Official Military Small Craft Campaign Thread
Luzon, Philippines
Joined: May 28, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 02:30 AM UTC
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Nice work, Giovanni. Coming along nicely.
One question. What color green are you using on the hull and decking? I see OD and Black. Could be my monitor, but that green looks a little too bright.
Steve
Thanks steve,regarding about the green color,yes your right it's too bright ,maybe it will toned down a bit, once i weather the whole boat....
Oregon, United States
Joined: December 08, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 05:39 AM UTC
Giovanni,
I'm curious - how are you going to weather your boat? I am at that stage now in my build and I'm looking for some ideas.
Steve
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Louisiana, United States
Joined: April 13, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 10:29 AM UTC
"Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic
Luzon, Philippines
Joined: May 28, 2007
KitMaker: 124 posts
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Posted: Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 11:22 PM UTC
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Giovanni,
I'm curious - how are you going to weather your boat? I am at that stage now in my build and I'm looking for some ideas.
Steve
Steve,the truth is, this will be just my second attempt to weather a boat(the first one was the vietnam ATCH, you can find it at the riverine campaign finished built), i'm more on armor, so i'll just apply the way i weather tanks,but not that heavy ofcourse...streaks on the hull, a few post shading on the deck of a lighter shade,a few chipping....and hope it turn out how i want it to be......
Oregon, United States
Joined: December 08, 2005
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Posted: Monday, March 17, 2008 - 01:03 AM UTC
Me too. THis is my first ship model in over 30 years. I'm more on armor as well, THis will definitely be a learning experience.
Looking forward to further pics on your build.
Steve
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Virginia, United States
Joined: March 06, 2007
KitMaker: 89 posts
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Posted: Monday, March 17, 2008 - 07:59 AM UTC
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Really nice work Ed, thanks again for posting...
quick question, I see a strip of styrene just under the hull lip... was that done to "flush" the hull/deck? I am building the Revell PT109, just OOB and nothing else, Im a newbie 
but had a major issue of hull/deck fitting... thanks! James
The stiffener on the kit's hull is too thick. It looks like the deck wants to be flush with it. The real boats had a small overhang of the deck outboard of this rib. It was easier to sand the whole rib off the hull and add one of the right size from strip styrene.
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: February 04, 2006
KitMaker: 884 posts
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Posted: Monday, March 17, 2008 - 09:17 AM UTC
Hi
The builds are coming along very nice you guy's.
Keep up the great work.
Building for My pleasure & hoping others like what I build.
Being built at the moment
Way too many unfinished.
Centurian MKIII Tamiya
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New Jersey, United States
Joined: October 18, 2007
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Posted: Monday, March 17, 2008 - 10:31 AM UTC
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The stiffener on the kit's hull is too thick. It looks like the deck wants to be flush with it. The real boats had a small overhang of the deck outboard of this rib. It was easier to sand the whole rib off the hull and add one of the right size from strip styrene.
Ah! Makes sense, thanks for the FYI.... unfortunately, I dremel-flushed mine, since the overhang looked too thick... maybe Ill add a thin strip of styrene as a lip, or just take notes and not repeat the error next time
Thanks for the info again, look forward to the rest! Cheers
England - North East, United Kingdom
Joined: October 22, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 07:21 AM UTC
Hello all took seans advise (fordboy ) and took a look at this end of the site have now enlisted to the campaign.But having read through the thread some how i think i,ll have to improve quite a lot to catch up with you guys Started the Airfix E- Boat but it,s out the box still a novice when it comes to PE and extras. Those ELCO
Auckland, New Zealand
Joined: July 13, 2004
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Posted: Monday, March 24, 2008 - 09:42 AM UTC
Ahoy Keith
Great to see you have enlisted.
Dont worry my E Boat is out of the the box as well.
Dont be shy your E-Boat is literally streeets ahead of mine.
The great thing about this Campaign and in fact this whole site is that all are welcome no matter what skill level or financial restraints etc.
My advice get into it and give us some updates on your progress.
Cheers
Sean
New Jersey, United States
Joined: October 18, 2007
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Posted: Monday, March 24, 2008 - 11:52 AM UTC
keith - mate, dont worry about the "novice" part, I have that "rank" covered
I was very hesitant about posting my novice OOB Revell PT109, but I have received some good feedback and build suggestions, learning a ton! Cheers, James
England - North East, United Kingdom
Joined: October 22, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - 01:25 AM UTC
After some more encouraging advice from Sean and others here are some build shots.
This is the second Arfix kit i have done since Xmas the other beeing the RAF RESCUE LAUNCH would thi boat also come under the heading of MSC because it does have anti-aircraft guns fitted
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Louisiana, United States
Joined: April 13, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - 05:16 AM UTC
Looking great Keith!
Gator
"Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic
Virginia, United States
Joined: March 06, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 08:17 AM UTC
Looking very good. keep the photos coming.
Oregon, United States
Joined: December 08, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 08:44 AM UTC
Great work Keith. Coming along nicely.
One minor critique. Watch out for symmetry. In Shep Paine's book on diorama's, he warns against being symmetrical. For example. The overall scene has the shed in the center of the dio with a fuel drum on either side of the shed. It really isn't bad, but it looks too perfect, too organized. Mix it up a bit. Shift the shed off center and place both drums to one side.
Just suggestion. Really good looking scene.
Steve
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England - North East, United Kingdom
Joined: October 22, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 02:46 AM UTC
Steve shed and other stuff still in the build stage not fixed at this point good job realy.Have still got some other stuff to do as suggested by you raking through the spares stash all the time and coming up with something else.The spares box will most likely be quite empty by the time i finnish,Thanks again for some of the ideas put into this build
New Jersey, United States
Joined: October 18, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 10:53 AM UTC
Keith, that looks very nice.... sharp buld so far, looking forward to the rest!
England - North East, United Kingdom
Joined: October 22, 2007
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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2008 - 01:39 AM UTC
I,ve had a little unforeseen accident
have put a cote of matt varnish on a decal on top of the bridge and it has gone all white on me and the decal has started to crck and peel. Any suggestions as to how to safe it or will i just have to take it off and re do bridge roof HELP.
Pennsylvania, United States
Joined: July 13, 2004
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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2008 - 02:58 AM UTC
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I,ve had a little unforeseen accident have put a cote of matt varnish on a decal on top of the bridge and it has gone all white on me and the decal has started to crck and peel. Any suggestions as to how to safe it or will i just have to take it off and re do bridge roof HELP.
Tuff break, mate...I can feel your pain...and the fix all depends on the amount of damage done...if the decal is not covered with clear matte, you may be able to lif it off with Micro-sol Decal remover...but it won't help if the decal is sealed completely....how is the finish surrounding the decal?
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: July 20, 2006
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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2008 - 09:25 AM UTC
I am going to join this campaign a little late with a improvised raft. The Germans used them in WWII to ferry troops and equipment across rivers untill improvised bridges were finished. I am doing a crude example used during the invasion of Yugoslavia in early 1941.
I am making it from balsa wood and oil drums. It will carry a Sd.Kfz. 223 German recon car and possibly some troops.
Pictures will follow over the weekend.
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Pennsylvania, United States
Joined: July 13, 2004
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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2008 - 09:22 PM UTC
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I am going to join this campaign a little late with a improvised raft. The Germans used them in WWII to ferry troops and equipment across rivers untill improvised bridges were finished. I am doing a crude example used during the invasion of Yugoslavia in early 1941.
I am making it from balsa wood and oil drums. It will carry a Sd.Kfz. 223 German recon car and possibly some troops.
Pictures will follow over the weekend.
Sounds like a very interesting build, mate, but unfortunately, I don't think the craft falls into the guidelines of the campaign...
"Any PT type vessel (torpedo's/torpedo tubes/torpedo launching) can be built in any scale, actual or fictional, from any nation and from any time period. All media types from plastic to resin, wood to fibreglass are permitted."This build won't do for the MSC-Torpedo Boat Campaign, but will work for the "No Guns Allowed" or the "Gator Navy" campaign...
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: July 20, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 01:39 AM UTC
Woops, wrong tread. Sorry for messing up. It should of cause have been for the "no guns allowed" campaign.
I will repost in the no guns allowed tread.
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England - North East, United Kingdom
Joined: October 22, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 12:12 AM UTC
The decal is covered by matt it is the matt that has done the damage for what reason I do not know I think it is because of the decal being so old. So it looks as though I,ll have to scrape and paint the bridge top
. Just when I thought it was going so good AH well thats what sundays are for sitting in the garage and re-painting what I did last week.
England - North East, United Kingdom
Joined: October 22, 2007
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Posted: Monday, March 31, 2008 - 08:54 AM UTC
Auckland, New Zealand
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 11:34 AM UTC
Nice save Keith.
Man oh man your E Boat is streets ahead of my humble effort.
I like the look of your diorama as well.
Looking good real good..
Cheers
Sean
