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  1.    VTHokiEE reacted to a post in a topic: The Hayling Hoy by jpalmer1970 - 1:48 scale - First POF build
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  19. VTHokiEE
    I can only give you my experience with the second book. I bought Ship Modeling Simplified: Tips and Techniques for Model construction from Kits by Frank Mastini when I was getting my first kit because it seemed to be highly recommended. The book wasn’t expensive but I didn’t really use it very much and I only read about a 3rd of it. This forum simply provided more knowledge in a more searchable form than I found in the book. The forum has great examples of so many components of construction in build logs and many general questions answered in the other forum areas that I passed the book along to make room for others in my library.
  20.    Canute reacted to a post in a topic: Which Brand of Wooden ship model kit is better or worse.....? Take a poll and answer a few multiple choice questions.
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  22. VTHokiEE
    Underneath the poll, next to the submit button click "Show Results" and you should be able to see the results.
  23. VTHokiEE
    I looked at several instructions for Mamoli kits and while they all had the CM descriptor only one (instructions for the Sâo Miguel ART. MV21) had a label for CM and that label was in Polish only (it was removed from the English translation portion of the instructions). It stated: CM – sklejka 1,5 mm which using Google translate, appears to translate as plywood. That translation makes sense for, at least some of, the parts that I saw labeled as CM. Hope that helps.
  24. VTHokiEE
    I really should get some weather power - your cannons (as well as everything else) look awesome. I have to stop looking before I convince myself that I need an airbrush as well. You have done a remarkable job with your Winchelsea!
  25. VTHokiEE
    Looking forward to watching your build - really hoping to follow it up eventually.
  26. VTHokiEE started following The Hayling Hoy by jpalmer1970 - 1:48 scale - First POF build and Sloop Speedwell 1752 by Rustyj - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:32 Scale - POF Sloop
  27. VTHokiEE
    The minimum aperture for Nikon macro lenses is typically f/32, but as you focus down to 1:1 the effective aperture is smaller.
  28. VTHokiEE
    Very excited to follow your build as I have considered doing the Hayling Hoy as well as a first scratch ship. I think that how close you get to the line probably depends on the part. My experience with the frames on my cross section was that I should have left a a good bit more on the parts than I did to account for fairing (maybe leaving 1-2 mm? outside the line to account for fairing), but this is probably also due to my inexperience building and raising the frames. I imagine (hope?) that as I get more scratch work under my belt I can get closer for the frames at least. Looks great so far!
  29. VTHokiEE
    @Rustyj Thanks! I’ve had to reset my expectations on how long this project will take, but I’m loving every chance I get to be in the shipyard. @druxey Why of course it will (at least that’ll be my story regardless 😂).
  30. VTHokiEE
    @glbarlow Thanks a lot - there have certainly been a lot of challenges to overcome, not certain that I've quite "mastered" any yet though :-). I've been continuing work on the lower deck framing and while not perfect I'm happy with how the cross section is shaping up. I struggled for a little bit trying to determine how to score the mortises (joints?) for the ledges and carlings until I recalled my mantra for this build - go re-read TTFM book 1 and of course there was a nice tip for how to easily make pseudo joints which I attempted to follow. The picture thats follow show how I set the angle for the score on beam and then the finished cut. I did my best to get the matching score aligned, but they are slightly off - though it isn't very noticeable until you really start staring at the deck and I think it will be even less noticeable when the upper deck is added (though I will have to be more exact there). I have to add the center hanging knees and lodging knees before finishing out the deck framing, but here is where I currently stand.
  31. VTHokiEE
    One way to find their build logs is to switch to the topic list instead of post list in the profile.
  32. VTHokiEE
    Dust can trigger my allergies as well - I tend to use a mask as well as a shop vac positioned near the sanding zone to try to keep the air clear. I think there are some other air filtration units that can be effective for this as well, but having the shop vac on (and wearing ear protection) has helped a lot.
  33. VTHokiEE
    I can’t say that I see any wrong but I do think your stern could probably use some more fairing. I added the counter after I had faired the stern further (which I believe @tlevine did the same looking at the original build log). I used a bunch of Emory style boards (from the cosmetic section of a general retailer) to do a lot of the fairing and recall really having to work a lot on both the bow and stern. You’re doing a good job!
  34. VTHokiEE
    That’s a good tip that I wish I knew earlier. Very cool project!
  35. VTHokiEE
    @Dulrakk Great review, I saw the comment (linked below) from Chris on his thread and the issue looks like it happened to your deck.
  36. VTHokiEE
    Looks like you’re off to a good start! I’m so impressed with people who can juggle multiple builds; for better or worse I find that I can only focus on one thing at a time (but darn if some other kits in the garage aren’t calling my name every time I walk out there). Looking forward to seeing what you do with this build.

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