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PostPosted: Thu 09 Oct 2008 14:18 pm    Post subject: Airfix Aircraft Carrier GB - Ratch Build Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Thu 09 Oct 2008 14:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Thu 16 Oct 2008 18:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Box & sprues  




There's a bit of flash in evidence, but the mouldings are good and the hull went together well (pix tomorrow). It strikes me as a cleverly engineered kit, and OOB should be quite straightforward  
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PostPosted: Fri 17 Oct 2008 07:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
wow the box art deck looks very green.
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PostPosted: Fri 17 Oct 2008 13:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
My hull had a slight step



which I smoothed a little filler over and sanded  
The anti-fouling red was done freehand  



Boot topping to be added  



The deck's only dry fitted so far  
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PostPosted: Fri 17 Oct 2008 14:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I must get one of these. It looks easyish
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PostPosted: Mon 20 Oct 2008 13:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Boot topping the easier way


and touched up

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PostPosted: Thu 23 Oct 2008 16:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Preparing to paint the flight-deck  



Since painting all yellow I've viewed colour film footage and some of those markings should be white  
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PostPosted: Sun 26 Oct 2008 23:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Today I've been masking and painting the flight deck    Quite a bit of tidying up to do  
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PostPosted: Mon 27 Oct 2008 00:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
its looking fantastic cant wait to see what the deck looks like when your done.
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PostPosted: Mon 27 Oct 2008 07:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
JackJ wrote:
can't wait to see what the deck looks like

You're in for a shock  
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PostPosted: Mon 27 Oct 2008 21:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here's my Victorious air wing  



Not as good as many that can be seen    but they'll do me  
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PostPosted: Mon 27 Oct 2008 21:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ayup Ratch...

Vixens, buccs and Corsairs?
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PostPosted: Mon 27 Oct 2008 21:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sea Vixens, Scimitars and Skyraiders  
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PostPosted: Mon 27 Oct 2008 21:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ayup Ratch...

That's ANOTHER game, that is...

Manchesters, Marauders and Meteors...

Go on, you know you want to...
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PostPosted: Wed 29 Oct 2008 13:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've been painting the ships boats and launches    Without colour references I've had to use artistic licence  Nailbiting
Lots of small parts being added too  
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PostPosted: Wed 29 Oct 2008 13:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
carpet monter will be circling.
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PostPosted: Wed 29 Oct 2008 15:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Here's my Victorious air wing  

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/18859708/340551250.jpg

Not as good as many that can be seen    but they'll do me  


Do you have to assemble these?  
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PostPosted: Wed 29 Oct 2008 16:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Heggy wrote:
Do you have to assemble these?  

No Michael, just paint them  
Getting close to the finish now  




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PostPosted: Thu 30 Oct 2008 12:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just a bit of messing about before finishing off  



Fulmars from Ark Royal and a Walrus from Belfast  
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