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Haunebu II part 1 spru shots
So for my next build I’ve gone completely left field of my normal aircraft ships and cars I’m doing this as I want to practice painting as the construction of this kit would take about an hour from start to finish bar the painting and weathering so anyway here are the olbigitary spru shots and...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden Build Complete
Well after nearly 2 years and 4500 parts of which 2600ish were brass photoetch here is my HMS Hood it’s not perfect far from it but it’s the best I can do anyway here’s the photos I hope those that followed this build got some entertainment alongside my tips to other builders of this kit with...- Bigfoot57
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Why do we Prime
Here’s a perfect example of why we prime models before painting these propellers looked perfectly adequate for the job before priming afterwards though loads of seams revelled themselves which as you can see in the last picture have been removed where all the shiny parts are showing without...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Fully rigged Port side Starboard to follow just the insulators and lifeboats to fit to finish model Regards Colin- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Main Guns Now Fitted So a relatively easy stage this just had to file out the holes in the barbets and the bottom of the turrets to fit in the pin that allows the turrets to be rotated the fit is so tight no glue is needed Next I got a1/32...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Scratchbuilt Gunnery Control Room / Tower No 2 Now Fitted To Model Remember me sorry peeps I had to take a 4 month break from modelling due to unsteady hands and trembling fingers This has now subsided to a point where I can now hold a pair of...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Scratchbuilt Gunnery Control Room / Tower No 2 Well after 2 weeks of construction and some scratch building here’s is the 2 nd Gunnery Control Centre mounted on the classic tripod mast layout it is now ready to be fitted to the main deck of the...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Scratchbuilt Gunnery Control Rooms Apologies for the lack of posting but it’s taken me this long to come up with a solution after a dozen attempts at getting what I found to be acceptable The main parts are what is described as an off centre...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
Disaster in Part 140 there are supposed to be 2 what I call command centres see picture 1245a & 1283a both are missing so I’m going to attempt to scratch build them as there are no part 140’s on the net that I can see to purchase all have sold out Luckily they sit on top of the forward bridge...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Rear mast update Mast has now been painted- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 140 stages 1-10 So we’ve reached the last issue and this has 41 sections to it my next stage the rear tripod mast is a kit on its own comprising of around 100+ pieces of plastic brass & wood Construction wise it’s a fairly simple task it’s...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 139 Glory shot photos Here’s part 2 as indicated this set reveals a whole new lot of additions and assemblies Regards Colin- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 139 Finally Finished just 140 to go Hello again not heard from me in nearly a month well that’s how long it’s taken to complete stage 139 although a week was lost due to extreme temperatures the glue and paint were drying before it could be...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 139 Build photos So I’m roughly halfway through stage 139 having sorted and glued all the railings along with the associated DeGausing strips Then retrieved some previously built sections and further enhanced them with more detail this also...- Bigfoot57
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Border Models 1/32 Lancaster
I am following Nigel’s build on the net and will definitely use his ideas for mine it looks like the consensus of opinion is the nose and cockpit back as far as the navigator radio ops was painted black from the radio ops backwards was interior grey green The turrets that’s another minefield...- Bigfoot57
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Airfix 1/12 4.5 Litre Bentley Blower
Here’s the refurbished 1 piece bonnet now back on the model vast improvement- Bigfoot57
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Airfix 1/12 4.5 Litre Bentley Blower
Bentley Bonnet Repair So after discovering my straps had snapped I have now glued all 4 sections of the bonnet together using spare model deck planking sheet from my HMS Hood build this has now given a solid box like construction to the whole assembly and the wood planking is so thin and curved...- Bigfoot57
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Border Models 1/32 Lancaster
Here’s an enlargement of part of 1 of the sprues hopefully showing the detail they have moulded into this kit- Bigfoot57
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Border Models 1/32 Lancaster
Well I decided to have a look at the sprues I’ve selected a few photos just let you see the exquisite detail I apologise for the sprues still sealed in their respective bags All Ive done so far is take around 50 photos 1 of each sprue to check for damage so far I can’t see any which is good...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 139 Here’s what’s coming in 139 including rigging the funnels Regards Colin- Bigfoot57
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- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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