Building the Revell Smit Frankrijk Harbour Tug
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I used my foam cutter to advantage in this project, I wouldn´t have been able to make these clean angled cuts in foam board otherwise.
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I wasn´t sure about how to present the model at first, and wanted to do some experimenting, hence two bases.
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I also enjoyed working with all sorts of styrene stock and Tamiya Extra Thin.
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The bases were primed in black and then sprayed Fire red and brown successively.
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Pastel chalk helped, too.
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The base is done, with some bits and bobs from the spares box.
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I always wanted to use ye aulde salte chippinge technique. And liked it.
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The Hull needed quite some masking and chipping.
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I do like the look of the deck where the rust red "primer" shows through.
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The propellors look a bit like that in the real thing, surely no shiny brass.
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The kit parts fit very well, and it was a joy to add them ...
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The decision for the drydock has been made.
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A number of generic figures from the architectural supply are cleaned up and painted.
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10 5 July 2021, 18:23
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I had this kit and used it to build something that was really seriously weathered, for, um, Fun. I made two versions of the base, and ultimately decided to use the drydock section instead of the slipway. The latter may be used as a model in its own right yet.