Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
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That's looking very good Chris
thanks joe glad you like sir
chrisb
Chris great work my friend.
CHEERS Scottie getting there
WELL GUYS this mass producktion of these B25's is seems to be takeing forever as not even half way yet on them an im near a nervous wreck lol
HI GUYS well im at the half way point on these planes as built 8 of the
16X B25 so now got to build the other half of them but a dissapointment today fitting on the plane serial no.s an some have splintered in the water but this kit has been hard work anyway an not enjoyable anyway some pics of the first 8 planes on the flight deck its amazeing to me how the heck they managed to sqezzse on 16 x B25 an 3 fighter on the flight deck
16X B25 so now got to build the other half of them but a dissapointment today fitting on the plane serial no.s an some have splintered in the water but this kit has been hard work anyway an not enjoyable anyway some pics of the first 8 planes on the flight deck its amazeing to me how the heck they managed to sqezzse on 16 x B25 an 3 fighter on the flight deck
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an here in batches of 3 planes 
an a batch of just 2 planes here 
AN DONT know wheather to carry on building the other 8 B25 as i may have a rest from them an fit the guns on the ship what do you guys think ?
chrisb
chrisb
Nice progress Chris, let fate decide lol ;
-heads : bombers
-tails : guns
-heads : bombers
-tails : guns
Cracking work grommet
HIYA GUYS well i had a think about wheather i had the gumption to finish off these planse an after a good days rest i thought well i know now the best an easyiest way to build them an if i leave it for a few months i'll forget then ive got to learn all over again so i took the bull by his horns an got stuck right back into these troublesome planes before i crack up lol an so now they are all 16 x B25 ARE BUILT an on the flight deck just laid on for now are 15 X B25 as i have got to finish off the ship firstly before i try an spot all these planes on the deck to be gluded down an here they are 
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CHRISB
CHRISB
Looking the dogs my friend! Superb build
CHEERS Bob mate yes im begging to like the build now till the next bit of trouble an ive built dolittles B25 in the takeing off postion cant fit it till ive fixed downthe flightdeck an finshed the ship off an some shots of dollite's planes an his reg no, on the tail
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