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This is the kind of name (translates as "18th century frigate") that is typically attached to old decor models that have little or no value for either collectors or serious modelers, so you are unlikely to find a home for your model at this site. Not trying to be harsh, just honest. Kind regards,
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Small update. My modeling mojo sort of fell off the grid for a bit, but I finally got back to it. Rudder pedals are one of my least favorite tasks, because they inevitably have numerous delicate parts. Each of the 'Cat's pedals has nine parts; happily, five of them are included in the laser-cut set, which made work easier, even if still tedious. Control stick and linkage also added -- the rear part of the linkage will eventually pass through the aft bulkhead. I also tweaked my interior green a bit -- too late for the instrument panel, but the other interior features will blend in better.
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Mitsubishi A6M2b by CDW - Tamiya - 1:72 scale - Finished
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La Palme by Tobias - 1:36 - POF
ccoyle replied to Tobias's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
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I recognize the names of two well-regarded Ukrainian card model publishers there as well.
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Hi, Chrisss. Might I suggest starting a separate topic and telling us a little about yourself?
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Hi. Please take the following not as any attempt to dissuade you -- just an honest assessment. My best guess is that your models are both built from solid-hull kits. Unfortunately, the rigging for clippers is amongst the most challenging projects that any modeler can take on. It is not the sort of task that we would expect the uninitiated to tackle with high hopes for success. Sadly, professional restoration work presents its own challenge, except that in this case the challenge is monetary -- it's a rare skill, so it doesn't come cheap. It's possible that you might be able to find a local modeler who would do the work out of consideration for the models' sentimental value for you. We can suggest some nearby clubs if you give us an indication of your whereabouts. Kind regards, Chris
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Shannon. Chesapeake. 'Nuff said. Then add one of the US Ex Ex ships, e.g. Vincennes, Peacock, Porpoise, etc.
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Hoping for a swift recovery!
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Oh, no! Don't worry -- most of us have experienced some kind of disaster during our modeling adventures. Repair or replace may come down to the degree of damage -- based on your last photos, I assume that some of the damage is to the mould pieces?
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Nice work, Harvey, on an interesting and unusual subject!
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Great intro, Andrew. Just one note: you may notice that your topic tags have disappeared -- we don't use them in the non-ship area. We do that so that no non-ships will turn up in tag searches done by people looking for ship stuff.
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Chris, I love your descriptions of the design process, since your work in bringing this new kit subject to market stands in sharp contrast to the efforts of Certain Unnamed Foreign Enterprises who somehow only manage to design "new" kits for which detailed plans just so happen to already have been published by AOTS, ANCRE, or Seawatch. 🙄
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I just now saw that photo, and my first thought was that you'll have to quit building now that you've run out of desktop. 😂
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Welcome aboard from a California ex-pat! I moved a lot when I lived in the Golden State -- I did stints in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Montrose, Pomona, and Upland, so I know my away around SoCal a bit. Cheers!
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Okay, here is the bulkhead after surgery. I wicked some thin CA into the cut edge, then sanded and painted the exposed surfaces, and glued the instrument panel in place. One thing to note -- I'm aware that I've got two mismatched shades of green, but most of this will not be visible on the finished model. The second shot, with the aft bulkhead only dry-fitted, approximates the lowest viewing angle that will permit viewing into the finished cockpit. Even the bit of bulkhead behind the panel will probably not be visible, but I painted it anyway -- just in case.
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You mean the Revell kit? You can find one on eBay.
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We have a few enthusiastic Kartonmodellbauer around here.
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Test fit of the instrument panel. Notice anything . . . odd? Yes, that's right -- there's a whole lot of bulkhead still showing. I have no idea why that should be so, and the diagrams give no hint either. I expect some minor surgery will be called for. BTW, the instruments are glazed. BTW, I saw an announcement just recently that Card Army will be publishing another Wundermodell -- and it's a Hellcat. For certain it will be a. amazing, b. expensive, and c. beyond my abilities.
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First frames assembled. The tab-and-slot construction goes together very well. For some reason, the slots for part WA6, which is a spacer between two bulkheads, did not allow that part to be slotted in perpendicular to the bulkheads. It's not a big deal, because they won't be seen later. One thing that I noticed nearly immediately is that this center fuselage section is much larger than that for any other airplane model I have thus far assembled. The Hellcat was a chunky beast!
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Got my exterior colors mixed and have a little interior green left over from a previous build. I'm ready to start cutting.
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That would be a finished hull model. 'Finished' for the gallery simply means it's not a place for build log photos.
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You can only edit a title in the first post of the thread. Look for the three dots in the upper right corner, then click to open a drop-down menu, then select 'edit'. Use all-caps for the word 'finished' and make it the second field in the title, like so: SS Minnow by johndoe - FINISHED - scale 1:500000 - an exercise in futility Take note of the hyphens and spaces. Also create a tag that says "Finished." Cheers!
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