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It doesn't really affect me Paul if i am being selfish, I'm 67, i have somewhere to live and its paid for, i don't work now so i don't pay income tax but i do get £1k a month state pension. We were a country of 55 million when i was leaving school, we are now 70m and that's almost all due to...

In the scales you work in PE would be essential but this is 1/144....its huge :rotf As for the UK ? you like your food Chris, A decent sirloin is about $30.00 lb now a couple of small smoked mackerel that were £1.50 are now £5.50 in the space of less than a year. There is talk now of the UK...

1/72 ?? you will have to get some of those glasses that make things look smaller to work on this :rotf

Its looking spectacular, just one question, is that really PE ? it looks round in section, especially the railings ? also interested to see at what point you get your paint brush out :-)

Its ok , i don't know what came over me. I confronted my aftermarket cravings and i have banished them from my thoughts. Bottom line is the kit was £59,00 the PE was £150.00 you could easily spend that again on 3D and you are into MFH money with nothing like the quality... then plus postage...

Thanks but this is 1/144. but i see they do this also, i will check it out :-)

I found a really good site in NZ called micro master models that specializes in 3D print parts for ships however the poor chasp is a sole trader and is suffering long term health issues so not taking orders.....blast...been closed since June . I have loads of sympathy as i was a sole trade with...

An interesting 10 mins but it begs the question, if a guy can do that with his PC why do companies like Revell produce basic instructions with uncorrected mistakes for 50 years :rotf

Its a bit of a "learning on the job" for me because i have only ever used an airbrush as a cheaper option for a rattle can so a lot to learn about fine work.

Well the PE got from Korea , 6500 miles to the UK in less than 36 hours , its currently 20 miles up the road at the airport and its been there 5 days.... I despair at the way the UK is spiralling down. Nothing seems to work anymore. We are officially a broken country. Meanwhile i have been...

Best way to photo models is to go outside and take the pic through the window...... they all look great then :rotf

When you think this is 20 years old already it makes you feel old :-) I remember when i first saw a Typhoon (eurofighter) , that was nearly 20 years ago and it feels like yesterday and i still think of it as new ......

Actually the whole kit is under £50 so when you look at it like that you are quite right , give your best shot and if it fails its hardly the end of the world :rotf

But do we Bob ? can we be really sure with out checking each day ? :rotf

I think i might have opened a can or worms Steve , i cant believe how much detail i need to shave off the kit parts to replace it with PE. The instructions are very vague for example the PE sheets have new porthole surrounds but there is absolutely no mention of these in the instructions which...

The trouble with good quality tweezers is they bend when you lever the lids of Humbrol pots.. I jest and Thanks Paul, i have some good tweezers now but i will follow you advice and dress them as you describe in your link :-)

A couple of PE tools i think i might need arrived from Amazon. Its a shame amazon tend to beat most model shops on price however i think some of their items are supplied by model shops just via amazon... As someone who used to run my business in competition with amazon i have huge...

No you are spot on Bob, these are 3D and you can see the carrier film.. Dont think a lot of his port holes :-) Anyway i think this is a bridge to Far for a first build.

When you zoom in these could be drilled not proud except they are to even on depth, i think they are also too random to be a decal sheet ?

I think there are lots of issues, its just that i tend to point them out more than others, i think its part of the point in these build blogs other wise they just become "look at me , aren't i clever" blogs. I always read blogs on a build before i start just to get the info. Most people dont...