Old Collingwood

Go for it mate. OC.

I thought Why Not, Thank you kindly Alan. OC.

Thank you kindly Alan. OC.

Thank you kindly Mark. By the way Please take care of your self my friend. OC.

Right then folks looking for something different - I have started this. So first thing I had to do was to remove the hull sections from the wrapping and found some warping from the bow to stern, I corrected this with a hairdryer, then I dry fitted what I thought was Three sections - but I soon worked out the middle section is only a false bottom to be used when the hull is set up as a waterline model. Where the lower meets the upper hull there are a series of lugs and sockets - I put a smear of glue into these and offered up the Two sections, then a smear of glue along the inside and pushed together - then my normal routine using the hair dryer, then it was put a side for a bout 30 mins, I then did a wee bit of wet sanding to clean up a wee bit of glue seepage. So this is the start. OC.

Folks I have scrapped this - its currently in the bin, it started just having far too many problems I went to do the rotor heads and one of the rear leg oleo's broke away where it had bee repaird before, it wouldn't glue back, then one of the windows fell inside and could not be rescued due to the internal framing, just too many issues so I binned it. No worries it was one of those builds taht went wrong so many different ways.. But I have started something else - OC.

Thank you for posting those Mark. OC.

That is Great news. Thank you Kurt☺️👍 OC.

Not sure what to say Mark - words fail me and are meaningless - very sad news. OC.

Yes indeed Ken, I had no gloss to hand and was eager to get her finished - so I did the naughty deed and put them down on the flat paint work. OC.

She is looking really nice Mark - I have an idea to catch all the dust - its called a Tak Rag Its a tacky glove you wear all the dust is attracted to it leaving a dust free surface - I used to use then in the cycle industry removing dust on the frames before they where primed and painted. Take good care mate. OC.

Is everything healthy Kurt within the site? I hope it is as its so important for so many people - its a genuine family here, I for one would not want to imagine an everday world without our site. OC.

Amazing. OC.

That is looking so cool. OC.

What i could do is to turn her into an ex BDRT thats no longer used or needed and the old girl is stuffed in the corner of a hanger waiting to scrapped after having her blades removed to go on a flying sister. OC.

Thank you kindly Lou, food for thought food for thought. OC.

Thank you all, will have to have a think as its kind of knocked my mojo a bit, will be honest I nearly had a paddy and was tempted to throw it (literally) but I calmed down after saying a few choice words that made the air blue $$$$$$$$ etc. Very simple what caused the problem - I first (way back) part painted it with Tamiya Laquar rattle cans, then I airbrushed over the top my Acrylic paint (that was the good stage) then I put on my decals onto a flat surface (very bad idea) then I used far too much Acrylic Clear top coat to try to flatten down the decals, then wiping with a damp cloth was not a good idea. OC.

Amazing work - superbly done. OC.

Don't think I will bother with rotors - might just stick her in the bottom of my cabinet like she is. OC.

Evening all, Well that Gremlin has struck again - First I wiped down my wokka then tried to remove any dust from it (kind of worked) then I set up my spray booth and compressor/airbrush, I work close to our back door in our living room for ventilation as the acrylic paint still kicks out some vapour, any way I mixed some of my Ammo Lucky Acrylic flat and started sparying over - in a misting style at first, I then dried it with the dryer between coats, I must have filled the airbrush bowl about Eight times, the trouble was the decals were been akward and not flatting down. All the flat coat started to pool - not in a running fashion but creating a gravely surface, so I decided to stop at that point - put the airbrush away and the booth, and examine the wokka. So I thought trying a wet rag over it might help to smooth out the rough areas - yep it did but took too much off and made the whole thing a mix of very flat and shiny with most of the decals back to being shiny. I decided to just put it down to experience and make it look like a well used machine - so I started un - masking her, second gremlin arrived - dust on the inside of every piece of galzing (It looks terrible). So its being scrappped, the only thing that can be gained from it - some airbrush experince. Thats Two aircraft kits on the bounce that have gone this way. Gonna stick to my waterloo figures I think and that M1 I still have to build. OC.

Thank you so much Denis - so very kind of you. OC.

Thank you kindly Mike. OC.

That looks Amazing Chris - so much skill in doing that - and must be delicate hand work not to dent/crush the side - Superb work. OC.

I was working it out - its my Silver Tenth Anniversary as a member in our Precious Forum this month, I signed up in the mk1 one MSW before the crash building the part works Di Agostini HMS Vic and got a fair way with the hull before the crash. My sig photo is one of the small boats from the build. OC.

Thank you so much Mark. OC.