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Landlubber Mike
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So you just purchase the CAD plans from someone that has drawn them up, scale the parts up or down, and then print them out? That's pretty neat. Do they include plans for more complicated items like guns? Sorry for all the questions, this is just really fascinating. These flower class corvettes underwent various modifications, including a short versus a long forecastle, etc. Do your plans allow you the flexibility to choose which particular type of corvette? That 1/32 model is incredible. Even at 1/48, yours is going to be a sizable model. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it. Are you going to open it up like that 1/32 model?- 321 replies
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Looking fantastic! That's so cool that you can fabricate the parts for the model like that. Will be interesting to see what the modeling hobby looks like in 10 years. My guess is that you might see a lot more people jumping into scratch building models of subjects like these. Rather than have to cut and shape styrene or other materials, you can build them on CAD and send to the printer. Cool stuff! I have the Revell 1/72 kit in the stash, which is a pretty big hull. How big is this going to be at 1/48? Do you need a special sized printer to be able to print the larger pieces?
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Looking really great Alan! After my 1/700 kit, I certainly echo your thoughts on being mindful of where fingers are. Also, your point about not fiddling with the PE too much. It's not that you only have one shot to get it right, but too much manipulation and you start risking twists, breakages, etc. because the brass is so thin. Happened to me a few times because I had made folds in some parts the opposite way, so bending it all the way back the other way was always a hold your breath moment. The dreaded pings off the tweezers are the worst. Oftentimes I work on my kitchen island so I can be around my kids and if the part flies, it becomes a family exercise to try to find it. Doesn't help we have reddish-brown wood floors in the area. Some of the ideas about having an apron, or a white sheet on the floor, make a lot of sense. I've also thought about making some kind of backstop with three walls and a ceiling to limit where the parts can fly. Along with good tweezers, I've used those wax pickup pencils. They help with very small parts but positioning is a little tricker using the pencil. I've also thought about using one of those vacuum tools. There was a thread a short time ago about possibly using those to position copper plates on the hull, but the suction usually isn't strong enough. Looking into the tools, I think they are often used in electronics applications. I wonder if they might equally work with fine PE? They come with different shaped tips depending on the size and shape of the object you are trying to pick up. Might be something to consider.
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Looks great Craig, nice job! How did the wooden deck go down? Did you have to use an adhesive? I really like the wooden deck look rather than trying to paint the ship to look like it had a wood deck.
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Making great progress there. Looks fantastic! Did you apply the lettering to the side of the hull and the stern? If not, I'm currently working with a guy who is making me custom decals. He just sent me proofs that I need to check against my hull, but they look great on the sheet. I can pass his contact info along if you think you might be interested.
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Another masterpiece BE! Congratulations on a fantastic build. Looks incredible, great job!
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Great work there! And thanks for the pictures of the Tenacity. I've seen some of them but those are really high resolution, thanks!
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Looking fantastic Biggles! Not sure if you're aware of this, but I saw that NeOmega Resin makes a really sweet catapult for the 1/48 Hurricane. I have their catapult for an upcoming Walrus build, but this one looks really tempting: https://www.neomega-resin.com/cam-ship-hurricat-catapult-section-997-p.asp
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I am, I'm just probably a ways from building them as I want to get my skills up to do them justice. I have the Revell 1/144 kit with Pontos set and the 1/72 kit with the David Parkins upgrade. I was just looking at some build logs of the corvettes earlier this week which is putting a fire under me to want to get some other kits done so I can turn to them!
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I'm in for this one Greg. I have some of the similar Japanese subjects in 1/700 scale on the shelf, but always liked the Langley - especially this one as compared to the CV-1 with the full deck. What do you think of the kit? It doesn't look like it builds into too large of a model at this scale?
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Fantastic PE work Craig. And glad you were able to find the lost barrel. I've spent hours on the floor looking for parts like that as well. My problem is I often times work on my kitchen island, and the floors in the kitchen are a medium brown oak, so brass doesn't show very well The apron is a great idea. I've also heard some put a white sheet on the ground to make the dropped parts easier to spot (maybe you were the one to suggest the sheet).
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Ange, I'm sorry to have missed your log but wow, what a beautiful model! Fantastic job! Love the display case too. Can I ask - did you use dry transfer letters for the name? The lettering looks perfect! I'm trying to figure out what to do on my Charles Morgan but the name is so long that I worry about having the letters oriented the same/right way.
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amati 1:200 Bismarck - coming soon!
Landlubber Mike replied to James H's topic in Wood ship model kits
When you add up all the Pontos or Mk.1 add-ons to the Trumpeter kit, you probably come out to around the same cost. I know with the Trumpeter kit some question the shape of the hull, so it will be interesting to hear if Amati will satisfy the hull shape critics. Kit looks great, but personally, I'm unsure about planking the hull that will just get covered up in paint. A little different from other subjects whose hull is painted but (1) the hull is wood, and (2) the scale is much larger than 1/200. That being said, will be looking forward to seeing the write up and build logs on this kit. -
Looks fantastic Kevin! Great display for your works of art!
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Will, your work is fantastic! Super impressive that this is your first build, wow! To give the copper a little patina, there are some solutions out there that might work. I think they are typically used for things like getting an antique patina on lamps, but seems like it could work here as well. I picked up a bottle but haven't yet tried it. https://caswellplating.com/metal-finishing-solutions/antiquing-solutions.html
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Nice work Craig! Hope the rains weren't too bad down where you are.
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Sorry to come late to this log, but wow, you're doing a great job and that diorama is looking fantastic! Glad to see that others are working in the 1/700 scale - I really enjoyed mine and have a stack of others to start working on. The subjects are a lot more varied especially on the auxiliary side.
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Wow, this is going to be epic Yves!!! Looking forward to following along!
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Awesome work Greg! At first I thought you joined a few of us crazies in the 1/700 pool, but then noticed this was 1/350. Either way, a fantastic build, congratulations!
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