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My memory on the Laughing Whale to BJ transition is hazy. I believe that way back before Nic bought the company, BJ was in the process of updating the older LW designs before adding them to the catalog. Project probably stalled and never got restarted. Nic might know more.
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Bluejacket acquired some of the Laughing Whale designs after the latter went defunct.
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Getting one's first-ever first planking done is a huge psychological hurdle for new modelers. You'd be surprised at how many folks get the false deck and hull formers glued together -- and then give up. So congrats on your milestone!- 24 replies
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Most model kit manufacturers (plastic or wood) or publishers (paper or card stock) offer at least a few kits that are geared toward beginning modelers. There are even free examples of such models in card stock, which you can learn more about in our card modeling tutorial in the card modeling section. Wood kits for beginners tend to be smallcraft such rowboats or daysailers; these can often be built into quite attractive models. If you use the search feature to look for "Midwest Products", you will find many examples of such kits. Midwest no longer makes boat kits, but they are still common on eBay, and other manufacturers offer similar options.
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new member from Hillsboro Oregon USA
ccoyle replied to bruce1946's topic in New member Introductions
Welcome aboard! I'm not thoroughly familiar with what's available in live steam kits, but I know that there are many options out there, with prices ranging from relatively inexpensive to not-nearly-as-inexpensive, if you catch my meaning.- 11 replies
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I'd be genuinely curious to know how many Fly and Pegasus units Amati has shipped. These two kits must certainly be among their all-time top sellers.
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This is an interesting challenge you have set before yourself. Your anime carrack obviously has a lot of fanciful details that would not be found on a real carrack, so building a model from any of the existing carrack kits would be both difficult for a beginner and perhaps not much of an aid toward achieving your ultimate goal. A ship like this will need to be a scratch-build, so perhaps you should start with some thought about what type of medium do you think you'd be most comfortable working with, i.e. wood, card stock, or plastic. You could then start with some simple kits in that medium to gain basic modeling skills which you could later apply to your scratch build. Other than your anime ship, what kinds of boats/ships do you think you might be interested in building?
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No fears. Posting a photo of a portion of the plans, e.g. part of a plan sheet, for review purposes is covered by fair use exemptions.
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You could always come over to the Dark Side -- card modeling. Liners are actually popular subjects in the card modeling world. One of the nicest card liner kits out there is the HMV Cap Arcona, but there are any number of smaller and less challenging subjects.
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The metal wires in the diagram are for making trunnions -- the little posts on the cannon that rest atop the carriage. The cast guns in the kit have the trunnions molded already. Rings and eyebolts can be easily and cheaply made using annealed wire and round-nose pliers.
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Pete, your models demonstrate just how much appeal can be added by a smooth, neat paint job -- really a treat to view.
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It's been nearly 20 years since I built my Sherbourne, but I don't recall there being any material included for rigging gun tackles. I do remember that I had to order 2 mm blocks specifically for the tackles, and I used info from the The Naval Cutter Alert and Ship Modeler's Shop Notes to get the line diameters and lengths correct.
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First of all, welcome to our forum. Now, as to your question, a couple of tips are in order, the first of which is to post your question in the correct topic category, so that your question will get more traction; I have taken care of this for you. Second tip: no one can answer your question unless they first know some details about your model, namely what vessel is it and what is your source for spar dimensions? With those details in hand, someone will most likely be able to answer your question. Cheers!
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Very nice work!
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Welcome, ChrisSC, from another Chris in SC!
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'Ello -- nearly three weeks without an update, so here's an update. This project isn't dead -- far from it -- but it got temporarily derailed by a family visit and a higher-priority side project. I did get into the shipyard today to do a little work, but nothing worth a photograph. Cheers!
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I don't know which, if any, of Panart's lineup count as "new", but there's a lot of user-friendly kits coming out these days from a variety of sources: Vanguard Models, Amati, Syren Ship Models, Master Korabel, MarisStella, Dusek, CAF, and probably some others that I'm drawing a blank on at the moment. Be sure to browse the clickable ad banners for our sponsors on the home page.
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This is an old kit design, and that was pretty much industry standard back in the day.
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HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
ccoyle replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
You guys know that Chris Watton designed those Caldercraft kits, right? They were his early work, and as has been remarked elsewhere, he continues to up his game with each new kit release. -
Superb finish! I have a soft spot for working boats.
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Welcome aboard! I'm not sure about a half-fuselage model of an aircraft. Half-hull models are nothing unusual, but something about a half-airplane doesn't seem quite right. 😉
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Please note that situations like this are why we have the "Banned Manufacturers" topic -- to educate folks about the intellectual property crimes perpetrated by certain unscrupulous kit makers, hopefully before those folks make a purchase unawares. Help spread the word.
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Be advised, SC (Shi Cheng) is on our banned manufacturers list. ALL Black Pearl kits currently coming out of China are unlicensed products and thus constitute infringement of copyrighted Disney intellectual property. Please read: The Shi Cheng kit happens to be copied from the licensed Hachette kit designed by Chris Watton.
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