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Old Collingwood
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Oh, If your still going to have a go at doing some armour belts I would do them before putting your prop shafts on (like I didn't) it will help tp get a smoother run - nothing in the way. OC. -
Thats a great start with the hull - if I remember mine was quite good the way the two sides went together. When you get to put the deck pieces down I think mine had a slight gap that wasn't a real issue as the wood stick on deck covered that. OC.
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Evening all, starting to get some wet stuff layed down now - used my normal Tamiya surface primer in rattle can, normal procedure - weather has settled down so I was able to go into the back patio and with door closed - I sprayed the hull and turret, I then left them outside most of the day while I did some aicraft spotting/photography. I brought them in this eve - gave them a look over - not too bad just needed a slight wet and dry in small areas just to take a few dust specks off. The main sections are now ready for thier first layer of Nato Green, again by rattle can. OC.
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Thanks Lou, yep its light from direct above causing the strong light - but yep he is doing moon walking - I taught him how to - something for him to do when he is boared - cheers up the other tankers aswel.😁 OC.
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Evening all - right commander "John-Michael Peter Simon Junior the Third" has had his uniform painted, I first gave a basic Green coat then followed this with splotches of Sand, Brown and Black, then a subtle dry brush of Green followed by a wash and followed by another dry drush of white to bring out the details - just needs the glass in his goggles bringing up with some gloss then the rest off him a Flat coat. Oh - and his boots. Not bad for my very first camo uniform. OC.
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Deffo. OC.
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All those port holes "yep remember them" those square pieces running down from above the torpedo bulge slope and down the flat ridge, they need sanding flat with the flat ridge but keeping on the slope as they represent drainage pipes. (the areas I have marked within the red area - the same for the whole length of the hull) OC.
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Thank you Patrick, thats to stop him running away...😁 OC.
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Thank you kindly Denis, thought I would break the sequence by doing the figures - actually its because its to wet outside to paint and the tank has reached that point. OC.
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McLaren M8B by CDW - Accurate Miniatures - 1:24 Scale
Old Collingwood replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
That is looking so life like - really sharp paintwork. OC. -
Evening all, some more work today but change of tack - I made and started painting the Commander and loader, the commander is awaiting his camo uniform (thats will make some interesting painting) and the loader is made awaiting his primer. OC.
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By the end of 1943 she had lost her 6in gun barrels but kept the barbetts, also around this time they moved her boot topping highter up as she was sitting deeper in the water due to her various injuries including only having Three props working. So say for mid 1943 dutring her Italian opps - she still had her 6in guns 8 of them, her boot topping was towards the top of her flat area above the torpedo bulge (before going upwards where it slopes) but the rest is as normal. OC.
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"Holly Mollies" thats hurting my eyes just viewing your masterpiece - and look at that water in pool - thats it Im getting my trunks... OC.
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I have done this - it shows the corresponding armour belts with the Black sections representing the thicker sections and the White ones the thinner, the thick middle Black band is the Boot line position, the center/lower hull section was the torpedo belt and I dont think that was armoured as it was added to the hull. You are corect they were Six Foot wide section or armour then gap working down the hull. Hope it makes sense. OC.
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Evening all, more progress today - back onto the main hull and the side skirts with the addional armour, these included a small amount of PE that needed shaping. OC.
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McLaren M8B by CDW - Accurate Miniatures - 1:24 Scale
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Looks almost Resin - its that good. OC. -
Some lovely kits in that stash - I was tempted to pick up the 1/350 version of HMS Kelly form the famous film. OC.
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I think the armour plates do add to it - "But" I would try to get very thin plastic card instead of paper - don't know if its even available at paper thicknesses - any ideas @RGLGreg? yep the lowerd rear ports where welded over. You going for an accurate post guided bomb attack version where she was nealry sunk? OC.
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On my old Warspite build (same kit as yours) if you read down to posts 42 and 43 you will see how I worked out the armour plates and my thinking. OC.
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Evening all - just a tiny update today - I have masked up the commanders vision blocks, then I made and fitted both hatch covers that are left free to open/close. OC.
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