ccoyle
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Neat trick on the cowls! The whole thing is looking fabulous. Cheers! -
Great work and beautiful subject!
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Topic moved and title edited to conform to forum guidelines. Good luck on your project!
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Looking very nice so far.
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I haven't been at the cardfaq page in years, but at that time it had a lot of dead links. I wonder if that is still the case?
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Questions: 1) Are you using any filler blocks at the bow? Those help a lot. 2) Have you had a chance to read any of the planking tutorials here? These address some of the issues you are having. Keep in mind that for the first layer of planking it is far more important to get a properly shaped and faired hull than to get the planking technique perfect. The second layer will be the one that everyone sees, so technique will be more of an issue at that point. Cheers!
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I usually clean up those ragged edge bits with the tip of a #11 knife blade.
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Can i live without a BYRNES TABLE SAW
ccoyle replied to shihawk's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I am living without a table saw, band saw, scroll saw, disc sander, and scratch-building. It's hard, but my support group helps me cope. -
No work of art has 100% universal appeal. My wife can't understand what I find so funny about Monty Python -- go figure.
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Build logs for Nina? (title edited by moderator)
ccoyle replied to ranikola's topic in Wood ship model kits
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Is that an HP 15C in the picture? I had one years ago - loved RPN. I sold mine to an engineer working in Saudi Arabia; he needed more of the 15C's capabilities than I did.
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Wow, you really went through the wringer! I'm glad to hear you are recovering. Any time a model gets damaged, or parts get lost, or whatever the nature of the mishap, it is a good idea to sit back and take stock. Soon enough you'll know for yourself whether the project can move forward. I recently started a card airplane model - got as far as completing the left wing. The wing did not turn out well enough for my personal standards. After staring at it for about two weeks, I realized I would never be happy with the wing in its current state, and I didn't have the will to re-do it, especially since I wasn't super-enthused about the model in the first place. So, that model's off to the side and my work space is awaiting the next project. All that to say, go for the continued build if you like, but don't feel compelled to finish it just for the sake of finishing. It's a hobby - build what moves you!
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Congratulations on finishing your project! She is a real looker, and I love the side-by-side photos with Badger. Cheers!
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Classic motor yachts and cruisers are very classy vessels. There should be more models of them!
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Most paper modelers are converts from some other medium, I find. I was wooed to the Dark Side by David Okamura's models shown at meetings of the Ship Modeler's Association down in SoCal. There are some world-class wood scratch-builders in that club, but there is something just so darn intriguing about seeing those paper wonders in the mix. I still have HMS Fly waiting for my attention, but paper projects seem to be taking up all my modeling time these days. I think you'll be proven not far wrong about some more card kits hitting the ways based on your NRG exhibit - a good thing, in my view! Cheers!
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Using off-the-shelf fittings is, of course, a cost saving measure for the manufacturer. I know this has been a particular point of contention between Chris Watton an Amati; Chris usually pushes for as much vessel-specific fidelity as he can for his designs, but Amati hold the purse strings, so there are limits. Perhaps it was stated earlier, but kit builders are actually living in a Golden Era of kit manufacturing - there's a new crop of designers (Chris, Chuck, et al) with a passion for historically accurate, true-to-scale products, and Internet resources (like this forum) make it relatively easy to weed out bad designs for those interested in avoiding them. Cheers!
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If it was me, I'd go ahead and fix it, since it is a relatively small amount of wood to replace and, fortunately, easily accessible. Annoying, yes, since you probably want to get on with things, but it boils down to whether or not you will always have some measure of regret about not fixing it if you choose to leave it as-is. Regards,
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This has the look and feel of a copy-cat. There are a couple of Russian outfits that are producing interesting original subjects -- this looks like it might be a rip-off of one of them?
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There are lots of Friendship sloops still on the water, which means there's plenty of photos on-line to give you ideas of how you might spruce up the basic kit. Have fun with your project!
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First one of anything is always a booger.
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IJN Fuso (Halinski) Card Model Review by Captain Slog
ccoyle replied to Captain Slog's topic in Card and Paper Models
The parts need to be cut out. Die cutting is almost non-existent in the card modeling world, although laser cutting of formers and detail parts is common. -
I'm with Jud. If necessary, you can also slice through the offending tab.
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Congratulations! Your model looks very nice; indeed, though it is a first model, it compares very favorably with the work of many who have been around the block a few times. Cheers!
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