MSW crew-mate Julian Sallows (Gremlin56) shares his build story of Revell Models 1/350 scale Tirpitz, in this MSW feature!
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German Battleship TirpitzGunny
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Posted: Monday, July 19, 2010 - 04:05 AM UTC
Posted: Monday, July 19, 2010 - 06:26 AM UTC
Very nice Tirpitz Julian!
Posted: Monday, July 19, 2010 - 06:59 AM UTC
Looks very great indeed!
Any idea how you are going to tackle the blast bags next time?
Harm
Any idea how you are going to tackle the blast bags next time?
Harm
EODGoat
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Posted: Monday, July 19, 2010 - 08:57 AM UTC
Incredible Julian! Great job!
bigal07
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Posted: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 02:36 AM UTC
Very nice indeed, great camo thank you for sharing
CaptSonghouse
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Posted: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 12:25 PM UTC
What a work of art! I am especially impressed with the deck color tones and your patience in all that rigging. I can only hope to aspire to such skill.
--Karl
--Karl
Gremlin56
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Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 04:35 AM UTC
Sorry for a rather belated reaction to all your kind remarks, just got back from my holidays and didn't see that Mark had posted this article until now. In answer to Harm's question: I have been working the wrong way around. I built Bruno, Cesar and Dora turrets before adding the blast bags so they turned out horribly oversized. With turret Anton I wrapped the putty around the barrel breeches and then push the through the turret gun openings. Leads to a more natural size blast bag and is easier to trim too.
cheers gentleman and happy building,
Julian
cheers gentleman and happy building,
Julian
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Posted: Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 06:13 AM UTC
beautiful work, thanks for sharing!
DieselDog
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Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 12:19 PM UTC
Ditto the comments on the details. I keep returning to the photos to admire the railings, ladders and deck planks.