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Introducing myself and already seeking advice
ccoyle replied to kdm's topic in New member Introductions
Apartment dwellers on limited budgets who want to avoid sanding are excellent candidates for paper modelling. (And yes, tall ships can be modeled in paper: see here and here.)- 21 replies
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Your build log now wears the highly coveted FINISHED badge. Congratulations!
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Mike, you may have discovered this already on your own, but Arrow is one of those European kits of a subject with a fictitious history. Although Arrow wasn't actually built, there was a design for a gunboat with that hull form and sail plan. There's a drawing of it in Chapelle's History of the American Sailing Navy.
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Pete, the water on the DDG base looks fantastic! I take it you have some experience at this.
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I bought a pair years ago from Micro-Mark, but I don't remember them being $100 -- more like $50. Must be inflation. As stated previously, not only are they useful fro scaling up and down, they are also very handy for taking measurements off plans.
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Come to the Dark Side! It's cheap!
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Cutty Sark kit. Sergal 789 circa 1976
ccoyle replied to Luapdraw1234's topic in Wood ship model kits
Ooh, sounds like you are not the original owner of the kit, which means practically no retailer or manufacturer will feel obliged to supply the missing parts, even if they are still available. You might be able to scratch-build the missing parts without too much difficulty. Good luck! -
Nope. Same practicum. The Lumberyard used to sell a wood package for it -- they might still offer it.
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Well, to be blunt, IMO they both look ghastly, but the second one is slightly less so, but only because the hull looks better. The all-black rigging is kind of an eyesore. But, in all honesty, without paying someone the moolah that a true scale model would command, the items you linked to are probably typical of what's out there. Still, if it were me, I'd shop around some more -- there are vendors for such models beyond what you'll find at Amazon or eBay. Good luck!
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I agree with what's been said so far. If you want something truly epic, start with a kit you really like and then super-detail it. In order to make a buck, kit manufacturers have to cut some corners. You find out where the corners were cut, then un-cut them, so to speak, and voila -- epic model. For some good examples of this, check out any of the builds done by dubz; he's quite good at it.
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I am continually amazed at how much fine detail is presented by these newer PE sets. Of course, if the modeler doesn't have some skill and finesse at assembling the PE (unlike you, Greg), all that detail is wasted. Excellent work, my friend!
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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
I note with interest that the V 108 kit hosted here at MSW has been downloaded over 140 times. So where are all the V 108 build logs??? -
Those are tags intended to help members searching for models built in a specific medium. Listing every medium possible isn't particularly helpful. I edited your title to include the term "multi-media," which is a more accurate description of your model. Good luck with it!
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Assuming the kit is offset-printed, the printers probably used a rubber-based ink. About the Rocket glue, have you had any issues with it deforming any parts, as one could expect from a water-based glue?
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Vážení Ondráš, Děkuji Vám za zaslání Vaši zprávu zde. Naše pravidla v místě aplikace vyžadují vysílání v angličtině. Použil jsem Google přeložit vaši zprávu do angličtiny, a výsledky byly velmi čitelné. S přátelským pozdravem, Dear Ondras, Thank you for posting your report here. Our site rules require posting in English. I used Google to translate your report into English, and the results were very legible. Kind regards,
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Folks, I deleted a post from this thread that linked to a third-party file sharing site. Just a friendly reminder - such sites are no-no.
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Tim, your coppering and rigging definitely take this kit up a few notches. Very good for a 2nd (or any) build!
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Well, I disagree that Bluenose is the only suitable option, but it is a fine kit, and the hull shape and rigging are both considered beginner-friendly. If it's a ship you really like, then I think that kit is within your realm of doability.
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Your support is appreciated!
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I believe we had a couple of the MK longboat kits posted here a year or so ago. As I recall, those kits were also of high quality and went together very nicely.
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Carronades weren't available when Sherbourne was launched. Take a look at the Sherbourne logs here if you haven't already -- you'll find lots of ideas for super-detailing the kit.
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I feel sort of obliged to point out that I never said don't attempt a difficult model (I actually said that such models do occasionally get completed); I merely encouraged readers to seriously think about what they might be getting themselves into, i.e. make an informed decision. And don't take this as an insult (cuz no offense is meant), but the comments that run something like, "Well, I attempted a difficult model on my first go-around, and I succeeded" are well taken, but don't actually add anything significant to what I already plainly acknowledged. Those that make such comments are part of the 25% of beginning builders who finished their first models. Who we don't hear from are the 75% of beginners who didn't finish their models -- because they're no longer here to add their comments! And it's those 75% whom I was addressing in the original post, not the other 25%. Carry on!
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