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Landlubber Mike

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  1. Absolutely fantastic Glen, great job!!! What a cool display! Your skills in SIB building are amazing, only to be matched by your creativity and ingenuity. Thanks for sharing with us!
  2. That's really helpful, thank you! I was trying to figure out what to do as the Buffalo has a relatively long cockpit and i wasn't sure how to tape certain sections. Having the canopy on the model makes things much easier!
  3. Came out great Andrew! Looks like a fairly good sized model even at this small scale.
  4. Nice looking model there - very cool subject, great job!
  5. Nice choice Craig! How do you find the kit? I don't have any Wolfpack kits, but did use their wing fold aftermarket for my FM-1 build and I was impressed.
  6. Amazing work Dan! Very nice job! Do you mind if I ask you a question? I see in earlier pictures you have the cockpit hood attached to the model when painting. Then later, I see the hood is off the model. How do you secure the cockpit to the model for the painting phase, so that it is strong enough to withstand the airbrush flow, but easy enough to remove? I'm about to prime my Buffalo, and was looking to do something similar - prime and paint with the cockpit hood on to avoid paint getting into the cockpit, but then opening up the hood for final display. Thanks!
  7. Good start! Looking forward to seeing this one come along.
  8. Here is a review of the Ryujo, admittedly a bigger model, but it still gives me a bit of pause in trying out one of these kits: http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/ijn/cv/Ryujo-350-3dw/3DWildRyujo.htm
  9. Hey guys, I was really excited when I first saw the 3D Wild kits, but do your research on them. I found some reviews on modelwarships.com (I think) and they were not that favorable. From what I remember, among other issues, the hulls are printed in sections, and the fit is not great at all. They can make a nice model, but there is a lot of work to be done to correct the kit issues.
  10. That looks fantastic Ron - amazing job! Thanks for sharing your techniques with us.
  11. That looks spectacular, nice job! Do you anneal all the brass in the kit? I wouldn't have thought to do so, but maybe can see doing it with larger pieces. Enjoy your trip!
  12. Great work Kevin! The Yahagi looks fantastic! Is that the Tamiya Yukikaze? How did you find the kit? I might start that one as my next 1/350 build if I can ever find the motivation to finish my Shimakaze.
  13. I vote for shelf model. If anyone can turn a dog into a beauty, it's you 😀 Looking forward to this one!
  14. What a great looking model Craig! Very nice job!
  15. Thanks guys! Ken, this is perhaps a little overboard with all the aftermarket, but having things like the aircraft control surfaces as separate parts and in a different position makes for a more interesting model I think. Also, showing off the engine with the panels off adds some more details on what is otherwise going to be a fairly uninteresting model (given the markings, camo scheme, shape, etc.). I might try to build it as a diorama where it was being assembled, given that I believe the Americans put the planes together after the came off the boat. That might be tough given how much is already on the model, so maybe I'll just put it in a diorama receiving routine maintenance. Chris, I remember your card builds. I'm hoping that I can build mine half as well you did yours!
  16. Hey Dave, it's a plastic kit with some resin and PE included in the box. The aftermarket is mostly resin with some PE as well. I started it maybe two months ago.
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