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  1. Kevin
    stay safe my friend
  2. Kevin
    I have just realised where my spare free time goes, Just reread your log from the start, brilliant work, I got so engrossed I forgot to like the posts,
  3. Kevin
    lovely work Gil, another masterpiece in the making
  4. Kevin
    Popeye she was heavenly converted after being sold to Chile and renamed The Royal navys idea of the side entry hanger, was quite silly, and the conversion allowed her two helo, it was the Seaslug system that dictated the design this had become very outdated very fast the top photo is how she was when i served on her with the Exocet system fitted where B turret used to be before After
  5. Kevin
    one of the reasons for picking the 1/72 version over the smaller 1/96 was the availability of the wessex HAS3 Falklands Helo http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234983812-westland-wessex-has3-falklands-war-172-italeri/
  6. Kevin
    Brilliant work Dan the 1/70 SD14 is just waiting to be built by you
  7. Kevin
    looks like there will be a bit of artist licence in the detailing but I have managed to source these few snaps
  8. Kevin
    lol I knew I had seen it before - just the wrong forum Thank you
  9. Kevin
    Sorry Keith I presumed it was a fleetscale hull, they have a lot of builds on their own forum, I am using Jecobin plans,
  10. Kevin
    Lovely work keith, have i seen this build on the Fleetscale forum?
  11. Kevin
    Popeye this is not my build, but hoping to show you the basic shape from aft you have the radar complex then the hanger which opens out before the after funnel
  12. Kevin
    good evening popeye thank you for pointing the out of sequence photo, the hanger door has still to be made and i have added a photo of version 1 (in card) and version 2 which is being remade
  13. Kevin
    Hope i am not offending people, im just trying to show certain areas where i am currently working
  14. Kevin
    Good evening everyone, just mended my PC by putting a new power supply in, so i can make a post tonight not happy with my first attempt at the superstructure in Plasticard, so last weekend i started again, it is going together much better this time, the problem i am finding is that the plans, for the cost are well poor, i have found lots of mistakes, but the worst part is that some of the lines are as thick as the plastic i am using, so having to be very careful each each cut could be at least 1MM outalso references are not as plentiful as anticipated, on the forward end of the hanger by the doors there are lots of air vents/exhausts, and at present i am unable to work out haw the fitthoroughly enjoying this,Stbd side aft this is where the replenishment at sea rig (RAS) was fitted, but removed at some point around 1980 the offices located in the hanger are to tall, so will have to be adapted/replaced aft of the hanger the RAS rig is the pillar on the right this was created as one piece on the two previous attempts, worked out much better as a seperate module the basics of the after mast has now been made, it is hollow too allow for a motor and wiring as off last night
  15. Kevin
    Lovely to catch up on your build, she looks fantastic
  16. Kevin
    I used admiralty paints yellow orcha which was listed as authentic, but the true colour is more pink apparanty
  17. Kevin
    Jon good evening I changed my job in January this year, and as a result i have less free time on my hands, i finished the Bismarck in June with all intentions of packing up boat building altogether, after discussing it with the admiral it was decided that to give up would be the wrong decission, but to get rid of most of my started but not completed builds that would never be completed. and to purchase a build of my dreams, on the proviso that they are completed Out went the war train, M1070 transporter set Amerigo Vespucci and a few others, (build logs now removed), and that left me with the 1/70 SD14 and 1/72 Hms Victory and my new build the 1/72 HMS Fife the fife takes all my home free time, the SD14 i can take to work and do some work on her at lunch times, and the Victory is on long term hold, as i am still undicided on how to complete her HMS Fife SD14 HMS Victory
  18. Kevin
    yes there is but it is also very relaxing, you can see that one or two bits dont look right, but as more gets added, as there is another deck above this one it all ties in
  19. Kevin
    Stage 3 building the after superstructure in Plasticard I purchased A4 and A5 sheets of card from Amazon/Ebay in 0.5mm, 0.75mm and 1mm made a better light box by using a sheet of glass placed over a lamp over the plans I layed a thin sheet of plastic and traced the plan lines onto it, this then also act as a floor I managed to obtain a few photos of the hanger internal details, as i want to display it with the hanger door open, i may also go for a few other bulkhead door to be open as i proceed so i am having to think ahead, plus i am having to think about where the wiring for the radars and lights be be going i actually spent a bit to much time playing with the hanger, she has an office and oil store opposite the hanger doors with sliding doors so i have tried to create this, but still needs a lot of work to pass the rivet counters, from there it was quite easy to continue with the rest of the after superstructure at main deck level office and oil store
  20. Kevin
    although it does not look any thing fantastic, a lot of work was required, just to get her to this stage, all the card has been painted in modge podge, which allows me to paint the surface popeye, it has about 4500 pieces
  21. Kevin
    Good evening Danny, i have failed to update the log, I will try to address my shortcomings as soon as possible, Im not presently working on her at present, but I take bits to work with me and if i find time during my lunch break then i tend to do a bit of cutting out all my free time at home is on my HMS Fife build
  22. Kevin
    Lovely to catch up on your build, must look at mine again soon
  23. Kevin
    im also interested in following this build, i found this, Im happy to delete if you want me to, I will be following, good luck https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_Brommy_(Schiff,_1851)
  24. Kevin
    OC good morning at sometime in the near future i need to make a decision as to what will go into the hull, because as you can see in the photo the extension of the flightdeck has a structure beneath (Seaslug missile loading hatch) it which ties into the 1/4 deck in my little dream world i want the launcher, capstan and stern lights working,then there is access to the rudder and shafts required, possibly might be able to have one removable section that will give me access into that area
  25. Kevin
    good evening everyone have now completed the hull bracing and most of the temporary MDF decking,

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