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Randy Cornhole wrote:I once in a moment of pure madness purchased a model kit for a battleship and having spent 3 fraught days working on the damned thing it looked more like a melted turd than HMS Hood!!

By the forth day I was so mentally unstable I torched the bastard thing, but not before systematically hoofing it all over the bedroom floor.

I was in therapy for 3 months after for advanced anger management.

The mental scars are still with me to this very day... :|
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Post by Khundon1975 »

RC :)

I think the kit they sold you was of the Hood, after she had been blown up.

Seems you may have destroyed a perfectly good finished model.

Still, I expect the therapy did you good. :wink:
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So was it you RC who blew the Hood up?

Another conspirancy theory brewing :D :D
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Splitlid
Congratulations, one of the best threads in a long time.

Really enjoy it. Great for your nephew to learn something very useful.
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ok first section of the roof is complete, and as you can see from the second pic, its removeable. :D
carport and garage section next.


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back to this thread after a while away,
the carport and garage roof have been completed,

if there are any gaps in the joints then sand down some of the wood and mix it with some glue, and simply fillin the holes.
this is a good way of filling gaps or holes in floor boards also but use PVA glue. :D

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Cool... :thumb:
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Splitlid, you should get a job writing instructions for Ikea flatpack furniture.
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ok its been a while, but its time to fnish off this thread over the next few days.
will get it done and then set it up with the lighting and background for best effect.

now all the roof is nearly complete with just a few pieces required.the paraphets are nearly complete also and all feature columns have been placed.

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Great looking model, seems like for the tropical climate a metre or so overhang would be very advantageous. It keeps the house cooler by providing shade to the windows during the heat of the day, also protects the windows from rain coming in, and last but not least it looks good. :cheers: :cheers:
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Moving away from house models for the moment; (Very interesting tho' they be), does anyone know where you can get the balsa wood sheets as in the photos, here in Hua Hin? Also the balso cement?

I would like to make some balsa wood aircraft for my two lads (& me :wink: ). I can recall having lots of fun doing this as a kid - before I found out about women, booze & cigs!
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There is/was a model shop up Suk Soi 23 (Bangkok). Turn right at Guisto and follow the road left after Pegasus. It is/was on the right.

apparently, but havnt been there.

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ok so the model is complete, have used a blue cloth for the background, and a table lamp in some for shadow effect :D :D

job done. at last 8)

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Splitlid,

Impressive work mate :thumb:

But this sort of wreckless abuse of squeezy tubes is the very reason toothpaste bosses are multi-millionaires!!!


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So now that the house is done, when is Hawk moving in?
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