The Monitor HMS Roberts, Sword Beach ** Finished **
- giulio_gobbi
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Re: The Monitor HMS Roberts, Sword Beach
The water look very very beautiful!
I had some doubts on the use of silicone, but your excellent result, convinced me to do some testing.
According to your experience, the color of the base is very important?
Regards.
I had some doubts on the use of silicone, but your excellent result, convinced me to do some testing.
According to your experience, the color of the base is very important?
Regards.
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I think that modeling is a subtle mix of zen philosophy and absolute crazyness - but in my case I would not dare to specify the respective percentage of each......
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Re: The Monitor HMS Roberts, Sword Beach
The silicone dries "clear" so the color of the base is important; if I were doing a landing craft, I might have blue offshore changing to brown then sand. Water at the surface always loos a bit clear so it works. You can dry brush for effect. I do not get very fancy.giulio_gobbi wrote:The water look very very beautiful!
I had some doubts on the use of silicone, but your excellent result, convinced me to do some testing.
According to your experience, the color of the base is very important?
Regards.
John Ratzenberger
It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.
It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.
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Re: The Monitor HMS Roberts, Sword Beach
iggie wrote:Not that you'll be able to see, having gone cross-eyed in the processjRatz wrote:The problem is that PE chains rarely look good, so IF I could do these, they look quite good.MarkyM607 wrote:Those links look like a binary printout gone beserk!!. I wouldn't do them, ask for what you wanted!!
You'd have to change your name to Clarence....
I know who you are talking about ....... Does that make me an old man now
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'Fraid so!darkhorse wrote:
I know who you are talking about ....... Does that make me an old man now
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
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If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: The Monitor HMS Roberts, Sword Beach
I have had two accidents with paint tins; fortunately not with my last tin of a color and not (too far) all over the place. That and some drying time issues have put me a bit behind where I wanted to be and forced me to modify the build/paint plan a bit.
So, here we are, with much of the structure and detail on and I have parts of two colors on - I am going to try to spend tomorrow catching up on painting and work on some details.
So, here we are, with much of the structure and detail on and I have parts of two colors on - I am going to try to spend tomorrow catching up on painting and work on some details.
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Re: The Monitor HMS Roberts, Sword Beach
Well, the MS1 (dark grey) doesn't coat for squat, nor does it dry quickly, so multi-coats per day aren't going to happen ….
That said, I got in some work on details - the guns, less the 20mm, and the starfish, etc, on the main mast.
I used brass barrels for the main guns. I had brass barrels for the 4in HAA but the kit parts look fine. I got WEM quad pom-poms and they look better than the kit, so will be used. Roberts also had an 8-bbl pom-pom but I couldn't get a WEM replacement so I made one out of two quad mounts. The astute among you will recognize the flaw in that - the gentlemen won't tell
That said, I got in some work on details - the guns, less the 20mm, and the starfish, etc, on the main mast.
I used brass barrels for the main guns. I had brass barrels for the 4in HAA but the kit parts look fine. I got WEM quad pom-poms and they look better than the kit, so will be used. Roberts also had an 8-bbl pom-pom but I couldn't get a WEM replacement so I made one out of two quad mounts. The astute among you will recognize the flaw in that - the gentlemen won't tell
John Ratzenberger
It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.
It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.
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You seem to have yourself a bit of a challenge.
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- giulio_gobbi
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Re: The Monitor HMS Roberts, Sword Beach
I like it very much.
I like the subject and how you are assembling.
I like the subject and how you are assembling.
Sometimes the talent consists exactly in that: try five dozen times when others stop at three dozen...! (F.Labelle)
I think that modeling is a subtle mix of zen philosophy and absolute crazyness - but in my case I would not dare to specify the respective percentage of each......
I think that modeling is a subtle mix of zen philosophy and absolute crazyness - but in my case I would not dare to specify the respective percentage of each......
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Re: The Monitor HMS Roberts, Sword Beach
My build will be suspended until early July - not a problem other than I will not be having any bench time and little, if any, online time. I think I am far enough along that finishing will not be a problem.
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I am back, although it may take a couple days for me to find my workbench ....
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Come on, get to work!
Sometimes the talent consists exactly in that: try five dozen times when others stop at three dozen...! (F.Labelle)
I think that modeling is a subtle mix of zen philosophy and absolute crazyness - but in my case I would not dare to specify the respective percentage of each......
I think that modeling is a subtle mix of zen philosophy and absolute crazyness - but in my case I would not dare to specify the respective percentage of each......
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Re: The Monitor HMS Roberts, Sword Beach
Thursday ...
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Re: The Monitor HMS Roberts, Sword Beach
May be a delay, we have a Cat 1 hurricane (no, not the aircraft) coming through Thursday/Friday .... Not really a big deal unless it runs right up the sound and causes major soundside flooding .... Anyway, I'll be out buzzing around helping neighbors with prep and then checking aftermath ....
Had the pre-party tonight
Had the pre-party tonight
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Re: The Monitor HMS Roberts, Sword Beach
Good luck with the Hurricane I hope any damage is minimal.
Regards Splash
Regards Splash
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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Re: The Monitor HMS Roberts, Sword Beach
Frankly, the storm is going to be significantly worse than expected. It did not stay a Cat 1 but became a 2. It did not turn east when/where forecasted, and is now running up onto the mainland before turning east and coming into us from behind. We have gone from being on the northern fringe to near center in the cone which is not just bad for us but also for many areas to the south and west. Originally the east (worst) side of the eye was staying offshore, now it is running up then over, so that's what will come in from behind. You have to understand the geography, life on a sandbar, to understand the issues.
I have gone from minimal prep to putting the shutters down, stocking water, checking all the neighbors homes and tidying up loose furniture and items, etc. The good news is that we'll be hit and it'll be gone - this won't be running along/over us for hours & hours as usual. Unless it does something stupid ....
I have gone from minimal prep to putting the shutters down, stocking water, checking all the neighbors homes and tidying up loose furniture and items, etc. The good news is that we'll be hit and it'll be gone - this won't be running along/over us for hours & hours as usual. Unless it does something stupid ....
John Ratzenberger
It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.
It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.