Canute
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Yes, relatively spartan, without the usual radar and comm antennas. Make up for that with the torpedo nets and coaling facilities. -
Good news on the PE. I'll be bugging Free Time for it, since they carry the Infini line.
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Not a fan of steel if it needs multiple bends. High speed steel Carl. No carbide, too brittle.
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Top picture seems to show something on the interior of the vent. A very coarse grill work? There do seem to be some vertical bars(?) in there.
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Started cleaning up the hull. And now Greg has shown some more fun drilling out all the vents. I'm going to look at some Plano brass roof-walk materials for railroad cars as a backing to add a little detail. That website is: http://www.planomodelproducts.com/boxreef_scq.html
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I like the Brit fish & chips, especially in the paper cones. Where do the peas come in? There are a lot of interesting pre-dreads. The French ones, especially. Unfortunately, they are mostly done in resin. And not cheap.
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OC, a little late to the show, but in nonetheless. Should be a fun build. I'll bring some more popping corn, too.
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Well done, OC. Hope you get a proper case soon, the better to show off your stellar work.
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Finally dawned on me to limit using carbide drills. I've sent way too many into Never Never Land. High speed steel drills work.
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Craig, may want to look at the pix Greg posted of the Seydlitz. He carried the nets until Jutland. They show in the stowed position.
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Nice, front row, with Mark, Kevin and Carl. Looking forward to this build
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Carl, that clear plastic used for the aircraft doesn't play well with our plastic cements. Don't know why. CA seems to be the best bet.
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We've had yokels flashing lasers at airliner cockpits. Very dangerous for everyone with that. Craig, now I'll have to send out some Men In Black to remove all those beans you've spilled. OC, I always enjoy yakking with fellow aircraft enthusiasts.
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When I was based in Germany, a cross country trip to the UK was a treat. Landing at one of the RAF bases, we always wondered why all the folks were hanging around the approach end of a runway. Landed at Alconbury one Friday and went into Huntington to catch a train down to London. Met a few of these photographers and talked with them about their hobby. These fellows could rattle off where and when they had seen our particular aircraft and what other bases these jets had been assigned to previously. Good folks. 👍
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Yeah, don't know why they keep using that clear plastic.
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Robert, we're all here to help one another. I have a wee bit of familiarity with these plastics and the required glues. You shouldn't get frustrated ith issues like that for your build.
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I seem to need a standing order with my drill bit retailer. Just got another dozen #78 drill bits. They're 0.016 in/.44mm diameter. Launched a few into Nevernever Land and left two embedded in resin parts I was drilling. Digging them out was a pain in the you know where. Carbide drills are too brittle for me to hand drill; use High Speed Steel ones. Different map projections; yeah, too esoteric for here. I'm a trained navigator, so I learned it many years ago.
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Robert, be careful with the Plastruct goods. They come in white styrene and gray ABS plastic. The cement for ABS is different from styrene. Make sure you use the correct stuff.
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What Carl said, Clare. Glad you're OK.
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