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Mark McKinnis
PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:47 pm 
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I started work on the Bonny Dick and used Gordon Bjorklund's technique for masking the tie down strips. I used an intermediate blue spray to give it a darker look than the flight deck stain 21 will be. I am excited to see the results and I hope this will give the same results that Gordon got. There is one bad thing though. This is my 4th Essex Class Carrier, 20 to go and the technique is a wee bit time consumming!

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:58 pm 
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I m surely gonna watch this build Mark.

Thank god i m not crazy anymore (i think) and i m intending to build selected units of the Essex class and not all postwar members of the class. :wave_1:

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:03 pm 
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Looking Great Mark :thumbs_up_1: i only have 23 to go :woo_hoo:

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Mark McKinnis
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Thanks Nektarios and John. :wave_1:

Here is the deck sprayed with Flight Deck Stain 21. I have most of the hull detail done and it is time to start the isalnd now. I am not leaning towards PE railings on my Essex Class Carriers. There would be just to much and I kind of like them out of the box. The DML kits are really good and I like the radar PE they provide.

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Mark McKinnis
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She is done. :woo_hoo: Now I need to get started on the Airgroup. :Mad_6:

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Hiya Mark, Very nice indeed :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: she didnt take you very long at all, the aircraft will probably take longer.
Did you see my progress on JFK ?

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That was a pretty fast and beautiful build as well. :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :wave_1:

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Holy mackrel! How did you do that so fast? :big_eyes:


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Great looking build, mark.
What's next?

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Mark McKinnis
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Gordon Bjorklund wrote:
Great looking build, mark.
What's next?


I have the DML Randolph under construction now. I am doing her with the 6 color MS-32-17a scheme. I am on the road this week so It will take a bit to complete.


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