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TRM5150
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Posted: Saturday, January 31, 2015 - 08:11 PM UTC
Fine job Warren! She is a beauty!! Shame about the decs and flags but the build outweighs all that my friend!! Well done!!
Littorio
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Posted: Saturday, January 31, 2015 - 09:08 PM UTC
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Anyway, does anyone know where you can get depth guage decals? I hate dry decals like the ones supplied by Pontos so please excuse the lack of them for this build. Also, some Royal Navy flags would be good.. Only a British flag in the kit, and it isn't right anyway..
Cheers for now.
Warren
Warren, The Resin Shipyard http://www.hawk-graphics.com/ do a set of RN hull numbers that include some depth markings they also do RN/RCN/RAN and RNZN ensigns/jacks and funnel symbols in a set. List as 'coming soon/under construction' are RN/RCN/RAN signal flags in three different sizes.
Hope that helps, I've not ordered from them but do plan to in the future for those very sets.
warreni
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Posted: Sunday, February 01, 2015 - 12:44 AM UTC
Thanks guys. 
rolltide31
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Posted: Sunday, February 01, 2015 - 07:22 PM UTC
Warren,
Beautiful work. The details really pop and the deck is outstanding.
Dave
Beautiful work. The details really pop and the deck is outstanding.
Dave
warreni
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2015 - 01:17 AM UTC
Thanks Dave.
RedDuster
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2015 - 02:59 AM UTC
Great job Warren, nice to sea another Zvezda Dreadnought done, and with the Pontos upgrade.
More on the Duke,
12 20mm, 4 on the rear of the boat deck and 8 on the catapult deck.
The pedestals
Mounts for the gun and shield added.
the solid railings in place on the catapult deck.
and a mix around the boat deck.
an overview of where the old girl is today.
A few more carley floats to go on, then rigging and the rest of the maindeck railinsg.
Si
More on the Duke,
12 20mm, 4 on the rear of the boat deck and 8 on the catapult deck.
The pedestals
Mounts for the gun and shield added.
the solid railings in place on the catapult deck.
and a mix around the boat deck.
an overview of where the old girl is today.
A few more carley floats to go on, then rigging and the rest of the maindeck railinsg.
Si
TRM5150
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2015 - 03:06 AM UTC
Splendid work Si!! Sure finishing up those 20's will make you happy!! 
Looking forward to that rigging going on!! Keep up the great work!
Looking forward to that rigging going on!! Keep up the great work!
RussellE
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Posted: Monday, February 02, 2015 - 02:49 PM UTC
Fantastic work Warren and Si
you too might be our first finishers
Russ
you too might be our first finishers
Russ
RedDuster
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 - 02:45 AM UTC
Thanks Todd,
I have done the worst bit, getting frame on to the pedestal. the rest is a little less frought.
The rigging on the Duke is quite simple, except for 19 flag halyards, mostly the aerials between the masts, and of course the cranes.
Cheers Russ,
Could well be, but I keep finding other little details to add.
Si
I have done the worst bit, getting frame on to the pedestal. the rest is a little less frought.
The rigging on the Duke is quite simple, except for 19 flag halyards, mostly the aerials between the masts, and of course the cranes.
Cheers Russ,
Could well be, but I keep finding other little details to add.
Si
TankSGT
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2015 - 06:19 PM UTC
The Dreadnought is awesome, I hope I can do my Trumpy one justice. The one issue is the anti torpedo nets no one makes a set of them stowed. Using shoe laces as some have looks so so.
The DoY looks amazing can't say much else.
I'm plodding along on the Warspite attaching the front superstructure with all its fiddly-bits. I also mounted the secondary guns and painted the blast bags. Ever onward.
Tom
The DoY looks amazing can't say much else.
I'm plodding along on the Warspite attaching the front superstructure with all its fiddly-bits. I also mounted the secondary guns and painted the blast bags. Ever onward.
Tom
TRM5150
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2015 - 07:24 PM UTC
Nicely done Tom!! Forward progress!! Keep up the great work!
warreni
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2015 - 01:59 AM UTC
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The Dreadnought is awesome, I hope I can do my Trumpy one justice. The one issue is the anti torpedo nets no one makes a set of them stowed. Using shoe laces as some have looks so so.
The DoY looks amazing can't say much else.
I'm plodding along on the Warspite attaching the front superstructure with all its fiddly-bits. I also mounted the secondary guns and painted the blast bags. Ever onward.
Tom
Well actually the Pontos set comes with some fine gauze which I presume is for use as the nets but there is no mention of it anywhere in their admittedly hopeless instructions.
Looking good Tom.
Cheers
Warren
TankSGT
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2015 - 11:08 AM UTC
I wonder how hard it would be to up date the1907 Dreadnought to post net removal.I moving along and fiddely-bits are flying. My bridge has 2 less spotter seats but thats the breaks.
Tom
Tom
RedDuster
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Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 01:22 AM UTC
Very small update.
The easy way of getting the shields on the pedestal.
All 12 of them on.
Said it was a small update!
Si
The easy way of getting the shields on the pedestal.
All 12 of them on.
Said it was a small update!
Si
TRM5150
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Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 02:10 AM UTC
I like that process Si!! Well done!! Now if bending up the gun section was that easy!!
RedDuster
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 02:39 AM UTC
Hi Todd,
Thanks! watch this space will be cracking on over the weekend.
Si
Thanks! watch this space will be cracking on over the weekend.
Si
TRM5150
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 03:59 AM UTC
I am glued now Si!! Was tempted to crack my own open soon as well...LOL!! Just need to find it amidst the pile of stuff already on the bench!!
Was tempted to crack my own open soon as well...LOL!! Just need to find it amidst the pile of stuff already on the bench!! Removed by original poster on 02/13/15 - 01:19:47 (GMT).
TankSGT
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 07:57 PM UTC
Question do any of you folks put crew figures on your ships?
Some of the completed ships I have seen look pretty good with them.
Tom
Some of the completed ships I have seen look pretty good with them.
Tom
rolltide31
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 11:16 PM UTC
Tom
I didn't put any on the Musashi but I plan on it for the Maya
Dave
I didn't put any on the Musashi but I plan on it for the Maya
Dave
warreni
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 - 12:02 AM UTC
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Question do any of you folks put crew figures on your ships?
Some of the completed ships I have seen look pretty good with them.
Tom
Just adds another level of painting detail I can do without at the moment. In other words I am enjoying the construction of kits at the moment, not necessarily the painting of fine details.
But I agree they do add to the realism and give a sense of scale.
RedDuster
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 - 01:05 AM UTC
I tend to use figures on waterline builds on a sea base, (personal pet hate - I can't stand open bridges on a ship models on sea bases with no figures!)
Full hull on a stands I don't tend to use figures as usually I do a clean finish (Sort of "Builders model")
Si
Full hull on a stands I don't tend to use figures as usually I do a clean finish (Sort of "Builders model")
Si
warreni
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 - 03:50 PM UTC
I finished another battleship a few hours ago..
Cheers
Warren
Cheers
Warren
TRM5150
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 - 08:07 PM UTC
Congratulations on the finish Warren!! One fine looking ship!!
warreni
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Posted: Saturday, February 14, 2015 - 01:36 AM UTC
Thanks Todd.
I left the mushroom vents natural brass as my Wife said it looked very nice that way.. Happy Wife, happy life!
I left the mushroom vents natural brass as my Wife said it looked very nice that way.. Happy Wife, happy life!
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