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  1. Old Collingwood
    Thank you robin. OC.
  2. Old Collingwood
    Thank you my friend, I use different pain relief creams including ibrofafine (not spelt that right I know) and cold freeze creams, the problem is the condition will only get worse with age, so I will just make the most of things before it gets too bad. OC.
  3. Old Collingwood
    Good evening/morning or even afternoon, I have been getting build hungry and missing getting "hands on" so I have decided to have a bash in the next few days on the ole girl. I have been reviewing were I am on my build by going through my picturs, (I have her sat on our shelves covered in about ten feet of dust - well it looks that much - honest) I will have to use the wifes hairdryer to blow off the dust first. I will continue with the rear deck up towards the rear bulkheads, and I will be attaching the two gun tubs both port and starboard, and also a length of bunk rolls that I have seen attached to here bulwarks possibly for some splinter protection. I have edited one of my previous pictures to show what I mean. Cant wait my friends its been Waaaaaaaaaaaaay to long. OC.
  4. Old Collingwood
    She is looking Absolutley Superb Amazing work please keep up the fine work, utterly enjoyable. OC.
  5. Old Collingwood
    Another fine plastic build, its great to see even the older kits getting a fresh new life, I built loads of the old Airfix ship kits when their skill level was not that high, loving what you have done so far Im following with interest also. OC.
  6. Old Collingwood
    What can one say - Amazing detail so crisp and tidy. OC.
  7. Old Collingwood
    Looking really good kevin, the detail in the hanger is First Rate, I know sometimes getting the scale right between a kit model (that is often out by a few mm - cm's) and trying to work around it can be a trial. Its sure is coming along really nicely. Glad you doggy is recovering also. OC.
  8. Old Collingwood
    Looking really good kevin are you going to disply with hanger blind open or closed? I bet getting the real wessex in and out was real game - good job the tail wheel was rotatable. OC.
  9. Old Collingwood
    Thank you pat most appreciated. OC.
  10. Old Collingwood
    Thank you carl much appreciated, its funny I can still do most normal things like support the weight of my camera lens with my affected (Left hand) but things like my laptop keyboard and model making is the most difficult as my fingers lock up and the pain is quite bad. OC.
  11. Old Collingwood
    Good afternoon folks - sorry its been so long since I was last on my build, my hand problem has been causing some problems and a lot of pain as I explained before, I was getting locked fingers by holding all the small pieces and tools. But with any luck I will make a fresh effort to carry on with her as she is sitting on the shelf looking very sad and un-loved, I owe it to her to continue. Thank you all for being so patient with me OC
  12. Old Collingwood
    Isnt it Yellow Ocre possibly lightened down a shade, as she seems that way in real life, well last time I was on here as part of a naval week. OC.
  13. Old Collingwood
    Did you see this guys build what he did with re building Warspite at such large scale is amazing. OC.
  14. Old Collingwood
    Amazing work she is coming along superbly. OC.
  15. Old Collingwood
    So much easier in a larger scale I assume? save trying to hold, clean, stick then paint tiny fiddly parts. OC.
  16. Old Collingwood
    Some great work going on there kevin, its amazing how much work goes into a ship like this. OC.
  17. Old Collingwood
    She is looking the bussiness now - busy and authentic Very nice mate. OC.
  18. Old Collingwood
    She is looking Superb - Wondeful work. OC.
  19. Old Collingwood
    Hi Kevin great work loving it, just an enquiry regarding the wessex (Parrot) and thoughts on a kit for her? there are a few good examples out there including Wessex HAS.3 XP142 "Humphrey" OC.
  20. Old Collingwood
    This is going to be a Fantastic build - folks at 1/72 scale thats the scale of the most common aircraft kits or plastic soldiers we all collected, and imagine HMS Fifes length at that scale - 7.2 feet yep 7.2 feet Magnificant. OC.
  21. Old Collingwood
    Especially this one - http://countyclassdestroyers.co.uk/Fife.htm OC.
  22. Old Collingwood
    Kevin give this site a try for photos info etc its very good - http://countyclassdestroyers.co.uk/ OC.
  23. Old Collingwood
    When I went over devonshire at portsmouth navy days. OC.
  24. Old Collingwood
    This is an Amazing build and closer to me than anything I have ever seen or followed, Devonsire Class was always my favorite ships and when I was quite young I had the chance to go over Devonshire at Portsmaouth Navy Days in 1976, what an experiance, this fuled my love affiar of the Navy and led to me spending a week at Collingwood when I was 15, as a work experience course - I went through the week with flying colors, and a year or so later I applied to join as a WEM first class, with the hope and dream of serving on a type 42, but alas I failed the entrance exam only slightly on my maths but never bothered to try again. Following this build with so much passion OC.
  25. Old Collingwood
    WOW I spent many years loving the Devonshire class even went over her at Pompy as a lad. OC.

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