H.M.S. Warspite gets a few scars

[Tone M]

i can already tell, this is going to be awesome!

Great work so far Ken, keep it up lad :D

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Thanks for all the kind comments, he'll of a long way to go yet, think I've got too many balls in the air at the moment think I need to finish some of the planes and stuff for this dio before I get carried away with building Warspite.

 

[monica]

know that feeling i do it all the time,jumping from one bit to another, just need to work on

one thing then the next, if that dose help,:rolleyes:

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi Tone I just realised what you put its been 40 odd years since I was called a lad I have trouble walking upright these days don't know about lad more like old relic.

 

[Graham D]

I do like the explosion, looks very effective

 

[Snowman]

Whoa!!:eek:

That it is taking it to a whole new level!!

I'm gob smacked!!

AWESOME!! :D

 

[Tone M]

Hi Tone I just realised what you put its been 40 odd years since I was called a lad I have trouble walking upright these days don't know about lad more like old relic.

haha, we may age but we never really grow up

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is an update, and a querey I have used humbrol matt varnish for the first time, But I have an unusual effect the varnish has white patches (which in this instance is great I was going to add something like this anyway, and think it works ok) but what if I didn't want it, whats gone wrong ( I stirred it thourgherly)

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[flyjoe180]

I'm going to say you brushed it on Ken, and it was not stirred in between applications? It's great stuff, but unless you are airbrushing it it is fickle.

 

[eddiesolo]

Two things: One the varnish has reacted with your paints, water probably, or as Joe has pointed out brushed and not stirred enough.

Si

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Yes I did brush it Joe only because I was feeling lazy, didn't realise it would cause problems, what if I didn't have an airbrush.

 

[monica]

looking good Ken,real liking this one, and the 2 planes look great like the hit 190,

very well done,

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Yes Si I will admit I did brush it but it was stirred well before, it's not very good stuff if you don't have an airbrush, in this instance its ok as I wanted almost exactly that effect.

 

[flyjoe180]

Yes I did brush it Joe only because I was feeling lazy, didn't realise it would cause problems, what if I didn't have an airbrush.

Cool, well the effect looks pretty good actually If you were airbrushing it you would mix it something like 50/50 with thinners. I would be inclined to make a similar mix in a wee pot or something if I was brushing and ensuring I stirred it every few minutes. That Humbrol Matt as I said is very good but it can separate very quickly and cause problems.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Thanks moni I think you mean 190 its ok I will put it down to a typo.

 

[monica]

yes yes it was and its never happened lol, :rolleyes:

 

[Deleted member 3568]

doing some work on the base today

as you can see not a lot of room in my man cave for it

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drilled the holes for all the leds and put and wired the leds into the board

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not wired the explosion in the stern of warspite cant do that till Warspite hull is permanently atattched same for the FW 190

the 2 blue leds are for the water plumes for the near misses.

 

[papa 695]

That's coming along nicely Ken looking forward to more

 

[monica]

looking good Ken ,cannot wait to see how it looks with all the led,s working,

 

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