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  1. ccoyle
    That's a lovely model and a great set of photos, too!
  2. ccoyle
    So, here's the finished first layer of plating. I decided to stiffen the whole thing with thin CA. Then I gave the whole thing a light sanding to take down some of the bumpier parts. Then on to some stern elements.
  3. ccoyle
    Many traditional boat designs are still used today as pleasure craft, which means you can pretty much justifiably paint them any color you want.
  4. ccoyle
    Well, that is a huge bummer. I don't know anything about RC, so I can't help, but I do know how frustrating it is when things don't work as expected. I'm sorry this has been such a trial for you!
  5. ccoyle
    I'm working on the first layer of hull plating. This is why I normally build waterline models. 😂 The bulkheads are very thin, so there is very little room for error creep. Ask me how I know this. I'm not entirely happy with my work, but I'm not sure that I could have done any better. The grey, splotchy area is where I soaked in some thin CA as a test to see if that adds any significant strength to the structure -- it's actually fairly stiff without it. We'll see how it goes when I start sanding. No amount of fiddling could get the aft-most sheath to lay on its forward bulkhead, some some surgery was needed. I simply cut out a short length of scrap pulp board to widen the bulkhead a bit. This did the trick. The sheath is on now, though I don't have a pic of it in place. Moving along now to the forward sheathing.
  6. ccoyle
    Yay? 🤔
  7. ccoyle
    Nicely done, sir!
  8. ccoyle
    There are actually thirty-five build logs for this kit. 😉
  9. ccoyle
    I give the parts sheets a once-over with matte acrylic spray. It stiffens the paper slightly and gives a measure of protection against small spills.
  10. ccoyle
    Your finished dory looks spot-on! Congratulations!
  11. ccoyle
    Love me some biscuits! Welcome aboard! P.S. For all you true aficionados of Southern-style biscuits and gravy, this video is a hoot!
  12. ccoyle
    Fixed!
  13. ccoyle
    My thoughts are with your family, Joelle.
  14. ccoyle
    Benches in the waist completed. That finishes off Step 1 of the instructions. Attention now shifts to first layer skinning.
  15. ccoyle
    I am very glad to hear that you are still with us! We will soon be sitting our daughter's Cavalier for two weeks while she is off on her delayed honeymoon.
  16. ccoyle
    P.S. If you want to see a really hard kit to build, you should see the Halinski Bf-110G-4/R8 night fighter that's on it's way to my house at the moment. That one will definitely be placed in the "to do later" pile!
  17. ccoyle
    Marcel, your build looks great so far! Shouldn't we be seeing a build log for this? (hint hint) 🤔 As for being a 'beginner's kit', it's rated a 2 out of 5, so it is definitely not for rank beginners. I, for one, would certainly not recommend it for someone with no card modeling experience. Looking ahead, I can see that doing the carvings neatly will surely be quite the challenge.
  18. ccoyle
    Continuing the hull framing.
  19. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard, Team OcCre!
  20. ccoyle
    Well, the Salmson took a bit longer to complete than I expected, but now I can turn my full attention to the speeljacht. Kicked things off by sealing the parts pages and beginning to assemble the hull frames.
  21. ccoyle
    A fantastic finish, TJ!
  22. ccoyle
    That's odd. I found them straight away. https://jsc.pl/en/search?controller=search&s=railings
  23. ccoyle
    I believe JSC makes generic 1/400 scale railings.
  24. ccoyle
    The Big Reveal! This one is as done as it's gonna get. It is not, in fact, as done as it could be, because I have made an informed decision to leave off some rigging lines that are both poorly documented in the kit diagrams and not well-attested in photos of either other models or real aircraft. Truth is, only die-hard purists may notice their absence. As I have hinted at before, this is not one of the better-designed kits I have worked on. There were many niggling omissions in the diagrams, which left many of the more nuanced construction bits pretty much up to the builder's imagination. I would give this kit a three out of five stars on the design and ease of assembly. The artwork, as I said at the beginning, is very nice and gives the model a good measure of 'curb appeal'. Enjoy the pictures!
  25. ccoyle
    Well, I went ahead and made my own sights. Watch for the "Big Reveal" soon!

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