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  1. ccoyle
    I'm not sure why so many people have hit the laughing emoji for my post, as the suggestion is not intended to be humorous. I'm well acquainted with production schedules and realize that it may be too late, too expensive, too troublesome, or simply not within the capabilities of the process to incorporate this fix, in which case it wouldn't be a deal breaker, obviously. But if every effort is being made to make the pieces as accurate as possible, and the capacity to make the fix is there, then why not? It's just something to consider.
  2. ccoyle
    Is it too late to mention that Aubrey's bow grip is incorrect? 😬 I didn't notice until just now. https://www.sagemusic.co/blog/how-to-hold-a-violin-bow/
  3. ccoyle
    Shaky hands or not, Ab, your work gives the proper impression of a dockyard model!
  4. ccoyle
    Continuing with the wing, here we have the wheel wells added and the top cladding cut out. The finished wing framing is quite sturdy. Now the center wing skin is added, starting with the bottom to get the openings for the wheel wells aligned. Followed by gluing the top side down. The kit has optional parts for displaying the flaps down, but I will not be adding them, as it adds some complexity to the build, and I always think it looks just a little odd to show parked aircraft with their flaps deployed. Next up will be the outer wing sheathing.
  5. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard, Matt!
  6. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard, Mike! I would contact JoTiKa directly since the company is still in business. http://jotika-ltd.com/
  7. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard!
  8. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard!
  9. ccoyle
    You'll enjoy that kit. Cutters make very good 'step-up' projects -- they're proper men-of-war but without too much of the repetitive tasks that make larger projects a real grind to get through.
  10. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard!
  11. ccoyle
    We would've taken your word for it! 😉 That's a lovely model and display.
  12. ccoyle
    The way to find out if anyone has done this is to use the site's built-in search feature. I did and found 26 topics tagged as dioramas. https://modelshipworld.com/tags/diorama/
  13. ccoyle
    Nice work!
  14. ccoyle
    I agree!
  15. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard, Gary!
  16. ccoyle
    Continuing with the wing framing.
  17. ccoyle
    I got the final bits of fuselage added, which was a more demanding task than one might expect. The second-to-last section, abaft the gap for the horizontal stabilizer, is not simply oval in cross-section. Instead, it's a rectangle stacked atop an oval, but it tapers down to oval at the back. The skin for it is one piece, so a lot of work was required to get it to the right shape, and a lot of sanding was also needed to get the forward frame piece to fit into it properly. Following the numbering sequence of the parts, the canopy should be next, and I did start work on it. But I decided to check the written instructions to see if there were any potential pitfalls I should be wary of, and there I noted that the designer recommends leaving the canopy till later, which I agree is sound advice. So that was set aside for the present, and work commenced on the wings.
  18. ccoyle
    Close! They're called leeboards.
  19. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard!
  20. ccoyle
    I took the liberty of editing your title for you, since no respectable Bay Area residents I know of call a San Francisco streetcar a trolley -- they are cable cars. 😉
  21. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard! A fair number of us became acquainted with Mastini's book when we were starting out in the hobby.
  22. ccoyle
    Thanks, but you're looking at the second attempt!
  23. ccoyle
    Aft fuselage attached. There's some not-so-great seam work (the result of a botched gluing attempt) if you know where to look. 'Course, I didn't say where the botched seams are located, did I? 😉
  24. ccoyle
    Forward fuselage ring added. Aft fuselage done -- needs to dry before mating to main fuselage.
  25. ccoyle
    Whew!! The main cockpit skins went on fine -- fit is good so far.

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