Landlubber Mike
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Amazing work as usual Igor, beautiful! Your sails are incredible. Could you explain how you got the seams on the sails? I studied your pictures, but couldn't figure out how you used the black cloth to make the seams.- 185 replies
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Great work Tom. I have the same Winfield book and thought about doing a model on it. Your log is very inspirational!
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I prefer the RB guns too. For what it's worth, I am replacing my Pegasus guns with the RB guns, not only for better scale but better looks.
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Looks fantastic Peter! That's quite a lot of progress. I'll be following along with much interest!
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Nice work! I use those same clamps. I prefer them over some of the others I've bought over the years.
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I've been using ebony for my Morgan and have had no problems with gluing. I haven't found the dust to be problematic either - I just am very careful to wipe it down after working with it, which I probably should be doing with all woods. Ebony is gorgeous - the various ways of ebonizing pear and other woods don't really come close.
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Great work BE. I loved the Proxxon mini-lathe. It made work on my Badger's masts and spars so much easier. I ended up selling it and upgrading to a Sherline (which I haven't used yet), but I'm sorta regretting it given how easy it was to work with the Proxxon (and I wonder if I'll ever use the Sherline to turn metal).
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Looks really good! Impressive that this is your first build, very nicely done!
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This is an amazing build Ken, incredible job you're doing. I echo what Pete said - even for those of us not working on this kit, we are all learning and getting inspiration from your log.
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Nice job Gary. That looks like a really well-thought out kit. The little touches to help builders properly assemble the kit are very nice indeed.
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Happy belated birthday Eamonn! Really nice work on the Ballahoo and other model!
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Looking really great Al. Love your guitar too by the way, it's a real beauty. You're very talented!
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That came out really nicely Martin. Very nice touch! I might have to shamelessly steal that from you when I turn back to my Pegasus...
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Very nice Russ! So cool that you are making models of ships local to your area.
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Looking great Vince! Are you using the kit wood, or are you using other woods? I have a couple of Euromodel kits and just wondering what Euromodel builders are doing on their builds, as the wood in my kits looks pretty good.
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Beautiful, the profile moulding is a really nice touch.
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Great job BE. Ditto on what all the guys above me said. Subtle treenails add nice character and detail to the model without overwhelming it.
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Thanks David, I've been considering that option as well. I have a lot of letters to get right, and I can just see getting to the last one and having to start over. I think the Morgan is a great subject to model. It's a nice break from all the warship kits that are out there, and there's lots of interesting details you can add to the ship if you choose. Plus, the actual ship is still around which you can visit or at least see lots of pictures out there. As for the kit, the plans are very well done (at least I think so far) and the instruction manual is good. I've compared the plans to pictures of the ship, and the plans appear to be very spot on, even down to the planking. I'm not a fan of MS' use of basswood for the keel and bulkheads, as I think MDF provides a much better structure. But, taking the time to put bracing blocks between the bulkheads, everything has remained square and without any flex. The cast pieces generally aren't bad, but when you see how people here on MSW improve detail pieces like those, they seem a bit lacking (but how much can one expect from white metal castings). So all in all, I'd definitely recommend the kit. Even though I'm replacing all the visible wood, I don't hold that against the kit.
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Thanks Timmo. I'll try some experiments. The copper plates in the Pegasus kit seem to do well with the personal fluids method based on a Fly kit on here. The Model Expo tape less so. Maybe the latter has a coating of some sort. Sorry for the interruption Joe!
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Thanks Joe, that's really helpful. I'll have to experiment a bit and see if I can replicate the green oxidized look.
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Joe, was fun going through your build log again. Really nice work you're doing there, and I love how you're personalizing and customizing the kit in enhancing it. Really nice job! Just out of curiousity, when working with the tape, are you applying it in strips and marking the tape to give the appearance of separate plates? Or are you cutting the tape into separate plates and applying them individually? One other question if you don't mind - I'm planning to try to personal fluid method for my Pegasus (won't eat asparagus that day). Have you ever tried weathering the tape to get an oxidized green appearance? I'm hoping to get that look for my Morgan, but am new to coppering. Thanks in advance!
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Thanks Alde. Looks like we have unanimity here Joe, thanks very much. The nameplate came out fantastic! I actually ordered dry transfer letters from Woodland Scenics which arrived yesterday. I not only have to do the nameplate, but also there is small lettering of the ship's name on the log rail near the stem. In both cases, I was planning to add the lettering to the wood pieces before installing them on the ship - would seem to be impossible to do it otherwise.
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Martin and Jason, thanks so much for weighing in. I really appreciate the thoughts! That was my thinking, but being less experienced in this area, I wasn't sure if I was off base or not. Even better that I won't have to spend more money for ebony sheets since I think I should hopefully have just enough to plank to the higher water line and to the stern (which uses curved planks, and therefore uses up more wood). Also simplifies the second planking since, as I mentioned, I think I can get away with feathering the first planking into the second planking, rather than fully adding a second planking, and I don't need to spile as many planks.
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