papa 695's HMS Illustrious

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nice Ian , looks like alot of work on your hands, :D
 
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Polux

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Fantastic choice!

Your "water" effects are always very nice, so I'm sure this one will be terrific ;)
 
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I built this 18 months ago, I must have had a damaged kit as it took 2 tubes of Zap- a Gap to get the hull to even look straight, but I'm sure you will do it more justice than I ever did. So I'll be sitting on the dock of the bay watching this ship sail away :smiling3:

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Laurie

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Very nice Ian.

To help on scale Ian it may be an idea to put a pencil in the photos. It will just show your skills as this is a small scale model. (or is it large scale confusing ) ?

Laurie
 
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steve scan

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Look forward to seeing how this turns out, mine was so warped and ill fitting I gave up on it and binned it!
 
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Look forward to seeing how this turns out, mine was so warped and ill fitting I gave up on it and binned it!
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Hi Steve the sides are a little warped but they don't look too bad but still plenty of work to do before I need to worry too much about that
 
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steve scan

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Good it looks great when done but mine must have been a bad one. :smiling3:
 
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Dave Garrett

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i'm guessing this kit is finished now but can't you put the hull or the warped pieces in boiling hot water then clamp them to a flat sheet of plywood or something to get them back in shape ???
 
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i'm guessing this kit is finished now but can't you put the hull or the warped pieces in boiling hot water then clamp them to a flat sheet of plywood or something to get them back in shape ???
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Hi Dave. It's not finished yet just put on hold until I get some group builds out the way,

Thanks for the tip but I don't think it's that bad, but will see when I get to that part of the build
 
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Dave Garrett

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i don't know if it works as i have not tried it before but i have seen and heard people using it. i know it works on bending wood coz i have done it
 
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steve scan

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The warps in mine were inconsistent and in different directions so I would not have known where to start, I will build this one in the future.
 
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I have one in my stash so i am going to take a good look at it for any warping.

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