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Gunny
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Posted: Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:49 PM UTC
MSW crew-mate Kostas Katseas shares a duo-build in 1/700 scale modeling prowess, showing the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen being discovered by the Royal Navy and brought to battle-line formation in the Denmark Strait, in this "On Display" feature!

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Posted: Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:53 PM UTC
Before anyone wonders about the positioning or the camo of the ships, let me just say that this was requested by the client of mine , knowingly that it was wrong.He justs wanted that way and i built it up for him.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 02:59 AM UTC
All of us have a favorite ship and battle in naval history. This dio covers two of my favorite ships and one of the two battles I am a big student of. Beautiful work! I can almost taste the salt spray and smell the cordite.


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Posted: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 06:21 AM UTC
Fantastic! The way you've caught the light glittering on the sea is particularly impressive
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Posted: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 09:57 AM UTC
We HAVE to get Kostas to do a detailed build up and show us how to do that seascape. I know he uses a white glue build up, but how he gets the waves and the effects? Love to see a build up on that.

David
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Posted: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 10:56 AM UTC

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We HAVE to get Kostas to do a detailed build up and show us how to do that seascape. I know he uses a white glue build up, but how he gets the waves and the effects? Love to see a build up on that.

David


That makes two of us, mate...or three, four, five?....
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Posted: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 11:09 AM UTC
Beautifully done, I am always amazed at the work people like Kostas can do in such a small scale. I thought the method he used for joining two separate bases is clever. Al
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Posted: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 05:02 PM UTC
Absolutely first class. The water effect is amazing, and the ships are fantastic as well. Besides the camo, that you mentioned, I'd add one other thing. It might be that your client requested this as well but at the Battle of the Denmark Strait Prinz Eugen, not Bismarck was the lead ship. The Hood didn't realize this at first, Prince of Wales saw it from the start. Again based on your great work I'll bet your client requested it this way.

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Posted: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 06:56 PM UTC
really great stuff again. I saw this coming after the Bismarck - Hood one you showed us recently.
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Posted: Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 11:15 AM UTC
beautiful work as usual! You can keep counting upwards for the water dsplay request!

thanks for sharing, cheers
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Posted: Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 12:18 PM UTC
Nice!!! I'm definitely in on that how-to for the water. I really liked the effect on this and would love to have a bit more info.

Rob
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