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  1. Canute
    Seen this morning on Modeling Madness website: https://modelingmadness.com/review/misc/vehicles/germany/spg/zhoust.htm
  2. Canute
    So, I'd guess that the dearth of photos may be due to the photographer not taking shots of "ships in skirts". Too bad for some of us latter day historians/model builders.
  3. Canute
    Interesting build when you get around to it, Lou.
  4. Canute
    Sometimes a photoetcher will take too much off the metal where he wants bends made. I had some stainless steel ladders and got the stiles (sides) bent OK, but the tiny attachment pins broke off as I started to bend the parts. And it was in HO scale (1/87). Talked to a modelmaker buddy about those ladders and that was his answer. Took too much metal off.
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    Wow, the case maker is a gem. You are one lucky dude with your display case. Hope the next delivery person isn't having a bad day.
  6. Canute
    Mike, do you have this page for Shimakaze: http://www.combinedfleet.com/shimak_c.htm Seems to be the epitome of the Japanese fixation on annihilating the opponent's major surface combatants in an all out surface battle. They had the premiere weapon for that, the Long Lance torpedo, which Shimakaze took to almost an extreme. But it is an elegant destroyer.
  7. Canute
    Well,a 2 second burst put 200 rounds thru the barrels. Any longer could warp the barrels, which did happen occasionally. In order to hit a pin point target, you'd need to push the nose down while shooting. Not too hard but if close to terra firma, could have issues. So usually, it was meant more to scare the guys on the ground. A bunch of 20 mm slugs rattling around isn't much fun for the ground pounders. Getting a good secondary was considered gravy for the hot pass.
  8. Canute
    Faster than the speed of smell...😁
  9. Canute
    Kinda tough if you're strafing a ground target. We set our hope on "speed is life" and prayed that the Golden BB didn't have your name on it. And jinking usually worked. Jinking is meant to spoil aimed fir, since you changed directions in all 3 planes about every 2 seconds. You come out feeling like you'd been homogenized in a blender, but the AAA usually missed.
  10. Canute
    That's pretty true in most navies. USN colors came as mixing kits, with a base and tints for mixing, than premixed. Same for a lot of other businesses, such as railroads. The quality control of the mixing was non-existent. So, who's to say how accurate a particular color is.
  11. Canute
    If you're lucky the dies/files go to a quality model maker. The big thing with a lot of these molds is fair wear and tear making the parts with more flash still attached to the parts. The dies need refurbishment or eventually replacement. Sometimes a mom and pop outfit acquires the dies and they do a great job until the time comes for replacement. I've seen it with some model railroading gear. 3D printing files relies on the quality of the printer, once the design files are debugged. And these printers are only getting better/cheaper.
  12. Canute
    Yeah, don't forget, the tracer works both way. Our old Mark 1 eyeballs just aren't fast enough anymore. New aircraft gun-sights take so much into account for more accurate shooting.
  13. Canute
    OC, looks good. The time and effort are worth it, mate.
  14. Canute
    Douse 'em in hot sauce and they may be edible. 😉😁 Well, it seems to work down here in the Southeast. Hot sauce is de riguer in many luncheonettes around here. I'm not a user, except in Mexican restaurants. I think all the sweet iced tea they drink does something to their tastebuds. More on topic, the Bissy has been a fave since I saw the movie way back when, but I think Scharnhorst has almost a similar cachet for me. I like the job you've done so far, Channell. 👍
  15. Canute
    As I remember, the Germans like their beer cool, not cold. Some brews are meant to be drunk warmish, like the British and I guess Dutch. Some Belgians, like Stella, can be cooler. Most American stuff has to be cold or it's horse whizz. Ever had warm AnheuserBusch Budweiser? Yuck.
  16. Canute
    Really nicely detailed Mike. And then those shots of you holding the paint with the ship attached.
  17. Canute
    Well done Jack. Looks first-rate. 👍
  18. Canute
    James, I am an absolute tyro for building up these individual frames so pardon my basic questions. You glued up the As and Bs separately, with the chocks fitted? Then faired each A to B? I'm starting to lay out the parts on #6, but am hesitant to do much truing with blurry eyesight. My first op is next Monday, so I'm raring to go.
  19. Canute
    Cool, a Zerstorer. I'm in. One of the survivors.
  20. Canute
    Well done. a very sleek ship.
  21. Canute
    Nice! The Tribals were a neat design.
  22. Canute
    Man, what a bummer. You have a workable repair plan, so that's OK. I've seen an outfit here in the States with these little conical sanders. Forget how fine they are.
  23. Canute
    Coming along nicely. You may want to look here for the various schemes these ships wore: https://shipcamouflage.com/usn_cve.htm very good site for USN camo in WW II. Gambier Bay was in MS 21 (overall Navy Blue 5-N) in 1943, then MS 32/15a, per this site. But photo evidence would override a database.
  24. Canute
    I'm in. I've become an IMSA fan of late. Up to four classes running at the same time in 1 race. This model looks like what is now called a Daytona Prototype or LeMans Prototype. Cool.
  25. Canute
    Evergreen Scale models makes styrene sheet at .005"/0.13mm, in white and clear. Don't know if anyone makes thinner styrene.

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