Postwar navy.
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- Sauragnmon
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
Nektarios, are you taking inspiration from my whiffery? *arches a brow*
I think I'm starting to infect the minds here... *evil laugh* Excellent, it's working!
I think I'm starting to infect the minds here... *evil laugh* Excellent, it's working!
Die Panzerschiffe - Putting the Heavy in Heavy Cruiser since 1940.
It's not Overkill, it's Insurance.
If you think my plastic is crazy, check out my Line Art!
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It's not Overkill, it's Insurance.
If you think my plastic is crazy, check out my Line Art!
http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/S ... %20Images/
- Nektarios
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
Sauragnmon, i am inspired indeed by your whiffery. I usually build my ships and modernise them with better weapons, electronics and radars. I do this when i think that a ship is lightly armed or i want to improve its capabilities. I don't know if my ships are exactly what-ifs like some of your neverbuilts. I have to admit that since you started posting photos of your ships the modernisation ideas are coming with an increased frequency.Sauragnmon wrote:Nektarios, are you taking inspiration from my whiffery? *arches a brow*
I think I'm starting to infect the minds here... *evil laugh* Excellent, it's working!
On the workbench:
Various 1/700 aircraft.
Juan Carlos I LHD 1/700.
HMAS Canbera LHD 1/700.
FGS Type 122 class FFG 1/700.
LSD-41 class LPD 1/700.
Various 1/700 aircraft.
Juan Carlos I LHD 1/700.
HMAS Canbera LHD 1/700.
FGS Type 122 class FFG 1/700.
LSD-41 class LPD 1/700.
- Sauragnmon
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
Well, what can I say, there's a reason with another group I was amongst, I earned the nickname of "The Mad Scientist" - namely that I have an insane tendency to tinker with all manner of ideas at the time.
Die Panzerschiffe - Putting the Heavy in Heavy Cruiser since 1940.
It's not Overkill, it's Insurance.
If you think my plastic is crazy, check out my Line Art!
http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/S ... %20Images/
It's not Overkill, it's Insurance.
If you think my plastic is crazy, check out my Line Art!
http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/S ... %20Images/
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NukeMM
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
Well, she's all done except the ship's name on the stern.






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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
Well done Carl. I think I said this lots of time after seening your builds. I'll say it again Bravo Zulu.
Ohh let me guess that 1/350 is it modern or WW 2? 
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
The name is coming along with a surprise (or two). This time the surprise is bigger.NukeMM wrote:Well, she's all done except the ship's name on the stern.
On the workbench:
Various 1/700 aircraft.
Juan Carlos I LHD 1/700.
HMAS Canbera LHD 1/700.
FGS Type 122 class FFG 1/700.
LSD-41 class LPD 1/700.
Various 1/700 aircraft.
Juan Carlos I LHD 1/700.
HMAS Canbera LHD 1/700.
FGS Type 122 class FFG 1/700.
LSD-41 class LPD 1/700.
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
Nektarios wrote:The name is coming along with a surprise (or two). This time the surprise is bigger.NukeMM wrote:Well, she's all done except the ship's name on the stern.
Oh, I know its on the way, Nektarios. I've no worries about that.
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- Nektarios
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
WHEC-715 U.S. Coast Guard ship is finished. It took me 5 days to finish the ship working few hours on three weekdays and more this weekend. It was a fun and easy build. I think now it is well equipped to act as a convoy escort in wartime.






Any comments or questions are welcome.






Any comments or questions are welcome.
On the workbench:
Various 1/700 aircraft.
Juan Carlos I LHD 1/700.
HMAS Canbera LHD 1/700.
FGS Type 122 class FFG 1/700.
LSD-41 class LPD 1/700.
Various 1/700 aircraft.
Juan Carlos I LHD 1/700.
HMAS Canbera LHD 1/700.
FGS Type 122 class FFG 1/700.
LSD-41 class LPD 1/700.
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NukeMM
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
Really, really sharp! The red stripes on the USCG cutters really catches the eye!
Beautiful model, as always!
Beautiful model, as always!
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
Some photos of both of USCG ships i have built so far. WHEC-715 Hamilton and WMEC-910 Thetis.












On the workbench:
Various 1/700 aircraft.
Juan Carlos I LHD 1/700.
HMAS Canbera LHD 1/700.
FGS Type 122 class FFG 1/700.
LSD-41 class LPD 1/700.
Various 1/700 aircraft.
Juan Carlos I LHD 1/700.
HMAS Canbera LHD 1/700.
FGS Type 122 class FFG 1/700.
LSD-41 class LPD 1/700.
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
Those Cutters definately make a nice set, Nektarios! 
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- arnobiz
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
Great job, the railings look fantastic and the topic is definitely original! 
Arnaud
On the workbench:
1/72 F-14A Bounty Hunters First Tomcat deployment
1/700 CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Last Tomcat deployment
1/700 CG-62
On the workbench:
1/72 F-14A Bounty Hunters First Tomcat deployment
1/700 CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Last Tomcat deployment
1/700 CG-62
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
How do you stop all that nice white paintwork from yellowing??
Ships on the Slipway
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
Merci beaucoup Arnaud.arnobiz wrote:Great job, the railings look fantastic and the topic is definitely original!
On the workbench:
Various 1/700 aircraft.
Juan Carlos I LHD 1/700.
HMAS Canbera LHD 1/700.
FGS Type 122 class FFG 1/700.
LSD-41 class LPD 1/700.
Various 1/700 aircraft.
Juan Carlos I LHD 1/700.
HMAS Canbera LHD 1/700.
FGS Type 122 class FFG 1/700.
LSD-41 class LPD 1/700.
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
I did nothing. Will the paint eventually turn yellow???ASFC wrote:How do you stop all that nice white paintwork from yellowing??
On the workbench:
Various 1/700 aircraft.
Juan Carlos I LHD 1/700.
HMAS Canbera LHD 1/700.
FGS Type 122 class FFG 1/700.
LSD-41 class LPD 1/700.
Various 1/700 aircraft.
Juan Carlos I LHD 1/700.
HMAS Canbera LHD 1/700.
FGS Type 122 class FFG 1/700.
LSD-41 class LPD 1/700.
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
I hope not! Woudn't any yellowing be a matter of time? I wouldn't expect any yellowing so, soon. Have you experienced quick yellowing ASFC? (Or should I call you Matthew?Nektarios wrote:I did nothing. Will the paint eventually turn yellow???ASFC wrote:How do you stop all that nice white paintwork from yellowing??
I used Model Master Acrylic Flat White paint on my USS Duxbury Bay AVP-38 model and with a Model Master Flat Clear Coat over the whole thing.
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
So which one of them told you that then???NukeMM wrote: I hope not! Woudn't any yellowing be a matter of time? I wouldn't expect any yellowing so, soon. Have you experienced quick yellowing ASFC? (Or should I call you Matthew?)
I used Model Master Acrylic Flat White paint on my USS Duxbury Bay AVP-38 model and with a Model Master Flat Clear Coat over the whole thing.
See I found that matt clear cote is the suspect-a wingy thing i built 5 years ago but never covered in clear cote is still white, yet a launch i painted six months ago covered in the stuff is starting to show a shade of yellow.
I suppose it depends on the products that you use.
Ships on the Slipway
HMS Victorious R38
USS Pinckney DDG-91
SAS Drakensberg A-301
On the drawing board
HMS Dumbarton Castle P265
HMS Albion L14
VT Sergey Osipov
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
I recognized your builds in the Gallery.ASFC wrote:So which one of them told you that then???NukeMM wrote: I hope not! Woudn't any yellowing be a matter of time? I wouldn't expect any yellowing so, soon. Have you experienced quick yellowing ASFC? (Or should I call you Matthew?)
I used Model Master Acrylic Flat White paint on my USS Duxbury Bay AVP-38 model and with a Model Master Flat Clear Coat over the whole thing.![]()
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See I found that matt clear cote is the suspect-a wingy thing i built 5 years ago but never covered in clear cote is still white, yet a launch i painted six months ago covered in the stuff is starting to show a shade of yellow.
I suppose it depends on the products that you use.
Just call me Sherlock.
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
COngratulations, another impressive ship.
Regarding white paint yellowing : I put a small drop of blue paint in the white, so it's not white in the end, it's very slightly blue (you have to be told to notice it) and it prevent the yellowing.
Regarding white paint yellowing : I put a small drop of blue paint in the white, so it's not white in the end, it's very slightly blue (you have to be told to notice it) and it prevent the yellowing.
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Re: Postwar navy in 1/700.
I didn't know that tom-tom!
I hope Nektarios is safe given the current troubles in Greece.

I hope Nektarios is safe given the current troubles in Greece.
Ships on the Slipway
HMS Victorious R38
USS Pinckney DDG-91
SAS Drakensberg A-301
On the drawing board
HMS Dumbarton Castle P265
HMS Albion L14
VT Sergey Osipov