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  1. boatman

    Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

    JUST to see how they look on the flight deck of the carrier but i had to handle them with kid gloves as they will break even if i breath on them so gently does it
  2. boatman

    Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

    AN HOO BLEEDIN RAY they are all finshed bar two planes that i lost there undercarts that kept droppin off an what with the props braken but at least i got built about 15 of them pesky planes
  3. boatman

    Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

    an here it is relesed against my finger nail to show how small it is
  4. boatman

    Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

    AN so after tryin 4 times to reglue the broke prop i did it but then what happens it now was glued to the base board AAARRRCCHHH SO what to do well i had to get a small scalpel an gently try an slide it under the prop to relese it an yes was shakin a lot but i did it (phew) this aint good for...
  5. boatman

    Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

    HELLO CHAPS well them little buggers are all finished thank god as im on my last legs doin them an in the pic i cut out the last prop for the last plane an yes it broke ON THE LEFT OF PIC AAARRRCCCHHH
  6. boatman

    Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

    CHEERS Bob well them planes i would not want to build them again a right PITA they are lol chrisb
  7. boatman

    Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

    WOW Jim its nice to think someone think im doin a good job on these flameing pests of planes an yes i suppose they may not look to bad when they are all on the carrier an PATITENCE Jim im RUNNING on EMEGENCY PATIENCE as its near run OUT thank you sir for you nice comments AN YES im glad you...
  8. boatman

    Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

    THANKS Bri well ive nearly done them as at the moment im painting the yellow tips on the props an yes it had to happen one of the bloomin wheels undercart just dropped off onto the carpet monster so spent a fair time on my hand an knees lookin 4 it AAAARRRCCCCCHHHH an then cut out the last prop...
  9. boatman

    Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

    HI GUYS well i snapped off that bad tail plane gently an refitted an it now looks ok thank goodness as out of 17 planes so far ive had 2 props shatter so thats 2 planes down when cuting them off the spruce why oh why they need to hold them on that hard as thee points to cut before the prop is...
  10. boatman

    Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

    AN on this crap plane i could not see that the tail planes are not level due to it bein made in glass an gettin eye strain but after this one i packed up in disscuss thank goodness they will be in the hangar where they cant be seen much
  11. boatman

    Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

    an im still working on these damm tiny plane trying to fit the decals on an i lost one an just as i got it on the wing i sneezed an blew the decal away AAACCCHHHRRRRRR just dont seem to have much luck on this ship an planes worst model ive built anyway dropped another decal in the water an the...
  12. boatman

    Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

    WELL first pic today is of a little devil that has snuck into my model room after jen bought me up a cuppa an here she is its lilley as she was thinking hmm i could use this to lay on an stretch out untill i see her an snapped a pic after i shouted at her to get off lol
  13. boatman

    thinking of getting this

    YES think it through as long as you can afford it yes a lot of dosh to lay out straight away as my r/c ships i scrachbuild i do it a bit at a time so dont hit me to hard an jen dont mind what i spend as long as im happy so if you are happy get it but im not tryin to tell you how to spend your...
  14. boatman

    thinking of getting this

    HI AGAIN Kaci yes lookin hard at the box pic i see it is R/C in my opinion well worth it as it all works great model that would look an take some building too as my R/C ships cost more than that to build an if you want a r/c transmitter i may be able to help you on that but up to you ma-am chrisb
  15. boatman

    thinking of getting this

    HI Kaci is this r/c ? an if you get it which i think would be great to see it built an fit tiny 2 mm led's to light it up would look great an it would be a model that no one else has got wow chrisb
  16. boatman

    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    WELL BRI there are collectoers out there as i had a chap come right from portsmouth to buy my NIMITZ for a very nice price indeed so i was happy an had another chap come from newcastle to buy my HMS EDINBURGH IN 1/64 SCALE which was an near as big as my NIMITZ again for a nice price as i dont...
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