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Very nice start there Bob ,Good afternoon all
Started then stalled this, have now added a wood deck kit and bought mr color paints
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Decks in place, need to add a strengthing piece between the two decks and also one turret done and some superstructure.
Bob
Excellent many thanks DaveBob,
with regard to the wooden deck - make sure all the cutouts are removed from the veneer, trial fit before even thinking of how to peel the backing off! I thoroughly clean the deck with IPA, then spray the base colour all over. It pays to turn your phone off & let the guard dogs loose to prevent interruptions! Don't press it down immediately, make sure that it all fits as well as possible - it's fairly tough stuff, but it does have it's limits! When you're happy burnish down, I use a clean cotton bud & cocktail sticks for the little corners. Ypu mght need to do this a couple of times, hours apart. I've used an acrylic varnish after applying the deck - it seals it & any later accidents with paints can be wiped off!
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This is the Tamiya 1/700 Gneisenau, with the Hunter wooden deck - not a perfect fit, but at that scale, near enough!
Good Luck
Dave
Cheers JimHi Bob
2016 - deserves to be finished. I thought the film "Battle of the River Plate" was most enjoyable. Typical cast from the 1950s.
Jim
Great to have you aboard!!Nice start Bob mate im following as well
chris
Hi Paul, welcome aboard. No chairs only hammocks!!Bob,
Chair pulled up mate.
I've lined up on the quayside.
Hope it holds!!I'm anchored up.
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