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  1. Jack12477
    Oops! You are right Lou, The Sullivans is a Fletcher Class. Should have looked at the Buffalo Navy Park site first before surfing HobbyLinc's website. Saves me buying a duplicate kit, more $$$ I can spend on PE. Thanks, Carl, I use rattle can primer a lot, with demise of Floquil, I've pretty much switched to Tamiya and Vallejo brands. I'll use the air brush for the camo and other finer detail painting, easier to control coverage than rattle can. I'm going to go with the two ships I've actually seen. I'll drop the DD445 kit from list. Going to Buffalo this summer to see my granddaughter so maybe I can get her to tour the ships with me. Greg, looked up that Seydlitz kit on HobbyLinc. Man, I could buy all three of my ship kits for the price of that one kit!
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    Thanks Greg. Yes I tend to look for the "road less traveled" also and less expensive. The kits are available from HobbyLinc which is USA based so shipping is cheap and quick and I have dealt with them before so good experience there. Also found Alliance ModelWorks also USA based which has a fairly good looking selection of PE brass in 1:350 scale - saw some sheets for doors, hatches, railings that ran about $13 US a sheet plus shipping. So not too bad I think. Have to look at their web site a bit closer as I was just skimming it to get a ballpark feel for price/availability. I did a lot of 1:35 scale Tamiya tanks (WWII US and Europe) before I ventured into wood boat kits and I used an air brush for all the camo patterns (miss the Floquil paint tho) - also did some aircraft in camo. I'm a tad rusty but it will come back to me I'm sure. COG and I are old "buddies" on here so not a problem with his "bullying" - besides he's only a tad taller than me anyways. I'll let you know what I decide.
  3. Jack12477
    Okay, you guys have now piqued my interest in going back to plastic models for a slight diversion. I found 3 kits in 1:350 scale on HobbyLinc for a pretty decent discount. Two are by Trumpeter, USS The Sullivans DD-537 and the USS Liberty ship John W Brown; the other kit is by Tamiya US Navy Fletcher Class DD445. I picked The Sullivans and the Liberty ship because the Sullivans is on display in Buffalo's (NY) waterfront park and the John W Brown is on display in Baltimore's Inner Harbor; both of which I have seen up close and personal. The Fletcher is just an interesting ship. Opinions please ! Get all three or a combo ???? Or forget it ???? Pros ?? Cons ??
  4. Jack12477
    John, Keith, Tom, Scott, thank you for your condolences. It's been a rough couple of weeks. His funeral was last Friday. I'll be returning to the shipyard shortly.
  5. Jack12477
    Okay ! Make room ! I'm joining too Oh ! I'm already joined ! Hmm. okay time for munchies then
  6. Jack12477
    Nice job, Carl. I like the way it came out.
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    Carl, how long are these models?
  8. Jack12477
    I'll take 2 scoops, any flavor, with sprinkles please!
  9. Jack12477
    Mike, what material did you use to make the sail? It looks like you made a slot in the mast and boom to slide the sail into. Is that what you did?
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    In American homes it is referred to as "clapboard" siding, Piet. Judging from Marcus' photos, I would say it is clapboard. On boats I think it is lapstrake as you say.
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    Had a nun in 8th grade try to wack the back of my hand with a plastic ruler, at last second before contact, I clenched my fist tight and rotated it 90 degrees, ruler hit the thumb side of fist and shattered. man was she mad but never tried it on me again !
  12. Jack12477
    Ok, just rigged the bosun chair to the rafters to watch, Greg. Whose got the popcorn?
  13. Jack12477
    OC, for filler I used to use Squadron green putty (also comes as white putty) worked well to smooth and fill in gaps on plastic. Don't know if it is available in UK, I even have trouble finding it in the "colonies" lately.
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    Al, when I did the furled sails on my Willie Bennett, I made the sails full size (scale full size), raised them to full height on mast, then slowly lowered them onto the boom folding them as I went (same way we fold the sails on the ice boats at end of day), then tied scale rope around them to secure them to the boom. Did the same with the jib and club foot. Furling a square rigged might be a little different, don't know.
  15. Jack12477
    Thanks John. He passed away this morning at 6 AM Eastern time. Funeral arrangements haven't been finalized. He was 75.
  16. Jack12477
    Mike, WOW, that gun stock oil really makes the wood pop. Nice job. Great job on the sails and battens, as well as all the brass work. Now if we could just shrink ourselves down we could take her for a nice sail. Glad you joined me for something different in subject matter.
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    Sounds good to me, Chuck. I did make sails for my Willie Bennett from scratch, wasn't too daunting a task but I would love to see/learn other methods.
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    Nice, Carl! Decals look good, nice paint job. Nice close up photos too.
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    Nice, Carl!
  20. Jack12477
    Update on ice boats photos: Herreshoff designed ice boat - only one he ever designed - note the chain and sprocket steering Lateen rigged Hudson River Stern Steerer: Vixen (1870-ish) Note for Scott - this ice yacht is rigged the same as FDR's Hawk. That's all the photos I can find for now.
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    As requested DN Class Great South Bay (Long Island NY) Scooter Hudson River Gaff Rigged Stern Steerer Those are the only photos I can find in my collection at present. Photos of other classes are subject to Copyright protection so I will have to post links to those photos. Skeeters : https://www.google.com/search?q=skeeter+ice+boat&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=XAEZo-i04vJO5M%3A%2ClZ4l0pEwPB4cYM%2C_&usg=__9qzC5Eb-5AB5H7C3yzTOrDZs6XE%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwih7Pqj9dbbAhVR2VMKHdPlAy4Q9QEIPTAE#imgrc=XAEZo-i04vJO5M
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    Chuck mentioned "ice boat design concept" in his original post. Does anyone have any interest in ice boat model(s) in general ? MikeR and I each have a build log of two of the many styles of ice boats; there are a number of other designs, from Arrow, Nite, Scooter (Great South Bay Long Island), Skeeters, to name a few. If anyone has an interest post a comment below.
  23. Jack12477
    OC, I beat the 3 Amigos !!!!
  24. Jack12477
    Hi OC ! I'm here, even beat the 3 Amigos getting here from the trifecta build ! Looking good !
  25. Jack12477
    Eric, your approach is pretty much the same approach I took building my version of the kit, especially since my work table was only 2 ft by 4 ft in size.

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