zeptraderUK Posted February 18, 2014 Share #1 Posted February 18, 2014 This is my diary of HMS Dreadnought made from CARD, something I picked up to stop the boredom during my tea break (15mins) and lunch (30mins) at work, and belive me the people I work with a boring!!!! So this cost me all of £6, took some tools in and while stuffin' me face I build this. more in the next post.... druxey, dgbot, 42rocker and 1 other 4 Quote Colin ----------------------------------------- Current Build HMS Victory Cross Section 1:72 HMS Hood 1:200 On Hold HMS Victory (Full Hull) 1:84 HMAV Bounty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeptraderUK Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted February 18, 2014 takes some time with the time I have but thats ok... more to come...still some areas in need of cleaning up. druxey, mtaylor, hexnut and 2 others 5 Quote Colin ----------------------------------------- Current Build HMS Victory Cross Section 1:72 HMS Hood 1:200 On Hold HMS Victory (Full Hull) 1:84 HMAV Bounty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeptraderUK Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted February 18, 2014 I have loads of different types of thickness of card at my disposal. Captain Slog, dgbot, 42rocker and 3 others 6 Quote Colin ----------------------------------------- Current Build HMS Victory Cross Section 1:72 HMS Hood 1:200 On Hold HMS Victory (Full Hull) 1:84 HMAV Bounty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewNaylor Posted February 19, 2014 Share #4 Posted February 19, 2014 Sorry the work mates are so boring But you are doing a great job of filing the time wonderful build Build Quickly I gather England is sinking!!!!! Andy Quote Current Build HM Granado CC Past builds HMS Chatham CC, HM Convulsion CC, Duke William German Kit, Fair American LSS, The Wright Flyer MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42rocker Posted February 20, 2014 Share #5 Posted February 20, 2014 Working at work, I like it. If I get any ship parts in a shipping order I think that I'll know where they came from. Looking Good, Enjoy the lunch build. Later Tim Quote Current Build -- Finishing a 1:1 House that I've been building for a while Current Build -- Triton Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeptraderUK Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted February 20, 2014 Thanks Tim and Andy, I helps me also get into work on a cold Monday morning, knowing that I want to do this or that on the model, and yeah if you get a ships door in your order you know where it came from..ha Its slow (time is limited) but this is exactly what I want it to be, absorbing and therapeutic..at work?..cant be bad. Colin mtaylor 1 Quote Colin ----------------------------------------- Current Build HMS Victory Cross Section 1:72 HMS Hood 1:200 On Hold HMS Victory (Full Hull) 1:84 HMAV Bounty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeptraderUK Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted February 20, 2014 some pics of the last few days work - druxey, WackoWolf, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Colin ----------------------------------------- Current Build HMS Victory Cross Section 1:72 HMS Hood 1:200 On Hold HMS Victory (Full Hull) 1:84 HMAV Bounty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeptraderUK Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted February 20, 2014 druxey, Captain Slog, hexnut and 3 others 6 Quote Colin ----------------------------------------- Current Build HMS Victory Cross Section 1:72 HMS Hood 1:200 On Hold HMS Victory (Full Hull) 1:84 HMAV Bounty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slog Posted February 21, 2014 Share #9 Posted February 21, 2014 Hi Colin, Looking nice. Does this 'kit' come with a full hull or is it waterline only? Cheers Slog Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted February 22, 2014 Share #10 Posted February 22, 2014 Nice going, Zep. A great way to spend lunches productively. I was (from the early photos) going to suggest you invest in a scalpel, but I see you've already done that in the more recent ones. Much easier, isn't it? On another note, I smiled when I saw where you are. I grew up a few miles from you, in Sidcup and Eltham. I imagine it's changed a bit in the 50 years I've been away! Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeptraderUK Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted February 22, 2014 Thanks for the comments, Slog, yes it does have a full hull, only I chose to do the waterline. druxey, Yeah I've always used a scalpel, number 10a all the way:), wow your a SE London lad then..ha, I was born in Lewisham, grew up in the Ferrier Estate in Kidbrooke, moved and lived for some years in Eltham (Well Hall) and now I live in Welling. Its has changed....a lot. Captain Slog 1 Quote Colin ----------------------------------------- Current Build HMS Victory Cross Section 1:72 HMS Hood 1:200 On Hold HMS Victory (Full Hull) 1:84 HMAV Bounty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeptraderUK Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share #12 Posted February 23, 2014 Just found these pictures I took way back in 1976, my first camera, not my first models but Star War, Buck Rodgers and Battlestar Gallactica feature heavy, along with Bismark. All hand painted, I think I was 9 years old about this time. hexnut and 42rocker 2 Quote Colin ----------------------------------------- Current Build HMS Victory Cross Section 1:72 HMS Hood 1:200 On Hold HMS Victory (Full Hull) 1:84 HMAV Bounty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeptraderUK Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted February 26, 2014 Bit of an update, been working on another way of producing scale ladders...it worked!!!! and using some paint to better match the cardboard colour, not perfect but ok for the job. WackoWolf, GrandpaPhil, druxey and 2 others 5 Quote Colin ----------------------------------------- Current Build HMS Victory Cross Section 1:72 HMS Hood 1:200 On Hold HMS Victory (Full Hull) 1:84 HMAV Bounty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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