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Post by Boots on Apr 7, 2019 20:23:06 GMT
Looks just like mine.  ...........and mine.........both sides  |
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Post by Marco on Apr 8, 2019 10:16:46 GMT
Is iot your "start"?!?!?!?!?! Very good start man! And blimey! Spill the glue is a crap!
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Post by CarlRF on Apr 11, 2019 1:14:47 GMT
Done that with plastic handled brush on the matt ..... glued to the matt  |
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Post by Paul B on Apr 11, 2019 17:02:59 GMT
Yeah I know it's really shyte when the glue flows like a river  . Collateral damage happened too, I lost a sheet of 0.3mm card, and two road wheels were hit, the front engine deck got some too but only on the underside  . Anyway today I did a little more fiddling  , I made a new gun clamp  . Just hope I don't lose, or break the bugger now .    Needs a little work doing still, and I am now waiting for the correct sized square rod to arrive so I can fit it to the hull |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Apr 11, 2019 17:12:04 GMT
Great scratching Paul, quality work as ever |
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Post by Boots on Apr 11, 2019 18:19:54 GMT
That gun-lock looks the bo-lock  |
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Post by Marco on Apr 11, 2019 19:25:13 GMT
May I say FANTASTIC?
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Post by Paul B on Apr 12, 2019 3:59:32 GMT
Pete, Boots Marco, many thanks my dear friends . I hope to finish it off later today and then move on to other trivial bits and bobs |
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Post by Paul B on Apr 12, 2019 20:06:15 GMT
Hi chaps, well the Italeri kit certainly has a few mistakes in it, time to correct the next one . The cupola up on top of the the casematt belongs to the Elephant  . So there is no way around this one, it has to be removed. So off it came and was replaced with a flat square hatch.  As you can see I had to cut a couple of circles before I got the right size to fill the hole  After that, it was just a matter of looking at old grainy pictures in books to work out how the Ferdinand hatch looked .  Still more to do up here, there needs to be a protective lip around the front of traversing sight. Then there are some rain water drains to add to the front of the casematt. The weld beads need remaking ..... Maybe I should have just made an Elephant and added the Zimmerit |
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Post by Marco on Apr 12, 2019 20:09:05 GMT
More white magic. Looks fantastic!
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Post by Paul B on Apr 12, 2019 20:18:22 GMT
Muchas Grazias Marco bro |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Apr 13, 2019 4:16:12 GMT
Looking good mate, you've got this by the short & curlies for sure! |
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Post by SteveM on Apr 13, 2019 7:33:07 GMT
All caught up now Paul B) I really like this sort of thing , where an old but basically sound kit is updated and corrected |
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Post by JEFF on Apr 13, 2019 11:47:19 GMT
Oh, now that's just awesome white work, PB. Well done fella.  |
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Post by Boots on Apr 13, 2019 13:52:44 GMT
Excellent white wizardry there mucker |
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Post by Paul B on Apr 13, 2019 19:55:47 GMT
Cheers chaps , your praise be well appreciated . Getting close to being done with the build now, just the welds, the front lights and a couple of little bits to add .   Will be back maybe later, ACACW |
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Post by JEFF on Apr 13, 2019 20:12:44 GMT
That's flippin' nice, Bud. |
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Post by Paul B on Apr 13, 2019 20:16:51 GMT
Most kind of thee Jeffers |
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Post by Boots on Apr 13, 2019 21:02:15 GMT
That is shaping up very nicely matey.............good job  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Apr 14, 2019 4:18:11 GMT
Fine work indeed Paul, just shows that it doesn't take much to improve/convert an older kit and bring it up to date |
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