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  • What are some good 1/1000 or 1/700 scratchbuilding methods?

    I’m a little confused on how I’m going to do guns, windows, gunports, etc. Anybody done this?
    This article was originally published in forum thread: What are some good 1/1000 or 1/700 scratchbuilding methods? started by Nelson View original post
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      Nelson -
      Thanks Vol. Big fan of your ships.
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    DeRuyter

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    Right but I meant the game itself was not released until 2013. The final game components were shown at Essen Spiel October 2013 and the Kickstarter backers

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    Bligh

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    As you can see Eric my own membership dates from Nov 2011 and I was not involved in the play testing.
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    DeRuyter

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    Bligh

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    DeRuyter

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    Outstanding! Is the white building entirely scratch-built?

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