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Well done with those flails :mrgreen:
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Ratch wrote:Well done with those flails :mrgreen:
Thanks Ratch I’m happy how they are turning out, it’s a cheap way of making chains I have used about 2ft so far and will need another 4ft to finish it.

It took me about a quarter of an hour to make the first 2ft so half an hours work should give me enough chain for the rest.
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The chain looks amazing. Great work on the Sherman as well.
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Nicest case of the crabs I've seen :ha: trust you to turn 'Flailing' into something positive. :-D
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splash wrote:
chrism wrote::oops: Think that the collective committee here has helped and decided that one for you .... open doors it is ...

However, you detailed that 1/600 scale ships walrus ages back, so you know you can work etc with this small stuff. There are small scale etch flat figures available from assorted sources eg: gold medal models for one - that would be suitable for something like this too...


What have I suggested and talked you into now ... :oops: :oops:
Cheers Chris, I think you have made my mind up for me :-D

I’m having to convince my self that it’s not a crap kit just the best available for the task :lol: I’m now going to have to hunt down figures, this then raises the issue of weathering the ship as my original plan was to build it clean on a stand but if it’s going to be on a beach or water base it has to be weathered :evil:
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The chain does work well. I used a fairly lengthy old cheap necklace chain from a charity shop, because at the time I didnt know the trick of plaiting wire, but would consider that route myself again, as it allows you to get some texture into the pieces in the same way that you can with etch parts whereas necklace chain just hung and drooped
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I have one more row of chains to add before I look at what else I need to add.

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Now that is what I call an improvement over OOB, Alan! Excellent work.
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ShaunW wrote:Now that is what I call an improvement over OOB, Alan! Excellent work.
Agree wholeheartedly; those flails look fantastic 8-)
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Outstanding work! Theres no comparison to the kit parts.
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Looking at my work and photos of the Sherman Crab I think I have made a boob, I thought the instructions showed all the chains lined up with each other but photos show they should be staggered, so I might cut them all off and put them back on again this might make them hang better.
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Wow! That chain work looks fabulous.

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Great work on that flail. Those chains look fantastic.
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Nice work so far, Alan.
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Purplethistle wrote:Nicest case of the crabs I've seen :ha: trust you to turn 'Flailing' into something positive. :-D

You beat me to it! :ha:


But yes, those are some great looking crabs.
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