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Post by Ian H. on Aug 15, 2019 16:04:26 GMT
Damn, what an engine deck! Looks great!
Best wishes,
Ian
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Post by Boots on Aug 15, 2019 18:54:10 GMT
Looking rather mervelooooose there mucker  ..........i`m orfe till next Tuesday after tomorrow  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Aug 16, 2019 17:48:29 GMT
that looks great Paul  |
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Post by Paul B on Aug 16, 2019 20:18:14 GMT
Boots, cheers fella and have fun on the few days orfe  . Pete, many thanks ole chap  . Here's todays workings, it's about 4 hours worth of turretage  . I started off with sanding all the surfacer down so that the turret sides are flush. It was then that I thought about the mantlet cover  , so I took that on next . Centurion mantlet covers are very unique, they have lots of creases and folds. I knew from the start that I was not going to use the kit part  , and I knew that it would be tricky to pull off making my own. So I started off making a skeleton from white profiles and then moved onto Citadels Green Stuff This was mixed and rolled out to about 0.3mm, then cut into an oblong and added to the mantlet. This didn't go all the way to the top, the top was covered with a second piece and blended into the lower part. Thanks to the skeleton, I could then gently press the Green Stuff into place and form the famous Cent mantlet cover .      Once this has set I shall tidy it up a tad, and then move on with the tie downs and few other little bits. As always ACACW |
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Post by Marco on Aug 16, 2019 20:34:55 GMT
Looks fantaastic Sir!
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Post by Paul B on Aug 16, 2019 20:40:19 GMT
Marco muito obrigado gentil senhor |
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Post by Marco on Aug 16, 2019 20:56:53 GMT
Marco muito obrigado gentil senhor Por nada meu caro amigo! |
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 16, 2019 22:13:10 GMT
Oh nice! Great scratchbuilding there!!
Regards,
Ian
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Post by Paul B on Aug 17, 2019 10:04:49 GMT
Ian, cheers indeed mucker . Here's this mornings fiddlings, I have gotten the stowage bins on the turret . As you can see they did need a little help   I'll tidy all this up later today |
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Post by SteveM on Aug 17, 2019 13:51:26 GMT
The green stuff mantelet looks great buddy. Really sets the turret off nicely |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Aug 17, 2019 14:14:43 GMT
excellent idea to make the framework for the cover, works perfectly and the cover looks superb. |
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Post by Boots on Aug 17, 2019 19:31:23 GMT
What an awesome bit of trickery with that cover  |
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Post by Paul B on Aug 17, 2019 20:48:51 GMT
Steve, Pete, Boots, cheers most kindly chaps . Next up was bolt heads, lots of the little buggers, cheers Meng, you're a life saver  |
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Post by Boots on Aug 17, 2019 21:13:50 GMT
Sooooperb matey .....i love them Meng bolts, got a few sizes myself |
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 17, 2019 21:17:25 GMT
Paul, that is great workmanship there. Great level of realism!
Regards,
Ian
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Post by Paul B on Aug 17, 2019 21:18:52 GMT
Cheers Boots I must admit they are the best thing since Mojito-to-go  |
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Post by Boots on Aug 17, 2019 21:33:52 GMT
Is that some kinda cocktail |
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Post by Paul B on Aug 17, 2019 21:40:40 GMT
Ian muchas grassyass sir Boots, yep you can them here in almost every pub/bar around where I live |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Aug 18, 2019 7:28:25 GMT
Sweet as a nut, or bolt! |
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Post by Marco on Aug 19, 2019 14:29:03 GMT
THe mantelet cover looks absolutely fantastic!
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