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little more progress - ships boats done ready to be mounted on their rigs - im cutting new ones from thicker card as the ones suggested in the kit are from thick wire - the real things are quite chunky (used to raise and lower the boats to the water) the combat lighting painted on the main mast...

not a problem glad to be of help (everyone has been really helpful to me on here!) :toast:

all done, will grab some pics asap - btw you have mail :wink:

hopefully lol - it seems to be coming along ok, the rigging part should be erm....fun :eek:

i may well just do the damage....its in the right area lol anndddd sent you aa message lol

annnndddd you guessed it: its the latest news on the Greyhound build: added the central torpedo launchers, one more to go. bit more detailing, a pair of sirens that sit on the top of the forward smoke stack and the 'crows nest' - these are two cylinder like devices that are perched somewhat...

little more done, been a bit of a busy week so its been little bits atm, started on the main twin AA 'oerlikon' guns (there are 3) put the depth charges in place at the rear, started on the main mast details and details on the smoke stacks too. Im trying to use reference from the book on...

Still more armaments to go yet, torpedo launchers, depth charges and twin AA guns then main mast, radar assembly railings ladders........lol i think by the time its finished itll weigh the same as the real thing but float like a submarine lol :noteeth:

thankyou - much learning with this one, first time with a modern era warship so if its looking ship like im winning lol

thanks, alot more to go yet lol

tbh i totally forgot about FG - ill have a look :toast:

thanks for the link, ill have a look see :toast:

managed to have a bit of luck with the searching, trying various different search parameters and with much faffing about (alllooootttttttt of faffing about :headbange:) ive managed to grab the f4 phantom (mig killer version), Scammell Pioneer a Bedford QLD and even a Dragon Wagon (totally by...

so bit more done, the main turrets (5) - replaced the guns as the paper ones were a bit too bulky imo, the fire control system is done and started adding in the smaller calibre weapon systems. The four large search/signal lights were added to their spots on the funnels and also got the life vest...

dare i ask - but does the horse recipe come from experience? :laughrolling:

or...you...could....just.....phone for a pizza? :eek::noteeth:

Ive found alot of f4's online, just not phantom II's from that era - i shall re trawl and try again, i mightve missed something in my searches - vehicles i have found to be much harder to find lol ill keep trying in the meantime :toast:

bit random (you know me) :wink: does anyone have/know of where to grab an F4 Phantom II vietnam era, a scammel pioneer recovery tractor (ww2 british) annddddd - leyland retriever (ww2 british), bedford QL (ww2 british) ive been trawling our glorious internets and come up short for these - i ask...

shhh....nobody talks about the Fikandel maker :biggrin:

im sure ive seen it around here somewhere.........:cool: