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Old Collingwood

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  1. Its this site - does something to us, turns us into - Popcorn munching food o holics - ladies tights wearing model makers.😆😲😛 OC.
  2. She is looking amazing Craig, all the more impressive by your building skill - like others have said - its looks like a really nice 1/350 scale kit not 1/700. OC.
  3. Looking real good so far - I have never heard that trick and to be honest I would find in uncomfortable to use the hover on the floor while wearing womens tights......cough cough cough....😆 OC.
  4. The original maker of the glass case came out to collect the second broken one - he was going to repair it and bring it back out to us - it was not fair on him doing that so I to him to call it quits and keep the money I had paid in good faith to cover all his costs. I found a larger plastics (acrylics) company and did an online request got a quote accepted it - it took about Three weeks to make and deliver. Its been an expensive endeavour for a display case - deffo a One Off. OC.
  5. Evening all, A bit more progress this evening - I have painted the White cross belts and haversack belts - any untidiness will be cleaned up with the Dark Blue in the Jacket. OC.
  6. You have done a Fine job chris - one question - when are we all coming out with you in her maiden voyage - will you get us all in? OC.
  7. @mtaylor And others I have just found this bit of writting about Shako Plumes - I Quote The plumes were liked by Napoleon, in some early fight, he discovered that the tall color plumes magnified his soldiers' appearance and caused the enemy to fire too soon and too high. The soldiers like the plumes during parades and generally in peacetime. In combat, however, they thought that the color plumes attracted far too much attention from enemy's artillery and skirmishers. It was also impossible to hide in tall crops and surprise the enemy with a sudden attack. The enemy saw your tall plumes before you saw him. So you wasn't far off Mark. OC.
  8. No mate I had to look elsewhere - its not glass this time instead I have gone with 5mm Acrylic Perspex its supposed to have a Ten year guarantee, and a lot lighter and less risky than glass. OC.
  9. Sounds good enough to me Mark - think we will run with that one. OC.
  10. Hi, have you got the pictures in your pictures folder on your PC? just grab and drop them into the long narrow box under where you write in here - they should then show up. OC.
  11. Looking super - all that fine detail and paintwork - lovely job. OC.
  12. Thank you kindly Edward, yep thats a weird one - you would indeed expect the line infantry to have more "show" and the skirmishers being less visible like the 2nd KGL/95th rifles. OC.
  13. Evening all. here are some pics to show my current situation - the Three Cuirassiers are about as good as I can get them and the Tirailleurs have there Shakos almost finished. OC.
  14. That looks so nice - truly finishes off a Superb build my friend. OC.
  15. Its a cracking film - fictional in the film but based around Kelly with Mountbatten as her Captain. OC.
  16. Hi there Eugenio, Let me cut straight to the chase and say to you sir - with the kit you took on - with what you had in front of you in the box, you have done a Marvelous job, it was always going to be tough with this kit (For Anyone) but you have excelled with this kit stamping your own personality on it - that you will take forward with you into future builds. Keep up the good work. OC.
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