USS Robin - continuing the build

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October 30, 2016
More subassemblies , amongst them some of the various additional sponsons
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October 30, 2016
The island needed a LOT of additional work to make it look like it did in the spring of 1943
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October 30, 2016
I had to redo some items and some I plainly forgot and had to add after I thought I was done
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October 30, 2016
The final version of the stern gallery
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October 30, 2016
And its supports
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October 30, 2016
A neat wooden deck, courtesy Evergreen´s N scale car siding
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October 30, 2016
My ultimate horror is this RN radar array
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October 30, 2016
The island should be, um, mostly done now
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October 30, 2016
Also from this side. Well done on both sides, so to speak.
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October 30, 2016
More island details.
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October 30, 2016
Painting and weathering the hull
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October 30, 2016
These paints were used
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October 30, 2016
And these artist´s oils for weathering
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October 30, 2016
The quarterdeck is done
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October 30, 2016
Rather do the railings on the hull inserts before adding the inserts
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October 30, 2016
Adding the inserts
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October 30, 2016
A tedious operation - adding the flight deck
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October 30, 2016
After cleaning up the seams, the deck is masked
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October 30, 2016
A proud moment - placing the painted island on the painted deck
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October 30, 2016
Looking how it´ll all comes together may enhance one´s motivation
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October 30, 2016
Six months into the project, the chicken come to roost
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November 11, 2016
In my opinion, these NorthStar figures are currently the best on the market.
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November 11, 2016
I was happy to find designer Micro Master´s items at shapeways.com - these boats are just excellent.
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November 11, 2016
The Carley floats by the same designer are most helpful, too.
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November 11, 2016
The items need degreasing prior to painting, I used an ultrasonic bath with some detergent
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November 11, 2016
Having added the crew figures and iffy antenna masts plus rigging, the model is done for the time being.
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November 11, 2016
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November 11, 2016
I like that perspective.