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Ratch · Posted: Tue 15 Jan 2008 13:50 pm Post subject:

Don't you just love the explicit instructions

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chippy · Posted: Tue 15 Jan 2008 15:16 pm Post subject:

Sorry mate!! still love the detail on the Walrus aircraft, still deciding whether to block of the hangar door and omit the aircraft, mind you adding the aircraft would add something else to look at

Ratch · Posted: Tue 15 Jan 2008 17:05 pm Post subject:

Well I've sunk it level with the hangar deck

what a waste of detail

none of it can be seen now

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chippy · Posted: Thu 17 Jan 2008 08:26 am Post subject:

I agree, seems a waste, your not going to see it unless you get a magnifying glass out. Still at least you will know its there!!

Ratch · Posted: Fri 18 Jan 2008 13:06 pm Post subject:

I am getting really hacked off with the etch

In this scale, stuff like the 20mm Oerlikons are impossible to do (for me)

This is becoming a very frustrating build

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

Ratch, I found that too when I first tried, what I did was get a few pairs of tweezers and file / grind them down a bit worked a treat. Also I only did one or two bits a day so as to not get too much eye strain, a clean work area is essential together with good blades to act as formers to help with bends, keep at it the results are worth it mate

Ratch · Posted: Fri 18 Jan 2008 17:49 pm Post subject:

How the stern looks

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Ratch · Posted: Sun 20 Jan 2008 19:44 pm Post subject:

Images from yesterday

Lots more cleaning up to do

and a bit more progress today

As you can see, I've not followed the instruction sequence

hopefully it'll all work out in the end

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Ratch · Posted: Mon 21 Jan 2008 11:35 am Post subject:

A bit of sanding and more filling this morning

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chippy · Posted: Mon 21 Jan 2008 12:38 pm Post subject:

Getting there Ratch, I had forgot how fidly this kit was!!

Ratch · Posted: Tue 22 Jan 2008 21:26 pm Post subject:

After an enjoyable little phase of sticking plastic together, I felt more confident about tackling the etch

I've just spent two hours fighting with the main mast

If I hadn't hacked the plastic (as required to fit the etch) I'd have given up and reverted to the plastic Nailbiting

The only etch I plan to undertake from here-on in is for the cranes and ships railings

and I hereby vow never to attempt etch on any other model Angel

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Digs · Posted: Tue 22 Jan 2008 23:12 pm Post subject:

Ratch - have you tried using a magnifying lens? I found one of those 3rd hand style mounted lens very useful for dealing with the PE on my previous ship builds.

I felt very old needing such a thing though...

Stick with it! (Not to it!

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Ratch · Posted: Wed 23 Jan 2008 00:37 am Post subject:

Yep, got one of those

its the fiddly, tiny size of the stuff that disappears on the cutting mat, that pings into oblivion, that sticks to fingers, tweezers, knives, anything but the part of the model that you actually applied glue to, am I painting a picture here

Pix to follow in the morning

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chippy · Posted: Wed 23 Jan 2008 10:00 am Post subject:

Ratch I found exactly the same problem, especially if you try to use superglue direct, what I do is use the PVA type glue (i forget the exact name) just to hold everything together then use a little super glue to fix permanantly, it works, trust me. Keep on with it PE is brilliant. Agree with Digs to that a third hand with magnifyer also helps along with filled down tweezers.

Ratch · Posted: Wed 23 Jan 2008 13:34 pm Post subject:

Isn't it funny how things look fine, you take a pic, and all those blemishes are revealed

A case in point

Bent etch, poor painting, need I go on...
and then there's my exploits with the mast

I can see this ending in tears

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chippy · Posted: Wed 23 Jan 2008 13:48 pm Post subject:

That mast looks just a bit fidly, will see how my patience holds out, I hope!!

Ratch · Posted: Thu 24 Jan 2008 11:20 am Post subject:

Moving astern, I then found some warped walls

These resulted in some gaps

that received some Humbrol Filler Nailbiting

Work continues

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BrianG · Posted: Thu 24 Jan 2008 11:48 am Post subject:

Ratch,

You are still the inspiration for many of us. You will overcome!

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chippy · Posted: Thu 24 Jan 2008 15:14 pm Post subject:

That makes three of us who have had poorly moulded superstructure pieces, I resorted to hot water and gentle manipulation to straighten mine out, followed by progressive gluing, seemed to work. Keep at it Ratch.

Ratch · Posted: Thu 24 Jan 2008 16:37 pm Post subject:

Been a bit tied up today, dentist this morning followed by a welfare visit from work, then visited my mother in hospital this afternoon Juggling

hope to get back to the dockyard later

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