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    Brian's 1/48 Dkm u-Boat Type Viic U-552

    Congrat's on a long and utterly boring (for you) job. A model submarine is not complete without them there slots drilled out. Well done. :thumb2: :thumb2:
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    Luftwaffe desert scheme masking

    Top innovation, Mucker! Nice one.
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    "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" Kent Coast, July 1940.

    Andy, Tony and Dave. Thanks you for your great (and flattering) posts. However, we all have a 'Talent' of some sort or we wouldn't be doing what we do on here.....And having the nerve to subject others to it to boot! Thanks again. Ron
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    "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" Kent Coast, July 1940.

    Thanks for all your most encouraging comments boys. Just the ticket! Still need plenty of work on the 'Water' to make it look summat like water, but at least I have the lid stuck on! Thanks again. Ron
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    "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" Kent Coast, July 1940.

    I've slotted the aircraft into the hole in the plastic. A dry fit.... Time to add a bit of 'Life' to the pool surface. Cheers. Ron
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    "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" Kent Coast, July 1940.

    Thanks Jim. Free wheeling, no frills model making. Just what I need right now........ Cheers. Ron
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    AZ models 1/72 BF109 -f2

    Cracking build Tony and very nicely presented too.
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    "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" Kent Coast, July 1940.

    Update.... I've started on the 'water' Using a bit of clear plastic from a food container, I've put a lid on the rockpool. The hole in the surface is where the aircraft will slot in. I then sprinkled some more sand around the edges of the plastic to blend things in a tad...
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    "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" Kent Coast, July 1940.

    Thanks Graeme. A bit different, that's for sure. Here's hoping for a satisfactory conclusion..... Cheers. Ron
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    Luftwaffe desert scheme masking

    ...yes, by George I think he has!
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    "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" Kent Coast, July 1940.

    Thanks for the encouraging comments chaps. Tony. Enjoy your paddle, but beware, the tide is coming in fast. Best if you and Helen get off the beach and get a couple of candyflossisis! Ian. I think we should tell Tony, the crabs on this beach can jump over 3ft. in the air... :cold-sweat: Unless...
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    Brian's 1/48 Dkm u-Boat Type Viic U-552

    Well done Brian. Your perseverance will be well rewarded with the final finish on the boat!
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    "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" Kent Coast, July 1940.

    Oops! Belated thanks to 453 and Steve for the nice posts. Sorry for the late response.... :upside: Raining, so this morning I decided that instead of just a big hole in the sand, I would add a bit of interest to it and make it a sort of rock pool. The initial work complete, with a bit of...
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    "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" Kent Coast, July 1940.

    Thanks Tony. I remember the film now. I watched it many moons ago. It also came back to me he was killed in an flying accident after getting back on active service. Great guy - Wrong side! ;)
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    "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" Kent Coast, July 1940.

    Ha ha! Love it Jim. You have yet to be told about the Belly Pork!
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    "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" Kent Coast, July 1940.

    Today is warm enough to venture into my garage, workshop or tip. Take yer pick! I've made a start on the beach. I stuck two bits of polystyrene blocks together. Hacked out a pool and then sprinkled the surface with ordinary builder's red sand and also added a bit of Budgie grit to the surface...
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    "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" Kent Coast, July 1940.

    Thanks chaps. Ian, 'Waterbender' Are we allowed to write such things these days? :flushed:;) It certainly is mucker. I like all of this range. Great little kits for not much money and I get paints, glue and a brush too! Von Werra? Isn't he the bloke who went to Canada as a p.o.w. - and...
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    My first kit: Italeri UH-1D Iroquois - 1:48

    Hello Matteo. Another make of paint? Big question and one where you will get many replies...... I'm no expert, but I could never get results I would have been happy with using Tamiya paints (Probably just me and not the paints) I only brush paint and use Vallejo Air acrylics thinned with...
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    "Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!" Kent Coast, July 1940.

    I'm using one of those great little Airfix 'Starter Kits', including the paints and glue! No masking, freehand brush painted using the supplied pot paints. The yellow, although not in the box, is a pot paint from another starter kit. No swasty ticker decals, so I hand ritted them...
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    Brian's 1/48 Dkm u-Boat Type Viic U-552

    Brian, some folks might call it nit picking. (hence my P.M. to you) I prefer the word 'help'. We are all here to help each other where we can. Usually, the swasti ticka arms point clockwise. All looking great! Ron
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