1/350 OHP WIP

uglygoat

does one living in the states have to pay the VAT tax?  it bumps the price up to 20 u.s. dollars.

Think of the VAT (Value Added Tax) as a national sales tax.   The UK VAT is collected only on UK-delivered purchases.  

In fact,  if you go to the UK, make a purchase in a store and pay the VAT,  it can be refunded by demonstrating that the purchases have been removed from the country.   A couple of years ago there was a booth inside the secure area at Gatwick airport to handle such transactions.

shouldn't have to as i bought some models from the uk which i didn't pay the vat as i'm in canada.

does one living in the states have to pay the VAT tax?  it bumps the price up to 20 u.s. dollars.

uglygoat

thanks ed.  does wem include additional directions for what pe goes where, or do you have to feel it out?

as the decks are already painted on my ship, should i anticipate more difficulty than usual in gluing the pe on?  

White Ensign's instructions are, like their PE products, excellent.   The railing parts are specific and are identified as to which piece goes where.   Its up to you to figure the folding - but that is pretty simple.

The kit decks have the hundreds of locating holes for the kit supplied rails.   They will fill with glue during installation.    I use white glue to tack the parts in place then cement with CA to permenantly attach.

Since you've painted there is a small gotcha on the top of the bridge.  There are a couple of solid raised octagon-shaped platforms.    WEM would have you shave them off and replace the solid raised with a set of photo-etched legs supporting the platform, railing, and ladder.  Or do like I did,  just mount the folded platform assembly to the solid raised platform bases

thanks ed.  does wem include additional directions for what pe goes where, or do you have to feel it out?

as the decks are already painted on my ship, should i anticipate more difficulty than usual in gluing the pe on?  

A better deal than the MK1 may be the PE set from White Ensign

They have PE railings  to replace all the way overscale stuff in the Perry kit

Price is 11.87 GBP which translates to 17.61 USD at today's exchange rate.   Additionally WEM ships their products worldwide for free.

looong way from the finish line indeed!  i was looking over the 100's of parts left.  the rails in the box seem really bulky when compared to your photo etch.  i do not have any pe sets.  but after looking at your pic, i might have to purchase one.   do you order it direct from mk1, or are their retailors?

thanks

tim

It looks so far so good, tim. But you're a long way from finish line. Got any aftermarket PE set for your OHP? This is one from MK1 (Korea) I got it for about $26:

thanks rusty,

i'm moving at my normal snails pace on this one.

i have an airbrush, but no spray booth as of yet, there are plans beginning to form in my head to build one.  it's easier for me just now to paint in the garage.

i have an old olympus digi camera, and use paint shop pro 6 to crop and resize the pics. 

if you want to post pics here, i believe you are best suited to use a third party site, like photobucket, then simply insert the 'tag' line into the photo icon in the post message box when you are typing.  it's pretty simple, let me know if you need help.

tim

Looks great. Tim! Really shows in the third pic. I'm a fellow rattle canner too, I like the smooth finishes and glossy look myself. I even use hardware store enamels like Krylon and Vaspar when the correct color is available. Easier coverage on the larger scales (I do large scale aircraft too).

I still am having problems posting pics, what sort of camera/software do you use?

Rusty

ahh!  56 views and no comments, the pics are showing right?   please comment on my progress if you wish.  i can take criticism with a smile. 

this is the first 1/350 scale full hull i've attempted, and want to make it nice for my brother.

tim