Jump to content
HOLIDAY DONATION DRIVE - SUPPORT MSW - DO YOUR PART TO KEEP THIS GREAT FORUM GOING! (Only 13 donations so far - C'mon guys!) ×
2025 NRG PHOTOGRAPHIC SHIP MODEL CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED ×
Ship Modeler's Handbook - Back in Stock ×

ccoyle

Moderators
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    10,406

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by ccoyle

  1. ccoyle
    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,
  2. ccoyle
    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.
  3. ccoyle
    Tim, your coppering and rigging definitely take this kit up a few notches. Very good for a 2nd (or any) build!
  4. ccoyle
    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.
  5. ccoyle
    Your support is appreciated!
  6. ccoyle
    Congratulations! She looks great.
  7. ccoyle
    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.
  8. ccoyle
    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.
  9. ccoyle
    Wow! Bassett-Lowke -- that's a real treasure.
  10. ccoyle
    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!
  11. ccoyle
    I'd think the scale plastic armor guys must have some source for items like these. Maybe browse one of the plastic forums?
  12. ccoyle
    Don't forget to add a couple of inches to the case for height and to include the base & pedestals in your overall height measurement for the model.
  13. ccoyle
    Remembering from waaaaaay back in my plastic modeling days, I recall that East Bloc model kits (if it dates back that far) were not thought very highly of for either fit or detail. The kit may have more value for a collector than for an actual builder.
  14. ccoyle
    innkeeper, I have merged your two topics because they are really asking the same question. Note also that I have re-titled your post. Please have a look here for guidelines on posting. Thank you!
  15. ccoyle
    Easy to do, Bill. First, use your mouse to highlight the URL of the topic you want to link to, then right-click and select 'copy'. When you compose the post you want to add the link to, highlight the text in which you will embed the link and then click the link button in the tool bar (it has an image of a chain link with a little green circle with a plus sign); a small pop-up box will appear. Right-click in the URL line and select 'paste' to add your desired URL. Last, click the OK button in the lower right of the window. That's all there is to it.
  16. ccoyle
    Bill, Since you are basically going to be starting all over again, I would start a new log in the scratch section and add a link to the new log in this thread. Cheers,
  17. ccoyle
    No card model kit is 100% foible-free, and finding and fixing the design flaws is part of the 'fun' of card modeling.
  18. ccoyle
    That's looking very good so far. Everything looks nice and square.
  19. ccoyle
    Por favor, que es necesario para publicar mensajes en Inglés . Utilizar un traductor de Internet, si es necesario. Gracias.
  20. ccoyle
    Hey, Slog! The W is for wyciąć, Polish for 'cut out'. Have you ever thought about investing in a Japanese screw punch?
  21. ccoyle
    Hi, Bob. It's unlikely that your model was built from a kit. It looks very much like one of the decor models that were popular in the first half of the 20th century. Many of them were made in Spain, and Columbus' ships were popular subjects. Good luck with your restoration! Regards,
  22. ccoyle
    I can't help you with your question, but I can help you get more responses. In the forum rules & guidelines it states: I have edited your title for you. Hope someone gets back to you quickly. Cheers!
  23. ccoyle
    Buying the entire series of Swan-class books will set you back a bit, but IMO Volume IV on rigging is well worth the capital outlay for builders of Fly or Pegasus. Chris Watton's rigging diagrams are well done, but with David's book you also get a very thorough verbal description of the masting and rigging process. Here's the link to the relevant page at Seawatch Books. Volumes I-III are written with scratch building in view, and kit builders can probably glean as much as they need on sprucing up the kit by browsing the Fly and Pegasus build logs here at MSW.
  24. ccoyle
    +1 What Andy said.
  25. ccoyle
    This is why I build waterline models. Seriously, though, I'm crossing my fingers for you. Maybe I'll even have a crack at a full hull myself some day.

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...