Old Collingwood

I'm here  too  Chris.

OC.

Firstly  -  have a  Great  vacation  (yes  rap up  warm and  dry).

Now   for  your  figures  -  they are looking  really good  especially  considering the  scale   10mm       I would  try  a  light wash  over   with  either  of the   Army Painter  Acrylic  washes  or even the  Citadel Shade  Agrax Earthshade,  they are so thin  that they can be  brushed  over  and  any areas of excess  can just  be  brushed off  with  a  clean brush  -  you will  be  supprissed  how well  they  bring out  the details.

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2 hours ago, Keith_W said:

I was told that the movie is a hot mess. Apparently they tried to rewrite the story so that it's all about Napoleon's love for Josephine and how she motivated him to conquer most of Europe. Too much screen time devoted to those two and major battles and strategic planning is glossed over or skimmed. Apparently the acting isn't great either, as if everybody "turned up and did the bare minimum to avoid getting fired" and so they all look oddly indifferent. 

What a way to ruin what could be an interesting movie by injecting a love story that nobody cares about. We turn up to watch Napoleon, not Josephine. 

Thank  you  for that  Keith,  one   deffo  Not   to  watch  then  -  when   we  going  to  se  an  accurate  film  on Waterloo   -  so far   Nothing.

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Alan,  is  this  for  the  built up areas  of  terrain   where  its  quite a  slope  or  the  more  flatter  areas  inside the  curtain wall?

Could  you  not  use  some  trim able  sponge  of foam that you could  trim to  shape   - they  type  model scenery  builders  use,   if its  for  the  inner  areas  - if there are  some  raised areas  to  be  built  up,  couldn't    foam sponge  again  be used  and  trimmed  to  size and shape.

For  the  surface  -  stones  -  dirt  -  grass   etc    you  can get  these types  of  spray glues    (I have used them  on my dio  to fix down the  grass  sheet  that  had a  kind  of  cardboard underneath)    https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/warworldscenics/Glues/_i.html?store_cat=41576272016

They  also  do  all  sorts  of  scenery products.

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Excellent work  Craig.

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Superb finish   Chris   - Top Notch  build.

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Hi all,   I haven't  done  anything  of late   to be honest  we  try  to  rash-ion  the  electricity  usage in the winter  by not using any unnecessary  items  like my  modelling  light,  even our  table lamps  we try to keep  off  at night  and  just  rely on light  from our tv and a  candle,  it isn't   too bad  when I can model  with  daylight through  our  door in the  Spring - Summer,   that's  why I tend  to  do  reading and commenting   on other  builds  and  messing with  my photos.

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Really coming on well Craig.

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That is  looking Superb Alan   -  just  think  for  a  minute  -  you have  built  it   brick by brick,  its   a credit  to  all  your hard  work  with a  project that  could have  driven anyone  up the  wall.

I think the  idea  to  support  the  main  block  is  a  very good  idea  as  it wont been seen.

Loving this  build  mate.

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4 hours ago, Canute said:

That movie debuts tomorrow in the US. Its already playing in the UK.

Yes  indeed  mate  -  it looks   excellent.

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3 hours ago, king derelict said:

Interesting stuff OC. Did you see The Corsicans hat is up for auction?

Alan

No   I  never   knew  that  mate  -  bet  that  will go  for a  bit.

OC.

Morning all,    just  been  surfing the  net  when  I  came across  a bit  of info  about  Napoleon  -  after his  defeat  at  Waterloo and  his surrender to Captain Frederick Maitland of HMS Bellerophon off Rochefort in 1815, he was taken to Plymouth Sound UK  where he remained on board, 26 July – 4 August, while his future was decided. This event caused a local and national sensation as thousands took to the water,  here  is   a  painting  showing  his  holding  before  his  departure.

I think  it  was  very  interesting   due  to  my build  and also  our  previous  past  living   in Plymouth  over looking the  Sound  Harbour.

Drawing off the  net  not  mine   (not  quite  that  old  lol)

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Thats an  impressive  little  dio  -  very nice.

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Congrats  on your wins  mate   -  I  knew  you  would  do well.

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Superb job Craig   -   excellent  in every way.

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Excellent work  on  this   -  incredibly   delicate looking.

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43 minutes ago, FriedClams said:

Nice progress OC.  The wall looks very authentic.

 

Gary

Thank  you  kindly  Gary.

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That  is  an amazing  rescue  -   that   gloss   hi sheen  finish  looks  amazing.

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Good  luck  Greg.

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Evening all,   just been  playing around  with a  few of  my  existing  photos  and I decided  to  have anther  go  at them  -  I copped the  one  photo  and  the  painting  of the  inside  the  courtyard  of LHS  I  just   brought the  levels  up a  bit  to  make the scene pop  a bit.

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Thats  some  complex  work   going on there  mate   -  its  really  taking shape  and  looking  very impressive.

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Fantastic  to  see   you  back  on this   and  Brill   news  about  the  sucess  with   your  sight,  I do  understand  about  you  changing  what  you  felt   stood out  on your   build,   we   are  our own   punishers  and  critics  with  our own works  -  look at me  with my  re doing  of  the paintwork on my figures.

Looking forward  to seeing more  now  you are  back  in the  seat.

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Lovely  job,   Im  a  sucker  for  a  Lotus   my fave car.

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That  paint  finish  is  Amazing.

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All ways  did  love the  shape  of Scharnhost   -  think  she had  really  nice   lines.

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