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Splendid work, how did you do the splashes?

Well done, Mick! Truly magnificent :cool_1:

Nice build. Love that seascape.

Simply fantastic, Mick. :cool_1:

Thanks for following and positive comments, She is done:

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RFI thread available here:

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Magnificent Work, Bravissimo!! :woo_hoo:

Martin, they look different mostly because of the colours. Aleutians were a bit too cold for the tropical white uniforms :big_grin: Other thing is: I always put a wash on them, makes them 'pop out' Rigging done, bit pathetic, but it's no battleship after all :heh:

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Thanks for watching
Mick

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Thanks, they're ION model's, best ones on the market IMHO.
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I figured they were ION. They look great - much better than mine!

Thanks, they're ION model's, best ones on the market IMHO.

Continued great work. Figures look great - who's are they? You did a great job painting them.

Crew on board. The end is near :big_grin:

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Brilliant work, I love it!

Thanks you :big_grin:
She's nearly done, just crew, rigging and splashes left



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Thanks for watching.

Absolutely excellent so far. :thumbs_up_1:

I've started to put it together...

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Cheers
Mick

Thanks, I always glue them into the seascape with PVA. If the gap is very big I stuff it with cotton and PVA, if not, just PVA from 3/0 brush. Foam covers it up nicely :big_grin:

Beautiful so far :cool_2:

She looks great. What did you use to fill the gap between the hull and "water"? I always struggle with that. I feel like I get more on the hull and in the gap!

It's done with pre shading. Dirt and rust:

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Time to put it together

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Cheers

Mick

Agree with Martin, that's some beautiful oil canning. Did you shoot through a mask for that, or is it done with pre-shading? Regardless, it works!