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1/600 MPC HMS King George V..........COMPLETE!

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1/600 MPC HMS King George V..........COMPLETE!
Posted by TD4438 on Monday, August 1, 2011 8:27 PM

Painting all the deck fittings on this kit is the nautical equivalent of Panzer IV road wheels in any scale.

I think this kit is nicely detailed considering it's age.

 

 

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Posted by TD4438 on Monday, August 1, 2011 8:31 PM

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Posted by Jester75 on Monday, August 1, 2011 8:59 PM

Awesome!! I love the scheme and your deck color looks great! Do you mind if I ask what color you chose or was it a custom mix?

Eric

 

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Posted by tigerman on Monday, August 1, 2011 10:29 PM

So that's what it's supposed to look like. My friend gave me his 35 years ago and it was painted in red and black. LOL

Nice to see what dedicated work will do to a build. Nicely done. I also have never seen that camo before.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 12:27 AM

Jester75

Awesome!! I love the scheme and your deck color looks great! Do you mind if I ask what color you chose or was it a custom mix?

Thanks.The deck color was good ol' Testors 'deck tan',straight out the bottle!That's always been my go-to color for decks.

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Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 12:34 AM

tigerman

So that's what it's supposed to look like. My friend gave me his 35 years ago and it was painted in red and black. LOL

Nice to see what dedicated work will do to a build. Nicely done. I also have never seen that camo before.

Thanks.I simply followed the instructions as best I could with the colors I had.I would have preferred a lighter grey,but just didn't have any in the paint stash.

Some modelers on another forum think this might not be a camo scheme as much as a combination of several different paint jobs.The most recent weathered to the point where underlying coats are visible.

Here's a link to the discussion.It includes some photos and line drawings that would be useful in attmpting this scheme.

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81108

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  • From: brisbane australia
Posted by surfsup on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 1:27 AM

Beautifully built and finished. This is one of Airfix's best Ship Kits and you have done her justice.....Cheers Mark

If i was your wife, i'd poison your tea! If Iwas your husband, I would drink it! WINSTON CHURCHILL

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Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 2:20 AM

Thanks.It definately is better detailed than other Airfix offerings.There might even be a current reissue out in places.

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  • From: West Virginia, USA
Posted by mfsob on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 7:15 AM

I do 1/700, so I hear you about the deck fittings, but doing them by hand is a tiny bit less frustrating than trying to mask around all of them. I'd say your King turned out justtttttttttttt fine!

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  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 11:24 AM

Nice job!  Are you planning WEM photoetch?  Also, I just saw in the latest Airfix newsletter that this kit, along with their Repulse has been re-released.

Bill

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Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 5:29 PM

Thanks.I'm gonna save the PE for 1/350 kits.The 1/600 stuff I'm doing is for practice.

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