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Old Collingwood
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Absolutly nothing carl the place is like a shoe box one living room my work table at one end, and the admiral and tv the other, a tiny kitchin, stairs, one bedroom, showeroom, no front garden and just a 5 ft by 8 ft back yard, I was thinking if I had a large enough carboard box I could use as a spray booth but dont have one. It really is that situation of not being set up to be able to model properly. I used to hand paint all my models before (when I was a kid) but the results were of a different (poor) standard to what spraying can do, so even if I had the tin/jars and decent enough brushes I still wouldn't achieve a good enough job on them. I have all the Tamiya sprays aswell a box of them that I brought well back months ago before the Dark Ages fell on us, same with some kits I won on bids on ebay thay are in my cupboard waiting to be started. OC. -
Evening all, I decided to drag this out the box and pick up where I had finshed at, the one main wing section and both stabs needed a blast from the surface primer by rattle can........"Oh dear" so I went into the back yard shut the back door and sprayed away - "Splurt splurt - splatter splatter" the rattle can was empty but had enough to leave a bad finish. So I let it dry collecting some flies along the way then put the parts back in the box and basically threw the box back in to cupboard. It seriously struck me that I have a few kits on the go building them up enjoying the small sections that can be painted by hand, but when it comes to painting the larger areas - camo etc. I am really struggling using rattle cans outside in the elements bugs flies and things - no way of spraying them indoors, really anoying. OC.
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Your going from strength to strength with your builds - each one is just a real delight to follow. OC.
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That is looking So good mate really really impressive. OC.
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Bell UH-1H Huey By lmagna - Dragon - 1/35 - PLASTIC
Old Collingwood replied to lmagna's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Looking good Lou, its coming together now. OC. -
Looks really nice - as others have said that chrome looks the business. OC.
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More progress later on today as I fell asleep again - must be the pain killers I am on for me gob. OC.
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Indeed Joe, it helps having the fuselage buttoned up, glad the dry fit was ok after closing the halves together, OC.
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This would make one Seriously Fantastic diorama, great work. OC.
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I think they look fine Mark - the only one that you could move if you want is the very first middle deck opening as its not for a canon but a double door hatch for ventilation, you could try just moving it a touch more forward towards the beak (not a lot just a bit) I think that will help a lot. I do feel your pain as I had to do the exact same thing on my Corel HMS Greyhound Kit as they were interfering with the frames on several gun ports, I just did as you are doing and moved them. OC.
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Looking good Kevin each part you do is adding to her. OC.
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That looks ok to my eyes Mark, I think if you can go with the easyest option (if it looks good to you) or failing that you could go the more fiddly option to cut through the bulkheads causing the problem (I assume you are doing dummy guns in the lower decks, by making a box with a barrel sticking out) that would work then just fiddly. OC.
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Curtiss P-40B Warhawk by Asat- Airfix- 1/48
Old Collingwood replied to ASAT's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Craig is the guy to go to for Plane builds on here CDW is his name here, if he cant help no one can. OC. -
Curtiss P-40B Warhawk by Asat- Airfix- 1/48
Old Collingwood replied to ASAT's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I dont know but know a man who does ..........".Craig " "Craig" OC. -
Hope you and the family are all good my friend. OC.
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Great find craig, nice seeing you back on it wondered where you had been mate. OC.
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Found this pic on the net - this is where my farther worked at the beginging of his service, also quite possibly doing the same kind of work. OC.
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Evening all - hope everyone is ok, so it continues - next stage is the cockpit seat assembly, same build really as my other spit, rear bulkhead/armour plate/seat/base/pedals and columb, these were glued together then I did a bit of magic - dry fitted the assembly inside the fuselage. No secret it pops in from underneath. OC.
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I will bring our garden bench with added sun. OC.
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No problem at all Mark - truly glad to help.👍 OC.
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Found a couple of links Mark - http://www.shipmodelsocietyofnewjersey.org/resources/Downloads_page/Lining Off your hull for planking.pdf https://www.syrenshipmodelcompany.com/resources/PartTwo.pdf And from our very own - OC.
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Same as what everyone has said - a really nice build of an interesting subject, also great to here the discussion on it. OC.
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Hi all, a little more progress - just cleaning up the front engine cowl seams, also added the smallest amout of putty. OC.
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