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Landlubber Mike

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  1. Landlubber Mike
    That's coming out insanely good Ron. Looking forward to your final display! For your diorama settings, do you cut off part of the bottom of the hull to reduce the height? If so, how do you do it? Cutting through something strong like MDF bulkheads would be a bit nerve wracking!
  2. Landlubber Mike
    My sister in law has one. Cute dogs! Yours is really adorable. Love the eye patch.
  3. Landlubber Mike
    Wow, that looks fantastic OC! The excavation kit looks like a lot of fun for kids - heck, I would have a lot of fun with it!
  4. Landlubber Mike
    Hey EG, looking forward to seeing how you work out that Marston matting. I saw the various PE sets out there and thought it would be cool to do a diorama using it - nothing like learning from the master so I'll wait to see what you do
  5. Landlubber Mike
    Really nice job Kevin breaking up the solid mass of color the way you did. Looks fantastic! I need to start doing that on my planes.
  6. Landlubber Mike
    Thanks very much Gary, really appreciate the kind words!
  7. Landlubber Mike
    Best wishes Bob - speedy recovery and you’ll be better than ever.
  8. Landlubber Mike
    Thanks Kevin!
  9. Landlubber Mike
    Looking forward to this one Peter!
  10. Landlubber Mike
    Very cool model OC. Looking forward to this one!
  11. Landlubber Mike
    That soft line between colors came out really well. Nice job on this one! As much as I like using Vallejo, I have issues at times with the nozzle getting clogged. Flow improver and thinner help a lot. Also, make sure you really clean your airbrush. Vallejo I think leaves a trace amount of clear residue that you might not see. So, you think you have your airbrush cleaned out (needle, nozzle, etc.), but it's still a bit clogged. I try to remember to spray water to test if the nozzle is clogged before filling the paint cup, but I forget sometimes and it's a pain to then have to dump the cup, and really clean things out if it's clogged. Using something like a bit of lacquer thinner will really clear things out. It could also be older paint that has just clumped a bit.
  12. Landlubber Mike
    That's a real beauty there John. I've always wondered how these were to put together. You're a walking advertisement for this kit - looks fantastic!
  13. Landlubber Mike
    That's looking really great EG! Nice job! You're on the home stretch!
  14. Landlubber Mike
    I've always loved the look of these planes. I'm in too!
  15. Landlubber Mike
    Funny, I came across this kit for the first time last night looking for subjects to include in a 1/72 diorama. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it!
  16. Landlubber Mike
    Really well done Dave! One of the best Mayflowers I have seen. Congratulations!
  17. Landlubber Mike
    Hey Craig, great choice! I have a couple of the Eduard F.2b kits on the shelf (Brisfish and Crocodile) so will be following your build for sure. There's not that much AM out there for these kits, but I did pick up this Part set (No. S48-133) which is for the Roden kit but has some helpful PE for the build. Worth it just for the much improved radiator in my opinion. If interested, you can look at what this guy did with the Crocodile kit - lots of amazing scratch and other upgrades for the kit. Of course, you can always look at the Wingnut kit to see if there are any details, etc. that this particular kit may be missing. https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=21997&p=albums&album=42324&view=list
  18. Landlubber Mike
    Nice job AJ! Really fantastic work - on both!
  19. Landlubber Mike
    Wow, this is all so very cool! Clever use of materials!
  20. Landlubber Mike
    Looking absolutely fantastic Ron. The sails are really impressive! Can't wait to see the ship in it's glory when you get it in the diorama!
  21. Landlubber Mike
    A really impressive build of an equally impressive subject. Great job Alan! I learned a lot reading your log, thanks for sharing your journey!
  22. Landlubber Mike
    Another true work of art BE! Thank you for sharing your journey with us, including all your clever techniques.
  23. Landlubber Mike
    Wow, that's very clever! Really well done! I agree, they have to be one nicely or they detract from the model as they eye is always drawn to details like these. I'm going to save this for future reference!
  24. Landlubber Mike
    Great job Alan - came out really nicely! Again, what a cool subject!
  25. Landlubber Mike
    What an interesting subject Alan! Great job on the camo too - this is really cool, certainly a conversation starter!

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