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Landlubber Mike

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  • Birthday 08/17/1973

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  1.    Blue Ensign reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Harpy 1796 by Blue Ensign – FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
  2.    Haliburton reacted to a post in a topic: IJN Akitsushima by Landlubber Mike - Pit Road - 1/700 - PLASTIC
  3.    hollowneck reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Harpy 1796 by Blue Ensign – FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
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  5. Landlubber Mike
    Wow BE, another stellar model! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing the journey.
  6.    Landlubber Mike reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Harpy 1796 by Blue Ensign – FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
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  8.    Canute reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Eskimo by king derelict - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/700 - PLASTIC
  9.    Landlubber Mike reacted to a post in a topic: Brannaren by drobinson02199 - Caldercraft - Scale 1:48
  10.    Landlubber Mike reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Eskimo by king derelict - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/700 - PLASTIC
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  12.    Landlubber Mike reacted to a post in a topic: USS Langley by Rick Abramson - Trumpeter - 1:350 - Plastic
  13.    AJohnson reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Eskimo by king derelict - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/700 - PLASTIC
  14. Landlubber Mike
    Wow, that was fast! Looks great! Love the trio!
  15.    Landlubber Mike reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Eskimo by king derelict - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/700 - PLASTIC
  16.    Old Collingwood reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Eskimo by king derelict - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/700 - PLASTIC
  17.    Canute reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Eskimo by king derelict - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/700 - PLASTIC
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  20. Landlubber Mike
    Looks like another great one! Looking forward to following along Alan - you do great work! By the way, love the Black Cat aftermarket you are using. I've picked up a few of their items for future projects myself.
  21.    Landlubber Mike reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Eskimo by king derelict - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/700 - PLASTIC
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  24. Landlubber Mike
    Weird, I had posted my last reply a while back but it got stuck. Now I see you finished - really great job! Quick build too! Thanks for sharing with the group!
  25. Landlubber Mike
    What I like to do is run a thin needle with CA to add a good amount to hidden areas - interiors, etc. Seems to work very well. I’ve also done the same with two part epoxy. I’m surprised you can solder such thin pieces of brass without destroying them - very impressive! At some point I’ll have to learn to solder so that I can build up the GLS corvette class aftermarket.
  26. Landlubber Mike
    Welcome back Jason! Diana is looking amazing!
  27. Landlubber Mike
    For 1/700, do you need to solder? I’ve always just used CA, sometimes with accelerant for a quicker bind. For things like planes I’ve at times used two part epoxy. i have a 1/72 Corvette class with very heavy PE from GLS. They recommend soldering given the weight of the PE. With the parts so thin in 1/700, I’m really impressed with the results you’ve obtained.
  28. Landlubber Mike
    Great stuff Alan! Destroyers seem like smaller easier ships to build, but they are jam packed full of stuff on the decks. Makes it tricky to paint. I usually try to build as much as I can before painting, but here as you are doing you have to paint a lot of stuff off the model and then carefully assemble it. It's a bit of a nerve-racking process given how delicate the items are in 1/700. You're doing an amazing job!
  29. Landlubber Mike
    I think so - these 1/700 models seem to look much better to me in a water dio setting. I believe the Pit Road kit allows you to do full hull or waterline. I didn't add the bottom half yet to the hull in part because I'm still deciding what to do (at 1/700, a full hull isn't very deep) and because having the open bottom allowed me to drill holes from underneath to help get glue between the PE deck and the plastic hull. There were a couple of places the PE deck were not sitting flush, so a hole or two drilled underneath allowed me to get more glue in that spot and with a little pressure, got the deck to fit flush.
  30. Landlubber Mike
    Yes, I think the knock on Trumpeter kits generally is accuracy - not only on parts but on colors. I haven't built a Trumpeter kit, but seems like they build into nice models. Regardless, I like where you are going with this kit!
  31. Landlubber Mike
    To simulate the hull plating lines, I taped alternating rows using Tamiya flexible tape and then sprayed a fairly medium-heavy coat of Mr. Surfacer 500. Once you remove the tape, you have nice simulated plating lines. I then added the degaussing cables. The Artist Hobby set gives you four pieces for each side of the hull, and then a piece for the stern. The pieces all fit together perfectly. I've been super impressed by the Artist Hobby update set. Everything fits the Pit Road kit like a glove.
  32. Landlubber Mike
    OC, I meant to get back to you on this. A lot of the escort carriers during and after the war were used to transport/carry "stuff" (for lack of a better word). The Copahee I posted above carried back a number of Japanese planes and engines and other parts during the war. I'm assuming the picture in this post shows a similar operation of transporting planes.
  33. Landlubber Mike
    Geez, I fall behind on MSW, look to catch up on current builds, see another log from Chris, and find out it's done. That didn't take long! Really great job as always Chris!
  34. Landlubber Mike
    Really nice kit of a great subject. Looking forward to following along.
  35. Landlubber Mike
    You're moving really quickly on this one Alan - really nicely done! I like the colors you are using, and the camo scheme is really sweet.

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