Tamiya 1/350 USS Fletcher

[Waspie]

I saw that as well I can imagine it's good if the whole turret and not just the top is on the scales!

I guess it included the pintel!

 

[JR]

Looking good Bob, do you have some heating in the room ?

 

[BattleshipBob]

Looking good Bob, do you have some heating in the room ?

Evening John

I have a small convection heater, but generally the room is ok. It's insulated with spare carpet underlay on the floor and covered by a large rug which I had to cut to fit. Thankfully not new otherwise Julie may have cut me down to size lol

 

[JR]

Evening John

I have a small convection heater, but generally the room is ok. It's insulated with spare carpet underlay on the floor and covered by a large rug which I had to cut to fit. Thankfully not new otherwise Julie may have cut me down to size lol

Hi Bon .That's good, I pop my oil heater on for a bit till it's warm, with all the insulation in the ceiling and walls it retains the heat well . Better for painting these cool days . Hi to Julie .
Will email tomorrow.

 

[Ian M]

God how I miss those early years, dashing out to the shed to paint something. Pouring rain, freezing cold. damp. Then me dad bought a paraffine heater. warmed up nice. Made a boat load of condensation but warmed up. lol
As an old fart, I enjoy the ability to walk down the hallway, via the kitchen, aka coffee maker, to a central heated room, with all the trimnings. LOL
Sorry Bob just had a flashback.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Hi Bon .That's good, I pop my oil heater on for a bit till it's warm, with all the insulation in the ceiling and walls it retains the heat well . Better for painting these cool days . Hi to Julie .
Will email tomorrow.

Morning John, look forward to our chat!

God how I miss those early years, dashing out to the shed to paint something. Pouring rain, freezing cold. damp. Then me dad bought a paraffine heater. warmed up nice. Made a boat load of condensation but warmed up. lol
As an old fart, I enjoy the ability to walk down the hallway, via the kitchen, aka coffee maker, to a central heated room, with all the trimnings. LOL
Sorry Bob just had a flashback.

Not a problem Ian! When we hopefully move next yr, I fully intend to have a room for everything in the new house!! The garage room is good but having to carry the model bits, paint and airbrush can be a pain, especially when I often forget stuff!! Also been trapped in there during heavy rain lol

 

[Andy T]

Also been trapped in there during heavy rain lol

That rings true with me!

I'm often lugging parts/models/bases back & forth at this time of year to dry in the warmth of my house. Not fun when it's throwing it down

I have to get inventive with boxes & tupperware

 

[BattleshipBob]

That rings true with me!

I'm often lugging parts/models/bases back & forth at this time of year to dry in the warmth of my house. Not fun when it's throwing it down

I have to get inventive with boxes & tupperware

Thankfully I have a selection of plastic storage boxes, a large long one for parts to dry in and smaller for back and forth. I look forward to a room for everything lol. One time it was pouring down and when I looked at the house Julie was looking back drinking a warm cuppa, swine lol

 

[boatman]

Thankfully I have a selection of plastic storage boxes, a large long one for parts to dry in and smaller for back and forth. I look forward to a room for everything lol. One time it was pouring down and when I looked at the house Julie was looking back drinking a warm cuppa, swine lol

OH DEAR Bob so julie dint make you one then lol an if jen done that to me id have gone ballistic lol AN ALL BECAUSE THE LADY LOVES A HOT DRINK LOL
chrisb

 

[BattleshipBob]

More progress. Now be warned the colours are far from accurate. Dark seagreen on the hull, might use different again for deck? And light grey on the superstructure sides etc. if you are a expert on USN colours look away lol. Please remember practice build


Superstructure loose!

Not the greatest photos, very happy with the finish, Mr color

 

[BattleshipBob]

Right month on, a bit more progress.

Added boot topping

Test fitted the painted superstructure. Next paint the deck

Sorry chaps for the very, very slow progress but I have a lot on my plate and it's not nice lol

Forgot to remind folks that the colour scheme would give a USN fan a heart attack!! It's just me practicing with spare paint!!
Bob

 

[Jim R]

Nice to see this steadily moving forwards. Always nice to get the superstructure go on. Good luck painting the deck - rather fiddly I imagine.

.... but I have a lot on my plate and it's not nice

Hope things start improving.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Hi Jim and Thanks

Sadly mum also has dementia and it's getting worse. I feel my mum is slipping away.

 

[boatman]

Hi Jim and Thanks

Sadly mum also has dementia and it's getting worse. I feel my mum is slipping away.

OH DEAR Bob sorry to hear
chrisb

 

[BattleshipBob]

Afternoon chaps

Make sure you are sitting down, Yes more progress!

Of course my mum is my only concern. She's finally in a care home and it seems she has vascular dementia, her behaviour certainly meets the diagnosis. At least she has round the clock care and so far I am more than happy with the home.

Brush painting improving, yippee. A lot of practice.

Superstructures fitted but forgot to spray the blasted funnels! Usual mistake, take stuff to spray but forgot bits!!!!

Not the best photos, had to use the flash. The paint colours used would make a USN fan feel ill lol. Used what I had. There are mistakes but a lot less, so happy so far. Feel I am moving or sailing in the right direction, at last


Phew, almost there!!!

Bob

 

[JR]

Look good Bob, don't be too hard on your self .

 

[boatman]

Look good Bob, don't be too hard on your self .

YES John you are right bob mate go easy on your self an enjoy the build but your fletcher looks good to me as i have built 2 big lindbergs models that sailed by computer disk an you have done a much better job on yours than i did on mine as your is highly detailed an your modelin shows it off well well done my freind an keep these ships comin what do you all think guys ? hes done well anit he
chrisb

 

[Ian M]

Looks good to me Bob. Keep at it .

 

[BattleshipBob]

Look good Bob, don't be too hard on your self .

Thanks John, appreciated. Should not be making silly mistakes by now!

YES John you are right bob mate go easy on your self an enjoy the build but your fletcher looks good to me as i have built 2 big lindbergs models that sailed by computer disk an you have done a much better job on yours than i did on mine as your is highly detailed an your modelin shows it off well well done my freind an keep these ships comin what do you all think guys ? hes done well anit he
chrisb

Very kind of Chris, thanks

Looks good to me Bob. Keep at it .

Cheers Ian, appreciated

Was beginning to think I was wasting my time posting!

 

[Ian M]

It's never a waste of time posting Bob. If you look at any of the sections' main page you can see the number of views a thread gets and the number of comments. The views are always far higher than the comments. If every thread got a comment for every view we would never get to read them.

I am sure that your "audience" is bigger than you think. The same goes for all that post on here. "You Are Being Watched" lol