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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:34 pm |
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Lovely work again Greg. Really progressing nicely.
Lovely work again Greg. Really progressing nicely.
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:28 pm |
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marijn van gils wrote: Agreed - what he said!
[quote="marijn van gils"]Excellent detail on those boats! They are little models in their own right. :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:[/quote] Agreed - what he said!
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:02 am |
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marijn van gils wrote: Thanks marijn for your kind comment
[quote="marijn van gils"]Excellent detail on those boats! They are little models in their own right. :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:[/quote] Thanks [b]marijn[/b] for your kind comment
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:22 am |
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Excellent detail on those boats! They are little models in their own right. :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:
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Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:37 am |
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:37 pm |
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Great work Greg!
Great work Greg!
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:30 pm |
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DavidP wrote: it appears to be plastic fiber optic not glass, correct? Correct.... plastic fiber optics
[quote="DavidP"]it appears to be plastic fiber optic not glass, correct?[/quote] Correct.... plastic fiber optics
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:30 pm |
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Thanks @ Devin and boomstick68/ aka James for your comments@ DavidP the lamps are in plastic then you put in the middle the fiber optic cable and then you pour in the lamp clear UV resin...hope l answered your question
Dear all here is today's update on the carrier Yorktown CV-5 for the diorama battle of Coral Sea...placed more functioning lamps...boy they are fiddly and those fiber cables go everywhere...enjoy
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Thanks @ [b]Devin[/b] and [b]boomstick68/ aka James[/b] for your comments@ [b]DavidP[/b] the lamps are in plastic then you put in the middle the fiber optic cable and then you pour in the lamp clear UV resin...hope l answered your question
Dear all here is today's update on the carrier Yorktown CV-5 for the diorama battle of Coral Sea...placed more functioning lamps...boy they are fiddly and those fiber cables go everywhere...enjoy
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:46 pm |
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Nice to see that lighting method works in 1/350th, I plan on doing something similar for my 1/350th Yorktown build. I experimented a bit with it in 1/700 scale, but the space is too tight and the fibers won't handle the bends required to make everything fit.
Nice to see that lighting method works in 1/350th, I plan on doing something similar for my 1/350th Yorktown build. I experimented a bit with it in 1/700 scale, but the space is too tight and the fibers won't handle the bends required to make everything fit.
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:37 pm |
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Very fine work. The idea for the lamps is awesome.
Very fine work. The idea for the lamps is awesome.
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:23 pm |
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:thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:
Great detail and paintwork on those SBD's!
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Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:51 am |
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wow. Outstanding work. Love that air group.
wow. Outstanding work. Love that air group.
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Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:38 am |
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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:29 pm |
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Devin wrote: The air wing is shaping up nicely. What paint are you using the the blue-gray upper surfaces on the aircraft? I've always loved the old Model Master blue gray, but it's long out of production, and I need to find a replacement for future projects. Dear Devin sorry for the late reply This is what l used base color: ghost grey, then blue grey wash then panels in Us blue grey and finally highlights 50-50 Us blue grey and white grey...hope it helps all colors and washes are vallejo model air
[quote="Devin"]The air wing is shaping up nicely. What paint are you using the the blue-gray upper surfaces on the aircraft? I've always loved the old Model Master blue gray, but it's long out of production, and I need to find a replacement for future projects.[/quote] Dear [b]Devin[/b] sorry for the late reply This is what l used base color: ghost grey, then blue grey wash then panels in Us blue grey and finally highlights 50-50 Us blue grey and white grey...hope it helps all colors and washes are vallejo model air
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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:20 pm |
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The air wing is shaping up nicely. What paint are you using the the blue-gray upper surfaces on the aircraft? I've always loved the old Model Master blue gray, but it's long out of production, and I need to find a replacement for future projects.
The air wing is shaping up nicely. What paint are you using the the blue-gray upper surfaces on the aircraft? I've always loved the old Model Master blue gray, but it's long out of production, and I need to find a replacement for future projects.
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 12:46 pm |
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