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  1. Canute
    Piet, your work is stunning. A very fitting memorial to your father, his ship and the gallant crew. A double thumbs up!
  2. Canute
    Well done, Bob. It's great that we can do things like this for our remaining WW II vets.
  3. Canute
    Early radars (early WW II) were large arrays. But pictures didn't show them due to wartime censorship. Heck, even radio was pretty primitive, too. Morse code anyone? The rangefinders were pretty state of the art, with their optics and mechanical computers. Good luck with that rangefinder. And you could use a 55 gallon barrel for that crow's nest.
  4. Canute
    Gotta realize a lot of the earlier radar equipment may have been intentionally obscured, since radar was still a secret of sorts. I've seen pictures from the various photo collections that had been classified during WW II, but are now OK to publish, with these antennae blurred. And others with high definition pictures. Have to keep digging in the archives. All prt of the fun we have researching our hobby.
  5. Canute
    Carl, you don't have a need to know that. Get back to building. I for one would like to see that Fokker you're working on.
  6. Canute
    Well, we do have several flavors of English going here Carl (Mother tongue, US, OZ and the rest of yuns). I give the non-native English speakers a ton of credit for following the mish-mash of idioms. So we can really get sideways if we throw in a little French, German, Dutch or whatever. Yak away. Oh and find a helmet in case the incoming gets any worse. I like both your approaches, but am really interested in what Denis brews up for us rabble in his portion of the build. Build on.
  7. Canute
    This repartee is light years ahead of what passes for comedy anymore. The work y'all are doing is interesting, but the banter takes the cake. Keep on truckin'.
  8. Canute
    The older versions of the AC-130 gunship in Viet Nam carried a 40mm. The new up-engined model has a 30 mm and a 105mm as armament. Think the 30mm is belt fed, like the 30mm in the A-10 Wart hogs.
  9. Canute
    I'll second Greg's endorsement.
  10. Canute
    Not yet Carl. You should be whipping up goodies in the galley.
  11. Canute
    Lou, you work in a suit of armor? Be careful there. This stuff is supposed to be relaxing and fun. No races here, mate.
  12. Canute
    I'd store the CA in a tightly sealed jar with some silica gel packets in the bottom. Humidity/moisture is the bane of CA. It's a part of the accelerator sprays used to speed up the setting process. I'd use the pin in a bigger wood handle. Less likely to get stuck if the pointy end is embedded in a handle. The other end shouldn't pose much of a threat to your paws. Acetone is the organic chemical used to remove CA and fingernail polish. That's hint for a source if you do stick things together incorrectly; see the Admiral for her help. I've never had much luck keeping the nozzles clean with those dispensers. I like the drop at a time applicator; you can also use a little capillary action to get the this stuff to spread on a seam.
  13. Canute
    Jim, the colors you cite are what we, in the US anyway, use on all our ordnance. Live loads have yellow stripes for the real stuff, whether it's torpedoes, aerial bombs, air to air missiles or 20 mm ammunition. Training ordnance had blue markings. I spent 20 years in the flying game hauling that stuff. Ten or so years as a Weapons Instructor.
  14. Canute
    Danny, I'm in on your build. Let's get the popcorn machine fired up!
  15. Canute
    I'd suggest putting a small puddle of your superglue on an old plastic lid or piece of a plastic bag and then applying with a sewing needle with the eye end clipped off to make a concave , tiny applicator. Keeps you from repeatedly opening and closing the cap of your glue bottle. The syrupy glue means it's turning, so get a card of two or three of those little tubes. When one goes bad, open a fresh tube. I've read here that the superglue turns brittle over time and that could be bad for rigging. Also it will leave a shiny spot on the rope.
  16. Canute
    Chief, I remember building the Revell or Renwal model back in the day. I was just happy to have a model of more than the outer hull and sail. This looks really impressive. Thanks for sharing.
  17. Canute
    I don't do ebay. We had words some time back about credit cards.
  18. Canute
    Found out something my last visit to the Mariners Museum in Hampton, VA. They are restoring the turret and guns, along with other salvaged parts of the USS Monitor. Excellent location for these transition era ships. And an outstanding museum with many ship models. Anyway, the Monitor could only fire one gun at a time from the turret. And they were afraid to put a full powder charge in each gun for fear of bursting the barrels, so they fired at the Virginia with partial loads.
  19. Canute
    Carl, no luck finding the kit, doing my scan of my usual suppliers. I do have a DKM Z-39 in the same scale, but have quite a full plate right now. I'll follow you lads for now.
  20. Canute
    Think I'll join Mark in the cheap seats. This looks to be a lot of fun.
  21. Canute
    Another option may be Model Monkey on Shapeways. He does both US and British 32 pound carronades in your scale, although they are 1805 designs. Here's a link: https://modelmonkey.wixsite.com/modelmonkey/1-16-1-200-scales
  22. Canute
    Very nice joinery, Mario. And a clear explanation. Follow the doctor/therapist's orders. Getting one's major joints repaired/replaced is a bear, but when the exercises are done correctly, no one will ever know you had the work done. I've had a hip replacement, but have no evidence other than a scar you know where.
  23. Canute
    Any brand name plastic cement for styrene should work, like Tamiya or Testors. The Tamiya flashes off quickly, so parts should be in place when applied. The Testors has more working time, since it's thicker. Just be careful of any of it oozing from a joint. Wash the parts before assembly to remove mold release agents. Wipe the model off to remove plastic dust and finger oils after assembly with denatured alcohol. Prime with a good quality primer paint, such as Tamiya Fine primer. You can paint with hobby enamels or acrylics. See what your local hobby shop carries(if you are fortunate enough to have one nearby). Good luck
  24. Canute
    Looking good; I'll sign on to this build.
  25. Canute
    Great work there, Piet. It'll be a fitting memorial. Getting effective water in a diorama is hard work, especially ocean water.

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