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Welcome! I'd love to visit the Czech Republic someday -- two of my favorite things are made there, but they're both kind of off-limits topics at this site (but one is made in Uherský Brod and the other in Plzeň -- just sayin'). Cheers!
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Hopefully less time raking and blowing them! New house has a bonus room. I have staked my claim.
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***NEWS FLASH!*** Well, I am never the fastest of builders, even in the best of circumstances, but once again my modeling activity has been brought to a screeching, if fortunately temporary, halt. We have three elderly dogs in our household and act as caretakers for another dog (female cavalier King Charles spaniel) that is a breeder. Sooooo -- since our current house requires the furry pack, along with any future puppies, to navigate a flight of stairs to the backyard, the womenfolk decided we needed to move to a house on a flat piece of land. As a result, we are getting a house built just a few miles away, but of course I had to pack up all of my modeling stuff in order to get the current house ready for showing. Now that our house is in escrow, we have 30 days to find a short-term rental, because the new house won't be ready until February. That means, in all likelihood, that modeling will also go on the back burner until February. Oh, well ... such is life. I will get back to it eventually. In the meantime, I expect you all to take up the slack! Keep at it, boys (and girls)!
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I believe you will find that GPM features and quality can vary from one kit to another depending on who designed the model. A good idea is to google search the particular kit you are interested in and browse some of the images that turn up in the various card forums, especially in Poland and Germany.
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Doesn't sound like good modeling wood. https://www.wood-database.com/spanish-cedar/
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Napoleon field gun by Bitao - 1/30 scale - scratch-build - WOOD
ccoyle replied to Bitao's topic in Completed non-ship models
Except of course that this model is scratch-built. The ME kits are in 1:16 scale. -
Napoleon field gun by Bitao - 1/30 scale - scratch-build - WOOD
ccoyle replied to Bitao's topic in Completed non-ship models
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Hi everyone, a returning modeller now living in NZ.
ccoyle replied to Jonny 007's topic in New member Introductions
Yep, you missed the Big Crash of 2013, though you'd be hard pressed to tell because of how swiftly our dedicated members added content to the new forum. -
Welcome! I used to build rubber band-powered aircraft back in the day. Pretty quickly I got round to building them without motors -- much easier that way to resist taking them outdoors for the inevitable crash.
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Pretty sure that's a design feature intended to make the kit more accessible to a younger modeling demographic.
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The key word in your question is "favorite". They are both very nice models. I have seen a finished Latham at an exhibit, and it is really something special if one adds a full suite of sails -- the model in the box photo doesn't do the kit justice IMO. You should give some thought to which one really gets your motor running -- doldrums are inevitable in any lengthy build, and truly liking your kit subject goes a long way toward alleviating that malady.
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Info about this paper Titanic kit I found at Goodwill
ccoyle replied to Lucius Molchany's topic in Card and Paper Models
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Info about this paper Titanic kit I found at Goodwill
ccoyle replied to Lucius Molchany's topic in Card and Paper Models
Philo, Methinks I should split off those last couple of posts and create a build log for you. -
Part of your decision will be based on your preferred building method. Bluenose and Pride II are both plank-on-bulkhead kits, Dapper Tom is solid hull. If you hunt around, you can find some other schooners available, too, such as OcCre's Esmeralda, Caldercraft's Ballahoo or Pickle, and some others.
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I think Aeropiccola used to make one back in the day. If memory serves, there isn't much information available on the original vessel, so any model of her involves a measure of speculation.
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Great work, Gary -- congratulations!
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If you are thinking of the Kammerlander kits, they are quite different in construction. I think that MK's technique is pretty unique at this point in time, but I doubt it will take long for other manufacturers to adopt it, at least to some degree. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so they say.
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He should find a kit of a Hughes OH-6 Cayuse for comparison!
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It's a beast in real life and a beast of a model, too. Well done, Danny!
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Info about this paper Titanic kit I found at Goodwill
ccoyle replied to Lucius Molchany's topic in Card and Paper Models
This kit is still in print and commercially available. See here, for example. -
To get an excellent idea of exactly what is involved in doing a solid-hull model right, check out Chuck Passaro's practicum for the Model Shipways Sultana kit. You can download it here.
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Mastermind game board by nikbud - FINISHED - Wood
ccoyle replied to nikbud's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
First player uses colored pegs to create a five-peg "code" sequence. Second player makes a series of attempts at cracking the code. First player uses a second set of pegs to indicate 1) guessed pegs that are both the correct color and in the correct slot in the sequence, and 2) pegs that are the correct color but not in the correct sequence. Play progresses until the second player either cracks the code or runs out of guesses. -
Much of the "chaos" in kit scales is a result of the past practice of designing a kit to fit into a particular-sized box. These were referred to as "box scales".
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