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  1. Canute
    Mick, the first few and the ones showing the overall acrylic supports for the cant frames on top of your build board. Wasn't visualizing the supports until I looked at the overall ones. Takes a while to get stuff drilled into this Irish-Sicilian skull.
  2. Canute
    Click! Light bulb on now. One picture (or in this case a series) does the trick. Thanks, Mick!
  3. Canute
    That boat's a beauty, Sal. As are the sweeps and oars.
  4. Canute
    Thank you Mike and Dimitris. And the likes from the posse, Matt, George and Cap'n Steve. I hope to jump back into this soon. Cutting paper and card is beginning to pale in comparison to the feel of working in wood. I may end up moving back and forth.
  5. Canute
    Sharp blades and a cutting mat work well. But, balsa is a very soft wood; really only useful as filler for a hull, between the bulkheads. Trying to shape items, like deck furniture, is difficult because the wood is so soft. The edges don't hold up if much pressure is applied, so fine detail is hard to achieve. You may want to try some basswood. It's still soft, but it doesn't have the issues of balsa.
  6. Canute
    Very work on the gun carriages, Grant. Worth a bookmark!
  7. Canute
    You could include sounds via sound decoders. Several roads did have steamboat whistles on their locos. But sound decoders, speakers and a good enclosure aren't cheap. I just put sound in an Alco B unit and that was over $100. Smoke, on the other hand, won't look too good. The wispy smoke these generators put out won't look even close.
  8. Canute
    For those of you interested in bigger scales, check out Flagship Models, a purveyor of 1/192 scale ships and some bigger scales. All resin and photo-etch brass, primarily American Civil War era, but he does has an 1890s US torpedo boat aka destroyer. His address: http://www.flagshipmodels.com
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    Check out the folks at Kombrig, a Russian maker of resin ships in 1/350 and 1/700. They have a number of pre-dreadnoughts in their catalog. Here's their site: http://www.steelnavy.com/CombrigPage.htm
  10. Canute
    A belated Happy Birthday wish, Grant.
  11. Canute
    Well done, Greg. Didn't realize the scale of the barky was that small. It's about the size of a WW II Destroyer. That's for sharing your build.
  12. Canute
    OC, nice and slow with these thin wood parts. They're nice looking so be very precise in your placement. You'll only get one good shot. Patience is key.
  13. Canute
    All around excellent work, Mobbsie. Well done!
  14. Canute
    Beautifully done, Bob.
  15. Canute
    I'll use MM for some stuff that only they may carry. A lot of stuff may be cheaper from Amazon or any number of other stores, both online and the brick and mortar places. I probably have 9-12 shops bookmarked to see if they carry some widget I need/want. Pays to shop around.
  16. Canute
    Maury, the breastwork looks good. One drilling technique I've used on basswood parts is to increment the drill sizes from a fairly undersized drill to almost the correct size. Then you should be close enough to use your files and reamers.
  17. Canute
    Nice looking brass-work there.
  18. Canute
    The boat looks nice and sharp. Good color combo.
  19. Canute
    Better late than never, Jack. Pulling up a stool to watch all this. The sparse instructions have to be disheartening, but superior skill and cunning will overcome. And an adult beverage for when you run out of ideas. I like it!
  20. Canute
    OC, make the sub a separate build, if you would. These are distinctly different builds, so rolling them together won't look good. And it'll be easier for others to search for these builds. My 2 cents.
  21. Canute
    Looks like a winner, Clare! I'll be waiting for the build log.
  22. Canute
    Ronald, any special codes they may use will show on their Web Specials pages. Like Jack says, they're moving, so I'd hunker down until after Dec 1.
  23. Canute
    Ken, I'm going to grab a seat next to the Cap'n. I'll bring some popcorn.
  24. Canute
    Jay, that is some great looking work. I am in awe.
  25. Canute
    Happy 240th, USMC.

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