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Yep, I'm a Humboldt County boy -- a fact that neither time nor distance can erase.
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Mariposa was my most recent California address before I packed up and moved to South Carolina.
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Great story! Quite a few of those place names resonated with me, being a native Californian myself. An old high school friend of mine currently lives in Kodiak. Another friend was an observer aboard a Japanese processing ship in the Gulf of Alaska. Sad to hear about Storis -- she was a beautiful ship. Cheers!
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Nope, just an American soccer fan who got sucked into the Evertonian black hole for hopes and dreams back when Landon Donovan and Tim Howard were Blues. But I still love 'em. Fortunately, I have been a Bayern Munich fan for far longer than I have cheered for the Blues, so that kind of balances things out in a way -- one team gets me trophies, the other keeps me humble. But I don't think that Everton is all that far away from the "Big Six" glory-land -- all we need is a completely revamped midfield. No big deal. 😝 Don't worry -- I won't excommunicate you. The president of our organization at work is a big-time Man U fan, and we still get along well enough.
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Okay, every time I see "Chris C." pop up in my new posts notifications, for a split second I think that someone is hailing me -- for reasons that should be readily apparent.
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Fabulous! The world's smallcraft offer a virtually inexhaustible supply of modeling options. I look forward to seeing you work your magic!
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HMS Victory by helge - Caldercraft - 1:72
ccoyle replied to helge's topic in New member Introductions
Welcome aboard! Oak is really not a first-choice wood for deck planking, or any planking for that matter. The grain is just far too open. I don't know what is provided in the kit, but holly is a good and inexpensive option for decking, which should be fairly light in color. -
Because of weathering and constant holystoning, decks tended to be uniformly light in color. For cutters, off the top of my head: Avos by Master Korabel, Alert by Vanguard Models, Cheerful by Syren Ship Models, Sherbourne by Caldercraft, Lady Nelson by Amati/Victory Models, Le Renard by Soclaine, Hunter by Mamoli.
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I have to ask, what is going on with the orange-colored deck planks? It looks a bit odd. As for second kits, if you successfully complete Swift, then you should be perfectly capable of handling any number of potential subjects. Jumping directly to a square-rigged three-master might be tough, but it would mainly be about the complexity of the rig. I chose a cutter as my second POB kit -- the single mast greatly reduces the task list for a novice builder. Many great cutter kits currently on the market.
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Filler is your friend. Are you planning on leaving the nails in? They will make your sanding job much more difficult.
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Does anybody have some experience with CAF Models ?
ccoyle replied to yvesvidal's topic in Wood ship model kits
Le Requin is one of the CAF kits that is unavailable at the moment pending a finalized licensing agreement between CAF and Ancre. -
Depending on how slight the warp is and how the hull substructure is designed to go together, it's possible the parts may lock together in a manner that sufficiently straightens the assembly.
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Hello and yet another Syren in progress
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YTL-45 Taiwanese Navy tugboat by Erik W - FINISHED - 1/350 scale
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Any kit under $20, regardless of point of origin, is bound to be a highly-simplified, toy-like project.
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Welcome! Being an amateur genealogist in addition to a middling-ability ship modeler, I know how rewarding it is to be able to know so much about an early ancestor. Yours had quite the adventure!
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Always nice to see a build log back from the dead. Good luck on your project!
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Welcome aboard! The Midwest smack was my very first wooden boat model.
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