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arabis SAID ON OCT 27, 2009 - 03:02 PM
Am 4 yrs into scratch build of HMNZS Arabis, and would appreciate the shade of grey RNZN vessels in the Pacific, WW2 were painted. Would expect colour(s) from either Humbrol or Tamiya. Thank you. Rick of Devonport   READ

Fordboy SAID ON OCT 27, 2009 - 09:21 AM
Ahoy Shipmates Here is the details on the latest release from the folks at B & D Barrels. Check it out! Link to Item If you have comments or questions please post them here. Thanks! Sean   READ

Jamo_kiwi SAID ON OCT 24, 2009 - 08:56 AM
Nice photos Ben. I'm looking for a new camera - would you recommend the one you're using? The PE seat looks great! Big improvement over the kit item. I'm looking forward to seeing it painted. Suggestion for recovering PE bits lost to the carpet gods: get a piece of muslin and put it in betwee...   READ

adamant SAID ON OCT 27, 2009 - 06:50 PM
Nice work. looking forward to seeing more and the completed dio. Cheers.   READ

casper SAID ON OCT 29, 2009 - 11:24 PM
:-H , From personal experience I would avoid buying a 3n1, mainly because they lack rigidity in the mill head to do any decent work, also you have a very limited X and Y axis. Another reason to stay away from that one is because the spindle speed is not high enough for the small cutters you would ...   READ