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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.    MAGIC's Craig reacted to a post in a topic: Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
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  7. ccoyle
    You shouldn't miss too many. Not too long ago, the moderators went through all the build logs (an enormous task) and tagged all of the existing logs. Was it a chore? Yes, it was -- but y'all are worth it!
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  11. ccoyle
    Sounds vaguely ominous! 😬 In this instance, I think any kind of doubling technique would adversely impact the scale of the part -- but your description of the process is intriguing! I can easily envision this conversation going down at the Coyle household later: Mrs. Coyle: "Honey, what are you burning?" Me: "Me? Nothing. Why?" Mrs. Coyle: "It smells like melting Ziploc bags in here." Me: "Hmmm. Can't imagine why." 😝
  12. ccoyle
    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you like painted models better, then paint them. If a paying customer wants bare wood, then leave it bare!
  13.    ccoyle reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Bounty by Jerry Berenson - Corel - 1/130
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  21. ccoyle
    Clare, I did mine by cutting out first, then soaking in CA. Are you familiar with what the Poles (I believe) call the 'woodpecker' cutting technique (if I'm remembering the name correctly)? For anyone reading, this consists of cutting by means of a series of up-and-down strokes rather than the usual dragging of the blade across the paper. Each vertical stroke only makes a cut about 0.5 - 1.0 mm long. Normal cutting strokes tug at the paper's fibers, which is not a problem on large parts but can pull very small pieces apart while cutting them. The vertical cutting stroke greatly reduces such tugging-and-tearing.
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  23. ccoyle
    And now with elevators.
  24. ccoyle
    Tain't likely to happen. Auxillary ships are not the most popular subjects, though we do see one on the market every now and then. I can't recall ever seeing an ammo ship, though. BTW, I learned to ski on Mt. Shasta!
  25. ccoyle
    I think you mean the 25 pdr? I did that one as a kid -- thinking about it made me realize how long some of the Tamiya kits have been around. 🤔
  26. ccoyle
    Your construction philosophy differs considerably from mine, which is "just wing that baby." Of course, my method doesn't always yield the best results. Hopefully your diligence will pay off!
  27. ccoyle
    Of course I would be interested, but interested enough to open the padlock on my wallet? That's another question. Of course, there's always Christmas and birthdays. 🙂 If I were interested, I'd want to get the kit and all of its available after-market accessories.
  28. ccoyle
    Not that I'm aware of. Such a list would be enormous. As far as tagging your build, use the exact vessel name or boat type. In your case, that would be "Lowell Grand Banks Dory." You could also add "dory" for people who might be searching for the type in general rather than the specific local example.
  29. ccoyle
    Horizontal stabilizer added. The framing went together lickety-split, followed by some thin CA to stiffen the structure and a little sanding to get the outboard taper correct.
  30. ccoyle
    That last photo is one of those that makes me jealous of plastic modelers from time to time. That cowl structure would be a nightmare to replicate in card, and sadly(?) I have a few kits in the stash that have similarly intimidating cowlings!
  31. ccoyle
    Oh, it's done already. Did you not notice? Good! 🙂
  32. ccoyle
    It's just a convention that has been carried over from naming ship builds, as is the all-caps formatting for media. Your humble moderating staff works hard to make sure the build logs have a uniform look and feel. P.S. What a cute dog in that screen capture!
  33. ccoyle
    Titles can be edited at any time but only from the first post.

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