ccoyle
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It's not unheard of for modelers to do just that, but I don't know where the upper limit is on how much a kit can be enlarged and retain its sharp lines. Going from 1/250 to 1/48 would be quite a leap. -
Finally got around to rigging the aft mast. Boy, was that an aggravating task!! Part of the reason for that is that the diagrams are fairly vague about where the various stays attach, and there are no insertion marks on the parts. I needed to consult some photos online. The other aggravation factor was simply the pain of having to work with very short pieces of EZ-Line in very tight spaces -- not very relaxing. BTW, I'm not doing all of the rigging. The rigging for the davits, for example, would be IMHO far too tedious and annoying than the results would be worth, and besides there is a lot of missing davit hardware, e.g., blocks, cleats. Also besides, I showed my wife the finished rigging, and her reaction was, "What rigging?", which solidifies the decision in my view.
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Vous démarrez très bien. Veuillez noter que les messages doivent être rédigés en anglais. Un traducteur Internet peut faire le travail à votre place, si nécessaire – c'est comme ça que je parle français ! You are off to a great start. Please be mindful that posts need to be made in English. An internet translator can do the work for you, if necessary -- that is how I speak French!
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Wow! This model is incredible in every way. The painting is exceptional. A very good result indeed!
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Moin, Karl! Since this is a separate model, I have created a new topic thread for it. Cheers!
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The main thing in any first planking job is to simply finish. You'd be surprised at how many modelers never make it past this step. Some remain permanently intimidated by the job and never even start!
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Strange. It's working for me. Must just be another one of those software hiccups that my decidedly non-techie brain can't comprehend.
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Fixed now, if you're still interested.
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It is quite common for wooden ships to require the addition of what are called stealers at either or both the bow and stern. There are guidelines for doing this. Check out this planking tutorial by David Antscherl. Your model is coming along nicely to this point!
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Welcome aboard, Mike!
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Some of us have dropped hints to Chris Watton over the years that some of his Vanguard kits need American bookends. Not much joy so far, except for Grecian.
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Moin moin and welcome aboard!
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Ship models in any medium are welcome, but pictures of finished models (i.e., not an actual build log) should be placed in gallery albums.
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A lovely model, but since it is a completed model and not a build log, these photos should actually be placed in a gallery album.
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Welcome aboard!
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Just my two cents, but I think your sails look fine as-is.
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Welcome aboard! Check here for NRG-affiliated clubs.
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OcCre and AL make most of their sales in non-English-speaking parts of the world, and 1000 kits is a small run. And MSW, though large, represents just a fraction of the greater ship modeling community. Now add to that the fact that most MSW members do not actively post at our site. When these facts are taken together, it's little surprise that relatively few examples of any kit on the market are depicted in build logs here. So, I too wouldn't be surprised if one of those kits was purchased by an MSW member -- but I wouldn't be surprised if it never shows up in a build log.
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You have a well-appointed man cave!
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Your Bounty looks very nice! Based on that result, I have little doubt that you will do well with Bellona.
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I can't remember the gentleman's name, but all or most of Orel's predreadnoughts are designed by one man, and he is prolific, which is why so many of the Orel kits have a common look about them.
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