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Posted: Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 11:45 AM UTC
Ahoy Shipmates


Here she is the Tamiya 1/350th USS Fletcher out of the box build.









Cheers



Sean
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Posted: Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 12:59 PM UTC
Good choice Sean!!

Looking forward to see the progresses and the end result!
Cheers,
Rui
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Posted: Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 04:48 PM UTC
hello Sean,
i am going to follow your build with great interest.i have been thinking about do the same kit next year in a dio.
cheers,
Bruce
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Posted: Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 10:07 PM UTC
Hi Sean,
Glad to see you made it, mate....I see the E-boat there in the background in progress as well, mate, your bench is beginning to look like mine (with so many models, and so little time! )
Keep Modeling!
~Gunny
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Posted: Monday, June 02, 2008 - 01:15 AM UTC
Thats a nice looking kit Sean.
Can’t wait to see it come together.

Best of luck in the contest.
Fordboy
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Posted: Monday, June 02, 2008 - 09:16 AM UTC
Thanks Guys.

Its my first 1/350th kit so I am really looking forward to it.

Yes Mark well spottted my E-Boat is truly languishing on the bench top at the moment.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm.

Cheers


Sean
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Posted: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 06:28 AM UTC
Looking forward to this one, as I have in on my stash and 'to build soonish" pile. cheers!
Fordboy
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Posted: Saturday, June 28, 2008 - 05:20 PM UTC
Ahoy Shipmates

In between doing news reports, sniffing outnews stories and general life I have sneaked in a little modelling time.

This is my first 1/350 th kit and so I have really been looking forward to this.

Here is that pure moment when you flip of the lid to the box and you get those chills down your spine:



Stand bits cleaned up



Stand together



Hull sitting on the stand



Lower hull stuff









Deck slipped on as teaser shot





Cheers

Sean
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Posted: Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 01:29 AM UTC
Hi Sean,

Good looking start, the hull deck looks very clean, I'm assuming that's a one piece deck?

Frank
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Posted: Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 02:14 AM UTC
Hi Sean

As you see it's not that hard
Keep up the good work


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Posted: Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 07:56 AM UTC
Great stuff Sean.
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