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Looking for pre-made sails for Mamoli Britannia
ccoyle replied to Bob Lowther's topic in Wood ship model kits
Hey, Bob. Mamoli kits are now produced and sold by Dusek Ship Kits. They have an ad banner link on our home page. Cheers! -
You're not working from a kit, so it should go in the scratch-build section. Add something like "rebuilding antique store find" at the end of the title. Cheers!
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Intro to Card Models Part VIII: Building V108 - Miscellaneous Bits
ccoyle replied to ccoyle's topic in Card and Paper Models
Congratulations! Completion is in itself a commendable achievement; looks are secondary, and they get better with practice. Cheers! -
What size single block is needed for 1:250 scale ship?
ccoyle replied to bogeygolpher's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Henry beat me to the math. A 2mm block is simply way out of scale for most uses at 1/250. I think that many modelers at that scale use a tiny dollop of glue on the line and painted an appropriate color. -
I can run 10 km too, only it takes me a couple of months. 😉
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Good to see you back! The Bermuda sloop is a lovely subject, and your planking looks good. Cheers!
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Both Model Shipways and Master Korabel offer boat kits, and Model Expo carries both lines. Check them out at https://modelexpo-online.com/.
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Any Build Logs for Wappen Von Hamberg by Corel?
ccoyle replied to MikeE's topic in Wood ship model kits
Hey, Mike. You can click here for a list of all the WvH build logs we have on site. I didn't check to see if they were active or not, just looked them up. Cheers!- 1 reply
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Welcome aboard, Al, and good luck on your new project!
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Welcome aboard! As an avid football fan, I have actually read the name of your city a few times, i.e. CFR Cluj, in the European continental competitions. I hope you enjoy your attempt at our hobby and wish you every success. Cheers!
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Wood filler will do the job. I would avoid contact adhesives for planking. For one thing, you have to apply adhesive to two surfaces instead of one. And with contact adhesives, you essentially have zero time to re-position anything. Once it's on, it's on! BTW, I can see some knuckles that suggest that your bulkheads were not faired enough prior to planking -- it's a common issue with beginners, and just something to look out for next time. Other than that, your first layer very good.
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Witam! Glad to have you with us. There are a number of us here who are well acquainted with the excellent card model designs coming out of Poland. I hope you will share some of your developing projects with us. Cheers!
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Just an aside -- we don't hear too much about developments at Mantua/Panart/Sergal. It's a company that gets a lot of heat for its perceived outdated construction methods, clunky fittings, and indecipherable instructions. It's apparent, though, based on the photos you've provided, that they are at least making some efforts to improve their kits (laser-cut parts and etched deck, for example). The stern facade, despite whatever its shortcomings might be, at least looks sharp, and visually speaking it compares well to some of the molded stern ornamentation seen in some other kits.
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Those are a great improvement on the original kit sails.
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Just needed your username added is all -- already fixed.
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It sounds like you have thought this through and have a good plan in mind, Mark. Wishing you every success!
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Hello and welcome, Sparky. If you haven't already, here's the entry on naming build logs. If you're pretty sure that your model is a generic vessel, you can just say "whaling ship". I look forward to seeing your work -- restorations are often very interesting projects. Cheers!
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So glad to see that you didn't lose interest completely -- your otter boards look amazing. I enjoyed reading your description of their history, as my academic background is in fisheries science (although leaning heavily toward salmonid ecology, not marine fisheries). I do remember trawling techniques being discussed in class, and I had the good fortune to observe an otter trawl on our university's research vessel. I recall that they are devastatingly effective on ground fisheries and not very selective, resulting in a lot of by-catch. Nevertheless, ground fish were a big component of the local catch where I grew up, and therefore otter trawls were an important aspect of the industry. Cheers!
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"Better job" is the correct answer, and Sam has given you the proper advice. To that I would add, "Don't use flash photography when taking pictures for MSW," because that always makes the gaps show up worse than they appear in real life. Ask me how I know this. 😟 Cheers!
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Hi, TKAM! I have been busy updating the build logs area of our site, and the MS longboat turns up frequently there. Click here to see a partial list of other builds for this kit. Cheers!
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Marcus, I somehow missed your catboat build that you provided the link for -- that one came out very nice!
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She's very presentable, and success with even a "simple" kit does wonders for one's confidence going into the next challenge. Congrats!
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Outstanding work! It's a shame that Midwest felt the need to drop their boat kits from their lineup.
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