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    Lukas Kystall Gel and Liquidtex

    See this suggested in creating a diorama but Amazon dont do it and I wondered what others used to build up waves and around the hull of a ship ? Liquitex ?
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    Trumpeter USS North Carolina BB-55 - 1/700

    Painted and ready to be tidied up a bit. The camo lines look better than in the pictures but I will straighten some of the edges up a bit before matt varnish. Next the dio
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    1/48 ICM Heinkel 111H-3 (48261) & 1/48 Tamiya FW190 A8/A8R2 (61095-Series 95 kit)

    Got both these lined and looking forward the the Heinkel which is a sunstantial kit with plenty of sprues and lots of very high quality parts. Looks a beast and I believe had a retooling not long ago. But ICM have clearly upped their game. The FW190 is a disappointment with only three spures...
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    Rigging for WWII Warships

    Although the instructions for the USS North Carolina don't show any rigging I will probably add some. I have some 0.2 silver wire but it looks out of scale (thick) on a 1/700. Before I order some 0.1 wire what is the preferred rigging ? Nylon fishing line for example which is probably more...
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    Luftwaffe Colours - They Don't Make it Easy

    So I'm doing some planning for my 190A8/A8R2 and Tamiya do their own thing with colours. I need XF24 + XF27 which I can sustitute with Vallejo Air Dark Grey Blue + Black Green. However AS4 and AS5 had me stumped. Most if ot all conversion charts I've seen dont even mention the AS range and one...
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    Trumpeter USS North Carolina BB-55 - 1/700

    Well, for a build I was going to leave until later on I couldn't resist and once I started I was hooked. Need to complete the main build, paint and then fit the small guns etc so I can camo them to where they are going. Then I'll do the dio and see how that looks.
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    Airfix North American P51D Mustang

    I was very impressed by the detail Fernando. Makes it more enjoyable to work on. Only possible issue was the undercarriage which wasnot very stable having just the single leg supporting it. Maybe if I'd left it longer for the cement to dry but it was wobbly so I created a couple of supports out...
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    Sea Diorama Techniques

    I was asked if I was doing a dio for my USS North Carolina. Like weathering on tanks and even aircraft I don't feel comfortable with doing it. Then I had a thought that it might be worth a try. But looking at YouTube has given me about 10 different ways from polyfilla on board through foils and...
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    Gunze Mr.Color Navy Blue H54 ?

    Its listed on my paint scheme for the USS North Carolina. I don't mind stretching the colour a bit but I am struggling to find somethong close in Vallejo Air or even some of the others. On the paint guide it looks more of a proper Navy Blue but the colour H54 is more of a dark teal blue grey...
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    Trumpeter USS North Carolina BB-55 - 1/700

    Bought this in a "damaged" box sale half price. Wanted to build a 1/350 but this will do for starters. But wow, the parts are so many and so teeny weeny. But I'll enjoy that a lot. Not quite sure when I'll start but thought I would put it up here.
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    ebay

    I buy my models from SMS but I see a number of smallish job lots on ebay. I wouldn't buy most of the individual models normally but at the right price they would make a good practice platform for building and painting. But only at the right price as in seriously cheap. As I said my main models...
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    Airfix North American P51D Mustang

    First top coat gone on. It's a complicated paint job with some odd shapes and several colours. I wont attempt the odd looking tail camo but will make it a bit simpler. I'm spaying mainly aluminium for the first coat and will overpaint the topside camo on top of that. Otherwise the masking was a...
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    Airfix North American P51D Mustang

    Thats what got me Colin. It shows as well in the detail like panels and rivets as you can see even when primed. Not a complex build as I say but its OK. Here it is with some nice black primer. I kind of like it as it is :flushed:
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    Airfix North American P51D Mustang

    I definately have the bug. Just finished the Bristol and now I'm already underway on the P51D. Is this normal I ask ? Should I have a break for a few days ? It's great fun though. This is a level 2 model so shouldn't be hard but it has a good number of parts. The P51D is a nice kit and very...
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    1/48 Revel Bristol Beaufighter TF. X

    With decals. As usual I keep spotting tiny marks but overall it ended up quite good. I'll put an antenna wire using very fine electronic wire, probably 0.2 mm, between antenna and tail
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    1/48 Revel Bristol Beaufighter TF. X

    Pre decals. used Pledge Floor Gloss for the varnish. It never looks very even but it is and works well. Not going to do much weathering. One thing about this Revel kit was that certain parts, like the engine and wheel suspension etc were way too fiddly and delicate. That in itself is not a...
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    Face Masks

    If I'm going down the route of using more lacquers then a face mask is important even in a well ventilated room. But there are so many. Some appear useless at stopping fumes, which is the whole point. So any recommendations, again, appreciated
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    What Lacquer ?

    All this talk about AK 3rd Gen led me to reading various threads about types of paint. I did enjoy spraying with Tamiy XF paint thinned with Mr Colour thinners. Seemed to go do very smooth indeed and with the window open it was OK. But then I spotted lacquer paints and I know Andy uses them a...
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    Lifting Paint With Masking

    I am having an issue with paint lifting after masking with tape. Not pressing too hard on the tape but even with Stynylrez primer its happening. Now I didn't leave the primer for 24 hours which I normally do to be fair. But would a painted matt varnish along the line of masking to seal the paint...
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    Revel Aqua Colour OK for Airbrush ?

    This is specifically about the paint. Just bought a couple of pots and boy is it thick. Pigment is superb but do I just experiment with thinning for my 0.4 airbrush or are they any ratios that work ? Any spray with this paint and how do you do it ? What psi is best for sensibly thinned paint ...

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