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Making progress - fore & aft superstructures started, rear is from 1mm styrene sheet, front from 0.75mm, both are braced internally...from this point & on, construction is very much like anything I've done on my one off vehicle builds.
Remaining parts from the first batch were mostly window frames, plus I realised the front of the aft superstructure was some 9mm short, so I had to correct that before fitting the rope locker sides Next batch should see the rope lockers fleshed out + more vents & doors. I've moved on to a box of 20 year old 3.5" disk labels for the cutting guides ... |
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Last time for me was test driving the Valp ... best part of 9 months ago |
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Been doing lots of fiddly details ... rearmost deckhouse is complete AFAIK, but there's still a long way to go on the front - the raised conn platform, masts, antennas & so on ...
Vintage 3.75" Star Wars figures are about right in terms of scale, Luke X-Wing Pilot is the closest to RNLI uniform but will need some tweaks... Very boring, but also done the deck coaming so the deckhouses don't slide around any more... 1:1 reference pic for the trim tab hydraulics & exhausts ... my plans show the exhausts as much longer and a 90 degree angle, but these will be much easier to model .... After that it's "just" the deck furniture & railings to do, plus paint
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Awesome!
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awesome detailing.
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Deck details complete, I only did a small section of the railings & one side of the grab line as a quick test, I'll do it all properly after painting.
And speaking of painting, I seem to have got this ready just in time for April - month of suprise frosts and big fat raindrop showers out of clear blue skies
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