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zs180
 Post subject: HMS Brilliant
PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:46 pm 
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Dear all,

here are some pictures of my WEM 1:700 Brilliant which is now ready to be painted

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I used the included PE fret as well as various pieces of my PE spares box.
The bridge is completely scratchbuilt out of thin aluminium plate (walls) and styrene (roof) with some some crew members inside (alas, they can't be seen).

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Small parts are temporarily attached to a piece of cardboard. This is no giant watch...

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Hope you like the pictures

George Pék


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 Post subject: Re: HMS Brilliant
PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:59 pm 
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Very nice work :thumbs_up_1:


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Wow, that is an absolutely amazing and inspiring work :thumbs_up_1:

All the extra parts you have added - incredible.

Is there a special reason why you have used aluminium plates to make the bridge construction?

It would be nice to see a in-build review of your H.M.S. Brilliant :cool_2:

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Awesome build :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

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Simply outstanding :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :wave_1:

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you guys building 1/700 are amazing , are you sure you are not brain surgeons.that is a beautiful build :thumbs_up_1:


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GREAT to see you posting this latest build Dr Pek!

It shows all the sharpness and fidelity that marks your models as outstanding!

Best Wishes with the painting! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

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Incredible!

Can you share some about your techniques, tools etc- that level is detail is outstanding!

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Wow is an understatement! Outstanding workmanship!

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Thanks a lot for the positive comments.

Christian, I have a vast amount of aluminium plates, the ones that are used for some kind of printing process. They are thin (about 0,1 mm), easy to cut with scissors or modelling knife, suitable for shaping rounded objects much more than styrene, have one side is coated with matt light grey, can be glued together with superglue, are easy to sand and paint. To put it simply, they're a delight to use. That's why I opt for them frequently when it comes to scratchbuilding. I do plan to write an 'in-build' review but it's going to take some time as I'm really busy these days.
Russclark, actually I'm an eye surgeon...
Sean, the review mentioned above will include a few hints about the (very simple) techniques and tools that I tend to use. I just ask for your patience as I really have to choose between building the model or writing about it due to lack of time.

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WOW! That is just simply impressive... :thumbs_up_1:

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Absolutely amazing work, truly stunning. Very very well done.

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Sean,

Will it be possible to have this topic somewhere on MW so that we will not miss it among regular topics in the forum? I will be looking forward very much

Yevgeniy
P.S. I am a fan of aluminium plates scratchbuilding


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To echo others around here:

:big_eyes: Keep up the good work! :thumbs_up_1:

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zs180 wrote:

Christian, I have a vast amount of aluminium plates, the ones that are used for some kind of printing process. They are thin (about 0,1 mm), easy to cut with scissors or modelling knife, suitable for shaping rounded objects much more than styrene, have one side is coated with matt light grey, can be glued together with superglue, are easy to sand and paint.


Hi George,

thank you for the information! Nice to get detailed information about some of your modeling skills :thumbs_up_1:

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That looks very impressive :big_eyes: i'm looking forward to see it painted :thumbs_up_1:


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