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Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory
SO BRI you mean a grp hull then just look at fleetscale as they do grp hulls or sirmar if they are still goin as im a bit out of the swim now but what type of boat or ship do you want eg' warship or civvie ? chrisb- boatman
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- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Kc 135 stratotanker
SEE Kaci that was not to bad was it an it looks very nice jion now esp when it painted you wont even know there was a gap to fill an it does go off hard dont it ? an in all my 60 odd yrs of modeleing ive never had a model that dint need some form of filling well done girl keep at it an if you...- boatman
- Post #30
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Kc 135 stratotanker
HI Kaci not bein big headed here but on my hustler an my now F16 IVE HAD 1/8th of an inch gaps where the fuealarge wont fit an yours looks to be only about 1 mm is it ? so thats about normal on plane kits so a bit of filler an sand down an you are on you way to the next bad fit as nearly all my...- boatman
- Post #28
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Kc 135 stratotanker
WELL DONE Kaci dont let it beat you knock it into submission like i do chrisb- boatman
- Post #26
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory
AN BRI if you look back through the ships build pages there was a guy from new zealind called his handle was trowws i think an his name was gary an i should think some of the guys on here remember him as he took a likeing to my type 23 frigate HMS NORFOLK in 1/72 scale an he went an...- boatman
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- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory
HAVE you ever done one Bri ? as they can get pretty costly but in my opinion dont buy a kit as thats where the cost comes in but from what ive seen of your work which is amazeing this is just my opinion but on all my warships you can buy a grp hull an the plans an then scrach build the rest or...- boatman
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- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory
YES Pete i aggree with you sir as all my warships ive sold admittedley they were big r/c warship went for a lot more than that esp my nimitz went for a very good price but if bri is happy then thats that isnt it ATB chrisb- boatman
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- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Kc 135 stratotanker
WOW Kaci sorry to hear that but it was like this on my hustler kit warps an bad fit but she turned out fine as thats what modeling all about a challenge but if it to bad then complain to the makers but my method is just take your time an try an make it to fit but sorry to hear this an if the...- boatman
- Post #24
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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New to model making
HI again we will help you but we wont try an tell you what to do all we will do is give avise if we can an what models are you building sir ? chrisb- boatman
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- Forum: Introduce yourself
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Kc 135 stratotanker
WOW Girl at the rate you are building it will be finished in a week as i take my time over my builds as the eletrics is a bit complex an i may buy a mini eletric motorcome gear box that goes slow to turn round the rotar dome slowy an im hopeint do the same with my hawkeye awaks as well but...- boatman
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Kc 135 stratotanker
YES proberly like mine as its heavy too AN REMEMBER NOSE WHEIGHT AS THIS WILL BE A CLASSIC TAIL SITTER- boatman
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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New to model making
YES welcome sir hope you enjoy the forum chrisb- boatman
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- Forum: Introduce yourself
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Kc 135 stratotanker
YES Kaci when i get mine built yours can refuel mine lol as mine has to stay in the air 24-7 as its a sentry awaks lol chrisb- boatman
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Kc 135 stratotanker
AN you say its a bit warped WHERE ? AS I CHECKED MINE when i got it as the box was crushed but thankfully Hellor have made it out of thick plastic an dead straight so no probs there hope you get over you warps lol chrisb- boatman
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Kc 135 stratotanker
WOW Kaci in them scales you wont get it in your flat lol but yes same size as my awaks but love the intoerioa which i dont think mine has got but i will check tomorrow ive got more parts in my kit with the rotor dome an such but both kits looks great AN GOOD LUCK GIRL as if you build an paint...- boatman
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Latest Acquisitions (2026)
HO RAY Kaci i dint think you would do it brilliant girl now when you get the time can you please open it up as it should be all in plastic bags so u dont lose any parts but be nice to see what in the box for us all an i can compare it with my awaks sentry KC135 like detail as mine is a hellor... -
Airfix 1/72 (old tool) Meteor III.
HI Darian great start on a build thread i'll be following along chrisb- boatman
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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BOATMANS F16 CJ with hopefully lights
THANKS Joe but there is still a lot that can go wrong yet that may have to be put right but thats the challenge of this modeling isnt it cheers sir chrisb- boatman
- Post #67
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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BOATMANS F16 CJ with hopefully lights
THANKS Pete yes jennette is a good wife of 45 yrs of wed lock an she is a keeper she is always willing to help me on my models if i get the shakes as she holds my wrist to steady me an near a decade younger than me an thankfully her cancer is on hold after treatment for it so a happy marrige we...- boatman
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