Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan
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Looking good Chris 
That wee Mitchell looks good Chris
THANKS GUYS yes got to be carefull how i handle as its very fragile glad you both like that wee mitchell lol
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chrisb
HI GUYS well now ive finished the planes thank gawrd phew ive just finishin the guns an firstly the 5 inch gun an ive built an fited on the ship all 8 of them but here just two as if i try an take the whole ship they wont show up as too small
an ive also fitted on the 20 or so of the A/A GUNS
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AN I HAVNT fitted the pics full size as the guns are tiny an not worth goin on full size
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chrisb
Oh yes they are!
Pete
there you go Pete hows that ?
chrisb
Small but perfectly formed! (Who used to say that?)
Pete
Pete
MATRON LOL
Paul Daniels, about Debbie McGee?
Pete
Pete
HI GUYS WELL its been a disarster day for me as i knocked over a half a tin of paint onto the bench an i qiuckly soaked it up into the bin but unknown to me it had also soaked through a crack in my bench down onto jens carpet AAAARRRCCCHHH SO PANIC STAITIONS AGAIN TO TRY AN CLEAN UP HER CARPET an after a half an hr of panicning i eventualy got the carpet looking desincent so she wont notice I HOPE !!!! so shush everybody as what she dont know wont hurt her eh as i was painting the main S/S CAMO an here a couple of shots of it from starb an port sides as i nearly made a big mistake of stating to fit the bridge walkways an such on but rememeberd just in time so it will be easyier to paint on the camo just got to hope i have enough left in the tin to finish the s/s an here the port side firstly 
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an starbord side an yes the paint is a little weak but i lost most of it in the clean up but this will have to do an fingers crossed as i wont let jen in my model room for a few days till the cleaning soluion smell has gone as both windows are all open wide 
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