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Bozzer
Nice collectors piece, mate

Maverick212
There are three things I can't stress enough to anyone that wants to build this kit. First, dry fitting is essential! The kit's engineering doesn't seem problematic at first, but it will be a huge challenge. In fact, I actually wish I had built it up quickly using Elmer's or other water soluble glue before I cleaned up or painted any parts, so I could understand how everything would fit together. Only after I understood how everything fits together would I then drop it in water to dissolve the glue and then clean up/paint parts and start building it properly. Second, some parts will need a LOT of work to clean up properly, and it won't be easy either. There's flash, molds that weren't lined up properly, warped body parts, sink marks, thick clear parts, and horrible sprue joins. Lastly (and related to dry fitting), it is incredibly difficult to use the kit's pilot because you have to glue his arms into place long before you'll know whether they actually line up with the controls - you basically have to glue the fuselage together in order to find out whether arms and yoke line up.

Also beware that the kit's engineering makes very difficult to address the seam lines in the cockpit ceiling and the back wall.

Nicolas
Great project, following with great interest.

Michael Kohl
Following.

Ekki
Waiting for the final result.

Tcamp
Texas hurricane is underway let the fun begin!
Sorry for inverted pics cant get rotated🤠

Ben M
Rotation is well hidden. To rotate your photos, open your album. Click on "manage". Then turn on the "advanced options" toggle. You will now have the ability to rotate photos in the album.

Tcamp
Thanks ben
That was driving me nuts!!!!
Appreciate that brother!

Ben M
Glad I could help, mate! Looks like a fun build.

Tcamp
So far so good just a cat 1 now hopefully ill turn her into a cat 5 (LOL)

Tcamp
I reworked the main jib boom
I wasnt feeling the kit one
Its still a work in progress

Doubtingmango
Beautiful work!

Tcamp
Thank yall
Im not a rivet counter or anything but.....
The more i looked at the kit boom i could not figure how it would work ..
Revell had their boom right im also going to support mine as they did and use poles instead of ratlines. Which tie down inside of the work area ?
Im not feeling that one either lol
Again thanks

M0rce
Oooohhh... so nice 🙂
A Lindberg kit? Seen them but never got one, yet. That looks amazing.

Snake Plissken
Started out life as a Pyro Plastics kit which in turn was a reverse-engineered copy (pretty much a blatant rip-off) of the Model Shipways wooden kit of the M.T. (Motor Trawler) Hildina H-222 which was built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd. in 1951. If you look for photos, you will see it matches the Hildina except for some artistic license in the pilothouse windows mainly but an easy fix. The sloped rear pilothouse roof is also a distinctive feature of the Hildina. Apparently the front boom can face forward or aft (is it on a swivel?) according to need. I know the boom was used to hoist the cod end (heaviest part of the net) aboard. These kits are a great basis for conversion to R/C as the original plastic kits were motorized.

M0rce
The details on this kit are so crisp. Looking forward to seeing what you're doing to the rear section.

Tcamp
Me too. ( LOL )
thanks m0rce

Snake Plissken
@M0rce I thought you meant where the deckhouse meets the wrap-around stern section; there's a bad gap there where the aft doors are, port and starboard, but maybe you meant the rear mast. Some trawlers only had a foremast and added a simple derrick to handle the lifeboat.

István Szücs
Sure to follow!

Martin Oostrom
Me too

Jan Peters
Following this 👀

Alexander Grivonev
What are you using for chrome removal, brake fluid?

CasModeler
@Alexander
Automotive all purpose cleaner. In this case I use local brand - ADBL.

nikfrost
looking great

István Szücs
Great paintjob, you did it well with the decals!

schecter87
Hi! Very neat work! Which putty are you using? Based on its color, I assume you are using an automotive one.

CasModeler
I use modelers Tamiya Polyester Putty.