H.M.S. Warspite gets a few scars

[monica]

wow Ken thats alot of paint tin,s

nice looking little stuka,like the camo

[Guest]

Hi all a bit of an update on the planes

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Tried to make this look more like a He 111 dont know if i've succeded

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[Guest]

Ok all I've negotiated a start date of today for the warspite as I am busy most of tomorrow and all the family are here (my Birthday sunday) so not much chance then so here is my start.

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[monica]

nice start, on the ship must say i do like the deck,

wish you a very happy and enjoyable Birthday, on sunday, and who know what other goodies you may get lol,

have a great day cheers moni

[Guest]

Hi all made a really stupid total nitwit mistake in my eagerness to start this kit. There are parts on the deck you are supposed to cut off before you attatch the wooden decking, which I didn't. That made the job of removing it now a real b@'!:er, still done it now I've bitten the bullet and done a tiny amount of PE (the gangway which goes across the bow there are 2 gussets underneath which measure 2.5mm x 1.5 mm after an hour of getting them in the right place and upright I have to wonder is it worth the effort, once it's on the dio no one will see it, even off the ship when turned upside down you can barely see it with the naked eye. Still we will see how long I keep the PE up as although they are small the gangway was a simple bend the sides up (oh by the way the Mk1 instructions are vague to say the least) they show a picture of the part in place and one pic of some of the folds you are left to guess the rest of the folds.

[eddiesolo]

Looking nice Ken, a lot of work and fiddly but should turn out a cracker, nice base by the way.

Si

[Guest]

Thanks Si don't know how long I will keep up the PE though especially when I realise most of it won't even be noticed.

[monica]

looking forward to seeing hoow the PE turns out on that deck, should look great,

just do some have a brake or set a goal of how much you wont done in aday, thats how i do things,

and finds it work out ok,

[Guest]

I know what you're saying moni after an hour of doing those 2 bits I left it, my eyesight is terrible anyway, I gave up tattooing as it ruins your eyes because it's so intense, so I am not going to substitute one eye problem for another. If I think the part is to fiddly or small for my eyes I will use the plastic part ( incidentaly on checking the PE I see it is not as complete a set as Alans Academy premium edition there are several decking parts that are not in this pack), bit disappointed there but hey you pay your money you take your chances.

[Guest]

• Well I've made another irreversible decision, I've drilled a hole for the first led for a direct hit on the Warspite.
  

[Guest]

Hi all hit another problem with the kit (not my fault this time) there is another part I should have removed (not mentioned in the instructions)

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see all the stuff to be removed is outlined, then I discovered there are some ramps and walkways which go over the gangway, not a problem I thought just stick them over the ramps which are there

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as you can see they are short by about 3 mil (I know the sticky up bits in the gangway are crooked )they looked straight to my naked eye, I suppose I will have to invest in a magnifying glass. I am hoping if I scribe some lines in the plastic when its painted grey it wont notice.

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[Guest]

Hi all here is another update, went to my model club last night and took this with all the bits, I think I know where everything is going now.

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Obviously the deck explosion will have bits of decking atattched to it and the cotton wool smoke but I don't think I will use as much as on the plane, I may even do an unfortunate sailor with a limb missing or something blasted off the deck in the smoke of the explosion.

[eddiesolo]

I like it Ken, really coming together now!

Si

[monica]

cool, i real do like it,looks great,

makes up for that little mishap,

[papa 695]

That deck explosion looks great Ken stunning work.

I will pinch that idea