Looks great Chris, railings are looking fine too 
Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
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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 it broke just as well ive had a spare an i thought id try an reglue the broken prop so i drilled a tiny hole in my board for the prop stem to fit in so the prop was level with my cuttin board an fitted the prop in so its level an glued the tiny prop blade to the centall hub an i thought yes ive done it but trouble was the bloomin prop was stuck to the board AAAAARRRCCCHHH so sat thinking how i can get it to get the prop off the board so gently useing a scapel blade managed to get the blade under neath the prop an after a few tries i managed to get it off so now inmm keeping it for a spare as im now doin the painting of the silver hub on the props in a little while so i wonder now what will drop off oh dear i only HOPE them 16 B25 WILL GLUE AN BUILD BETTERLooks great Chris, railings are looking fine too
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You are doing a marvellous job on those itty-bitty planes. You must have great patience. Love your furry visitor.
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 like Lilley an i try an keep her out of the model room but she is so fast to try an get in that i dont notice her little pest again she is lol
ATB TO YOU SIR
an cheers for your reply
chrisb an jen an lilley
Great work Chris, lots of detail and skills. Well done sir!
CHEERS Bob well them planes i would not want to build them again a right PITA they are lol
chrisb
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
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 the ole ticker
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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 
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 
more pics to follow
next fit these pesky little buggers in the hangar deck an fit in red battle lighting an then finish of the carrier struts that supports the flight deck
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