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Post by fury6399 on Jun 15, 2012 5:56:17 GMT -5
 just starting to scratch build these two ships using the GPM card build as plans for these. The plan is to make these remote control. i will be posting as regular as i can. 
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captfue
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Post by captfue on Jun 15, 2012 9:42:08 GMT -5
Excited to see your work, and welome
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Post by Daniel C on Jun 15, 2012 16:18:38 GMT -5
Very nice, i am looking forward to this!!
Please post pictures as you go along.
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Post by fury6399 on Jun 16, 2012 2:09:55 GMT -5
no probs, hopefully posting pics will help me to keep a diary of the build, and to share my thoughts and problems that i encounter and overcome with you all. using the GPM cardboard model seemed like a good way to get a set of plans. so far i have photocopied the formers and and just starting to glue them on to plywood (marine) to be cut out. i will be using plank on frame technique.
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Post by Daniel C on Jun 16, 2012 22:14:55 GMT -5
I have a 1/200, USS Portland (card model) that I have thought about doing in plastic..... Your your progress and things learned will be very helpful.
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Post by fury6399 on Jun 23, 2012 15:54:16 GMT -5
so far i have cut the paper templates and glued them to sone 3.6mm marine plywood. all i need to do is to cut then out and then shrink the markings and cut them out all over again. i will post the picture when i have worked out how to attatch photos.
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Post by fury6399 on Jun 24, 2012 14:38:55 GMT -5
can somebody tell me how do you add pictures to these posts
thanks
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Post by Daniel C on Jun 25, 2012 15:54:00 GMT -5
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Post by fury6399 on Jul 10, 2012 1:05:56 GMT -5
 here is the picture of the paper templates proped up against the door of my office at work. i have now started to cut out all the parts and will post pictures as soon as possible. PS thanks dan for the advise on posting the pictures |
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Post by fury6399 on Jul 10, 2012 1:44:28 GMT -5
i have been thinking about the hull and flight deck. it occurs to me that i will need to dry fit the hull frames and the flight deck to ensure that the joining around the aa guns is a good fit and is watertight. after all i want to play with my model. and on to the flight deck. do i complete the flight deck, bar painting and then the hull (after all the hull is quite complex with all the cut outs for the lifeboats). i think the tricky part is joining the two so that there is no join line so to speak. i have seen an article in this months marine modler about using magnets to seal and affix the top of a ship to the hull, i will use this i think. one other topic i will need to address in the future is the aircraft. does anybody know where i can get 1/200 scale aircraft in the usa there is one here in the uk but does not do the aircraft i want. |
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Post by Daniel C on Jul 31, 2012 16:46:50 GMT -5
Fury, I think aircraft are going to be your biggest challenge, the only ones I know of in 1/200 are bombers and jets at that....
and of course the 1/200 kingfishers from the Trumpeter Arizona, and I guess soon some Arado's.
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Post by fury6399 on Mar 24, 2013 6:36:07 GMT -5
hiya
just a quick post just to let you know that I will post a pic soon of the hull when it is ready for planking. I have been busy with work and now my wedding plans and this has slowed me down a little, I am trying to use some coffee stirrers that I get from a bakery here in England and every time I get one I get a small handful of these wooden sticks.
speak to you soon
Joe
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Post by fury6399 on Mar 24, 2013 7:03:41 GMT -5
also I have found a website here in England that sells 1/200 aircraft and has a few links I would like to mention this website and company, what are the rules regarding this. I can confirm that I have no ties with this company at all.
regards
Joe
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Post by Daniel C on Mar 27, 2013 0:54:05 GMT -5
Joe, not a problem, feel free to post!
Also, there are strong rumors that Trumpeter or Merit are doing USS Hornet in 1/200. The pictures for the aircraft are around on their website, so I have been told.
They are doing the B-25's, SBD's, F4F's and TBD's.
that should help out a bit oncxe it happens.
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Post by fury6399 on Mar 29, 2013 17:25:37 GMT -5
hello the website is www.the-one-true-scale.co.uk/links.htm I hope some of you will find this useful. I must admit that I am interested in the Graff zeppelin in 1/200 not too certain about the hornet unless it is a ww11 ship but I am not certain about this. just some comments about my models my pride and joy when I finish it will be the LMS Fury 6399 steam locomotive in 7 1/4 inch scale which I have been working on for the last 8 years. I am building the Trumpeter Arizona in 1/200. the HMS Hood which is a partwork here in England 1/200 scale as well. and have started to cut the pieces for HMS Ark Royal all are WW11 ships, I think the second world war has the most interesting ships from a modellers point of view. I would like to build the nichimo yamato and some of the destroyers. all in 1/200 scale that way I think it would look great on the boating pond. speak to you soon Joe |
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just starting to scratch build these two ships using the GPM card build as plans for these. The plan is to make these remote control. i will be posting as regular as i can. 
