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  1. 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!
  2. Landlubber Mike
    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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Landlubber Mike
    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
  6. Landlubber Mike
    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!
  7. 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.
  8. Landlubber Mike
    Looking great! When I finish my Shimakaze I might tackle this kit. Looks like it goes together pretty nicely.
  9. Landlubber Mike
    I bought mine from Cornwall Model Boats.
  10. Landlubber Mike
    Thanks - I was just looking at this the other day and was considering this one. Good to know you like it, thanks!
  11. Landlubber Mike
    Yeah, Sherline is another one. Always seem to be coming up with cool new accessories for the mill and lathe!
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. Landlubber Mike
    Beautiful work Alan - love the Flower Class ships! Your camo scheme looks fantastic!
  15. Landlubber Mike
    Hey Alan, not sure how this escaped me. Just caught up and wanted to congratulate you on a fantastic build. Love the water diorama, nice job!
  16. Landlubber Mike
    I noticed after I posted that Lee Valley included instructions under the care tab. Looks like a great little vise!
  17. Landlubber Mike
    Just ordered my Christmas presents for this year. Thanks Jack! By the way, how do you like the mini vise? I have a Panavise that I use but was wondering about the mini vice. Does it need to be attached to a bench or table?
  18. Landlubber Mike
    Looks fantastic!
  19. Landlubber Mike
    Having completed a 1/700 destroyer and now on the home stretch with a 1/350 destroyer, I have to say, in some respects I like the 1/700 scale better in that the models are just a lot more compact. Fewer individual PE pieces at 1/700 because you just have a single piece that you fold multiple times, versus trying to fold and attach multiple PE pieces to each other to build an item. Also, the variety of 1/700 subjects is much greater than on the 1/350 side. That being said, I have a few 1/350 kits in the stash. I also have the Trumpeter 1/200 Bismarck with all the goodies from Pontos, etc., and wondering where I'll be able to keep it. But, I would say that if you can build at 1/700 scale, the larger scales aren't going to be much of a problem.
  20. Landlubber Mike
    Beautiful model! Well done!
  21. Landlubber Mike
    If comparing the Caldercraft and long-promised Amati kits, one thing to remember is the scale difference. Caldercraft is a really big model at 1/72 scale. Amati I believe is going to be even bigger at 1/64.
  22. Landlubber Mike
    Very cool Elijah! Nicely done!
  23. Landlubber Mike
    Looking really great Kevin, stay with it my friend! You’re doing a fantastic job!
  24. Landlubber Mike
    Beautiful work Craig!! Congratulations on another fantastic build!
  25. Landlubber Mike
    Good to know! Your build looks really clean and crisp, it looks like the fit was very nice. Thanks for the tip! I do have the Eduard mask, along with a ton of other goodies - Eduard PE, Verlinden Detail set, Master guns, and the CMK engine kit (4100). Got the full package on eBay for a great deal. I later got this Koster conversion set which allows you to do the closed nose night version J-1 or N-1. I’d probably have to do the J-1 since the CMK engine set is for the same engines as the J-1 (BMW801 versus the DB603 used on the N-1).

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