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kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #25 on:
February 25, 2016, 03:47:52 AM »
Hi all well repairs made.
This believe it or not was the worst bit ( I glued that wheel on at least half a dozen times)
and made a bit more progress
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kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #26 on:
February 29, 2016, 04:20:20 AM »
Hi all here is tonight update may I first say anyone contemplating this ship, please read the rigging instructions alongside the build instructions and dont leave them till the end, as you can plainly see I have not done that and still I've made things extremely awkward for myself, there is some rigging from the main mast to the four iron rings in the deck which now I have the belaying pin racks and the foremast shrouds in place will be extremely difficult to attatch.
anyway here is where I'm at now.
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kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #27 on:
March 15, 2016, 02:12:34 AM »
Hi all here is the next update on this
Baring in mind these are almost Identical scales (the thermop is 1/96 and the soliel is 1/100) I still cant believe how much heavier and bulkier and cumbersom the soliel was (I mean I know she had to be able to withstand cannon fire and such) but she must have been sooooooo slooooowwwww
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apophenia
Perversely enjoys removing backgrounds.
Patterns? What patterns?
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #28 on:
March 22, 2016, 10:37:04 AM »
Whoa! I was whittering on about productivity in another thread. The inferred limitations obviously don't apply to you! :)
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"It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes." - Agent Rogersz
kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #29 on:
April 05, 2016, 03:08:41 AM »
Hi all well this must be jinxed I went to get an hour in tonight and have had a catastrophe, now I've got several hours of remedial work, it's now back in the outhouse while I calm down.
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Old Wombat
"We'll see when I've finished whether I'm showing off or simply embarrassing myself."
"Define 'interesting'?"
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Reply #30 on:
April 05, 2016, 08:41:45 AM »
Ouch!
Don't give up, though! A guy who can flip from bikes to boats to whatever & put out the photo-realistic results you do can't be beaten by a mere broken spar!
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"This is the Captain. We have a little problem with our engine sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and, ah, explode."
apophenia
Perversely enjoys removing backgrounds.
Patterns? What patterns?
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #31 on:
April 05, 2016, 11:17:44 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on April 05, 2016, 08:41:45 AM
Ouch!
Indeed! And all that gorgeous, taut rigging
Still, appropriate recuperative medicinals seem already to be on hand
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kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #32 on:
April 16, 2016, 04:04:40 AM »
Well repairs made and a small update, I really hope I don't have any further catastrophe's
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kpnuts
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The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #33 on:
May 19, 2016, 03:02:24 AM »
Hi all, well I needed to do something to take my mind off things so decided to start the ratlines (actually I found it very relaxing)
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Brian da Basher
He has an unnatural attraction to Spats...and a growing fascination with airships!
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Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #34 on:
May 19, 2016, 08:27:40 AM »
Interesting, sometimes I find rigging biplanes relaxing, although I've got to tip my hat to the kind of patience and skill it takes to do this kind of work!
Brian da Basher
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kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #35 on:
May 21, 2016, 03:57:55 AM »
Hi all more progress on the Thermopylae
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apophenia
Perversely enjoys removing backgrounds.
Patterns? What patterns?
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #36 on:
May 23, 2016, 05:34:13 AM »
Looking good! :)
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Brian da Basher
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Hulk smash, Brian bash
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #37 on:
May 25, 2016, 03:19:46 AM »
Nice update! That's some truly masterful work!
Thanks for keeping us in the loop on this sloop!
Brian da Basher
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kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #38 on:
August 01, 2016, 12:59:55 AM »
Hi all got the rear railings on and made a start on the aft mast ratlines connections.
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Old Wombat
"We'll see when I've finished whether I'm showing off or simply embarrassing myself."
"Define 'interesting'?"
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Reply #39 on:
August 01, 2016, 01:25:14 AM »
:)
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"This is the Captain. We have a little problem with our engine sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and, ah, explode."
kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #40 on:
June 20, 2017, 01:54:56 AM »
Hi all well this is back on the bench (hoping to finish it by October, a bit optimistic butbi will try)
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Old Wombat
"We'll see when I've finished whether I'm showing off or simply embarrassing myself."
"Define 'interesting'?"
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Reply #41 on:
June 20, 2017, 07:05:15 PM »
:)
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"This is the Captain. We have a little problem with our engine sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and, ah, explode."
kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #42 on:
June 23, 2017, 01:40:38 AM »
Hi all here is the progress so far.
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kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #43 on:
June 24, 2017, 11:17:56 PM »
Hi all here is the next update .
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Old Wombat
"We'll see when I've finished whether I'm showing off or simply embarrassing myself."
"Define 'interesting'?"
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #44 on:
June 25, 2017, 06:04:30 PM »
That amount of rigging almost petrifies me!
You're a better man than I am, Brother Nuts!
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"This is the Captain. We have a little problem with our engine sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and, ah, explode."
kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #45 on:
June 25, 2017, 06:40:23 PM »
Thanks mate, I've barely started the rigging and yep it's hair pulling stuff (well it would be if I had any)
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kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #46 on:
June 28, 2017, 03:33:56 AM »
Hi all here is the next update I noticed a split in the vac form mizzen sail and was going to patch it with a stitched square then thought I would experiment with some super glue.
Unfortunately the superglue made the weathering go white but a coat of acrylic white and you would never know.
I've finished all the ratlines on the forecast
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kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #47 on:
July 01, 2017, 03:37:35 AM »
Hi all here is the next update seems like a lot of rigging on this but it's nothing compared to the soliel royal, and I've barely started this.
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Old Wombat
"We'll see when I've finished whether I'm showing off or simply embarrassing myself."
"Define 'interesting'?"
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #48 on:
July 01, 2017, 05:17:06 PM »
Good luck, son!
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"This is the Captain. We have a little problem with our engine sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and, ah, explode."
kpnuts
Life Saving Hero!!!
The man has paddle wheels on the brain...
Re: Revell Thermopylae
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Reply #49 on:
July 03, 2017, 01:45:41 AM »
Hi all here is the next update
I'm actually quite shocked and proud, my missus just said you can't stick that in your junk yard(what she calls my spares room)she said I just can't think where to put it, maybe we could get a display cabinet.
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