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jwvolz got a reaction from yvesvidal in Benjamin W Latham by jwvolz - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
Finished the seine boat. I did not take in-progress pictures past that initial one on the build board. Let's just say the process between there and finished was not pretty, but in the end came out reasonably well. The plans themselves are very good, it's the method MS gives you to get there that isn't...
There is still a good bit of finished detail to add, but I'll leave that for later on at this point.
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jwvolz got a reaction from Elia in Benjamin W Latham by jwvolz - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
I've finished cleaning up and repainting the chainplates. . I also painted the decorative element around the hawse hole. A nice 20/0 brush and a careful hand got it looking good. This wasn't the first attempt, but re-doing acrylics is easy. The really hard part was getting both sides to look the same doing this free hand.
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jwvolz got a reaction from Elia in Benjamin W Latham by jwvolz - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
Chainplates are installed on the hull.
Rather than try to carve slits through the two rails, I decided to cut appropriate full-depth gaps. Not a big deal since it all gets painted anyway. After the chainplates were glued and pinned in place a small piece of wood the width of the rail was glued over the top. I then puttied with Tamiya putty. Once all this is dry I'll sand it smooth and touch up the paint. Since there will be a final overall flat coat it should blend in just fine.
This all had to be done after overall painting, as there was no good way to mask and paint the cove stripe with it being under the chainplates.
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jwvolz got a reaction from Cabbie in Benjamin W Latham by jwvolz - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
I worked on the chainplates last couple of days. I made the strop rings by creating a small jig to bend brass wire around, forming a loop on each, which were then cut and soldered closed. The chainplates were made from sheet brass, with a loop soldered in the top. I used some brass nails cut to simulate to bolts to attach the strop to the chainplate, and once painted it all looks reasonably good.
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jwvolz got a reaction from yvesvidal in Benjamin W Latham by jwvolz - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
I've finished cleaning up and repainting the chainplates. . I also painted the decorative element around the hawse hole. A nice 20/0 brush and a careful hand got it looking good. This wasn't the first attempt, but re-doing acrylics is easy. The really hard part was getting both sides to look the same doing this free hand.
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jwvolz got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Benjamin W Latham by jwvolz - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
I've finished cleaning up and repainting the chainplates. . I also painted the decorative element around the hawse hole. A nice 20/0 brush and a careful hand got it looking good. This wasn't the first attempt, but re-doing acrylics is easy. The really hard part was getting both sides to look the same doing this free hand.
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jwvolz reacted to egkb in Benjamin W Latham by jwvolz - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
Superb Work Joe ..
Eamonn
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jwvolz got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Seafire Mk. III (Late) by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - 1/48 - PLASTIC
OC,
If I prime with lacquer I generally wait until I can't smell it anymore. Can be up to a week.
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jwvolz got a reaction from HardeeHarHar in Benjamin W Latham by jwvolz - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
Finished the seine boat. I did not take in-progress pictures past that initial one on the build board. Let's just say the process between there and finished was not pretty, but in the end came out reasonably well. The plans themselves are very good, it's the method MS gives you to get there that isn't...
There is still a good bit of finished detail to add, but I'll leave that for later on at this point.
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jwvolz got a reaction from Elia in Benjamin W Latham by jwvolz - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
I'm currently working on some plastic models as well as the Latham, so things aren't proceeding as rapidly at the moment. I did get the cap rails installed and the hull painted. Hull was painted with the airbrush. I was going to scribe the cove as per prototype, but tests showed that was not going to work very well in the basswood so I decided to just paint it on, which turned out much better.
I used water slide decals from Microscale for the name. I couldn't find gold in the font/scale I wanted so had to use white.
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jwvolz got a reaction from etubino in Benjamin W Latham by jwvolz - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
I worked on the chainplates last couple of days. I made the strop rings by creating a small jig to bend brass wire around, forming a loop on each, which were then cut and soldered closed. The chainplates were made from sheet brass, with a loop soldered in the top. I used some brass nails cut to simulate to bolts to attach the strop to the chainplate, and once painted it all looks reasonably good.
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jwvolz got a reaction from jgodsey in Benjamin W Latham by jwvolz - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
I've finished cleaning up and repainting the chainplates. . I also painted the decorative element around the hawse hole. A nice 20/0 brush and a careful hand got it looking good. This wasn't the first attempt, but re-doing acrylics is easy. The really hard part was getting both sides to look the same doing this free hand.
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jwvolz got a reaction from etubino in Benjamin W Latham by jwvolz - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
I've finished cleaning up and repainting the chainplates. . I also painted the decorative element around the hawse hole. A nice 20/0 brush and a careful hand got it looking good. This wasn't the first attempt, but re-doing acrylics is easy. The really hard part was getting both sides to look the same doing this free hand.
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jwvolz reacted to Old Collingwood in Seafire Mk. III (Late) by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - 1/48 - PLASTIC
Evening all. some good progress today - first I worked on the stabs, they needed a bit of scribing then they were glued in place, next was the rudder - not much fuss just glued straight on, next I worked on the cockpit glazing this was masked using tamiya tape, I placed a larger than needed piece onto glazing then cut away the excess, after completing the nose glazing and rear section they were then glued down.
Here are a few pics also showing my other spit (that wanted to get in on the photo shoot).
OC.
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jwvolz reacted to etsinko in Schooner Polotsk by etsinko - FINISHED - Master Korabel - 1:72
Finally after a long couple of years I can say that this model is done. The only thing left to do is to add a few more rope coils. Here are the final pictures:
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jwvolz got a reaction from Egilman in F-16c 35th FW Misawa "803" by Javlin -Tamya - 1/48 - PLASTIC
Nice, pylon and all. Forgot about the Wolfpack one...
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jwvolz got a reaction from popeye the sailor in F-16c 35th FW Misawa "803" by Javlin -Tamya - 1/48 - PLASTIC
Nice, pylon and all. Forgot about the Wolfpack one...
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jwvolz got a reaction from Old Collingwood in F-16c 35th FW Misawa "803" by Javlin -Tamya - 1/48 - PLASTIC
Nice, pylon and all. Forgot about the Wolfpack one...
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jwvolz reacted to Javlin in F-16c 35th FW Misawa "803" by Javlin -Tamya - 1/48 - PLASTIC
Thks Joe for the prod and I found the pod be here the 21st.
Wolfpack 1/48 scale AN/AAQ-28 LITENING II/III for F-16 - WP48078
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jwvolz got a reaction from Egilman in F-16c 35th FW Misawa "803" by Javlin -Tamya - 1/48 - PLASTIC
Aires resin definitely makes a GE exhaust for the Tamiya F-16.
With regard to the pod, it may be a case of the correct pylon for the F-16. Let me keep poking around my spares, I may have the pylon.
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jwvolz got a reaction from Egilman in F-16c 35th FW Misawa "803" by Javlin -Tamya - 1/48 - PLASTIC
Also, you can get the Litening pod in resin from Eduard.
Here's one source on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/EDUARD-1-48-AIRCRAFT-AN-AQ28-V-LITENING-POD-PHOTO-ETCH-RESIN-648237/402020807363?hash=item5d9a4eb2c3:g:mb4AAOSwMyteDOtM
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jwvolz got a reaction from Egilman in F-16c 35th FW Misawa "803" by Javlin -Tamya - 1/48 - PLASTIC
Great kits those Tamiya F-16s.
Not sure how fussed you are about it, but the other big difference from block 32 to block 50 is the intake and exhaust. The block 50s have the larger intake (not a big deal visually) and are GE powered vs the P&W powered block 32s. The exhaust looks completely different. You've go the P&W exhaust. Some of the Tamiya boxings contain the parts for both.
I just took a look through my spare parts and I have two extra P&W nozzles, but no GE...
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jwvolz reacted to RMC in Granado by RMC - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64
A delayed thank you Sam for the encouragement. Other things have intruded recently.
I have now completed the wingsail gaff. I would not care to do it again. The fundamental difficulty is the lack of access, as it is surrounded by so much other rigging. I think there is a case for installing it, certainly before putting up the back stays, and even before the shrouds. Replacing the kit-supplied bibbs which are made of rather unattractive coarse grained 1.5mm ply, with 2mm timber turned out to be a lurking problem. The gaff jaws no longer fitted and then had to be adjusted. Access to the rear of the block on the top trestle tree for the 0.5mm thread proved to be very difficult indeed. I ended up threading some 0.1 mm thread through the front of the block, down to the the end of the 0.5mm thread, joining it with CA, then pulling the whole lot back through the block.
As well, and VERY important, when installing the block earlier in the build, there is no indication that the thread initially leads down from the **** of the block. It therefore had to taken out of the trestletree (I found I had installed it all too well), the thread installed, and the block replaced. If you have to do all of this - good luck.
Here are the results.
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jwvolz reacted to RMC in Granado by RMC - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64
After a few setbacks (some self-inflicted) the standing rigging is finally finished. Next time I'll build a motor boat.
Here is how it looks.
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jwvolz reacted to cog in Spitfire Mk IXc - FINISHED - by cog - Eduard - 1/72 - PE & PLASTIC
Received the missing clours. First windbrushing ... Primed and first paint.
White for B&W striping on the wings and fuselage behind the cockpit.
Ready for masking and to get the camouflage and under colour on. After that the black striping.
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