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Dan Vadas

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  1. Danny~

     

    You've been most encouraging! Thank you.

     

    I wasn't quite a skilled or talented as you to build anything like those Revell 36-inch models right off. My first model, Mayflower, was a small Revell kit. Many more small ship model kits followed before I was daring enough to take on Cutty Sark. My story on beginning Cutty is interestingly much like yours! My mother and I were browsing a local hobby shop in the Los Angeles area (where I lived when growing up) when I spied the Revell Cutty Sark model sitting on a high-up shelf. Price then was $13 US. I begged my mother to buy the kit for me, but she told me I must either save my allowance or possibly God would provide the money. I was extremely disappointed, believing I would never be able to save up that much money.

     

    As we were leaving the store, I spied a $10 bill on the sidewalk right outside the store! I handed it to my mother, but she told me the right thing to do was to bring it into the hobby shop and give it over to the clerk until it was rightfully claimed. Problem was, the money was on the sidewalk between the hobby shop and another shop, so our dilemma became which shop and which clerk, and who, in Los Angeles, might be honest enough not to pocket the money for themselves. Just the same, I handed the money over to the clerk. When I did, he unexpectedly reached up to fetch the model kit off the top shelf and hand it to me asking, "Do you have another three dollars?" which I did.

     

    To this day I've wondered if my mother didn't plant that $10 bill somehow for me to see!

     

    Was your Charles W. Morgan a Model Shipways kit? Was it overwhelming for you to open the box as I did, seeing all those discombobulated strips of wood and packaged metal fittings? How did you move past that feeling?

     

    I purchased a vintage copy of a planking book online several weeks ago. I suppose once I work up the courage to finally dig into building a wooden model, I'll learn by doing as I always have in the past.

     

    My questions about brittle wood in my older kits still puzzles me.

     

    Ted

     

     

    1. Dan Vadas

      Dan Vadas

      Hi Ted,

       

      "To this day I've wondered if my mother didn't plant that $10 bill somehow for me to see!"

       

      Yeah, seems a little odd eh ;) :D .

       

      My Charles Morgan was a Artesania Latina kit, back in the day when they were a fairly good company making good kits - predating the Asian-made ones. The instructions were no better than most kits - they expected you to know the basics of wooden kit building, which I didn't, so yes it was a rather daunting looking task at the time. But as I love a challenge I jumped in head first :D .

       

      You needn't have wasted your money buying a planking book - all the info it contains and more is available FREE on this site. Have you seen THIS article? (click on the link) Open the appropriate section you want.

       

      Similar thing with Hobby Shops - they are nearly all on-line now. I buy nearly everything I need on Ebay.

       

      What were your questions about "brittle wood"? If you can't bend dry planking strips without snapping them straight away, then it's most likely too old and will need to be replaced.  Soaking them in water may help.

       

      Danny

  2. Hello Dan have you any more pics of GPM 1/200 Bismarck (finished)

     

     thank you David.

    1. Dan Vadas

      Dan Vadas

      No worries David. Just contact me if you need any help that I can't do in your Bismarck build log, which I'll be following ;).

       

      Danny

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  3. Hello Dan have you any more pics of GPM 1/200 Bismarck (finished)

     

     thank you David.

    1. Dan Vadas

      Dan Vadas

      Not at the moment David, they are already all in the log. The model is in storage, but I'll be bringing it out in a week or two and I can then take any pics you need.

       

      I'm going to email you the Part Finder spreadsheet, give it a couple of hours.

       

      Cheers, Danny

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  4. Can I ask why my Scottish Maid build log is in black rather than blue. One supposes that as you suggest members click on the BLUE listings that I am unlikely to revive any views and therefore no advice?

    1. Dan Vadas

      Dan Vadas

      It's something to do with the spreadsheet I use (Open Office). New listings always come up in that colour at first, but soon revert to blue after a while. I don't know why.

       

      Your build log opens correctly. If you scroll through the index you'll find several others that I've added in the last week, all of which work OK.

       

      Danny

  5. Dan happy birthday celebrate it with gusto:cheers::36::champagne-2::champagne::champagne-popping-smiley-emotic

    1. Dan Vadas

      Dan Vadas

      Thanks John, I will :D.

       

      Danny

  6. Happy birthday! Cristi

  7. hi Dan,

    Its me again 😅... sorry to bother you, but it seems  I got a new problem. I try to change the title of my last thread ("Wind blow Amati Bireme...") but it doesnt let me. I can edit all other posts of that thread.

     

    Christos

    1. Dan Vadas

      Dan Vadas

      I have no problems editing the title if I want to (I haven't yet). What did you want to put in it?

       

      You need to go to the FIRST post to edit the title. If you try another post there is no Title Edit Box.

       

      Danny

  8. I just want to thank your for all the help you have provided me throughout my posts on my HMS Victory build.  Your help has made me a better builder and I just wanted to say thank you. I have tranfered your advice to the easier AL Lafayette Hermione kit. Which I am currently building. (Victory is on hold)

     

    Wishing you the best, and thank you!

     

    Jeff

     

    1. Dan Vadas

      Dan Vadas

      My pleasure Jeff :). All the best with Hermione.

       

      Danny

  9. Hi Dan,

     

    Greg Herbert gave me your name and suggested that I contact you about an order I am looking to place with the Russian site, Ship Models.com.ua. 

     

    I have never dealt with this supplier and I am looking for a pair of pre-made 78mm long cannon barrels for a group build that I am doing over on SOS with Mike41. The Russian site has the best options that I have found, but I am cautious about sending a bank transfer or wiring money to Russia. Call me paranoid, but I haven't heard if anyone has purchased from him and if it is safe and reliable.

     

    I was told that you have purchased from this guy and was wondering if you can recommend him.

     

    Thanks in advance for your help on this, but I am having a difficult time finding a cannon barrel this large for my project anywhere.

     

    Thanks in advance for your help on this,

     

    Andrew Purdy

    1. Dan Vadas

      Dan Vadas

      Hi Andrew,

       

      I had no problems with Ship Models, other than having to wait a while for my gun barrels. Apparently he has someone else cast them for him and he was out of stock of the size I wanted at the time. There were no worries about the money transfer.

       

      Cheers, Danny

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  10. Ahoy Dan....Happy Birthday!   hope you had a great day :) 

    1. Dan Vadas

      Dan Vadas

      Thanks Popeye, I spent about 11 hours working on Bismarck. I call that a great day :D.

       

      :cheers:  Danny

  11. happy birthday many many many more

     

    mort

    1. Dan Vadas

      Dan Vadas

      Thank you Mort ).

       

      :cheers:  Danny

  12. Happy birthday Dan.

    1. Dan Vadas

      Dan Vadas

      Thanks mate :).

       

      :cheers:  Danny

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