Here I have been logging this on FSM, and forgetting to share here. Call it the new user jitters.
This has been in progress for several weeks, so forgive the photo intensive first post. This model was released as part of Dragon's 25th anniversary of the Falklands War, so is 15 years old. As usual with Dragon, fit has been decent but the hull had a slight warp and needed some reinforcement to get the deck to sit flush, and some filling around the seams.
Please excuse my poor photography, it is definitely a weak point in my hobbying:
Then painting, by hand commenced, with the waterline masked and painted:
And the masking and painting of the flight deck has occupied my last two days' modeling time:
This is where it stands as of today. Not much left to do but add the superstructure, PE, decals, and the winged things. That probably means I will wrap it up by Christmas.
Dragon 1/700 HMS Invincible
Dragon 1/700 HMS Invincible
aka Robert
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"I can't get ahead no matter how hard I try, I'm gettin' really good at barely gettin' by"
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Re: Dragon 1/700 HMS Invincible
Looking good so far Glam!
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Re: Dragon 1/700 HMS Invincible
Very nice! The flight deck looks awesome!
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Re: Dragon 1/700 HMS Invincible
You should join my World War II at Sea Group Build coming up on December 7th of this year.
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Re: Dragon 1/700 HMS Invincible
Looks great!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: Dragon 1/700 HMS Invincible
Thanks all!
aka Robert
"I can't get ahead no matter how hard I try, I'm gettin' really good at barely gettin' by"
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Re: Dragon 1/700 HMS Invincible
I certainly will! I have an IJN ship in my schedule already for next year, but I recently added a 1/350 US Destroyer to the kit pile as well after watching Greyhound....BlackSheep214 wrote:
You should join my World War II at Sea Group Build coming up on December 7th of this year.
aka Robert
"I can't get ahead no matter how hard I try, I'm gettin' really good at barely gettin' by"
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Re: Dragon 1/700 HMS Invincible
Brilliant job so far! I love it, thanks for the memories. I have all three of the Invincible class carriers built. What fun!
The Duke
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Re: Dragon 1/700 HMS Invincible
Always nice to see a Falklands build!
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