Old Collingwood
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Evening all - yep its been raining so you can tell that means time at the bench, so I decided to attach the side skirt on the side where the track is on, after fitting this I was able to make and fit the rear mud guard, this was then painted a few coats of Nato Black the dry brushed White to make it look nice and dusty, then I did the same to the front guard - same paint/dry brushing, then I made up one of the thermal housings then painted/wash and dry brushed before fitting. Starting to look quite busy. OC.
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Thank you kindly Patrick. OC.
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That is looking mighty fine Mark. OC.
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Really nice work mate - she is looking Super. OC.
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Thank you kindly Mark. OC.
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Thats looking great - so love the Two tone RN colours - typical of FAA aircraft. OC.
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Could have been mate - but mine is made up after Collingwood from Trafalgar just for our forum. OC.
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Same as all the other brothers have said - take care of yourself and your lady wife. OC.
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Thank you Ken. OC.
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Thank you Edward. OC.
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Evening all, firstly we took or poorly princess to have her post op check up - all absolutely fine she is healing very well - next appointment next wed. This eve I was able to do a bit more on the tracks - I painted the inner treads with the same Nato Black then it was wash/weathering time - the idea is to make them look quite dusty from off and on road use, after I was able to feed it along the wheels then attach the last link before attaching the rear drive sprocket. I think it turned out ok - certainly dusty. OC.
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My pleasure Ken. OC.
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Another Superb piece of artwork in the making - will follow along again mate. OC.
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Hi Ken, its a 50/50 mix of Tamiya Acrylic XF60 Dark Yellow and Tamiya Acrylic XF16 Flat Aluminium just mixed then applied by brush. OC.
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Thank you kindly brother - got a wee bit more to do to it yet - with inner treads and weathering of dark wash and highlighting. OC.
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Evening all progress both with our little princess and the Chally - firstly our pooch - she is doing well had a quite night sleeping on the sofa as she can't manage stairs yet so she is sleeping with her mum, she is eating and drinking water - taking here to have her post op check out tomorrow. I Manaaged a few hours on the bench this eve after get both of the ladies watered and fed - I countinued with the track - these have had a sandy/alum paint ot the liks - this seemed to take ages, after this was finished it was turn of the treads - again lots of tedious work with a couple of coats of Nato Black (almost a dark grey) - I still have the inner track treads to do. OC.
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You are doing an Amazing job Mark - and a superb rescue of the frontal grating - she is seriously looking Superb. OC.
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Currently watching QUEST on the tv all about tanks tonight - very interesting. OC.
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They are also getting dangerous - where we live dog walkers have been advised to go out in Two's as thieves have been pulling knives on people to steal dogs - the admiral wont go out now till I am with her. OC.
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Indeed Ken - I understand having the op done is supposed to benefit thier long term health, and we would never want her to have pups, ontop of that there is a wave of dog thefts in the Uk due to the price of them and also gangs steal them to have puppies where thay them make money from selling the pups - its a Huge concern over here. OC.
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Thanks Mark, we have to go back on Friday so they can check her over, we are sleeping down stairs for the next few nights - I do the night shirt and will go to bed in the morning, that way we are both on duty for little mis princess. OC.
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Hi all, our baby is home she is sore but under pain relief, she has a surgcal vest on her to protect the wound, she has to keep to the house and garden for the next Ten days - the op went really well - hopeful for a speedy recovery. OC.
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Thank you kindly Ken. OC.
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Thank you kindly brother. OC.
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Evening all, I continued on the track on the one side - I measured the runs so far against the wheels and worked out how many are needed to Fit - I counted Ten more links - so back on the template tool and Ten more were knocked out (quite easy once you have a rhythm going) I had to stop at that point as they can not be joined together as they need to slide in position then joined. So I decided to start the paint process - Instead of doing a washy paint all over first I decided to go the careful route of just picking out the links and side pieces with a sandy flat alum colour - this was carefully brushed on to the centre run then both edges on the inside, I will mix some more paint tomorrow. It will be a good detraction from worrying as our little pooch goes into the vets tomorrow to be neutered in the morning she is 4 so we feel its a good time as we do not want her having puppies and I understand it has plenty of health benefits for female dogs. We will be worried about our baby though. OC.
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