RNLI Shannon Class Lifeboat

Roland
Taking a seat!

Guy Rump
Following as well. 👍

Sy Bar
Welcome aboard, it's an interesting build sofar updates incoming

Łukasz Gliński
Following, planning to get this kit at some point in time

Sy Bar
So far so good. Apart from the parts A9 A10 everything going together well the gaps you see in pic 4 are my fault I did check then promptly forgot to sand my bad gate removal fully but it wouldn't be modelling if there was nothing to fill then sand

Matti Thomaes
Following

Martin Weinpold
Looks good!

Sy Bar
I used Ammo's Cobra acrylic paint - 'Gulf Orange' as I had it to hand and like the colour. The Cobra paints are good covering and tough. One caution do not use their "cleaner & lacquer thinner" to thin it as I did, by not reading label, before adding to the acrylic unless you want an airbrush full of a custard like substance 🫣🙄. When you use their Acrylic thinner it works a treat 👍

Roland
Looks like a relatively straightforward built👍 I think I need one of this too in addition to the Severn Class kit.

Sy Bar
Welcome all those following
The decals are great and work well with micro sol/set. I was concerned I'd mess the long single colour stripe so cut it into smaller sections. The first went well but the second split into smaller pieces on the paper while soaking, not sure if I did this by forcing it flat? Apart from that they work great as can be seen in the hatch decal on front of boat. I still chickened out with the other side but only cut in half and didn't unfurl till transferring and it remained in complete sections 👍

#Roland I too have the Severn kit but have heard it trickier than this modern example

Ben M
I love these colors so much.

Sy Bar
If you are going to replace the solid mooring cleats with your own leave till near the end as I've now managed to knock most of them off at t once 🙄

Łukasz Gliński
Love these RNLI colours too 👍

Sy Bar
All was going well until I looked closer and realised I'd forgot the windows 🤪 I had added the ones I cut out at the rear but some how left the main one out 😳. I also used CA glue and do the cabin is now solid and the whole thing will be bin fodder if I attempt to remove it.
Do I'll try and add the glass pane by pane 🤞I don't make it worse

Roland
Oops! But I'm confident that you can add them piece by piece. Will be tricky for the last one though. Keep my fingers crossed!