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Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
YES they are Steve an bein clear plastic an tiny its a job to see where a problem is when they dont fit as im again finding on them dauntless planes an if i get the shakes then i pack up an have a cuppa but trouble is the prob is still there when i return OH BOY an ive just built two planes...- boatman
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Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
HI Steve yes will take a pic of the plane near a humbroll paint tin an here a wild cat next to the paint pot an a dauntless now in the build stage in clear plastic chrisb- boatman
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Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
OH MANY THANKS for that info Joe i always get them mixed up an this is the dive bomber isnt it ? cheers ATB sir chrisb- boatman
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Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
SO next up is the SBD 3 i dont know if its the deverstater or the dauntless only hope it will build better than the wild cats- boatman
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Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
WELL Steve in the end i used a needle dipped in the white paint the just dopped it into the wheel hubs not brilliant but will do for me SO guys after a lot of curseing an swearing i manged to get 4 wildcats built ok as jen heard me cussing an came up an told me off saying we dont use languge...- boatman
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Latest Acquisitions (2026)
Youre a few quid lighter then Kaci lol but if that car makes you happy then great chrisb -
Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
HI Steve i;ll give it a try sir cheers chrisb- boatman
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Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
AN i would have liked to have painted the white undercart an the centre hubs on the wheels but ive not got a brush small enough so they will have to stay black oh dear chrisb- boatman
- Post #248
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Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
HI GUYS well ive done one wild cat an fitted the decals an yes more probs the bloomin decals are pulling the trick on me of splintering AAAAAARRRRCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHAT NEXT !!! anyway some pics of the one ive done as cant do any more today as got freinds comin an just as well as my nerves are...- boatman
- Post #246
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Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
HI Steven i'll see how things go today as ive learnt a lot more now ive listened to you guys advice cheers sir chrisb- boatman
- Post #245
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Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
HI Steven well i thought that when i started these planes id use a warm soldering iron with a pionted tip but no joy as i treid it on a bit of clear sprure an it curled up but your idea has merit will try again on them other planes cheers sir atb chrisb- boatman
- Post #243
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Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
an ive got to get out the filler as the fusealarges just wont come togeather even with nipping the togeather gently with plyires chrisb- boatman
- Post #241
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Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
an bein sprayed light grey on the bottom- boatman
- Post #240
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Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
AN here can be seen in this zoom pic how small the part of the tail about 1mm is to keep the tail in place an shows how easy they can be broken off which happened lucky i found it to reattach it back onto the rear fusealarge- boatman
- Post #239
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Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
Today at 5:07 PM Add bookmark #426 HI AGAIN GUYS WELL ive built 4 more wildcats an i think im getting better at building them as im finding out all the pitfalls that got me on the first plane but my fault on that an these bloomin planes are so brittle as one of the tails fell off onto the...- boatman
- Post #237
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Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory
HI Bri she looking fanstaic my freind an yes you got to have them cannons shown wont look right without them an glad you dint just close them up an ye that rudder is a must lol ATB SIR Chrisb- boatman
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