Landlubber Mike
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Great subject Craig, and nice save. It's amazing how much better the molding is on newer kits compared with the ones from a few decades ago. Too bad for cars like this you generally need to look at the older stuff. I'm jealous! I was driving my mom's old Nissan Sentra in grad school, and with three kids, I was driving a minivan for the last few years (though just bought myself an SUV). I told my wife I'm getting a 60s-early 70s muscle car when I retire. I'll be old and not single, but still worth it! -
Great job as always Kevin. That green paint job is stunning. I haven't been as enamored with the Japanese planes because of the green, but after seeing your build it's growing on me.
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Enzo Ferrari by CDW - FINISHED - Tamiya 1:24 Scale
Landlubber Mike replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Nice! Funny you mentioned this - my parents saved some fantasy miniatures I painted 30 years ago as a kid. Recently I found them in a box in my basement and put them out for my kids to take a look at. Surprisingly they held up well all these years.
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1:8 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C - Agora Models
Landlubber Mike replied to James H's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Wow, that looks amazing! Just saw they have a 1:200 Bismarck upcoming as well 🤩 -
Fantastic work Bob!
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Coming along nicely OC! Looks like it will be a nice sized model.
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Nicely done Kevin!
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Great job Denis!!!
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Dust extractor - compact and quiet?
Landlubber Mike replied to Rik Thistle's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Wow man, relax. From everything I've read - and I read a lot when setting things up on my end - having a dust extraction at the tool itself is one of the best things you can do. If the Rabbit works, that's great. Good for you. I wasn't denigrating anyone or anything. -
Thanks man! Every time I see your log I'm so tempted to start my Yukikaze, but I'm trying to have only one plastic ship going at a time. Still need to finish my 1/700 Hatsuzakura destroyer which hopefully I can get done by the end of the year. The PE is just so small I need to be of a particular mindset - i.e., masochistic - to work on it
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Dust extractor - compact and quiet?
Landlubber Mike replied to Rik Thistle's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I run my Byrnes tools through a Fein shop vac, with a Dust Deputy cyclone canister to lower the load on the shop vac and save on bags. I also have an overhead Rikon filtration unit that is supposed to pull in dust that doesn't make it into the Fein. If you are going to use a shop vac, be aware that you might need an adaptor if the tool is imperial and the vac is metric or vice versa. Fein being German, I had to use a combo of two different adaptors to connect the Fein to the Brynes tools. I'd be curious if that Rabbit is sufficient for dust collection. My Byrnes tools kick out a lot of sawdust - I think you want to capture as much of the particulate as possible as it comes out of the machine, rather than wait for it to eventually get pulled into a contraption like the Rabbit. Plus, some particulate is heavy and will immediately fall, the rest light and may stay airborne. Not saying it can't work, but I think the safest thing is to try to capture as much as you can at the tool as possible. -
Nicely done! Congratulations! Mikasa will be a good second one to work on
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Enzo Ferrari by CDW - FINISHED - Tamiya 1:24 Scale
Landlubber Mike replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Looks really cool Craig, nice work! I saw someone build a Ducati that used carbon/graphite decals to stunning effect on the body of the motorcycle. Maybe that was posted here on MSW, I forget, but was really awesome. Going to look fantastic on your Ferrari. -
Looks fantastic! Those figures really show the scale of these ships.
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Awesome job guys!
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Really excellent work Joe! So clean and precise, looks perfect.
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Thanks Joe. Yeah, this cockpit needed some modification but in the end I got it in. In the end, I'd say that probably using the original kit parts as modified with the Eduard PE set would have been just as nice for a lot less trouble. Plus, you can't really see much inside the cockpit anyway. I do like this particular Aires set for the engine and other details though. Does make you wonder whether to just stick with the newer, better designed kits - Wingnut, Zoukei-Mura, etc. Unfortunately, they are fairly niche product lines so you are stuck looking at older kits for most subjects (which generally can be spruced up a bit with aftermarket).
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Looks great to me Chris. I'm impressed you can pull off all those curves and details in card!
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Enzo Ferrari by CDW - FINISHED - Tamiya 1:24 Scale
Landlubber Mike replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Beautiful work Craig. The fit and detail of the parts looks amazing. Gotta love Tamiya kits! -
Thanks for the kind words! It's funny, when I got back into models maybe ten years ago, I didn't want to do plastic because I thought it was insert tab A into slot B and paint from the old little Testor's enamels bottles (which I was terrible at). So I went to wooden ships for more variety of components and parts of the build. When I saw how plastic models have changed with all these detail sets, airbrushes, adhesives, etc., I've almost completely moved back to plastic (though, I still want to work on and complete my wooden ship kits and there are a few I'd like to scratch build down the road). Personally, I find the subjects of WWI-WWII era planes and ships (and for cars, early 70s and earlier) more interesting. So, I'd give it a shot! I really feel like I've learned a lot in terms of techniques, tools, etc. to be a better wooden ship modeler. Definitely post a build log here. The MSW folks have been kind to allow a place for non-ship builds, and I have to say, there seems to be more activity, commentary, help, and sharing here than on some of the plastic plane boards. I'm enjoying the camaraderie and education on this forum as much, if not more so, than actually building.
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Really well done Craig, especially with those colors and decals. Congrats!
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Looking great! How do you like those Northstar figures? The flat PE ones (that you build up by folding in half) don't seem as nice as these. I can see using the PE ones at 1/700, but 1/350 can probably use more of a 3D feel.
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