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Ratch · Posted: Wed 19 Dec 2007 10:16 am Post subject: farmroad38's build

This is where Adrian will report his progress

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Ratch · Posted: Thu 10 Jan 2008 22:22 pm Post subject:

Have you looked in the box yet Ade

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farmroad38 · Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2008 08:02 am Post subject:

It's out of the box, and sitting on my modelling table. I hadn't realised how many pieces it had, nor how big it was! Also had a certain amount of trouble locating the VE-day collection instructions, but I've found them now.

Might be able to get started on it this evening.
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Adrian

Ratch · Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2008 13:09 pm Post subject:

Good on yer

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farmroad38 · Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2008 13:11 pm Post subject:

I'm going to try to be good this year, and complete any group builds I sign up to... I've already got a bad feeling about this one Sofa

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Ratch · Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2008 13:17 pm Post subject:

Have you bought the WEM set, or are you going OOB

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farmroad38 · Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2008 13:55 pm Post subject:

Oh, most definitely OOB - my basic shipbuilding skills are bad enough, without adding teeny-weeny little bits of brass!
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Ratch · Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2008 13:57 pm Post subject:

No problem then

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farmroad38 · Posted: Mon 14 Jan 2008 09:00 am Post subject:

And I'm off!

I joined the hull on Friday night - I didn't experience any problems with fit at all, so all it needed was a little sanding to hide the seam. The rear deck is on, first little seaplane assembled and I've started popping the various bits and bobs onto the deck. I'm afraid I'm not going to get any more technical than that, as I have no idea what any of the pieces are...

Pictures to follow.
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farmroad38 · Posted: Tue 15 Jan 2008 08:57 am Post subject:

Here's the shots of the hull constructed - as you can see, no obvious gaps to fill.

More progress was made last night, adding more... bits and bobs! I've revised my opinion voiced in the chat thread about assembling it all and then painting, as this kit seems to have lots of visible "insides". As such, I've also started painting the various bits of deck that you might be able to see but not get to once it's all together.
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farmroad38 · Posted: Wed 16 Jan 2008 11:02 am Post subject:

Continued assembly and painting last night - loads of little lifeboats stuck to their mounts! I've also come across the same problems as chippy with the poor fit of the various superstructure parts.

Anyone else having trouble with their 'Oak' paint? Mine is so thin it's like water and coverage is appalling - going to need dozens of coats by the looks of it.
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Adrian

chippy · Posted: Thu 17 Jan 2008 08:23 am Post subject:

Hi Adrian, glad Im not alone re fit. Ive decided to use a Tamiya colour for my deck's, its acrylic so needs to be done after all the enamel painting but the look is good, I tried it on my Hood (in gallery) and was pleased by the results.

farmroad38 · Posted: Thu 17 Jan 2008 09:09 am Post subject:

Shame about the superstructure fit though, because I found that the hull was perfect.

Anyway, plodding on at my own sedate pace. Here are some progress pics of the hull/decks and various others sub-assemblies.

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Adrian

chippy · Posted: Fri 18 Jan 2008 16:19 pm Post subject:

Likewise the hull went together great, as I said in the chat section an earlier moulding is very crisp and clean, I suppose you could put it down to wear and tear on the moulds, filler is great though, i cant believe how easy it is to use.

farmroad38 · Posted: Sun 20 Jan 2008 17:17 pm Post subject:

More sub-assemblies are together, and I've started doing more painting - first coat on the hull.

Having real trouble with thin paint - the RAF blue used for various bits of deck and hangar is very thin, no matter how much I stir it!
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Adrian

chippy · Posted: Sun 20 Jan 2008 23:50 pm Post subject:

Same problems Ive ended up doing two thin coats, seems to cover up ok

Ratch · Posted: Mon 28 Jan 2008 12:35 pm Post subject:

How's she going Ade

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farmroad38 · Posted: Mon 28 Jan 2008 12:46 pm Post subject:

Plodding along - various second coats of paint on, and a little filling here and there.
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Adrian

Ratch · Posted: Mon 28 Jan 2008 13:10 pm Post subject:

Good man

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and was Jerusalem, builded here
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IPMS 10983

farmroad38 · Posted: Thu 31 Jan 2008 08:42 am Post subject:

Carrying on with various bits of painting, filling, sanding - nothing really worthy of pics. I've also masked off the Hu70 on the hull and started painting the other colours - Hu64 first.
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Adrian