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mtdoramike reacted to GLakie in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
They turned out good Mike, despite their small size. Nice work!
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mtdoramike got a reaction from coxswain in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
I made a tad more progress on the Montanes this week. I got the lower deck planked. These have got to be the smallest planks that I have ever planked with at 1mm x 3mm. I'm sure I have planked with some as small or maybe even smaller, but I can't remember that far back.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from Canute in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
I made a tad more progress on the Montanes this week. I got the lower deck planked. These have got to be the smallest planks that I have ever planked with at 1mm x 3mm. I'm sure I have planked with some as small or maybe even smaller, but I can't remember that far back.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from coxswain in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
Got the black walnut base and put a clear finish over it. Man that is one beautiful piece of wood.
mike
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mtdoramike reacted to GLakie in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
Wow! It's almost a shame to cover that grain up with a ship!
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mtdoramike reacted to GLakie in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
Well I DID say "almost". That'll make a beautiful stand base!
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mtdoramike got a reaction from Canute in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
hahahahahaha I know what you mean George, I was thinking the same thing. But a nice model deserves a nice base I reckon.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from mtaylor in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
hahahahahaha I know what you mean George, I was thinking the same thing. But a nice model deserves a nice base I reckon.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from GLakie in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
hahahahahaha I know what you mean George, I was thinking the same thing. But a nice model deserves a nice base I reckon.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from toms10 in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
Got the black walnut base and put a clear finish over it. Man that is one beautiful piece of wood.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from trippwj in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
Got the black walnut base and put a clear finish over it. Man that is one beautiful piece of wood.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from GLakie in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
Got the black walnut base and put a clear finish over it. Man that is one beautiful piece of wood.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from mtaylor in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
Got the black walnut base and put a clear finish over it. Man that is one beautiful piece of wood.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from edmay in Apostol San Felipe by costeo - OcCre
The aging look of the buckets and barrels is fantastic.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from RichardG in Lettering
That is Beautiful work Richard, if I were more computer literate I would try it myself.
mike
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mtdoramike reacted to reklein in Lettering
At the risk of sounding like a broken record I will again recommend Vectorcut as a source for Laser cut letters for slightly raised letters. Just put some guidelines lightly in the area you want the letters and Voila! Prepaint them if you like. Bill
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mtdoramike reacted to chborgm in Lettering
I'm going to buy some decal paper and try a few thing out.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from Jack12477 in It's a shame politics or the lack there of has to infiltrate hobbies
Thanks Chuck, I understand she actually had nothing to do with the war between the states, she was much to early for that, but there is a perception in the name and being in the deep South, I still have reservations about building it as a donation. I have mentioned the Confederacy to a few places before that I had thought about donating a ship model to and they weren't really enthused about it, but mention the Constitution, they were all about that model.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from coxswain in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
I spent a little time working on the Highlander figure head. Not completely sold on the colorations yet, but it's starting to grow on me.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from Canute in occre vs. latina mississippi kits
I think you would be just as happy with the Latina kit, I built it and can't really say anything bad about it. I sold it to a fellow on the east coast of Florida and he's still happy with it.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from Canute in occre vs. latina mississippi kits
For starters, if you can find the Latina version, it's well worth the money. I heard that Artesania Latina discontinued this kit, which is why you can usually pick it up on Ebay for under $150.00. I personally built this kit several years ago and it makes into a very nice model. But the OcCre version, which I did not build, but saw one freshly built and there was no comparision as far as fit and finish. The OcCre Miss has quite a bit more detailings than the cheaper Latina version. OcCre even includes tables and chairs, I think hey bales and barrels as well as other nice finishers. The Latina kit, I had to make all of those things myself. But if it's your first build, you can't go wrong with the Latina version of the King. You just have to realize that in order to go from a good kit build to a great kit build, you will have to do a bit of research on paddle wheelers and add some finishers of your own in order to step it up a notch. But you would be happy with either one.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from Canute in It's a shame politics or the lack there of has to infiltrate hobbies
Thanks Chuck, I understand she actually had nothing to do with the war between the states, she was much to early for that, but there is a perception in the name and being in the deep South, I still have reservations about building it as a donation. I have mentioned the Confederacy to a few places before that I had thought about donating a ship model to and they weren't really enthused about it, but mention the Constitution, they were all about that model.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from ScottRC in It's a shame politics or the lack there of has to infiltrate hobbies
Thanks Chuck, I understand she actually had nothing to do with the war between the states, she was much to early for that, but there is a perception in the name and being in the deep South, I still have reservations about building it as a donation. I have mentioned the Confederacy to a few places before that I had thought about donating a ship model to and they weren't really enthused about it, but mention the Constitution, they were all about that model.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from UpstateNY in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
I spent a little time working on the Highlander figure head. Not completely sold on the colorations yet, but it's starting to grow on me.
mike
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mtdoramike got a reaction from mtaylor in Montanes by mtdoramike - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70 scale - next donation project
I hope so, at $38.00 shipped, it wasn't all that cheap.
mike
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