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Landlubber Mike
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Thanks Ron! Good tip on the cat hair - though I'd worry about possibly sneezing around it from my mild allergies! I tried using cotton balls that I pulled and stretched out. It actually didn't look too bad. I painted probably a dozen samples, with black, dark grey and light grey. I found you had to flatten it before painting otherwise if you tried pulling post painting, the inner white cotton would show. But once you pull and stretch it, it loses some of its integrity and then you have to try to reconstruct a three dimensional smoke plume. It might be worth spraying hair spray on it or some mild adhesive so you can shape it. Something for the next build I suppose. Thanks Craig, really appreciate it. I owe a big thanks to you for all your help over the years in getting up the plastic model curve. -
Finished! Seeing @Javlin finish his beautiful Chikuma build gave me the inspiration to finish this one up. The Hasegawa kit with Infini upgrade set is a really killer combo, and I couldn't recommend it more. I was thinking of adding smoke to the funnels, but I wasn't quite liking how my efforts were coming out so I bagged that idea. If I can figure it out, I might add it later. Otherwise, I'm really glad I went for the diorama setting. If I had to do it over, I probably would have made the diorama a little less deep, but lessons learned for my next one. Overall, for my first 1/350 ship with diorama, I'm pretty happy with the results. Thanks for all the support during the build, and thanks as always for looking in!
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Quick update on my Asashio build - I've managed to just about finish most of the hull and sub-assemblies, including platforms, guns, torpedo launchers, etc. I've really enjoyed the Five Star sets in my various 1/700 builds - the PE adds a lot of detail and is quite easy to work with. As I mentioned at the beginning of the log, I'm planning to build this one as part of a diorama getting emergency repairs at Truk after the Battle of Midway. In that battle, a 500 pound bomb hit it in the stern area so prior to priming, I'm going to rip up the stern to show the damage. Unfortunately I can't find any pictures of what the Asashio looked like after Midway. Anyone have any idea of how extensive the damage would be from a 500 pound bomb? My guess is it would depend on where it landed, whether there were munitions or other explosive materials around, etc. At a minimum, I think I will gouge the hull and model it as if the bottom blew a hole into the deck. Here are some pictures of the progress. Thanks for looking in!
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I did a little weathering and added a few other pieces to the model, including the starboard and port side stairways. Still have a bit of touch ups, final weathering and clear coating to go, then comes the davits, small boats, anchor chains, figures and rigging. Then of course there is the final adjustment of some of the PE - I don't like constantly fiddling with it as the pieces are so small they likely will break. I'll put it in a diorama setting at the same time as my Asashio/Akashi build for some efficiency. It's been a fun model to work on, and a pretty detailed set from Five Star, though as I mentioned earlier in the log, you have to supplement some of the items. One thing I might do in the future is use Mr. Color Metal Primer on the PE frets. I notice that even Mr. Color and Tamiya paints can come off when trying to glue PE to the model - either from handling, the CA, or most likely, both. I like to pre-paint some of the items like stairways, davits, etc. as it will be difficult to paint them when installed on the model - or I'm just too lazy to deal with the taping that would be involved. I think having the metal primer on the frets should helps make the paint adhere a little better and hopefully reduce some of the touchup work later. Sorry for the crappy pictures - I need to figure out a better setting on my phone. Thanks for looking in!
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MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Landlubber Mike replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Another great build Craig - fast too! Really nice job! -
Wow, nice job Kevin!! Fantastic work on such a beautiful subject. Good luck at the show!
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Nice figures OC! Looking great!
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F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale
Landlubber Mike replied to Egilman's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Those look like great accessories for the diorama. Looking forward to seeing you pull it all together! -
Outstanding work Dan!! Very well done!
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This is building up really nicely Max! Great job!
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MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Landlubber Mike replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
First, glad to hear you're ok Craig. The pictures from Florida look awful. Love your model - looking great! For the pictures, i'm probably more partial to 1 and 3. 2 is a bit too much, 5 a bit too little. A little hard to tell when I'm not exactly sure what the painted model itself looks like. Would be interesting to see if the answers would change for models with different colors and tones. -
Looks great Kevin! Figures bring it to life for sure! Not sure what you call those little blobs on the rigging line, but how did you do them? I was thinking about PVA, but am worried they will cause the lines to sag too much especially since I'm using very thin line from Infini that is like EZ Line.
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Well done! Personally I like it with all that mud on it. Looks like it had a productive day. Great job!
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Love it Alan, really nice job!
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Good to know Kevin - I'm down to the main lines that go down the middle of the ship. And yes, put men on the ship! I have a few dozen on mine.
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That's fantastic Kevin! I'm just about done rigging my Shimakaze - you said you love rigging, I should have just sent you mine! Took me a while to work out a system on how to attach the lines. Using a dot of accelerator helps a lot!
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Definitely consider depth. Some of the workbenches out there are 20" deep and that's not very much if it's going to be your primary workbench for building larger ship models. 20" may be fine for smaller power tools, but that's about it.
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I haven't been very successful in trying to remove the warp in plywood keels. My guess is taking the warp out of a smaller part might be even harder. I'd cut a new one out - shouldn't be too hard. The time you spend now will save issues down the road should you try to use a bulkhead that is not perfectly flat.
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Wow, that was fast! Looks amazing Craig, very very nice job! The deck is a very nice choice for the display.
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Nice job on the camo - that must not have been a fun masking job! Looks really great!
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