RPG's "Phalanx" air defense system for ships.

Chris Greathouse
That's AWESOME! Following for sure!!

Nathan Dempsey
Oh yeah I'm in.

Kerry COX
Thanks Chris. 👍
I see that it was released before as a resin kit, but due to the price it was not bought by many modellers (150 $ US. !) but this is Au$40.00. 🙂
The Dutch had invented the first gatling ship protection system called "Goal Keeper" that the Yanks soon copied. 🙂
I am really looking forward to getting my hands on it, and heaps of images of what is in the box will soon follow. 👍

Clint Mecham
Gonna watch this one!

Peter Hardy
You sure it's plastic Kerry? Looks like PE to me!!

Paul Juliano
Allllll over this one.

Kerry COX
Peter, there certainly is a LOT of PE, but if it helps make an outstanding kit better, then I am all for it. 👍
Due any day now. 🙂

Chris Greathouse
I'd put that thing on my desk, aimed at where people come 😛

Kerry COX
Having always wished that this gun system would appear as a model had me salivating, just as I wish there was a 1/48 Mi-28 'Havoc' Russian attack helicopter. 👍
Both I have seen plenty of videos of and seeing the gun first used in the A-10, certainly has been a great promotion for a model of the gatling gun platform. 🙂 BuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrP. !!!

Holger Kranich
BBBBrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt! I once saw two A-10´s using their gun. What an impressive scene.

Kerry COX
Yes. A most fascinating but terrifying sound mate. Saw it happen in Sydney at Richmond years ago. I was transfixed, couldn't move. Awsome. !

Treehugger
For the longest time I thought the dome was a container for the ammunition, though I have since learned that the dome contains a radar inside.

Kerry COX
You and me both mate. hahahahaha 😉

Bart Goesaert
I'm in too... splendid piece of machinery... Wonder if the dome can be shown removed...
Maybe some nitpicking, but the A-10 has a 30mm version of this gun, not the 20mm. The 20mm is used on most US fighter aircraft...

Holger Kranich
Bart is right. This is the M 61 as used in the mighty Tomcat, f.e.

Kerry COX
Have a look at all it is here. 1999.co.jp/eng/10615518

Urban Gardini
Mmmmmm yummie, just look at those gears...!

Bart Goesaert
AND... up to the wishlist... darn you 😉

Kerry COX
This is one of the most exciting kits I have seen in a while. 👍
But on top of my wish list is a 1/48.............OR, a 1/32 Mi-28 "Havoc" Russian attack helicopter, that I call, the 'Smiling assassin'. 🙂

Paul Juliano
Have you ever done any integration with Arduino or Raspberry Pi? I've never used them personally, but I've seen people do some pretty cool stuff with them. Animating the tower to move like it's "tracking" seems like it wouldn't be too tough.

Nathan Dempsey
Kerry, I agree with you on both this kit and the 1:48 Mi-28. Love to see one of those!

Dont forget with this kit you could make a Phalanx Centurion too.

Holger Kranich
1:48 Havoc? Would be a dream for me!

Martin Oostrom
I have a paint suggestion 😄 Not too seriously though, but the dome shape should fit perfectly.
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Bart Goesaert
From the looks of it, that would be an adult version then... Oh boy, what has been seen...

Kerry COX
How about I do two Bart. ? hahahahahahaha
Paul, you mentioned two names I have never heard of, so before I go Googling them, please tell me what Arduino and Raspberry Pi are please mate ?. But I am assuming it would be photo etch materials. ?
Nathan, the M-113 armoured personnel carrier that has the 20mm Vulcan gun reminds me of the first anti air system adapted to a vehicle of the gatling gun system, but the Centurion (tank.?) would look a treat with one of these on the top. JEEZ. !!!!!
Holger, the Mi-28 is available in 1/72, but it just doesn't do it justice really. 🙁

Paul Juliano
Hey Kerry! Arduino and Raspberri Pi are microcontrollers (think really simple computers) that are cheap enough to use in stand-alone projects (like $30ish USD depending on the components you need). They're made to be simple to program, too, and have been used as teaching aids to help students learn to code.

People have been using them for a few years now for all kinds of stuff from the incredibly simple to the wildly complex. But in scale modeling, they've been used to add complex motion that you can't get from just a simple motor and gear box, or computer controlled lighting. Here's one someone made on Reddit: reddit.com/r/Gunpla/..l/zaku_head_arduino/

A similar motion to the Zaku eye in the link above might look cool on this Phalanx. If you were really fancy I'm almost positive you could add in some sensors to track movement and "aim" at it.

It may be totally out of your wheelhouse, but I saw Chris's comment about wanting one on his desk and it made me get to thinking (which is dangerous). 😛

Kerry COX
Just asked my tracking service where the parcel is and it is just days away, having arrived in Sydney Intnl airport mail centre. Ohhhhh. I am all excited. tehehehehe

Francky
I am quite familiar with raspberry and it is not as simple as the beginners examples on websites are suggesting.

Nathan Dempsey
Here's that Centurion C-RAM system:
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This vehicle mounted version passed all of its tests in 2010, and I've heard from friends that it is indeed operational.

Kerry COX
Thank you both for your info and images. 👍
I still reckon that the smaller carrier of the vulcan in the M-113 body (which I have a model of. 🙂 ) was under utilised. 🙁

Chris Greathouse

@Kerry, thanks for the link ( 1999.co.jp/eng/10615518 ) Very impressive photos, even in its unpainted state.

@Nathan, image 2 is daunting, that thing looks down right mean. 😄

Donald Dickson II
I am so totally in on this one!

Slavo Hazucha
The mounted version has a certain presence... 😮 Perhaps not ideal for urban warfare & passing under bridges, but it would certainly make the ultimate riot-control vehicle...

Chris Greathouse
It would pass under this bridge no probs... ( 11foot8.com ) lol This bridge has so many accidents, that there's a live web cam.

Robbie
Back in the day when I was in the Navy - it was affectionately referred to as R2D2 with a Hard-on (hope that is not too Un-PC).

Kerry COX
I love it. !! 👍 With a case of indigestion. BuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrP. ! 😉

Peter Hardy
This is amazing, 18 comments and you haven't even received the kit yet!

Donald Dickson II
Peter, thats when you KNOW its a good kit.😉

Chris Greathouse
Everyone just saw the robot boner and hopped on for the ride 😄

Donald Dickson II
*walks away from that comment* LOL

Ian Oostelbos
I would love one of these for a project but the others on the market are not available. Any real prospects here?!?!

Bart Goesaert
there are a few available on ebay and several Japanese, Chinese en HongKong shops...

Ian Oostelbos
Woo hoo

Kerry COX
Well, it's all good news.
As of 12.00PM today, (Wed), I am the proud owner of the aforementioned kit. 🙂 🙂 🙂
The detail is superb, not to mention the same for the PE items, (2 sheets), looking forward to posting the unpacking images of what comes in the box. 👍
The instructions are perfect in the drawings and the angles required for the PE, and the vinyl parts are totally flash free.
More to follow. 👍 😉

Nathan Dempsey
Sweet 🙂

Chris Greathouse
Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy!

Kerry COX
Hang in there guys. 🙂 It won't be long. hehehehehehe 🙂 🙂 🙂 👍

Peter Hardy
Is R2 getting excited?

Kerry COX
I am seriously thinking of getting a second one and doing the minnow. hehehehehe 🙂

Peter Hardy
Sweet Jaysus! That is CRISP moulding! I couldn't see any flash at all. Nice new kit!!

Bart Goesaert
Hope mine arrives soon... looking good, really good..

Holger Kranich
Yeah, i ordered yesterday! Cant wait to hold it in my Hands!

Slavo Hazucha
Despite all the suppression systems, I can still feel the vibration...😉

Kerry COX
Guys. I have come across some really critical areas that need extreme care and attention to the instructions. 👍
I think that the key to a really good outcome is to add the PE when the bulk of the build is done.
But I will post images with hints and tips on them about what I have discovered.
Absolutely stunning fit of all parts, a real joy. 🙂 👍

Holger Kranich
I have water in my mouth when i see the piccies! This kit will become an eyecatcher on every Exhibition!

Kerry COX
Holger, I usually hold off when I get a new kit, mainly to run a critical eye over all aspects of them, but this one..............................It just grabbed me by the throat and said. "BUILD ME NOW." !!! Crisp, clean and sharp in all areas. Especially the fit of all the parts, just wonderful to see a kit fall together the way it is happening.
But heaps of pics and explanation will be posted for all to get some idea of what I did and what they might want to do differently. 👍
I have just ordered my second one. ! hehehehehe

Chris Greathouse
Awesome!!!

Bart Goesaert
looking good, nice and fast progress too... when they make this... I hope they make a big Kashtan air defence unit too, once...

Slavo Hazucha
You really push it - excellent progress. And it looks to be a magnificent build, thanks for the walkthrough & detail comments, pics are great, but pics with stories are even better! The gears are just cool, the ammo belts however look like they will require a lot of care to paint & finish... Big show! 👍

Bart Goesaert
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Peter Hardy
So, R2 has his hard on and that plastic looks perfect! I don't know about everyone else but I am rushing home from work, ignoring my Wife's plea's to ummmm, forget that. I rush home to see what KC has done today!

Christian Bruer
Nice start with this interesting topic.
Well Kerry which ship you plan to build where you can add the CIWS😄

Holger Kranich
@ Christian, he will put it on a Light SEAL Support craft. 😄

Kerry the muzzle has to be bend? Have you soldered it?

Kim Branders
Nice so far

Kerry COX
Bart, couldn't agree more. A big Russian CIWS with twin 30mm units would be wonderful to build. 👍 🙂

Kerry COX
Slavo, the ammo supply vinyl units have ended up being perfect in every way, but I am leaving any detail painting last, as I am just wanting to build it 'naked', with all the bright work exposed to show just how much PE has gone into the unit. 👍 BTW, the detail of the ammo chutes is stunning, and with really careful painting it will be possible to have all rounds showing too. 🙂

Kerry COX
Christian, there are 1/200 and 1/350 units available for the current crop of the latest ships now. (No plans at this stage to build one) I will get the link and post it soon for you. 👍 😉

Kerry COX
Holger, the perforated shroud on the tip of the barrels I rolled with a steel rod on a hard surface until got it to meet ends exactly, and to seal the brass in place, wth just a light 'tac' of CA glue and no soldering needed. 🙂 👍

Kerry COX
I am now posting some images with text explaining some aspects of the final stages of the finishing moves.

Holger Kranich
"Holger, the perforated shroud on the tip of the barrels I rolled with a steel rod on a hard surface until got it to meet ends exactly, and to seal the brass in place, wth just a light 'tac' of CA glue and no soldering needed"

That would be my way too.👍

Wim van der Luijt
Geez...already 78 pics into the build....count me in for the rest. Fascinating machine this, looks slightly weird compared to the goalkeeper, but stil fascinating technology and your build is first rate....plan to enter it in competition soon?

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Donald Dickson II
This thing is SWEET!

Kerry COX
A friend and I have been discussing what 'category' it would fit into at a comp. But if it has a stand alone, rather than being in the mix of everything un namable in the 'Miscellaneous', I will enter it, but no desire to do so at the moment. This is the quickest build I have ever done and I am not regretting getting it done so quickly, but what will take a lot of time is the application of the PE. 👍 🙂

Kerry COX
Almost six inches in the old scale James, and for me, it is one of the most enjoyable builds (and quickest) I have ever done, and leaving the PE till last has got me thinking it is the best way to go, as there is a LOT of handling been done up to this point. otherwise, a lot of what would have been attached would be feeding the carpet by now.

Treehugger
As for photo etch seams if one is super picky, I've seen a guy use liquid flux + bits of soldering tin + flame, to solder seam and then smooth it out somehow (I forgot how, maybe a sanding stick or something).

Paul Juliano
@Treehugger Plasmo has a great video on YouTube on soldering PE, but he uses a soldering iron not a flame. I think he used a metal file to smooth the solder out...

Kerry COX
I am happy with the result I got, and the thought of flame/heat near a plastic model is not what I would call 'common sense'.

Urban Gardini
I solder my PE with soldering paste and a lighter. Clean up can be done with a glass fiber brush. But I do so before I attach the PE to the plastic...

Holger Kranich
Kerry have you heat the pe´s that it glows to bend it easyer?

Kerry COX
Holger, that process is called 'annealing' and it really discolours the metal, and NO, I have used brute strength to get my curves and folds done. I have just bought myself a little butane gas torch for that work, but as the tolerance on the shroud is such a fine fit, I went with tacking using CA glue that cant be seen. 👍 🙂

Holger Kranich
Kerry´s english lesson for german islanders. Listen and repeat! Annealing, ok. 😄

Slavo Hazucha
Lots of bent metal, looking seriously fresh! Great progress, I get it with the "adding lots of PE after the main build" point made in the early stages now. It´s going to look gorgeous when finished (it does already, actually...)!

Almost mistook pic 80 thumbnail for a freshly pulled glass of refreshing beverage! 😄

Holger Kranich
Oh a freshly taped beer would be nice now. Its getting hot over here!

Derek Huggett
How close to 40C is it getting Holger?

Chris Greathouse
Kerry, by any chance can you edit the album to use last image?

Holger Kranich
Derek dont laugh, Its not nearly 30°. But we northern guys seldomly see the sun.🙂

Kerry COX
Chris, how I get to see the last image posted is to open the album, then click on 'Previous'. And that is then where you work back through previous instead of going through the whole album. 😉 👍
Cheers my friend. 👍

Kerry COX
As for the heat you Euro types. Come and live here and go through heat waves that are in the 50C region. ! Bloody hot. !!!

Kerry COX
Well, I got it on the 22/6/19 and here it is the 29/6 and it's finished. 👍
Thank you all for showing the interest in the build and I am most grateful you all liked my work. 👍
So, here are the final images of the completed model......................enjoy. 🙂 👍

Robbie
Wow old R2 there really does look taller lying down then standing up. What a stud. @Kerry - I hear ya about heat - SW US here 44C today and getting worse as time goes on (it is only June). I can see why you all prefer Celsius over Fahrenheit. Doesn't look so bad. hmm 44C or 111F. I see 44 I want to put a sweater on. 111 don't go outside ;P

Kerry COX
It has steadily become hotter here in Oz and getting stranger. Well with billions all cluttering the world road network every day...............something has to give. 🙁

Donald Dickson II
I very much like this!

Kerry COX
Donald, it's a great little kit with heaps of detail and super quick to build. Uncomplicated with the instruction booklet a real asset.

Slavo Hazucha
Standing tall & proud 👍 thanks for this fast-forward excursion into metaphoric projections of male fantasies!😉 It looks fabulous, immaculate finish all around - no judge in the world will be able to resist this... I would like to know the curve of orders for this kit in the last 3 days... 😄

Kerry COX
It would be fascinating to know just how many have been ordered for sure. As I have had over 141 reactions to my posting the images on Tamiya Model Magazine on Face beek in less than 8 hours. !!!

Ian Oostelbos
Mine is on its way

Kerry COX
Your going to love it mate.
Any support in any way, just holler'. 👍 🙂

Ian Oostelbos
Got it. Omg!! Had to be the day the wife worked from home . Aghghgh

Peter Hardy
Cheaters always get caught! That's why my stash additions get sent to work!

Bart Goesaert
luckily I have some good friends for that...

Ian Oostelbos
Had a friend get a v8 block sent to work lol. Even after he left he would still drop by for his "mail". Lol

Chris Greathouse
That picture is hilarious!

Paul Juliano
I didn't develop my modeling addiction -- I mean hobby -- until after I got divorced, but holy hell that's a funny pic. My girlfriend is an artist, so she gets it luckily.

Holger Kranich
Kezza, my friend, now i know why you ordered a second kit. It would be a shame to cover all pe with paint! I already see a winning medal with your name on it.😢

Kerry COX
Holger, I left the bling showing so that people could get a good idea of how involved the build was and the over all effect. hehehehe As for the gold, that is all on how it is 'classified' by the scrutineers and judges. But thanks for the great encouragement and support. 👍 🙂

Donald Dickson II
Where did you order this?

Ian Oostelbos
Kerry got it through hobbyeasy Hong Kong I think it was.

Tim Heimer
Kerry, Is Lode Building the ship to put that on?? LOL!

Holger Kranich
One hour ago, my Phalanx from Hobbyeasy China has arrived! Remakably quick! Just 6 Days... Yihaaaaaw!!!😄

Kerry COX
Hi every one. 🙂 Donald, I ordered it from a company based in Hong Kong called 'Hobby Easy'. Been around for years and, always cheaper than most other places I have dealt with over the years. All trackable at a price, but worth the extra dollar or two. 👍 hobbyeasy.com/ Tim, I am waiting for the LODE to speak up on that one. heheheheh 🙂 But wouldn't it be a doozey. !!!! O-) Holger, I am fully waiting for all the comments on what you have discovered in that little box. ! And for sure, I will bet that as soon as you saw it you were reaching for the hobby knife and glue. !!!!!! James C, your observation as to my enjoying it misses the mark completely. ! In truth, I couldn't walk away from my work bench for more than a couple of minutes, having it constantly on my mind as to how well it would turn out. But it really is a simple model and the brass is a no brainer, as the instructions are so exact that there is no way if followed exactly, can one stuff it up. Simply beautiful, and it will effect all those like that who get it. I just loved it and how it came out. 👍 👍 👍 🙂

Bart Goesaert
Looking good with paint on

Kerry COX
It sure does Bart. 🙂
But I still like the 'naked' look, displaying the incredible amount of brass that has to be attached to make it look that wee bit better. 🙂 👍

Slavo Hazucha
Looks great naked & in color 👍 - I see Chuck Norris could not miss this too 😄

Bonus thumbs-up for the shiny Vark nose in the background 👍😉

Holger Kranich
Are blue shells not blanks? At least in german army is it so.

Urban Gardini
Blue is for training rounds but this is not the shells but the casing so I'm not sure and it's not the right hue...

Kerry COX
I am just having fun with something new. I really don't mind WHAT colour the shells are. 😉

Chris Greathouse
I like the paint job! Nice job man!

Maciej Bellos
Very nice photo album, with all the steps. Great result Kerry! Well done mate!

Check out the following video to understand how precise and deadly it really is:

Youtube Video

Chris Greathouse
Very cool gun!

Kerry COX
James C, It is strange that you should mention and suggest that I have two of these kits. One naked and the other with a lick of paint, as that is exactly what I have done. Both now in my display case permanently on show. !
👍 Chers. 😉
Thank you to all who have dropped in to see a little of what I loved building. 👍

Chris Greathouse
Where's the third minion themed banana shooter? 😛

Kerry COX
Chris, the 'option' as to the markings applied are three. 🙂
Bare as it is, or 'Chuck Norris' or the yellow beaked minion, OR, the naval celebrations coat of arms. And the decals are so fickle to apply. !
You just have to 'think' water and the decals start moving all over the carrier paper. 🙁

Kerry COX
James, your mental status is just fine hehehehehe. 🙂
I just added these as a final statement on the build and I will be entering it in the QMHE this year, but I do believe it will have the classification of 'miscellaneous'. To be lumped in with all the 'creative' models that are all scrap built piles of crap. :-/

Robbie
Great video of ole R2 showing off his, well, you know. What a stud.

Bart Goesaert
Good luck with these at the show. In the box is also a brown variant, is this the one to be mounted on the HEMTT? Or is that a third one coming up?

Kerry COX
Bart, The 'brown' you see on the box art is the 'glow' of the flames from the barrel muzzles. (Effect). 😉

Bart Goesaert
the last one in the painting instructions is painted deck tan. Mine has arrived by the way, Yesss...

Kerry COX
This little kit is one of extremes. 👍
Skills and fun are required, and be ever so gentle with it. 🙂

Bart Goesaert
fun -> check
Skills -> euh... it will be good enough I suppose
being gentle... more people have sausages as fingers...
Think I will be good, till that dreaded painting stage come lurking around the corner...

Holger Kranich
Where have you ordered, Bart? Hobbyeasy? Congrats to a great model. Now we can make a GB 😄

Bart Goesaert
No, ebay: benl.ebay.be/itm/RPG..p2057872.m2749.l2649 Bit more expensive but free shipping

would be nice... thinking about how to present it. been Talking to the eldest son of my GF (he is programmer) whether it would be possible to add some electronics as to be able to move it around or follow some visitors.. that will be for august, then he'll return from his trip to America...

Kerry COX
Holger. THAT would be very unnerving to see a model of a CIWS 'following' you around the room with bells and whistles going off. hahahahaha 🙂 🙂 🙂 👍

Holger Kranich
That would be TOPCOOL!

Helmut Fraundorfer
That looks freakin awesome! Great job on the build and painting! Especially love the Chuck Norris decal. 😄 Did that come with the kit?
Speaking of Chuck, did y'all know he is the only one who can download hardware?

Bart Goesaert
Just an idea so far... so pls hold the horses 😉

Maciej Bellos
I bet Chuck is the only one that can open the kit, throw in the glue and some bottles of paint, close the box, shake it and get a top notch finished model that sweeps all the intergalactic competitions...

Francky
you mean he has to open the kit? He can't just scream the parts into the right position?

Martin von Schreckenstein
He just roundhouse kicks the sealed box and a perfectly built and painted model flies out and lands on a top 1 spot in a competition.

Maciej Bellos
Well he can imagine how the model will come out of the box, but that's lazy, so he opens the box 😄

Kerry COX
As a model. I think that this is one of the most interesting one I have ever seen. 🙂
We have at our disposal, the most diverse and varied subject matter know to man that we can build. !
But to have one of the most devastating weapon system available today as a kit to build is just plain awesome. !
I will be mounting mine on a plinth that looks just like the mount it is on, on board the ship.
When I posted it on the Tamiya Magazine facebook page, it was less than 8 hours I had over 180 people either like or comment but most asked where can they get it.
I have never been asked that about any model I have built before, and I am sure that just about every modeller today will eventually get it.

Kerry COX
Helmut. The 'Chuck Norris ' decal comes with the kit. 👍
Also, a little birds beak with big round eyes decals, for those who like the minno character. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Kerry COX
Enough thanks.

Thomas Mayer
What a nice idea to leave one unpainted! I just finished saving your pics on my HD, those should be a major help when doing mine! Thanks for your great pics and hints, Kezza!

Kerry COX
Thomas. My great friend, I am more than happy that you use as much of and as many of the images I posted as you like mate, as I can trust you will use them to great benefit. 👍 🙂
Thomas, I can assure you that you will find this little kit one of the most enjoyable you have built in quite some time. In fact............you will love it and the fun it gives. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Holger Kranich
Unfortunately I didn't told Thomas that i KIT 2😄

Chris Greathouse
As long as it resembles R2D2 who looks a little tooo happy. you've built it right 😛 🙂

Kerry COX
No matter how you look at it, it is still one of the most enjoyable kits I have built in recent years. I loved it. 👍 😉

Martin Oostrom
Could this be something for you?
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Tim Heimer
LMAO! Good one Chris!

Peter Hardy
Kerry, have you bought the Russian gun yet?

Thomas Mayer
Holger, you bought 2 kits?

Thomas Mayer
Kezza, I am not too excited about those rubber parts. Maybe useful when attaching the ammo belts, but that´s all IMHO. I guess you used CA glue to attach them? I tried Tamiya Extra Thin on a waste piece, but this did not work.

Kerry COX
Thomas, the vinyl parts are a perfect fit, and CA glue is the way to go with them, and access to getting into the kit to squeeze them into place is possible too. 👍
And having two is twice the fun. hehehehehe 🙂

Thomas Mayer
I´ll do one first, my friend! But I am thrilled about your joy doing two of them! 🙂

Kerry COX
Thomas, I ordered my second one just as the first one was coming to an end, and having such a buzz from being able to build a kit of something I had always marvelled at when I saw videos of it, and wanting to keep the brass exposed, mainly because there was so much of it and it would have been a shame to smother all those intricate fittings, I was able to rip through the second one in half the time, knowing what the process was and how I could avoid the minor miscalculations I did with the first.
When you see all that is involved in making all the brass with it's folds and positioning, I will be sure you will be looking for a spot in your display case for a second. Mwahahahahahaha. !
The Russian one looks the complicated beast, but no less fascinating, and with Takom making it, I am sure it will be highly detailed. 👍 :-0

Thomas Mayer
I at least will have a look at the Russian one, and maybe the other Phalanx. But first I will tackle the one I have!

Kerry COX
I am sure I am going to see some positive comments on the Phalanx build, as it's just so unusual, but very topical, 🙂

Kerry COX
Rare when it happens, but what a thrill. 🙂 🙂 🙂 I achieved gold at the QMHE for the Phalanx. 👍

Slavo Hazucha
Congrats Kerry 👍 I guess when you look right into the eyes of the 6 barrels, giving silver is not an option...😉

Laurels well deserved mate! 👍 👍 👍

Neuling
You shure deserved the gold medal for this fine build!

Wim van der Luijt
only Gold? should have been platinum 😉 I expected no other result for this fine build!

Kerry COX
LOL. Thank you all so very much for your great comments and congrats. 🙂 🙂 🙂
six barrels do intimidate. hahahahaha 👍

Kerry COX
Roland and James. Thank you my friends. I think what helped get the win was the unpainted one that I had on the club table with all the PE exposed that showed just how much was concealed when painted. It did attract a LOT of attention and 'where did you get it ? , and 'who makes it ?. ! All of which I was glad to let them know. 🙂

Kerry COX
Lode. I am most grateful for your kind and encouraging words my friend. 👍
Thank you. 🙂

Holger Kranich
You got what you deserved, Kezza! 😄 Holy moly!

Kerry COX
Holger. Cheers my friend. 🙂
I had a ball this year and actually got to do some judging and most satisfied as to how the judging was done. 👍
The fairest I have ever seen and the way all judging will be done in the future.
We eliminated any bias or friends making sure friends won. 🙂
It was awesome.

Holger Kranich
😄 Will you post some Pictures for us from the Exhibition?

Kerry COX
I am putting it all together for uploading as we speak. Not long. Be patient. 😉

Stephan Ryll
Congrats Kerry 🙂 well deserved

Kerry COX
Stephan. Thank you my friend. 👍 🙂

Donald Dickson II
Totally deserved! Congrats!

Tim Heimer
Well deserved my friend! Congratulations!!!

Maciej Bellos
That's GREAT Kerry!

Nathan Dempsey
I knew this one would do well at the show. I bet all those judges ordered one the next day. 🙂

Martin Oostrom
Something different than a F-4 in SEA camo and very well built. It just had to get the medal it deserved. Great job Kerry, congratulations 👍

Kerry COX
Thank you all my friends. 🙂
It certainly did rouse a lot of interest. !
A great conversation starter too. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Bart Goesaert
finally catching up a bit after a few weeks. Well deserved.

Spanjaard
con gratulations Kezza

Kerry COX
Bart and Spanjaard, Thanks for your comments and encouragement guys. 👍 🙂

Thomas Mayer
Congrats, Kerry! Well deserved!

Kerry COX
Mr Mayer, Thank you very much my friend. 👍
It did create a lot of attention for such a small kit. !
Especially the unpainted one I had on our club table, with lots of questions. 🙂

Thomas Mayer
Will "try" to get mine ready for the Friedrichshafen show. But I´m, still doing the bends on many, many PE parts... 🙁

Kerry COX
Thomas, I have no doubt that you will nail the PE without any problems. The little ones on the four vinyl pads on the base will be the ones to really be careful of, as there is a curve that has to be created and they end up looking like kats whiskers. 🙂
Image 89. 👍
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Thomas Mayer
Been there, done that:
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Thomas Mayer
And this one:
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Thomas Mayer
These are the hooks I soldered together:
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Kerry COX
As always. A superb result. ! 👍
The soldered hooks look stunning Thomas. 🙂
I am now looking to get a good soldering iron for the bits on the I-400 sub. 🙂
Keep the images coming Thomas, as I am always keen to see what you do mate. 👍 🙂