilage. I'm looking forward to this build. Cheers,
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Reports sound good enough for me. I've ordered a PBY3-Catalina so I will be starting soon. It is a different looking shape and should keep me busy for a while. Cheers,
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The magic of ships in bottles! Pulling up the masts Then glued masts in place using thick CA glue. Straightened up all 17 sails. Added a home made cork, Aqua Magic, and did some rope work (including a triple turks-head-knot) AND IT'S FINISHED! A big THANK YOU to all those who followed me, gave me 'WOWS' and 'Likes' (It is the best encouragement possible.)
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Has anyone built the Wolfpack 1/72 PBY-3 Catalina Flying Boat? I'm not familiar with Wolfpack. Any issues as I am thinking of making it my next build?
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