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Start message, little bit of warping, end of message

[MFR1964]

The boat has got a slight weathering being a used boat, normally i'm not interested in weathering my boats, this one turned out nice, giving me the motivation...

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Looks like a nice event David, i see targets as well as hunters, that guy in the white?, a active service man?

Manfred.

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Yup, did this trick on my Marder, a hoistingpoint is disquised as a switch, it works like a charm, only remark would be, take care that water doesn't...

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Thanks,a bit too clean Tom, she will get a slight wheatering, have enough pics to make this happen

Manfred.

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Paintjob is done, adjusted the SD, in theory she's ready for trimming,



Conningtower is finished, took off the masking on the...

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Ah, it's a kind of glue on the picture, i was thinking about a sort of cocoon, carry on Tom

Manfred.

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I smell Rube Goldberg with that gimbal arragement, clear explanation how things work, especially the post work after driving the boat.

M...

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Romel,

Bought some primer at the local hardware store, they have a line of their own brand, primer and paint is oilbased inside rattle cans,...

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Primed all parts including the hull this weekend, next step will be some end colour,



Prepped all resin parts by sanding and...

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Allways a pleasure to tease you David,
as for the paintjob, got me a complete collection from your paintwork on the Kilo, so i'm well prepared for...

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Scopes and the array are done, fastened the conningtower,



All things on the conningtower are done as well the windows, filled...

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I used clear Vivak plate 1 mm for the spirou, heated it up inside a standard home oven at 200 degrees, when you see the Vivak droop inside it's frame...

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Railings are done, next step, building the scope and antenna stuf, unfortunally i don't have the kit to build one, but i do have enough pictures to start...

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Anton, politics is not my thing, just love to build models just like you, in my opinion it doesn't matter where you from, we all have a common goal to...

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A permanent fix to the upperdeck is not what ik have in mind, i like to have things removable for maintenance or transport.

Manfred.

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Made some studs near the middle part of the hull to get it less flexing at that point.



A dryfitt of both hull...

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Floodholes are done, made the provision for steering the front dive-planes and a dryfitt of the hull parts,



By using a metal...

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No problems with thin casted resin parts, those things are a bit tiny and have to be handled with care.


Manfred....

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The Kilo is a bit small for my taste, but ideal to hook up interested people, especially during poolruns, due to the size it's a nice boat to keep your...