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Offline Artoor_K

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SWMBO persistent request :)
« on: March 17, 2015, 03:58:10 AM »
Hi there :)

I know that it's already started model but I hope it'll be allowed.
I bought this 1/400 battleship Potemkin about a year ago. I began it but after some serious fitting problems and serious falls from shelf I throw it on "shelf-of-doom".
Yesterday, after Scale Model Fest in Bytom I had almost a quarrel with my fiancee :) I bought 1/32 Revell Gripen. Surprisingly price wasn't a problem. The problem was that...I have a lot of models that she wants to see finished and strangely I don't want to finish them :) So I have no choice and here it is: batleship Potemkin, made by Oгонок company in USSR in '60 (I think so).
Here it's look by now:




 
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Offline Cliffy B

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Re: SWMBO persistent request :)
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2015, 04:11:07 AM »
I shall allow it!  Especially in the spirit of clearing the bench/"shelf of doom" and maintaining marital bliss  ;)
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Offline Artoor_K

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Re: SWMBO persistent request :)
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2015, 04:12:48 AM »
Thanks :) You saving my life today :)
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Offline finsrin

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Re: SWMBO persistent request :)
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2015, 06:42:16 AM »
That era of ships have soooo much character.
Look forward to seeing Potemkin finished OOB or bashed (little or lot).

Offline Artoor_K

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Re: SWMBO persistent request :)
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2015, 05:56:33 AM »
My fiancee knows where to find this topic so I have to move forward with this work :)
After some painting:


Broken masts were repaired and funnel details added. Some deck wash is there also.
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Offline finsrin

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Re: SWMBO persistent request :)
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2015, 07:53:52 AM »
This is good.  Some color, I like it !

Offline Artoor_K

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Re: SWMBO persistent request :)
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2015, 05:53:46 AM »
It was one of the worst models that I ever put together. Only quality of styrene was good. Instruction wasn't clear, paint scheme non existent, terrible fit etc. I'm proud of stand only :)
More photos in the "Finished models" section (whet it'll be here:))

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Offline Kerick

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Re: SWMBO persistent request :)
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2015, 10:36:45 AM »
Silk purse from a sow's ear!

Offline Artoor_K

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Re: SWMBO persistent request :)
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2015, 11:22:34 PM »
Silk purse from a sow's ear!

I have no idea what you mean  ??? But thanks anyway :)
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Re: SWMBO persistent request :)
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2015, 01:45:21 AM »

Silk purse from a sow's ear! = To produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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Re: SWMBO persistent request :)
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2015, 05:45:07 AM »
Always liked these pre dreadnought style battleships
Of course I always tend to see HMS Thunderchild from War of the Worlds.

Great job