Mark1
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The idea is stuck in my head so it will happen! Just can't make up my mind what to go for. Reading reviews don't really help because there's pro's and cons to everything!
1 350 HMS Daring, float or sink lol
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boatman
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WELL Mark if you look in whats new section RON 570 has his 1/350th GRAFF SPEY up for sale an quite cheap i think
so go for it as it wont take up much space as its a pocket battleship lol
chris
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Taken a fancy to the missouri but not sure yet.
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Well a bit of a disaster on 2 fronts, failed to fully mask off the hull and have ended up with overspray on some of the red hull
Also failed to fully sand an area where there was a reaction to the primer, it looks terrible, so almost back to the beginning again. I am also spraying too far off the ship, the paint finish is rough/grainy!
So annoyed with myself, good job the bin was not too close lol. Cannot believe all these misstakes, maybe time for a modelling break??
Not sure if floaty boats are for me, should have stuck with StuG's
Also failed to fully sand an area where there was a reaction to the primer, it looks terrible, so almost back to the beginning again. I am also spraying too far off the ship, the paint finish is rough/grainy!
So annoyed with myself, good job the bin was not too close lol. Cannot believe all these misstakes, maybe time for a modelling break??
Not sure if floaty boats are for me, should have stuck with StuG's
Jim R
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Hi Bob
Take a deep breath, leave it for a couple of days (for the paint to fully cure and your frustation to subside) and sand back lightly, remask and spray closer. This warm weather won't help.
Jim
Take a deep breath, leave it for a couple of days (for the paint to fully cure and your frustation to subside) and sand back lightly, remask and spray closer. This warm weather won't help.
Jim
Mark1
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Spray away from the tape and not towards it, a couple of stripes won't get the better of you mate.
boatman
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BOB mate AS has been said have a break an then respray but when you refit the tamyia maskin tape you are useing it earnt you an then before sprayin i when im sprayin go along the tape useing my finger nail push it down tight an make sure there are no gaps as you know now what not mistakes to make as remember its only a bit of plastic so dont let it get to you an try again but the rough area has the paint attacked or crazed ?as if it has then simply rub it down with light sandpaper an then repaint as you can build stugs an paint bloomin marvalous
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Many thanks Jim
Its all my fault of course. But i seem to have gone backwards, in a big way!
Thanks for the reply Mark, i will beat it or go down with the ship!
Hi Chris
With the crazing i can only assume there was something on the plastic which reacted with the primer?
Thanks for the vote of confidence, was going to stick my head in the oven but its electric lol
scottie3158
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Bob,
Apologies just caught up with this. If we didn't have disasters now and then modelling wouldn't be fun.
Apologies just caught up with this. If we didn't have disasters now and then modelling wouldn't be fun.
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WELL Scottie im afraid ive got a disaster on my tiger an its gonna be an exspensive disasters an not fun as ive been all this week gettin her prepped to fit in the hull the eletric motors an ESC but yeterday i fitted in the motors an then ran them up to full speed only to find the motors sharfts are not long enough an the universal jiont keeps comin off so today got to go to model shop an buy 4 new motors not fun im afraid Scottie but damm annoying felt like Bob did stickin me head in the oven but again its bleedin eletric lol
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Phew, normal service almost resumed!
Had a go at the boot topping, one area where it narrows but a happy bunny, honest, on the right track at last! Next one should be better
Got to refit the anchor!
Its far from perfect but after the many disasters its a relief lol
Also sorted out the overspray on the red hull, phew. One misstake sorted
Bob
Had a go at the boot topping, one area where it narrows but a happy bunny, honest, on the right track at last! Next one should be better
Got to refit the anchor!
Its far from perfect but after the many disasters its a relief lol
Also sorted out the overspray on the red hull, phew. One misstake sorted
Bob
Great stuff….onward and upward!
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Glad to see you didn't bin it Bob 
Looks like you done a pretty decent job to me
Looks like you done a pretty decent job to me
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Thanks Tim, will have to empty the swear box, sorry bucket
Hi MarkGlad to see you didn't bin it Bob
Looks like you done a pretty decent job to me
Looking better, but more to do. Will not be putting this on display!
boatman
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SEE Bob mate told you that you could do it an you have well done mate an why not on display as it looks right nice to me ?Thanks Tim, will have to empty the swear box, sorry bucket
Hi Mark
Looking better, but more to do. Will not be putting this on display!
chris
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Looks good Bob.
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Are you ready for the horrors of PE!
Please observe the wonky ladder, like that on the real ship
this side shows my lack of PE skills
This shows i hope some improvement, the anttena was fiddly and could be better
Finally got around to bending the cages around the ladders, followed advice and bent around a drill bit, first one ok, next much better
Finally the mast, the plans are poor had to find a picture of a built one to see how the anntenna fitted. Could have done better
Found PVa very good but had to use CA for the ladders.
All ready for priming, hoping to finish next week. Been a steep curve, have typed out a list of do's and do'nts
Do nots is the biggest list lol
Next ship will be built much differently
Please observe the wonky ladder, like that on the real ship
this side shows my lack of PE skillsThis shows i hope some improvement, the anttena was fiddly and could be better
Finally got around to bending the cages around the ladders, followed advice and bent around a drill bit, first one ok, next much better
Finally the mast, the plans are poor had to find a picture of a built one to see how the anntenna fitted. Could have done better
Found PVa very good but had to use CA for the ladders.
All ready for priming, hoping to finish next week. Been a steep curve, have typed out a list of do's and do'nts
Do nots is the biggest list lol
Next ship will be built much differently
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boatman
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WELL Bob mate apart from the banna ladder its great an i think that if you get a scapel blade an gently slide it under the ladder to about half way up from the bottom an then holding a ruler agaisnt it you can straighten it up an then lightly touch up the grey paint an it will look great
chris
chris