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Landlubber Mike
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I'm in for this one Kevin! Interesting how even in war, the Italians put a nice design stamp on their planes (and ships, etc.). What do you think of the kit? I don't have any PCM in the stash, but just wondering what you thought.
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Thanks Alan! I'm slowly getting better at it. Once you figure out what tools and techniques works best, and how to apply CA properly, it gets easier. The Five Star set is really nicely done, with pre-indentations along fold lines so folding is pretty easy. I've also found having a hold and fold tool can be really helpful on longer folds.
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Quick update on this one. With the Asashio mostly built up, I turned to the Akashi. It's an interesting ship with five different cranes and lots of small boats, and the Five Star set is another gem for this kit. The folks at Five Star were also kind enough to email me a high resolution PDF of the kit instructions which already has been of immense help. I built up one of the stand-alone cranes and its associated platform in the middle of the ship, and added some other easy PE to the deck: Next I started on the bridge. All this was built using only two pieces from the PE fret! The middle platform and associated rails fit into the primary assembly, and it probably took me a couple of hours to figure out how to do the folds and in what order. The instructions just have pictures of what the assembled structures look like, with no instructions on how to do the bends. It was a lot more intricate than it first looked when I started, but came together nicely. I still have to add a rear platform and three separate cranes that attach off the back. Thanks for looking in!
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Agree with Pat - you win the creativity award on MSW! Nice job!
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Upgrading Mill
Landlubber Mike replied to ChrisLBren's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Sherline is great, they are built like tanks and the accessories are generally interchangeable between the mill and the lathe. They have been around forever, and you can get replacement parts down to the individual screws, etc. Very helpful customer service too. Pricey, but their tools will last a lifetime. -
Thanks Roger - I'll have to see if I can get more info on what happened. Unfortunately can't find any photos.
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Looking good! Great start of a cool little subject. Even better that it's local to you.
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Nice display cases! Thanks for passing along the info.
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I'm in for another ride Glen! This one is going to be another fun one to follow. Your creativity on displays is incredible - I can't wait to watch you execute this idea!
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Hey Brian, thanks for the kind words. Honestly, if you spend some time on youtube you can get a lot of ideas on how to go about doing the sea. There are many brilliant modelers out there that freely share their techniques and demystify how dioramas are done. There are lots of ways - the crinkled foil technique, using artist paper, carving seas in wood or foam board, sculpting it in clay, and even pouring it in resin. Depending on scale, choppiness of the sea, etc., some methods are better than others I would think. For this one, I just used the crinkled foil technique which is fairly simple. I used that same technique on my Hatsuzakura at 1/700. I have some 1/700 ships I'm working on now that will be in calm water situations - there, I might try using a different method. The trickier thing for me at least is how to get the shading of the water to look realistic. You really don't want to paint a single color, but layer on different shades and colors, which is fairly easy using an airbrush. I actually only used 3-4 different colors on mine via airbrush, then went back in by hand to add some of the waves and foam. You should give it a try. Personally, I think ships look better in their element - in the water, with sails, etc.
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Ron, your sea is really incredible. The mixing of the colors with green in it is fantastic. I can get away with a lot more at 1/350 than you can at the scale you were working in. The trailing edges of your waves are a real work of art - looks just like the real thing! And interesting pictures of the cat hair smoke! @king derelict, your cat looks too comfortable to have someone plucking hairs. Is that a Maine Coon? My parents had them.
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Thanks Popeye, really appreciate it! Ron, I'll have to check those out and thanks for the offer! For my sea spray/white foam, I used Liquitex as the medium, and generally used cotton balls that I stretched out. The Liquitex dries clear, but the foam turns white from the cotton. I also used a combo of Vallejo white and Tamiya white for different shades of white. My Vallejo was a bit thin and chalky, so it worked well for the areas mid hull to the stern. The areas at the front and back, as well as right up against the hull, were lightly touched up with Tamiya white. Having the two helped make more more contrast and less uniformity. If you want translucent waves, you can form the waves using toilet paper, which when wet from the gesso turns translucent. A good way to show water cascading over the side of the ship. Though, I'm not sure what scale you are working in so the toilet paper might not be strong enough - or you just have to use premium four-ply 😆
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Thanks Roger! And yes, it's interesting going through pictures of the IJN WWII ships. For ships that were moving, you'd think they'd all have smoke plumes, but a good percentage of the ones I came across did not. Your point about the boiler tenders makes perfect sense as to why. Thanks for passing that along - saves me from having to go down that rabbit hole and plucking hairs off cats.
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Looking forward to this one Jack!
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Another stunner from you Chris - great job! Beautiful work on a really sweet plane. I particularly love those with the yellow noses. Do these kits come with the clear parts for the canopy, or do you have to make them yourself?
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Great job OC - like the variety of poses your figures have. Well done!
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Looks really nice - great job on the rigging so far!
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Not sure how I missed this one - what a spectacular build! I'm so impressed with your work in card, especially with all the compound curves. Really well done!
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Thank you Lou, really appreciate it and all the help you've had with ship and plane stuff over the years. And thanks for the tip on the felting wool. I'll have to look into that. Already dyed helps a lot!
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Thanks Alan, Glen and Canute! Really appreciate the kind words. It was a lot of fun putting it together, minus dropping PE on the ground and spending an inordinate amount of time looking for it on my hands and knees.
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Thanks Alan and Glen! Alan, I moved away from Vallejo primers on metal as it seems to have a tendency to peel off, especially if you need to tape it. I just got the glass bottle and rattle can of Mr. Metal Primer so will give it a shot.
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Thanks Canute, I’ll have to find some pictures. I don’t think the Asashio had too much damage from the bomb as I believe it managed to limp back to Truk, but I’m looking forward to figuring something out on this.
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Thanks Kevin - the rigging was tough! Took me a while to figure out how to do it. I finally figured out it was best to dab CA on the spot to be glued, attach the line with tweezers in one hand to that spot, and then have the second hand ready with a toothpick dipped in CA accelerant. That made things much easier! I used Infini's Fine rigging line. Oh, we were talking the other day about sagging rigging. I saw that VeryFire has a "memory metal rigging" thread. Not sure what that is, but I'm wondering if it's super fine wire. It might just be similar rubber thread that is intended to represent metal rigging. I ordered some so will try it out on my next build.
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