Old Collingwood
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I am always torn with my hobbies because in the summer or with clear skies I used to love to watch and photograph airliners going over a few miles up, I am a aircraft spotter by hobby I collect tail numbers or registrations then underline them in books containing airline fleet lists. OC. -
Nah your sound mate - loving this forum at the moment its really come to life, so much interest on here and the convo's "nothing better" OC.
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Dont get me started on food mark - you know what I'm like with food when someone mentions it on the builds - suddenly we are a cooking forum - "good idea me thinks - we could tast and do a compare" OC.
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Not sure if I have mentioned - but I have the Tamiya rattle cans (Acylic) to do the outside camo paintwork (got them in gloss - to aid the decals) and also a Tamiya rattle can flat top coat, I have also got a a jar of each colour for any brush touch ups, same with the interior colour (jars). I hope to try masking for the two tone camo using the Blue Tack method to get a soft demarcation line, I have seen excellent jobs done this way. OC.
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Thanks mark, shouldn't be too long - at a guess I would estimate a start time in say......2050 not far off. no seriously I will kick mu butt and get the pearl done - it will be a win win situ for me then - double doss of Brownie Points. 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
Lou double - treble check the fit of parts compared to the kit parts for the inner sections as a lot of upgrades can be slightly over scale making closing up the hull difficult at best and impossible at worst, just saves a lot of heart ache latter. OC. -
Some of my inspiration - a thoroughly good project that will bring a flying Mosquito back into the air in the UK. https://www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk/ OC.
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Looking spot on craig lovely jubbly. 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
I was lucky to have my farther who used to tell me the stories of his experiences from UK bases to working in Oz dismantling aircraft ready to be freighted back over to the UK - I miss our chats as they were a real eye opener into how life was for him. OC. -
The box contents looked up at me and said "don't stare its rude"😜 OC.
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That's all I'm allowed till the Pearl is finished I know my place😉 OC.
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I have learned a new talent - staring at the spru's in the box - looking over different parts and imagining how they will fit against each other - shhhhh dont tell the admiral. OC.
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Yep Revell are excellent for doing that. OC.
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Excellent work mate - really coming together now. OC.
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Good timing mate. OC.
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How about some tail and rear end detail - 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
Well I Thank You ken, Lou, Mark and every other brave person who gave thier best.💜 OC. -
Bell UH-1H Huey By lmagna - Dragon - 1/35 - PLASTIC
Old Collingwood replied to lmagna's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I understand Lou gong from many convo's I used to have with my farther about his service life - one thing I remember him telling me - he and a canadian guy who was stationed together was walking along a country road going into town to the bars, when a US truck went past and stopped my dad and the canadian guy (who was apparently 6ft5) jumped in the back with about 10 american GI's before long a fight broke out the canadian guy jumped out the back and my dad was left to fend for himself - cut along story and all that he acounted for himself and ended up earning thier respect and went drinking with them. When he got back to the field the next day and saw the canadian guy my dad knocked him to the ground. OC. -
Yep! my farther told me a few stories about this. OC.
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Sounds like a plan. OC.
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That was easier for me as I was using Acrylic and used boiled water from a kettle (after it had cooled) to dilute. OC.
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Mark brushing will be fine - remember I painted the majority of my Warspite build except for the bottom hull, and she turned out ok, my secret was thin layers not putting the paint down thick right out of the jars/bottles etc but mixed possibly by a third to a half. OC.
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Good to hear with the paint setting down well - I know enough people swear by making sure the plastic is really clean from the release agents they use in manufacture - so glad your finding your feet in "plastic world" OC.
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Here you go - some info on her - http://www.sallyb.org.uk/ OC.
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Does this help denis, yes I know its the UK based one and a G but it might help. OC.
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