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About ccoyle

  • Birthday 08/15/1963

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    Greer, South Carolina
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    model building, hunting, fishing, reading, genealogy

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  1.    ccoyle reacted to a post in a topic: New BlueJacket Shipcrafters kit in development: West Coast lumber schooner
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  18. ccoyle
    Sad news indeed. Curious to see that the poster on the art forum had only a single example of James' work to share, but here at MSW we have dozens, if not hundreds. He was prolific, and he did very good work.
  19. ccoyle
    Great work!
  20. ccoyle
    I have the 1/96 version of this kit, so I'll be following along with interest. For those who may not know, Shipyard publishes several lines of kits. The most numerous series of kits are are printed in smaller scales, usually 1/96, and are your typical card kits, i.e., printed in color and with no parts pre-cut. A second line features some of those kits published with laser-cut parts. SaltyDog's kit is part of Shipyard's "laser cardboard" series (Polish to English translations include some odd wordings); these are normally 1/72 scale enlargements of one of their 1/96 scale kits, but with everything included to make the kits, such as laser-cut frames, spars, cordage, paint, etc. Curiously, the paper parts for these kits are not printed in color but instead must be painted, a kit feature that sort of defeats one of the key selling points of card models IMO. Nevertheless, they do include instructions on how to create simulated wood with paint, and the technique can be pulled off convincingly. To see some some examples of it, check out Clare Hess's build of HMS Wolf and modeller_masa's build of Papegojan.
  21. ccoyle
    Nicely done and very convincing!
  22. ccoyle
    The two kits are extremely similar in terms of design, materials, and skill level. I think the decision would rest on which subject appeals to you more.
  23. ccoyle
    Can you upload your photos directly to the forum? I can tell you that most members will not bother to open attached files -- especially in today's climate of IT security.
  24. ccoyle
    I hope you achieve this goal! But it looks like your 'helper' may be plotting an untimely demise, perhaps? 😉
  25. ccoyle
    I don't even like touching up pre-cut gunports, so I can't imagine having to cut out an entire three-decker's worth. 😬
  26. ccoyle
    The Big Reveal! Well, just like that, she's done. A bunch of little details rounded out the construction: tail wheel (complex and over-engineered), arresting hook (which I chose to display stowed, since the plane is not landing on a carrier, obviously, but which makes the hook pretty much invisible on the finished model), propeller, radio mast and aerial, and pitot tube. The kit includes parts for a drop tank, but I prefer to display my models configured 'clean', and the tank includes two petal structures (yuck!). The propeller was a bit of a headache, consisting of a separate hub and three blades. The hub, which is actually an A6M2 hub and not an A6M5 version (hopefully no one will notice the slight difference in shape), was not drilled for a shaft. I did not have any wire or rod that fit snugly in the pre-drilled engine, so I had to glue a piece of wire rod into the hub and then wrap it with some paper and CA to get the proper diameter. The three holes in the hub for the blades were also not all the same depth, so I had to cut down the shafts on two of the blades. Here are the completed pics -- hope you enjoy!
  27. ccoyle
    After a break of a few days, it was back to work on the main gear. Here's a shot to give you an idea of just how much work that entailed: Not surprisingly, the work required several sessions, but it's now done.
  28. ccoyle
    Another very realistic-looking masterpiece, Greg!
  29. ccoyle
    Filling and sanding works wonders!
  30. ccoyle
    Hi, Derek. That sort of introduction strongly suggests that your model is an example of a mass-produced decor model. For more information, click here. Cheers!
  31. ccoyle
    A charming result and imaginative display!
  32. ccoyle
    I built Corel's Flying Fish. The list of problems with that kit could fill several large volumes. 😑

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