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  1. popeye the sailor
    thanks OC.........a bit of a process, but the results have been good
  2. popeye the sailor
    the props and side windows are about all that's left to paint now.......time to start assembling the plane. the nose section is finished, complete with the guns...I wish I had a better shot. later pictures are a bit better. I was going to add the control sticks next, but somehow I got side tracked. I should have added the hatches in the opened position, but I decided to have them closed....and they were terrible to fit. I closed up the fuselage.............forgot to add the control sticks! perhaps I can still do it......... I also cemented the bombs on the racks. after I joined the fuselage........I began to hear a rattle. the inner bomb had broke loose and is runn'in amok in there. I might try and fix it.......I mean, it's like I'm not going to be shaking it like a maraca. to think it over, the landing gears were added to the wings. here's a better shot of the nose......I added it to the plane I could still add the control sticks.......happy times the tires are painted now.......and the tail gunner glass is finished too. the stabilizer / rudder ensemble is added to the plane......the glass will be added when dry the cockpit glass is done too.......came out pretty good. more assembly to follow
  3. popeye the sailor
    the farm looks really good
  4. popeye the sailor
    a very cool thing to do
  5. popeye the sailor
    well...it looks great although I think your inboard props want to jump ship!
  6. popeye the sailor
    very detailed engine
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  8. popeye the sailor
    could be......the revision date on mine was 2009. I did a log on the model....feel free to use it if you see anything useful
  9. popeye the sailor
    he must have an older kit, if he doesn't have any of this info.......the kit has been reissued a couple of times. heck......I likely have some other info on the ship.......I'll look through my stuff.
  10. popeye the sailor
    she is look'in super with a coat of paint Mike........quite a bit of PE, that's for sure very well done! I have a 1:350 I have yet to finish........I wouldn't go smaller than that
  11. popeye the sailor
    here are steps 42 and 43 in case you need them......... really not a difficult kit, if you have knowledge of how these ships are rigged. as I recall, there were a couple of problems with this kit........the decks have a problem lining up and the absence of hawse holes for the anchor. I just drilled a couple of holes at the bow and called it good. what I ended up with was this........ now, I didn't use those silly rings.......I used blocks that I had saved from a 1:96 ship kit I though I had a picture of the complete ship.......the one in the background is the Flying Dutchman
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    you have a free hand......no real proof that the Jolly Rogers existed. the term Jolly Roger was the name for the flag that they flew.......it was also a mystical ship found only in Disney movies. you could easily do her as the Flora....as a matter of fact, I may have some info on her. at one time, I had all three kits.......the Jolly Rogers, the Flying Dutchman {glo in the dark version}, and the Henry Morgan...this kit could be bashed into the Wappen Von Hamburg. see if you can open this.......shoot! can't do that I'll PM you I'd be happy to post the rest of the rigging....starting with this one.
  18. popeye the sailor
    looks like quite a project
  19. popeye the sailor
    your done with the 'bug eyed bandit' does look neat though and the paint and added details fill out some of the gaps. I do see what you mean.....it doesn't look realistic. if the body was the normal size and shape, it might look probable. the engine compartment isn't closed off from the interior, so that may be the source of a turn off. it is a nice model though......a scratch builder's dream
  20. popeye the sailor
    looking very good Ed.......nicely blended colors looks like your on the home stretch.......looking forward to your next armor project!
  21. popeye the sailor
    look'in great.......don't stop!
  22. popeye the sailor
    it won't fit on one page........best to have it spill onto the other page for a full view the more you add the better it looks.......very life like and well done
  23. popeye the sailor
    the tank is coming along nicely.......the turret looks awesome! as they say......pop goes the weasels
  24. popeye the sailor
    looks great Kevin.....but if you keep increasing the size and scope of the project, your going to have to get permits
  25. popeye the sailor
    there aren't that many parts to lose the kit is a tad low on the part count.

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