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ccoyle
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Nice! This is obviously a bit more detailed then what we ask 6th graders to build! -
I would be interested to see what this looks like when you get it set up. I write science textbooks, and we just included a marble run STEM lab in our 6th grade product.
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Go to the signature editing pane. Click and highlight everything between the red arrows. Hit 'delete'. Easy-peasy.
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This tag was used inconsistently and fell by the wayside some years ago. It would take far too much effort to retrofit it to all of the smallcraft builds that have been undertaken since then.
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You cannot copy & paste your build log link directly into the signature pane. You need to type the name of your subject, then highlight the text and use the link tool as mentioned above.
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Welcome aboard! Your model looks great so far!
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One more fuselage section added. The fit between the two sections was extremely tight -- too tight, in fact -- the result of not adequately beveling the aft-most cockpit frame. While wracking my brain about how to fix this, a 'new' idea popped into my head, except it's probably not new, since our Polish friends have likely thought of this already. It occurred to me that the frames are made of pulp board (duh), and pulp board can easily be deformed. So, using the flat end of a pair of tweezers, I simply burnished the offending parts of the cockpit section until the aft fuselage section fit properly. We're talking about only a tiny amount of deformation needed to do the job, and it worked a treat. You may recall I was worried earlier about some possible registration errors between sections as a result of not getting the cockpit skin aligned 100% correctly on this port side, but I'm very happy with how well the two sections have gone together. Overall I am very pleased with how this kit has gone together so far. The next part of the build takes us to the fuselage section that houses the tail wheel well, so there is a bit of framing and other structural work to be done. Cheers!
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USS Constitution by Herbert Heger
ccoyle replied to Herbert Heger's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Moin, Herbert. You can either edit the original post using the built-in editing feature (click the three dots, then select 'edit' from the drop-down menu -- see attached), or you can simply add the English text in a separate reply.
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An eagle-eyed member alerted me to this build log being in the wrong sub-forum, but it is all fixed now!
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USS Constitution by Herbert Heger
ccoyle replied to Herbert Heger's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Moin, Herbert! Vielen Dank, dass Sie Ihr Projekt mit uns geteilt haben! Bitte beachten Sie jedoch, dass MSW alle Beiträge in englischer Sprache verlangt. Hierfür reicht die Verwendung eines Online-Übersetzers aus. Thanks for sharing your project with us! Please note, though, that MSW requires all postings to be made in English. For this purpose, the use of an online translator is sufficient. Cheers! -
Whatever works -- sandpaper, files, but mostly emery boards.
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Folks, PLEASE read this topic! I have fixed another two log titles already this morning!
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Welcome aboard!
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Welcome aboard! I attended university with a fellow who was putting himself through school as a technical illustrator. He did all his work in pointillism.
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Got the cockpit skinning all done. As you can see, there is a small gap along the bottom on the port side. Hope that doesn't come back to bite me in the butt! 😬 Next it was on to the fuselage cowling! Here are the two sides and top all prepped and assembled. These are some of the nicest machine gun channels I have yet built. The three sub-assemblies have been glued together and are ready to go on the fuselage. One thing you absolutely cannot do with a Halinski kit is simply throw the frames together and start skinning them. Every Halinski kit I have ever worked on (and, to be fair, this is true of many other kits as well) has required some fairing of the framing before skinning, and some Halinski kits have required a lot of fairing. This is one of those kits! So, it's a case of sand-fit-sand-fit-sand again-fit again-repeat. Finally, though, the job was done. I noticed after I got this finished that one side is sanded down a little more than the other, but hopefully this will not be too noticeable on the finished model. And yes, all of my man-handling of the fuselage broke one of the frames where the wing will eventually slot in, but that will be easily repairable. Thanks for stopping by!
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Welcome aboard!
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Starting to skin the cockpit section -- not all the way done yet. It is very tight, as per usual with Halinski kits.
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Speaking for myself, I think it's a real treat to watch this historic warship being modeled twice on our site by very competent builders -- one model in peacetime colors and the other in her wartime gray.
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Thanks for the compliment and info! Generally, I don't worry too much about the what the doohickeys are and what they control -- for me, the outside of the plane counts far more than whatever detail happens to be on the inside. That being said, I do look for info online regarding appearance, color, settings, etc., and if that doesn't help out, then I just go with whatever positions are indicated in the diagrams. This is why, for example, my Spitfire Vb, has its gear selector in the 'up' position, even though the gear are very obviously down! Cheers!
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