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by **Marcus Wendel** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 2:18 pm

Very nice.

Probably a dumb question but are these models built from scratch or built based on kits?

/Marcus

by **Automatic250** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:38 am

The first Beauty Shots - Almost done, just need a bit of touch-up on the wire rigging.

by **Automatic250** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:50 am

J. Soca wrote:Simplicity at its best modeling was truly simple back then.. times have changed for sure..

I agree. While extreme sports and extreme kit building are for some, I've re-discovered the joy of kit building through the "classic build' approach. In fact, I've hosted a "classic build night" at my house to get my friends back into kit building as well. It was a hit. We all showed up with a small kit and I provided a BBQ dinner. Conversation, good food, kit building and beer. Good times!

by **Goodwood** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:21 am

J. Soca wrote:Simplicity at its best modeling was truly simple back then.. times have changed for sure..

Jose

Only as simple or complex as you want to make'em, mate.

For example, I'm perfectly happy to OOB a Trumpeter 1/350 Richelieu despite the fact that Nicholas's efforts are just so eyeball-meltingly insane in detail�I'd wager by the time he's done with that Dakar '40 build, he'll have only used about 15-20% of the original kit! I'll just be happy if I can manage to get the ersatz dazzle on the '43 version semi-accurate...

by **J. Soca** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:10 am

Simplicity at its best

modeling was truly simple back then.. times have changed for sure..

Jose

by **Automatic250** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:00 pm

I guess you can't get more "box-scale" than 1:570. I've stumbled back into ship model building quite by accident. A friend gave me the original kit from the '70s as a gift, and I couldn't bring myself to build it, so I picked up the re-issue and built that.

by **Goodwood** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:40 pm

Yeah, going for the cheap, "box-scale" kits is a good way to get back into the hobby after an extended break. Glad to see you're diving in with both feet on this one, she looks pretty good!

by **Automatic250** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:52 am

Getting close. All that is remaining now is rigging, signal flags and the final "deficiencies report" - there's some bent gun barrels and a missing AA gun.

by **Automatic250** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 9:49 am

More work on the KGV over the weekend. getting very close. Chalk weathering complete, ready for final assembly, rigging and flags.

by **Automatic250** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:27 am

Thanks. The level of craftsmanship on this forum is astounding. I've chosen to keep this build simple which has allowed me to keep it clean.

by **Jack Ray** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 7:38 am

Looking like a nice, clean build

by **Automatic250** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:18 am

More work on the KGV last night. With all the heavy lifting done (spray painting, masking, filling, etc.), I can model the way the wife imagines it to be all the time - an hour of tinkering after dinner.

by **Automatic250** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:45 am

More progress on the KGV. Continuing with the superstructure subassemblies. Added porthole colour as well. (diluted TS-63 Tamiya Nato Black)

by **Automatic250** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 5:56 pm

This is my 1/570 King George V in progress. I have the original kit from the 1970's, but this build is from a Revell Germany re-issue of a few years ago. This is my first ship kit in many decades, so I'm keeping things OTB.