popeye the sailor
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no coat are coming for you Yves........can't prove you lost it yet. to be certified, you need to insist that the changes in your behavior is normal........and that everyone else around you are strange. secondly........your aware of the changes, and that would indicate that you still have sound mind. nice try........keep modifying nice work by the way! -
very nice job on the weathering.....looking very good! looks like your finished as well.....congratz on another fine project!
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superb job!..........she's not a bad ship to build, but is rather complex in the rigging cases do take up a lot of room, but saves the model from an early demise {sometimes the cleaning can be unbearable}. I'll be sure to look up your Chaperon project........I have one too, languishing on my other table. one day I'll get back to her fine looking model!
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really nice job on the guns and launchers..........must be nutz working with all those tiny parts. the level of detail though is amazing
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I've seen them around.........especially the older Aurora kits I've never done one, but I would agree that the flocking needs to be sifted onto the model. I have a project coming up that has four horses.........don't think I'm gonna try it for fear of ruining them. I don't recall seeing any Zombie Squirrels on the Walking Dead
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look'in good Tom!
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good to see an update looks super with the cannon mounted!
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revell and Aurora put out animal models back in the day.........likely used the same type of flocking. it's a nice touch
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thanks to all for the kind comments and the likes. the best thing, was that there are no extras........I kept piling till it was all gone I still have to get rid of a few branches in the spare room though..........and even the admiral likes how it looks. I'd love to get another one and do it in a different color. a couple more work days........then I perhaps put the finish on him
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Fokker Dr.I by hof00 - Hachette
popeye the sailor replied to hof00's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
look'in good.....are you able to purchase replacement parts? for a model this large, it's worth looking into -
superb job on the awning.......perhaps you can use the template to mark out the posts, for drilling...
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hi there Carl no, the part was for the deck catapult......I think I subbed in another part, but if I still need it, at least now I have it! I haven't given up on the Vendetta.......she still resides on the table. I'm using the Arizona to give me a little more practice with PE, before I continue on her. I went a little further.......after painting the funnel, I filled the windows in with the window maker. there's still more to go before the funnel is finished. the third level was added to the structure. I touched up the red on the turret tops.......here's a cheeky picture of one on deck. the part for the turret catapult and the catapult itself were painted. gotta get this in place........handling it, I already had to repair it once. the planes were painted with light ghost gray. the catapult bar was cemented on the turret...........the catapult will be next. I've been painting other parts as well........gotta get back to the deck though. I need to do the railings, so I can see if I have enough to continue with the structure. painted the top wings on the planes.......needs another coat they got the second coat.......they look much better
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thanks Lou.....I am too the plastic parts were tossed in the trash.....after filling in the front area, I knew there was no going back thanks Mark......yea, I only painted around the water fill and the edges. I had that thought too, but as I filled it in, I worried about it less and less. I made sure that the first layer covered everything thanks to everyone for the likes.......I am so glad I went this route .....and to think, I was going to use that pseudo plastic thing. it took about eight rows to fill it in.......I even had to cut more wood. I did get a couple small cut from the first batch.........the second batch, I could have done some damage, but I only took a sliver of skin off the side of the knuckle of my index finger. the blood sacrifice to the modeling god four rows into it........as the wood is stacked, it totally hides the platform. another two rows will bring me to the row that will begin to encircle the water fill.. add another row......it can be seen that I didn't quite catch all the firewood pieces that were longer than the others. I just blended them in as I went along. once reaching the water fill, there was a row that met the sides........one more beyond that, and I couldn't make another row. I just fitted them as best I could at the back of the tender. so what the results are I am very pleased to show you deserve a hug Ken! .....brotherly though, 'an not that lovey dovey stuff I was hoping to get the tender hooked up to the loco........next and possibly final update perhaps.
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look'in really good...never tried the carpet thing
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thanks Ken was going to start painting the plastic parts...but I just couldn't do it......I had to see how this would work out.
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your right about that..........I never had a stash, until I picked the hobby back up in my later years. you have a nice work space..........I have three tables, counting my desk as for my unfinished kits.......let's just say your not alone
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thanks Rob I'm getting better.........it's practice. the more one does...thanks for the good word
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thanks Kevin........I'm only doing some of the railings. I've seen models that have different degrees of modification. I want to make sure I have enough for the hull, so I'm being selective.
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simple fix........just cut out the square you'd be going a light gray anyway.......if it sticks to the frame, it will aide you when you sew it to the frame. the support posts can be white. coming along nicely!
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like everything else......it takes practice I'll be 63 come August.......not too late to teach an older dog new tricks it's not the easiest....but I like the outcome. I prefer painted though, although the unpainted models look great too. the effort really shows in the finished model
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thanks John swear?!?!.....me..............nawwwwwwww! there are no bibles around now.......if you were referring to cuss or curse.........well then.........I guess I'm gonna burn for it
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made some more progress on her to report. I'm still play'in with the PE........a bit of a funny. I dropped one of the pieces and got down with the flashlight to look for it. lo and behold, I found the part that I had lost earlier. I'll put it on the deck catapult later on. railings were added to one of the mast platforms. then I did the platform that sits on the funnel. there is more to go on the funnel, but the part is in place. I'll be filling the windows in with window maker. I also worked on the two mast structures, trying to square up all the windows on them........that's a lost cause. I did notice some PE on the Hood sheets.......perhaps I can dress them up if I have enough. the idea with the turret catapult.........I dug out the catapult and cut the bottom part out of it........I started to cut it out here. it is a little bit narrower than the PE catapult.......at least I can use it as a guide. I did manage to move the sled for the plane......thanks to Lou for mentioning that to me. the instructions are wrong. the next level for the main structure was railed off at this time. I also added ladders to the funnel. I didn't bother to file them out........they make them stand out better. in the background there......I played around with some of the other PE from the Hood set. whatever I can use off the set........I'm hoping it's a lot thanks for the likes and look'in in!
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