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  1. Landlubber Mike
    Thanks for the review. I think I pretty much ordered the same items minus the block plane which I already had. I'm still waiting on a few things. I'm glad they came out with the miniature honing guide for the mini chisels. I have had them for a few years but couldn't find a solution that worked. Enjoy the tools!
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    Great stuff there Edward! Nice job! 👍
  3. Landlubber Mike
    Catching up here too - wow! Great diorama! I used to paint fantasy miniatures as a teen and can attest to how hard it is to make them look lifelike - you make it look really easy though, fantastic job!
  4. Landlubber Mike
    Well done! Looks great amongst the other treasures on the shelf of glory!
  5. Landlubber Mike
    Great job Popeye! The painting was really well done, first rate for sure. To echo an earlier comment, what an eye catcher for the display shelf!
  6. Landlubber Mike
    Just caught up with your log OC. Very nicely done! The figure really brings the model to life!
  7. Landlubber Mike
    Thanks Alan, that's great to know! Thank you!
  8. Landlubber Mike
    Just caught up on your log Eric, really nice job so far! And thank you for sharing your adventures with woodworking tools. Very interesting! The Perry looks like a really nice subject to model, and the BJ kit looks pretty nice, especially with that helpful CD. Personally, I don't know if I would ever do a solid hull (mostly because I would want to use power tools to speed things along but would be too nervous that I would remove too much material), but you are doing a fantastic job!
  9. Landlubber Mike
    Thanks Lou, really appreciate the kind words. On size, you're totally right. For another comparison, I was looking at the expected lengths of various models in my stash the other day, and saw that the Shimakaze was about 425 ft long. The USS Gambier Bay, an escort carrier, was 512 feet long. Not too much smaller.
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    Slowly making more progress. I thought once I painted the details that it would be a day or two more of work and then I could get to clear coating and weathering. Has been a little bit more involved. I think I'm just about at the point where a few more final details and paint touchups and I can start finalizing the build. It's amazing how many details there are on destroyers. I ended up buying a hot wire foam cutter (Proxxon) to be able to cleanly cut foam to make the diorama base. I need to look into what type of foam board to buy. I think some use standard styrofoam, while you can also use stuff like expanded foam, builder foam (might be the same as expanded foam), etc. Not exactly sure what all those are, so need to educate myself. The great thing about the hot wire cutter is that you end up with clean cuts and don't have bits and pieces of foam all over the place with that nasty electrostatic cling if you use a saw or knife to cut it. Well worth the money in my opinion, as I hate trying to clean up foam particles that stick to everything but inside the garbage bin.
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    Looks great to me Glen. Good luck getting it into the bottle - fingers and toes crossed here for you
  12. Landlubber Mike
    No worries Alan. My first try at clear coating by hand with Tamiya clear to seal the edges of the tape worked really well too. Nice job on your Flower Class!
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    They work great. When you have very small pieces, it's impossible to hold them and avoid getting glue on the tweezers - for some reason in my case, PE likes to stick to everything else - fingers, tweezers, the bench, etc. - instantaneously with CA but not to the model. I've tried holding pieces along the sizes (tweezers perpendicular to the part), but you have to be very careful about not accidentally increasing pressure or the dreaded ping happens which can lead to an hour searching for the part on the floor. Been there, done that too many times to count. 🤬 I looked into the vacuum suction devices, but I think these pencils offer a much simpler, cost-effective solution.
  14. Landlubber Mike
    Looking forward to this one Ron, especially with the upcoming sails and diorama. For the title, I think you can go back and edit it if you go to the first post.
  15. Landlubber Mike
    I just checked since I thought I remembered there were seven whale boats. See page 23 of the instructions: https://modelexpo-online.com/assets/images/documents/MS2140_Charles_W_Morgan_Instructions.pdf Five hang from davits, with three on the port side, two on the starboard side. The other two hang upside down on the amidships shelter. I can't seem to copy pictures from the MS website, but there are good photos of how their kit subject looks: https://modelexpo-online.com/Model-Shipways-CHARLES-MORGAN-WHALE-BARK-164-SCALE_p_1026.html I don't recall from the Leavitt book whether the number of whaleboats changed during the ship's history.
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    Nice job Craig. For placing tiny pieces of PE like this, if you haven't already, try wax pickup pencils. They hold the part which just enough adhesion and let the part go when it comes in contact with the surface. Much easier than tweezers, toothpicks, etc. They are used by people that do craft work like making jewelry to pick up tiny things like rhinestones. I used them this weekend to attach the ends to depth charge cylinders that were maybe 2mm across if that. Really easy. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MF6VLZ5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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    Very clever! The Model Shipways kit similarly uses the bread and butter method, but I think there they have something like seven slices of bread. Looks great!
  18. Landlubber Mike
    My table arrived yesterday with some of the accessories. Rest is to ship next few weeks. The table is nice quality and should come in handy.
  19. Landlubber Mike
    Looking great! When I finish my Shimakaze I might tackle this kit. Looks like it goes together pretty nicely.
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    I bought mine from Cornwall Model Boats.
  21. Landlubber Mike
    Thanks - I was just looking at this the other day and was considering this one. Good to know you like it, thanks!
  22. Landlubber Mike
    Yeah, Sherline is another one. Always seem to be coming up with cool new accessories for the mill and lathe!
  23. Landlubber Mike
    That swivel feature is really nice. This is what I have, which has served me pretty well over the years. I don't know if I could plane a small piece of wood held in the jaws, but maybe I could.
  24. Landlubber Mike
    If you don’t mind me asking, how did you deal the tape edges? I hand brushed Tamiya clear on my current destroyer build along the tape edges to protect stripes and triangles on the funnels, and it worked really well. Just wondering what others do.
  25. Landlubber Mike
    Beautiful work Alan - love the Flower Class ships! Your camo scheme looks fantastic!

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