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Intasiabox

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  • Birthday 04/21/1975

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  1. I ended up getting the kit. The strip wood was still sealed in bags and none of the containers had ever been opened, over all it looked brand new and in perfect condition. Of all the parts the rudder was missing, it didn't look like it got cut or broken out but rather got missed at the factory. For the $300 it saved me I can easily find a piece of wood and cut it out on the scroll saw. I just started a MS Mayflower a little while ago so I'm going to plug away at that for now and just keep this in my stash until the temptation gets to much for me.
  2. Thank you for all of the replies. I'll have to check around for a newer kit to see if anything appeals to me and see if I can have a look at the wood of the old Bounty kit.
  3. Thank-you everyone for your replies! Thanks for the reply. I'm up here in Canada and what the seller is asking is $250 CAD. I haven't seen the kit in person as of yet but the seller says it's brand new. My previous kit had decent quality wood in it with a few odd choices for components like the solid metal stern side windows. I like the idea of the open interior as I think it adds more interest. The Beagle looks like a good kit as well, I'll have to see what it costs in Canada. Everything is way up and shipping from the US has more than doubled in the last couple years.
  4. There's a local guy selling some of his ship kits at a decent price. I'm looking at the AL Bounty that he has for sale as I had started one years ago but it got destroyed in a move and I wouldn't mind giving it another go. I've read a few times that buying older kits can be a gamble as the wood gets too dried out and splits and cracks, making it unusable. The kit is 20+ years old. Is there any truth to this or is it just antidotal? Thanks
  5. Well it's been awhile since I've done any work to my KOM. I went back to plastic models for a bit as things at work and home were just getting too hectic for a long term build. I happened to run out of primer for a 1/32 Tamiya Corsair I'm in the process of building so it gave me the perfect chance to finish off the engine room on the King and start planking the second level deck. I had some fine mesh from another model that I used for the windows. I tried painting them black but decided I liked the white better so went with that. I'm going to continue on with the paddle wheeler so hopefully I'll be more active on here from now on.
  6. I wouldn't worry about it. Just spray on a couple of thinned coats of grey until you are happy with the result. The hull grey is fairly dark and it wouldn't take too many passes to completely erase the preshading if you are unhappy with it. I saw the flory model post about a month ago and have been trying to come up with a way to convince the wife why this kit would change our lives for the better! Your model is looking great and you should be proud with what you have accomplished so far.
  7. Thanks Garth! Your model looks great. I read that AL did a few changes to the most recent version and I was curious what the previous KoM looked like. I like the looks of it and I don't think you're giving yourself enough credit on a job well done! Did you have any issues with some of the prefab parts not lining up?
  8. Life has been busy for me of late so I haven't had much time to work on the KoM. I got some trim work done and assembled the next set of rooms for the main deck. I have to panel the walls and then start planking the second deck which doesn't quite match up to the wall tabs without a bit of force. I'll adjust one of the slots before planking so that the rear of the second deck is directly above the first deck. Hard to tell by the plans but I think this is how it should fit. That's all for now, folks!
  9. Yes CA gel will actually be called gel on the bottle. It works great for gluing live coral as well!
  10. Thank-you so much for the reply, you answered all of my concerns. I look forward to following along with your build!
  11. The owner of OcCre worked for AL for 20 some odd years designing their kits so it is probably almost identical. Looks like there is already a similar answer posted, I'm a slow typer.
  12. I'm sure if this what you are after but staining the sails in tea give them a more weathered, natural appearance.
  13. I will be using a clear coat on it as soon as I make up my mind on the tree nails and hull nails. I have some stuff somewhere around the house that I use on my scroll saw pieces, I like it because I can put it on white wood such as aspen and it won't yellow the wood at all. In the mean time I'm going to start on the first level rooms.
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