Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

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just got to fit on some tiny crew an some deck gear such as some tractors an such not fitting much in as when the flightdeck goes on the planes an such will hardly be seen

 

[Ron2]

AN WELL GUYS im back to doin something i love an not them bloomin planes an that gettin all the flightdeck lights workin an its been more like a holl lol an now wireing in some more red 2mm led to light up the hangar bay but here the lit up flight deck View attachment 187440

Wow tha looks very cool!

 

[BOATMAN]

Wow tha looks very cool!

MANY THANKS Ron hopefully it will look a lot cooler when finished

 

[wjbrandel]

Looks good

 

[BOATMAN]

HELLO CHAPS
well ive painted up 120 1/200 scale crew figures over the last week or so an im near ready for the rubber room oh dear so this morn i treid to fit some in with the tiny planes an boy did i get the shakes as i lost an found 3 crew they went pingin out of the tweezzes

 

[BOATMAN]

an the kit has given me 6 tow tracktors an some drivers an one here on his tracktor an to show how small they are against my finger tip

 

[Pantherman]

an the kit has given me 6 tow tracktors an some drivers an one here on his tracktor an to show how small they are against my finger tip View attachment 188424

Did the figures come with the kit or did you buy some after market ones as I'm looking for some for the 1/200 bismarck. Pantherman

 

[BOATMAN]

AN a shot of them with the plane through the hangar door an a amourera in red sitting on the planes wing

 

[BOATMAN]

Did the figures come with the kit or did you buy some after market ones as I'm looking for some for the 1/200 bismarck. Pantherman

HI P/M i bought them off ebay as they are trumpy U/S NAVY crew firgures in 1/200 scale an u get about 50 figs in a pack sir
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

top view lookin down on them an the plane

 

[BarleyBop]

120 1/200 scale crew figures

Holy Lilliputians, Boatman!
Gulliver had it easy at 1/12 !

 

[BOATMAN]

Holy Lilliputians, Boatman!
Gulliver had it easy at 1/12 !

YES HE DID B/Bas these 1/200 take some holding to paint them as i bought two seperate sets two boxes of trumpy figuers an some lose ones an the trumpy one are a lot easyier to paint as they are 10 figs on a sprue but the others are all lose figs an not as good as the trumpy ones so i wont buy anymore ot them as they were little buggers to hold an paint but im goin to fit them on the ship after near goin round the bend

 

[BOATMAN]

HELLO chaps ive as far as im concerned finshed fitting in the hangar bay all the crew figures that i want to fit an thats 40 crew members an ive treid to make them look as though they are busy doin or goin somewhere so some pics

 

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WELL GUYS im near a nervous wreck so the next job on the build will be something easy an thats just fitting on the gantryies over head that strenghens the flight deck so see you then while i look on at the other fab builds on this fab foreum as jen is out over her freinds today an ive let my soup boil over on her cooker top so getting prepaerd for a ear bashing tonight when she comes home oh dear
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

HI again guys just a couple of pics to show my days labour an hardly any of these lights grantys fitted so they had to be cut down to size

 

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