BOATMANS HMS NORFOLK BUILD in 1/72 SCALE

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Now just nippin back to the funnel to show the weird shape's fitted on the funnel tubes an I think this is to do with the stealth anti radar system IMG_4407.JPG
 

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JUST some of the electronics in the hull in the forward bow section not a very good pic sorry IMG_4436.JPG
 

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AN some more in the nxt batt bay I think I went a bit overboard on the electronics but they all work something on the ship so neassaryIMG_4352.JPG
 

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You are on a mission Chris, cracking work and pace!!
 

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Anyway please exscuse the whitish pics but at the time with a new camera I could not turn off the flash unit but its my fault I should have read the instruckion' propely
 

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NXT building the formast 's antenna's array an this is built from brass as it had to be strong so it dint brake if someone touched it I put out a do touch not sign on the ship at the mini model show last IMG_4410.JPGweek end but people always have to touch I don't mind to much as long as they don't cause any damage but it beats me
 

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AN to build this array it was very tricky as the array is just not a cross its if anything a weird shape but that's the navy for you an I had to mount it to the plans so the whole thing got rasied up the mast on legs of balsa IMG_4413.JPG
 

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AN fitted to the mast an this will have 2mm led's red anti collishion lights fitted later as that's what the wires are for an a white steamin lightIMG_4416.JPG
 

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more at the mast top with the main search radar but just rough model at the moment as to test to see if it looks rightIMG_4417.JPG
 
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