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Don't care for new layout
ccoyle replied to mtdoramike's topic in How to use the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT**
Mike, you can still do that very thing by clicking on the "activity" drop-down menu and selecting "all activity since my last visit." That's what I do. -
Yes, we also see the term "protected cruiser" in English-language sources, though I could not tell you exactly what the differences were between "armored cruisers" and "protected cruisers." It implies differences in the degree of armoring, perhaps in thickness and what parts of the ship were protected, but I'm not knowledgeable on that particular subject.
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Lovely little cruiser. I look forward to seeing the results of your efforts!
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Welcome! My BS degree is in the related field of fisheries science. One of my professors was from Connecticut, though the school was in California.
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He probably would have just whittled away some wood from the framing until he got his pre-cut panels to more or less fit properly. 😋 Well, at least that's what I did.
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Greetings from Southern California
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Now, wait just a minute ... actually, I agree with that, but since I haven't had a local club since 2003, MSW will have to do! 😁 -
You could try the Bluejacket Jefferson Davis, a topsail schooner. It's a POF kit, but doesn't follow actual POF practice. Nevertheless, it can be built into a striking model.
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It did. Pics later, but basically what happened is that during the lower hull construction, I didn't get the sides flared outward enough. I'm not sure why that happened or what I could have done about it. The lack-of-flare is not much, probably less than 2 mm, but it creates a problem with mating the upper hull sides to the lower hull sides at the stern castle. I will have to think about how to best resolve this issue. Think, think, think ...
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Okay, I got it done. I calculated how much of the dark line I needed, stained it, dried it, completed the windlass, and mounted the stern castle to the main hull -- hooray for me! It took quite a bit of shaping of the forward stern castle to get it to sit properly, and I hope that doesn't come back to haunt me when I get around to attaching the remaining hull siding. Getting the stern castle actually onto the hull was another challenge, because it needs to be glued down in several places, and also the tiller handle has to be put through the aft framing prior to finally positioning everything, and of course all before the glue sets. But it's done. Whew!
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Just a quick update. I have hit a bit of a mental snag. Before I can glue the stern castle to the hull, I need to dye some of the rigging cord. I have the dye on hand (not literally -- that would of course be messy). The problem is that the kit does not specify how much of each diameter of rigging line is included in the kit, nor does it specify how much of each line needs to be dyed for each color (i.e. tan/taupe/natural for running rigging and dark brown/gray/black for standing rigging). So that's something that I will have to figure out. In the meantime, I have been working on a few bits that follow later in the build sequence. Will post pictures once I get the line dyed and stern castle mounted.
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Assuming that your local train shop is well-stocked, such shops are often useful sources for tools and materials that can be used in ship modeling.
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Matt, On the Halinski website, there are directions for ordering directly from them. They will send you a quote, which you then have three days to accept or reject. I have purchased from them direct myself. Cheers!
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Changing build log title?
ccoyle replied to Brewerpaul's topic in How to use the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT**
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Changing build log title?
ccoyle replied to Brewerpaul's topic in How to use the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT**
Please note that the established paradigm is to insert the word FINISHED (all caps) right after the first section of the title (name of ship and username), set off by hyphens, e.g. SS Minnow by gilligan - FINISHED - Nonexistent Model Company - 1/48 scale
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