That’s tough Bob. Pass on my regards, and make sure she knows it’s a good thing she can still do for him.
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WHAT Tim says Bob as we are lost for words but tell julie we are thinking of her an you
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I will do Tim, kind of you
I certainly will Chris, so much appreciated
Well the decks look pretty darn good if you ask me. Not to dark, not to light. I would be more than happy with them.
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Thank you Ian, appreciated
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Bob,
Firstly sending my deepest condolences to Julie and your good self.
The decking looks great to me nicely done.
Firstly sending my deepest condolences to Julie and your good self.
The decking looks great to me nicely done.
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Kind of you Paul and appreciated by us both
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By the way, tried Ians advice and set phone to 4:3, no difference??
With arranging Don"s funeral and lots of of other stuff also been busy supporting Julie during this horrible time.
However, some time so back to Graf Spee, started to fit superstructure and other stuff! Think the deck looks better?
All guns are loose by the way. Can see the end in sight! But railings soon
Had a go at add chipping to the bow, not happy, not dark enough or effective
Would appreciate ALL comments inc words like poo etc lol
Biggest mistake is again forgetting to paint parts of the same colour at the same time, the smaller parts now have to be primed/ painted, taking more time.
Happy to a certain degree??
With arranging Don"s funeral and lots of of other stuff also been busy supporting Julie during this horrible time.
However, some time so back to Graf Spee, started to fit superstructure and other stuff! Think the deck looks better?
All guns are loose by the way. Can see the end in sight! But railings soon
Had a go at add chipping to the bow, not happy, not dark enough or effective
Would appreciate ALL comments inc words like poo etc lol
Biggest mistake is again forgetting to paint parts of the same colour at the same time, the smaller parts now have to be primed/ painted, taking more time.
Happy to a certain degree??
I wouldn't do chipping at this scale. Decks look OK to me.
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brilliant work bob mate there is nothing up with what you have done so please be content with you modeling as i keep telling you you are a good moddeler in fact spiffing an we send our support to julie tell her we are thinking of you both on the day
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Thanks Chris, very kind again Chris, way to go before i am happy
But getting better!
The chipping/wear on the bow looks better in the picture, have not done the other side yet
But getting better!
The chipping/wear on the bow looks better in the picture, have not done the other side yet
Looking pretty good but I would not delve into chipping. At this scale, a square of 35cm would be 1mm so they would have to be some rather large chips!
This is starting to look really good, but I agree with Paul and Ian about the chipping Bob. Think to yourself how it would happen…it would need impact with something large enough to remove that much paint, but not so large as to damage the boat…Almost anything I can think of would also dent the plating to a greater or lesser degree. I think staining and fading are more your tools to age the boat here.
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Thanks Tim / Ian
All part of learning, will do the other side lighter!
All part of learning, will do the other side lighter!
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Nearing completion, finally
Added anchor chains, look OK to me? Lot of touching up to do and lost 2 parts, carpet monster strikes!
Does come with railings but only for the main deck, not sure if I will have a go at them?
Added anchor chains, look OK to me? Lot of touching up to do and lost 2 parts, carpet monster strikes!
Does come with railings but only for the main deck, not sure if I will have a go at them?
Shaping up beautifully.
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HI BOBM8TY well she looks good an by gum looks a longship an i cant see any mistakes see you can build these ships just take your time an valay you have a marvalouse model to be proud of as i would i it was me bult it an the wooden decks looks great an very realistic well done my ole chum are you gonna put her on a sea scape as i think it will really set the model off
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Many thanks sir!
Bugger, you spotted it!
Hi Chris
Still mistakes to sort out! One problem was using cotton buds to remove some of the deck wash, tiny bits of the bud fibres stuck to the deck making it look like it needed a shave, one not to repeat!!
May try a seascape in the future. Will try some rigging and the main deck rails, after all this is a practice ship.
Reasonably happy
Thanks all bob
That looks very good Bob.
If you want to have a go at the railing, try find a cheap set generic rail to practice with on a sheet of wood or plastic. This will give you an idea of how hard or easy it is and find a CA glue that you can work with.
It is a daunting task but not that bad once you start.
It would look great on a sea base.
If you want to have a go at the railing, try find a cheap set generic rail to practice with on a sheet of wood or plastic. This will give you an idea of how hard or easy it is and find a CA glue that you can work with.
It is a daunting task but not that bad once you start.
It would look great on a sea base.