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Welcome, Tom! I am so very pleased that you and Mr. Berti have been able to resolve this issue to everyone's satisfaction. I hope that your experience with Ancre may serve as a template for other Chinese designers and that we may soon see additional white-listings. Kind regards,
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Welcome! We have a Vampire and Vendetta in the build logs somewhere. Try searching for them. Cheers!
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I thought the author's name sounded familiar. I reviewed one of his books here. I had the same reaction to the use of fictional characters for providing historical context -- rather off-putting, in spite of some otherwise valuable content.
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Catching up on your build, Danny. I see you have mastered the dreaded "petal fold" -- the bane of card modelers everywhere. Excellent work so far!
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Never heard of it, but it looks promising. I like that it comes in three diameters.
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I'd say that turned out rather well.
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Belay Pins
ccoyle replied to shipman's topic in Discussion for a Ship's Deck Furniture, Guns, boats and other Fittings
Surprised no one has mentioned it yet, but the fat pins that come in kits can be turned down quickly by chucking them into a rotary tool and giving them a pass or two with some sandpaper or a file. Neatness isn't a particular concern, since most of the pin will be obscured by rigging line. -
Welcome aboard! With the finished pinnace under your belt, you should be well-positioned to finish your new project. Cheers!
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Hi, Eugene. Though this type of model does not appeal to me personally, I do appreciate that MK is willing to do something a little novel and different. I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with next! Cheers,
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Sorry to hear about that. I had a garage broken into once as well -- thieves took all the tools I had inherited from my grandfather. I filed a police report, but of course nothing was ever recovered.
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From personal experience, I can tell you that it takes a lot of perseverance to post regularly on multiple forums, especially if one of them is not in your native language.
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Welcome aboard, Mr. Foss! I used to dabble in trains in my youth and still have my N-gauge stuff boxed away somewhere. Perhaps you saw the recent post on Rod Stewart's layout? Turns out he is quite the accomplished modeler. Warm regards,
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Don't prove me wrong here! I'm not an expert on endemic Chesapeake Bay designs, but I believe that there is some overlap between the terms flattie and sharpie. Googling the latter term will bring up some images of very much flattie-like boats.
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Clare is of course correct on all points, and I did not mean to convey in any sense that Mastini's method is inferior or doesn't produce a fine hull. I only meant to point out that the technique does not follow actual practice, and if I recall correctly (it's been a long time since I read the book), I don't think that Mastini mentioned that anywhere in his book. Anyways, "simplified" should not be interpreted as "bad", and in truth probably the majority of us are perfectly content with many simplified aspects of miniature shipbuilding, e.g. rigging -- I've never wormed, served, or parceled a rope in my life. And yes, ultimately enjoying the hobby is the final goal. Cheers!
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Some of the bits in the box, including maybe even the unfinished model, may be of interest to collectors. Only way to tell for sure, if you're interested, is to dangle them out on an auction site. Personally, I don't collect (although I hoard a few kits, but hey -- who doesn't?), but I am a tad curious about what else is in the box.
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Yes, it is particularly harmful to esoteric, niche hobbies. Apple and Gucci will still make their money when faced with illegal competition, but mom & pop hobby suppliers are a different story.
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Also, see this topic on pirated (i.e. intellectual property theft) kits. This is a continuously evolving issue with many complicated origins and interwoven plot strands, but MSW is working hard behind the scenes to help ensure that designers can fairly profit from their work -- even designers in China. BTW, some of the promo photos for the Chine knock-offs -- including possibly the one you screen captured -- don't even show a finished model made from the kit; oftentimes it's a cut-and-pasted photo of the same subject built from a different kit or from scratch.
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"Many ... close bulkheads" is something that a lot of kits would benefit from!
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I always advise new folks that Mastini's book (which I recommend) shows a simplified planking method that is not true to historical practice. It's a fine method for beginners, especially if everything will end up covered by paint, but you may eventually decide to move on to more "correct" techniques. Some modelers never do, though -- to each his own!
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For wood-to-wood, use a wood glue such as Titebond.
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Check post #4 in this thread. Not the Davis plans, but maybe an alternative you might wish to consider.
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To me, in the bottom picture it looks fine. BTW, I have had good success with gluing bolt ropes to sails (using dilute white glue). The lashing used on real sails is virtually invisible in modeling scales.
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