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  1. Canute
    Like the fellas said, follow the doctor's orders for a successful recovery. I have a friend who felt he could recover by doing his own thing. Didn't work and he needed a second operation to repair his shoulder.
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    Some kits have something they call laser board. It's pretty thin; parts cut by laser are pretty delicate until properly assembled into its final configuration. It's pretty thin. I've used it as support structures for storage bins. I just bought a kit from Interactions Hobbies https://www.interactionhobbies.com/, the Pork Store, and he calls it resin impregnated board in his instructions. By the way, it's Satriale's Pork Store from the Sopranos series. And the owner is building a small boat of his own development in the Present Day Ships in kits forum. He utilizes basswood and polybak in the kit.
  3. Canute
    Of note, that last picture is the USS Onondaga, a twin turret monitor, launched in 1863. She supported Union forces along the James River till the end of the war. She was sold to France in 1867.
  4. Canute
    No aftermarket interior with this one. Very detailed "office". Nice start.
  5. Canute
    That patina matches the look of the station lighting in the interior of the train station my club lives in, in Hendersonville, NC. The building is 119 years old. The club has been in there since 1992. Really like your work, Gary. 👍
  6. Canute
    You did some nice work in that "office". Show it to everyone.😁
  7. Canute
    Nicely done there, OC. Looks very good.
  8. Canute
    Alan, I had a tough time figuring out what those tube things were supposed to represent. I like your idea of mounting the bases and adding some brass tubes for the Lewis guns. That's what the box art looks like to me.
  9. Canute
    Beautiful biplane. I'm in, too.
  10. Canute
    Kevin, looks good. I'm in.
  11. Canute
    You should check for compatibility of the spray and the styrene. Some aerosols have volatile organic compounds that may attack the plastic. The idea is to get the glue brittle enough to pop the parts apart without breaking up the plastic. When I've done that, the parts don't just fall apart. You need a little twist or prying with a tool soft enough to not damage the plastic. Once the model is deconstructed, clean up the glue joints.
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    The Fourth of July celebrations can make one of my pups go coo-coo too. He's a real coward and he's a hunting dog breed?🙄
  13. Canute
    Denis (and all of us), I've used it to disassemble a factory built kit, because I needed it in parts and no undecorated kits were available. You may lose some of the fine detail parts, but those are easily replaced. I did the first one or two with trepidation, not really wanting to do the deed, but they worked and I have less qualms about doing the disassembly via freezer. It's a no other options left procedure.
  14. Canute
    What Jack said, OC. Great work!
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    Never thought bored. I've given myself headaches and gone cross-eyed working on N and Z scale structures. I'd work about a half hour to 45 minutes, then take a break. The tiny parts take so much concentration that you can't keep at it very long. The engine opening is minuscule. Who'll know if you left stuff off? 😁
  16. Canute
    Ron, the thumb drills are sold by Micro-Mark, thru Amazon. They're in the fine print in that ad as the brand. And yes, Evergreen can be your friend for details.😁
  17. Canute
    Definitely like the way your soft edges turned out; well done. 👍
  18. Canute
    Nicely done, Aydingocer.
  19. Canute
    Glad to be of service. I had been skeptical of that technique, but having done it a few times, it works. Most RR car manufacturers are making fewer kits any more. The average pogue wants ready-to-run equipment. Too in a rush to spend time building and painting a kit. Or afraid to screw up a build. Most of my club members are like that So if we want to build a variation, we need to disassemble a built up kit.
  20. Canute
    Denis, good save of the kanone. Something for all us plastic kit builders to keep in our back pockets is to put the glued item into the coldest freezer you own. I've left cars in there overnight and the parts can be popped off. It helps if the freezer is as cold as you can make it. May help us save a situation such as Denis ran into. Can't unglue with acetone; melts styrene. Alcohol won't normally work on our plastic cements. Could pry parts off, but you will likely mess the parts up before the joint fails.
  21. Canute
    Nice progress, OC. The intakes fit up well.
  22. Canute
    Pretty slick idea.
  23. Canute
    Those green pieces in the directions are the drilling jigs, Craig? Very nice touch.
  24. Canute
    Well, you could always build a jet, with the engine somewhere up in the body. 😁 Seriously, that will be some doozy of an engine, Chris.
  25. Canute
    You might look into a hobby shop carrying Tichy phosphor bronze wire. They market several sizes: https://www.tichytraingroup.com/Shop/tabid/91/c/ho_wire/Default.aspx I have not tried to blacken it, but I have painted it.

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