Airfix 1:440 Great Western paddle steamer
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The vintage box from 1976 - teenage memories!
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The kit deck and the PE grating I used for the stern windows
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Some helpful generic and leftover PE
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The deck replacement from Evergreen stock is not to scale, but finer and maybe even credible
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Remade superstructure and the crudely modified paddle wheels
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The homemade masts and the new deck
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The subassemblies are ready for painting
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The deck has its first coat of paint, USMC Sand
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PE railing is being installed
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The lower hull was painted with AK Interactive´s True Metal
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The masts are painted and weathered/accentuated
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The furled sails are made from Apoxie Sculpt
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The vessel is ready - the rigging is mostly thin wire.
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Upon the suggestion of an Australian fellow modeler, I added a lookout ...
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The completed vessel on its base
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Коментари
3 9 March 2019, 16:57
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Fantastic work, unbelievable to see this model in this perfection.
10 March 2019, 20:08
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Super work! Now, how am I going to make my 1/180 one look that good?
11 March 2019, 01:10
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A small vintage kit picked up at a show made a fun build.