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Has anyone got or used headband magnifiers?
ccoyle replied to vossy's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I use a headband magnifier almost 100% of the time at my bench now - at the ripe old age of 51. -
Have you considered looking into paper (card) models? There's far more kits of merchant vessels available in card than in any other medium. Card is also probably the cheapest medium to work in - something to consider on a student budget.
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Galo, Ask yourself: 1) What kind of ships am I interested in? 2) How much room do I have to work in? 3) How much room will I have to display my finished model? 5) How much do I have to spend (for both kit and tools)? Answering these few questions will give us a much better idea on what to recommend. Regards,
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Laughing Whale was purchased by Bluejacket years ago. As stated, some of their designs were/are available under the Midwest brand. Many of the small craft in the Bluejacket lineup are Laughing Whale designs. The previous owner had stated that those designs would be updated over time, but I don't know how many actually were. To my knowledge, the current ownership does not intend to continue with the updating process. I once owned a Laughing Whale kit of the Herreshoff 12.5 - a decent enough kit, but the instructions were nowhere near on par with Midwest. But, unlike Sterling, Bluejacket is still in business, so if you get stuck on a Blue Jacket/Laughing Whale kit, you can probably get assistance from Bluejacket's help desk.
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I happen to be reading at the moment Ghost Ship by James Hornfischer. The book chronicles the events of the Battle of the Java Sea and the Battle of Sunda Strait.
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Fixed. Looks like you're off to a great start. Are you sure this is your first build??
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Am I correct in assuming the kit came packaged in a tube? That'd be a first for me.
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Is a waterline marker useful?
ccoyle replied to CharlieZardoz's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
A waterline marker of some kind is pretty essential for marking waterlines. I have the Amati version, and it does the job well enough. But if you are the enterprising sort, you can make your own, which is what I did for my first couple of models. I got the Amati version because my home-builts weren't very durable. -
For tools advice, click here. Have a look at the other resources available while you're there. Be sure to open a build log when you start your model -- that's the best way to get advice and encouragement. Good luck with your project!
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I don't carve myself, but I can pretty much guarantee that basswood is not the ideal wood for carving, precisely because it is too soft. It makes great boomerangs, though.
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Hello, Jase. The Dandy II is a kit once manufactured by the long-since defunct Dikar company. Billing Boats, Soclaine, and Artesania Latina all still make kits of the same type of vessel. The AL kit can be had new for well under US $100. Given the age of your kit and the availability of newer, inexpensive kits, you might be looking at around US $50 for yours. If you wish to have a crack at selling it, you can post it in the Traders & Dealers section after reading the seller's guidelines. Cheers,
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Lionfish, Sanding the hull to its final shape will require, as you have noted, progressively finer grades of sandpaper. Remember, each grade will remove some wood, so don't wait until until you have the correct shape before switching, otherwise you'll end up removing too much wood. Regards,
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Small world - my grandparents lived in Stockton and had a loquat tree in their yard. I would think that in Georgia one could keep an eye out for old orchards being rotated out.
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Also have a look at Bluejacket for more merchant/historic sailing vessels.
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Any of those ships you list is going to be a challenge to finish within a year. As for Caldercraft instructions, the comment about "as good as you can get" certainly does not apply to their early kit offerings. They only started producing detailed instructions on later kits, and the only large model from that period is HMS Victory; even with that one I'm not sure about the instructions. Hope you find what you're looking for!
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Please do not post any links to suspect companies in the forum. We don't want to give these guys any extra face time. If you have doubts about a company, send a PM to any of the moderating staff first, and we'll check it out. Unfortunately, if it's a Chinese firm, the odds are high it will be pirated goods.
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A question about Lady Nelson by Amati
ccoyle replied to CharlieZardoz's topic in Wood ship model kits
The similarity to Sherbourne is not purely coincidental. Both kits were designed by Chris Watton. -
Use the MSW search function to search for HMS Surprise -- you will find build logs for both the Mamoli and AL versions. See which one you like better. Cheers,
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Boats, Please re-read the pinned topic. Your title just needed a little tweaking to conform to the format for optimizing the site's search capabilities. Cheers,
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Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for some manufacturers to describe a kit as POF when it is actually POB, as is the case with the Mantua Astrolabe kit. Like Russ, I don't know of any POF kits for merchantmen other than Alvin Clark. Kit designers will tell you there just isn't enough demand for such a kit, although it would certainly be a welcome choice for kit builders.
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The term formers includes both the longitudinal profile piece, sometimes referred to as a false keel, an the transverse bulkheads. The kit you are describing is not a POF kit, but rather a plank-on-bulkhead kit. POF mimics actual ship construction; POB uses a smaller number of pieces to get the hull shape and is the method most often used in kits. If POB is indeed what you are looking for, then that opens up more possibilities for you.
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The Lumberyard (dlumberyard.com) used to have a POF kit of a Great Lakes schooner, the Alvin Clark, but I no longer see it listed at their site. Try contacting the owner, Dave (daves here at MSW), to see if he has any left.
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