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Online Claymore

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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #25 on: May 03, 2026, 02:56:41 AM »
I’m particularly liking the severed heads - although I now realise they are for the crew and not to adorn the side plating.  Moving on…

My vote goes to the splinter paint scheme.  :smiley:
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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #26 on: May 03, 2026, 06:04:06 AM »
Gaaaah.. batch difference in colour.. that does suck. should not happen, but does.

Sounds like close to some more boat pix  :smiley:
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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #27 on: May 03, 2026, 11:06:05 AM »
Quote from: Claymore on May 03, 2026, 02:56:41 AM
I’m particularly liking the severed heads - although I now realise they are for the crew and not to adorn the side plating.  Moving on…

You, my friend, have given me a very good idea for a post-apocalyptic version of the LCM ... I may need to buy another!  :D  :o  :-\
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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #28 on: May 07, 2026, 12:03:34 AM »
Moving not-quite-slowly & steadily forward. 1st camo colour is on!  :D

Now modifying the masking for camo colour #2.
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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #29 on: May 08, 2026, 05:51:19 PM »
Camo is done - needs a few touch-ups, though.

Here's a teaser;



PS: Every colour on there is "grey".  ;)
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Online Claymore

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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #30 on: May 10, 2026, 02:17:48 AM »
More, more my good man, more I say!  >:(  :smiley:
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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #31 on: May 11, 2026, 12:59:24 AM »
Oh-kay, if I have to.  ;)

Added a bit more DSG. Looks better now.

Still a bit of touching up to do, though.

A couple more teasers, just for Claymore:



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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #32 on: May 12, 2026, 10:16:20 AM »
I've glued the PO Cox'n into the wheelhouse, so that sub-assembly is sitting to one side while the glue dries/sets.

I used thin CA to get a quick fix & have added a big dollop of Clear Gorilla Glue to form a more permanent bond.

Next will be fitting the hold into the hull.

Proper movement!  :-\ :smiley:
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Online Claymore

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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #33 on: Yesterday at 10:19:19 PM »
Thanks mate and things are looking great - although I can’t quite make out yet where the 15” turrets are going to go…  :-\
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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #34 on: Yesterday at 10:26:55 PM »
Quote from: Claymore on Yesterday at 10:19:19 PM
Thanks mate and things are looking great - although I can’t quite make out yet where the 15” turrets are going to go…  :-\

They'll be mounted one twin turret astern of the wheel house & one twin turret at each corner of the cargo hold in a quasi-pseudo-Dreadnought lay-out, as I can't get one with a clear arc of fire from within the cargo hold.  :smiley:  ;)
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Online Claymore

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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #35 on: Yesterday at 11:14:06 PM »
Perfect!  ;D
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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #36 on: Today at 11:31:56 AM »
OK, that was fun ...  :-\

Two days to get the cargo hold in! It sat perfectly when dry fitting it but the moment glue was involved ... Nope, not on your Nelly!  :o

I had to clamp everything down in at least 2 dimensions & even cut away some of the styrene support under the partially glued-in hold!  :icon_twisted:

Ended up with a few more paint touch-ups to do & there are a couple of minor spots that will just have to become part of the weathering.  ::)
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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #37 on: Today at 12:42:37 PM »
But... its done.  :smiley:
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Re: Here Come the Marines! (Part 1)
« Reply #38 on: Today at 02:01:18 PM »
That bit. Yes.  :smiley:
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