M.T.M. Barchino

Acki
Lovely kit from Italeri. Glasses from Essi. 🙂

Arne Greve
Hi my friend,
the diver looks good. I like the goggles!

Acki
Thanks Arne, filled the glasses with clear cote. after drying some brown washing. So it´s possible to look through the glasses.😉 The guy is no diver, he´s the d(r)iver.

Arne Greve
Italian = Driver? *scream* 😉

Acki
Pics of the bottom. Made with salt.

Fabian D.
Glasses from Essi are always a good idea😉
Looks nice 👍

Arne Greve
Hey Acki, you show me them on my Smartphone, but here, the pics looks realley better. Nice work!😄

Hanno Kleinecke
Wow, this promises to be an interesting project. Great wood effect on the hull ! ( Quite a few of us into wood now, are`nt we ?😉 )
The " salted " chipping looks super, so does the driver. (Or should we call him helmsman ?)

Kerry COX
Ackie........................Here comes an other masterpiece mate 🙂

Acki
Thanks for your kind words Mates! 😄
@Hanno: I thought it would be good to have another italian boat beside yours. And have a little practice in painting wood.😉

Christian Bruer
Interesting subject and very nice work so far. The wooden effect on the lower hull looks really good.

Hanno Kleinecke
You're right, there can never be enough boats here. Speaking of wich - you might want to take a look here, a link Christian gave me. I think I will have to spend a lot of money there in the nearer future ....... 😉
coastalcraftmodelsuk.com/index.php

Acki
Thank you, Christian. Glad that you like it. Some more steps have to be done. 🙂
@Hanno: Checked the site when Christian gave you the link. Great stuff! Could use some sailors for my RAF Rescue Boat. But for now I want to finish some of my projects because this monster is waiting for me: scalemates.com/kits/101615-i..-elco-80-torpedo-boat-pt-596

Es-haq Khosravi
Hi mates! Thank you for your kind comments about my goggles set! Great job Acki! 🙂

Hanno Kleinecke
A true monster indeed ! Italeri 's MAS is big, but this one 's huge ! I' curious on that build ! I did this one in 1/72 nd, but i' d like a 77ft Elco in this scale, because it was based in Scott Paines design, like the RAF rescue launch.

Acki
The Elco was a special offer (40 Euro). A must have...
@ Essi: the carpet monster loves your glasses too. Lost several on the ground. 🙂

Es-haq Khosravi
Oh! I think your carpet monster has a link with mine! Cuz I find some glasses here time to time! Sounds scary! lol

Kerry COX
Before I work on anything small, I place a "Drop Sheet" under my work area, and I never lose a thing now. 🙂

Arne Greve
Better put no carpet under your working place. I have black matres. They work, till I sample some dust and dirt from the buttoms of my shoes. 🙁

Acki
Done! Fifty shades of gray. The great ship ist the Elco 80.

Es-haq Khosravi
Great job!

Acki
Thanks! Oob box build plus the glasses from you. Nice kit.

Christian Bruer
That looks really convincing to me, very well done!

Hanno Kleinecke
Super Dein" kleiner Italiener" Acki ! 😉 Very authentic chipping and weathering. The interior details , the driver and the base look fantastic !
What a tiny little beauty in comparison with the 80 footer ! Did you start with the beast yet ?

Acki
Thanks Christian and Hanno. Very pleased that you like this. The beast is still asleep. Waiting for its time.

Kim Branders
Nice work Acki. I'm in for the finnish. Grtz Kim.

Arne Greve
Hey Acki, you´ve done a really nice job with this little italian one-way-boat. And the wooden deck or base is amazing. Is it in the box, too? Well, now I wait for the ELCO.

Acki
Hi Arne and Kim, thanks for your postings. The wooden deck is a deck for model ships. You can find them cheap in RC-Shops. The Elco has to wait. No place for the monster now but it´s coming.
I asked myself if the M.T.M looks so used as I made it but I found some pics on the booklet that comes with the kit and in the web. So I took it as a nice practice for painting wood and weathering.
Thanks for looking. 😄