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    Neil's Italeri 1/35 LCVP Landing Craft

    Well thanks very much chaps. If I hadn't studied so many pictures I would have said it was too much, but I do know it's actually not. Here are a few more pics I tidied up the tide mark too pretty much done with the chipping now. Thanks for following Neil
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    Neil's Italeri 1/35 LCVP Landing Craft

    My apologies; I got rather carried away with this chipping lark, concentrating on areas that might be hard to reach after assembly, and I ended up putting quite a bit of it together without taking any pics on the way. I’m not sure why but the top coat on the inside came off in massive chunks...
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    Neil's Italeri 1/35 LCVP Landing Craft

    Afternoon all. I am relieved to be able to announce that my first ever foray into the hairspray technique has not crashed and burned! I wanted to do the hull before it was attached to anything so that by turning it upside down I could get straight horizontal scrape lines. I used a number...
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    Neil's Italeri 1/35 LCVP Landing Craft

    I have now built all the sub-assemblies and primed them with Halfords rattle can grey . I then pre-painted them in the colours I believe to be the raw materials i.e. plywood , timber, steel, rusty steel and bronze(rudder and propeller and wheel) The next job is to hairspray the life out of...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2024)

    I've been very restrained for the last few years, working my way through the stash, but I saw a uniform plate of these boys and they look quite colourful. And Lord knows I need a change from bloody NAVY! I already have a load of Historex but this was quite a bargain on Fleabay so I took a punt...
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    Neil's Italeri 1/35 LCVP Landing Craft

    Well patience isn’t my strong suit but I had other things to do so the glue had plenty of time to dry, and it seems to have worked. I thought about trying to fabricate 4 identical bolts and then I thought ‘sod it , I’ll print them’- that way they will definitely be identical, even when they...
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    Neil's Italeri 1/35 LCVP Landing Craft

    Thanks everyone for the interesting and encouraging comments. Now we turn our attention to the bow door. It comes in two parts, which is going to make it easier to make the damaged bulge thing. The PE set comes with replacements for the draw bolts in the form of sliding thingies. I was...
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    SAS Rogue Warriors

    SAS Rogue Warriors documentary series is being shown in UK today on PBS America. It's presented by the guy who wrote the book that the drama series was based on . Recommended
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    Neil's Italeri 1/35 LCVP Landing Craft

    I've added some more bling whilst searching my images I found this There's not an anchor included in the kit, and I haven't found any contemporary pictures showing one(this is a restoration), but they MUST have had one, surely? So I had a quick trawl of the 3D printing websites I know and...
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    Neil's Italeri 1/35 LCVP Landing Craft

    I’ve added a bit more bling and glued a few more bits together The dial on the ‘wheel house’ comes with the PE set and is printed on clear film - I must remember to mask it before I prime. I’ve spent a fair few hours going through my refences and I’ve come to the conclusion that there are a...
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    Welcome to Geoff’s D-Day 80th Anniversary tribute chat thread.

    here are a whole load more- pic taken in Weymouth on ,I believe, 4 June, so the real thing. Genuine colour photo from the time as well, not colourized.
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    Welcome to Geoff’s D-Day 80th Anniversary tribute chat thread.

    here they are How many do you need Dave-I've collected a few for my LCVP dio-I can spare some
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    Neil's Italeri 1/35 LCVP Landing Craft

    Hey Jakko, in most areas I would unhesitatingly bow to your unrivalled and detailed knowledge, but in this I must beg to differ. Believe me I have studied and prepared for this project for more than ten years and the overwhelming impression and evidence is that the Higgins Boats were bruised and...
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    Neil's Italeri 1/35 LCVP Landing Craft

    I’ve proceeded to the next step in the destructions which is the installation of the vertical ribs in the hull sides. I primed the sides to check how well the filling of the sink marks had gone- not great, more work required. It also occurred to me that it’s going to be tricky painting the...
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    Neil's Italeri 1/35 LCVP Landing Craft

    I am pleased to announce that on 5th June 2024 I cut plastic (and PE), and completed stage 1 of the instructions. I had already gone through the PE instructions and noted on the kit instructions where and what the alterations are, and it was straight in with the rudder and exhaust(?) surround...
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    Neil's Italeri 1/35 LCVP Landing Craft

    As announced already in the chat thread this is my entry. The sprue shot And I have a few after market bits for it. I have had this on the stocks for at least ten years, probably longer, and my plan is to incorporate it into a diorama, and full of GI’s on their way to the beaches. I’ve...
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    Keeping My Hand In

    Well I quite enjoyed painting this guy. He is Marshall Mortier in 54mm by New Hope Design in white metal, from many many years ago. Faces are still very much a lottery for me ( as is photography....) but this one has turned out ok. Next up is this RAF Harrier Pilot by Chota Sahib (Sid Horton)...
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    Welcome to Geoff’s D-Day 80th Anniversary tribute chat thread.

    This is my entry Sprue shot Decals and after-market This will be my biggest foray into PE apart from a seat harness for a Spitfire so that will be interesting. This will be the first part of a long-planned (10 years +) diorama which I have put off starting time and time again, and what...
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    Keeping My Hand In

    I have had quite a break from the hobby since finishing the Fusiliers diorama(although I have been doing some professional architectural stuff), and I can’t quite bring myself to pick up Iwo Jima again, so I wanted a little painting project to keep my hand in, because I forget what I learn if I...
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    D-day 80th anniversary tribute build - 5th June -Sept 24.

    I've already declared my intention but here's what I am going to build. It will eventually be part of a long-planned diorama and this has finally given me the kick up the backside to start it.

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