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Revell 1/144 HMCS Snowberry
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paddy
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Honestly Bob don't worry all i am likely to need is needles and tips and if i can get them anyway from Poland its not a problem, Poland is one of those rare countries that co-operates well with the uk and our Post office. The Friends we made during WWII are still our Friends today, Norway is another , Countries like France and germany are a pain to us. 
I think it's well known that France is a PITA to everyone.
paddy
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So far i have spent more time disassembling than assembling. the beauty of PE and metal parts is you can just dump them in Acetone and it strips paint and super glue instantly and you are back to original parts.
My problem was that the wooden decking fits like a glove to the plastic deck, so far so good. the fence that goes round the deck is 8 parts that join to form 1 piece round the deck...however they fit like a glove around the wooden deck but they need to fit on top of the wooden deck .Some parts are folded and if you have a U section its hard to reduce its width. Answer is to just make new parts so i have trimmed half a mm of the outside edges of the wood all round to reveal half a mm of plastic deck and nopw i am remaking the fence in sheet alloy however i have just looked on line and Albion alloys do 8" x 4" sheets of brass at .25mm thick which would be perfect so0 a trip to the model shop is required.
I can see i will be making a lot of parts for this as folding half a dozen PE parts is always going to increase the risk of a creeping error.
All good fun
My problem was that the wooden decking fits like a glove to the plastic deck, so far so good. the fence that goes round the deck is 8 parts that join to form 1 piece round the deck...however they fit like a glove around the wooden deck but they need to fit on top of the wooden deck .Some parts are folded and if you have a U section its hard to reduce its width. Answer is to just make new parts so i have trimmed half a mm of the outside edges of the wood all round to reveal half a mm of plastic deck and nopw i am remaking the fence in sheet alloy however i have just looked on line and Albion alloys do 8" x 4" sheets of brass at .25mm thick which would be perfect so0 a trip to the model shop is required.
I can see i will be making a lot of parts for this as folding half a dozen PE parts is always going to increase the risk of a creeping error.
All good fun
It's great stuff, wish we had LHS that carried it. Wish we had LHS these days.
As the shop keeper at The Red Caboose used to say, if you knock it down, you pay for it! Nice excuse which was also written on the receipt to show the War Department.To be honest Bob its getting embarrassing because as i get bigger i don't really fit in the shop anymore
"Honey, the SOAR 35th scale Dora was on the shelf but my gut knocked it over! Rules are rules! How do you expect the shop keeper to sell it when the box is now (intentionally) dented?"
That's how the old hobby town was down in Augusta.
Did I ever tell you that I think some of my ancestors came from Dorking?
Did I ever tell you that I think some of my ancestors came from Dorking?
RichB
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You are related to chickens? The Dorking chicken was named after the town and is known for having 5 toes on each foot instead of the usual 4.
Cheers,
RichB
That's where I found that connection but it's a brick wall. Can't push any further past there and not 100% sure it's the same people. Longstory and don't want to hijack.
@RichB I got chickens, indian chiefs, generals, rascals and scoundrels all in my family.
paddy
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I think the key here is working out what PE is there for the sake of it and what is actually needed to enhance the model for example there is a PE sheet on the under side of the top deck floor or the ceiling of the lower passageway ?. The fencing on the sides and back should be poles and canvas. The PE makes it look like sheet steel, on reflection i think the kit parts would have been better as they are detailed both sides. PE is good for fine detail like ladders and many other small parts but i am not sure its use in the basic structure is very good. Anyway it's fun so far and thats what its all about. I am already considering building another OTB as the kit parts actually look very good
I have also stained the wood down a bit, in reality it would be black but i want to emphasize its wood and not metal.
I have also stained the wood down a bit, in reality it would be black but i want to emphasize its wood and not metal.
Heavens Eagle
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Unfortunately, working with PE requires a lot of study on the instructions. I end up taking a pencil and doing a lot of marking on them with large amounts of PE.
centaur567
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Or pinintheous in "Greek". Gary S.
centaur567
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No brag just fact. Gary S.
