Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 07:37 AM UTC
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Massachusetts, United States
Joined: January 03, 2010
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 07:42 AM UTC
Outstanding!! Great looking kit, pile of goodies and references to back it up!! Looking forward to you digging in Mark!!

Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 07:46 AM UTC
Thanks Todd. Will have some more Pics up soon.....Cheers mark
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Colorado, United States
Joined: February 01, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 09:24 AM UTC
I'm looking forward to it too. Bring it on.
Rodger
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: March 01, 2010
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 11:04 AM UTC
Nice one Mark,
Will be following with much interest, I am planning to build her for the cruiser campaign starting in August.
Kind of you to get a head start so I can pick up some tips.
Cheers Mate,
Si
Aarhus, Denmark
Joined: July 18, 2003
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 11:14 AM UTC
That is a stunning kit - a with all that on top, you'll have a lot of fun - keep posting!
It“s happy days for modellers...
Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 01:55 PM UTC
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Massachusetts, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 03:14 PM UTC
There you go Mark!! Underway!!

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Texas, United States
Joined: June 27, 2010
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 03:36 PM UTC
Mark,
Very nice start. Will be followi,g with interest
Dave
In Dry Dock #1: 1/350 IJN SHOKAKU (Fujimi)
In Dry Dock #2: 1/350 IJN Tama (Aoshima)
Washington, United States
Joined: October 25, 2009
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 12:11 AM UTC
This is going to be a great build. I understand this is a super nice kit too.
North Carolina, United States
Joined: June 06, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 06:49 AM UTC
Oh boy,this will be quite a project to see.
Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 08:25 AM UTC
Thanks for the comments Gents. Here we go with the Putty. Sanding still to come.....Cheers mark


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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 07:59 PM UTC
This answers a question I was going to ask. When you said the hull didn't match up I didn't know if Dragon, are they even called DML anymore, made the hull side to side or top to bottom. Now that I see your putty I see it's top to bottom. Hopefully it won't be too hard to sand properly.
Rodger
If I'd had known grand kids were so much fun I'd have had them first.
Ask me about my Grand Son!
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2015 - 01:24 AM UTC
Nice to see her under way Mark,
How far off is fit between the upper and lower sections?
doesn't look complete disaster.
Cheers.
Si
Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2015 - 04:46 AM UTC
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Massachusetts, United States
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2015 - 07:07 AM UTC
Great job getting the hull together...looking nice and smooth!! Keep it going!!

Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 07:18 AM UTC
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Massachusetts, United States
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Posted: Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 08:30 AM UTC
Looking good there Mark!! Keep pushing this one around the bench!!

England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 01:44 PM UTC
Hi Mark,
Coming together nicely. The superstructure looks nice and busy.
Cheers
Si
Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 04:36 PM UTC
Thanks for the comments Gents. The Big Girl is now Hull Base Painted and mounted to her Base. More to come soon.....Cheers mark


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Massachusetts, United States
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Posted: Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 06:50 PM UTC
Very nice!! Great to see things getting mounted!!
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Joined: June 03, 2014
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Posted: Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 07:08 PM UTC
Flying fast progress, looking forward to seeing more.
Bryan
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 10:32 PM UTC
Very tidy paint job indeed Mark,
Coming on at a rate of knots.
Cheers,
Si
Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, May 17, 2015 - 12:34 PM UTC
If I was your Wife I would Poison your Tea
If I was your Husband, I would drink it.
England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: September 15, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, May 17, 2015 - 03:38 PM UTC
Wow your flying into this one Mark, although looking at the date stamp I think your teasing us a bit.
Any ways I'm following along as I also have this in the stash to start one some day.
On the bench...
Italeri A129 Mangusta
British Bulldog Spitfire theme build