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  1. Moin moin, and welcome aboard!
  2. Folks, we have loose images accumulating again! For @manstanley84@gmail.com@kimosubby@Buckatforfar that means that the recently uploaded photos of your beautiful models are at risk of being deleted! 😬 Please place them into albums ASAP!
  3. Welcome aboard!
  4. The problem with viewing other people's build logs is that it often kindles a strong desire to build a similarly-themed model. In this case, I'm thinking about all the desert camo kits I have in my stash, both Axis and Allied. I'm very close to finishing my current project, ya know. 😬
  5. I made it this far on lee boards today. Part-way through the second one, my internal modeling-mojo alarm clock went ding.
  6. I don't doubt that the plans are correct on that point. Remember that a profile only shows how the piece looks from the side, and not necessarily as the joint looks along its whole length. Transoms did often overlap the aft edges of the hull, especially on these older ships.
  7. The rudder and its hardware are now complete. I won't hang the rudder until later, because you know how those things like to get knocked loose.
  8. The hull is now done. After finishing up the friezes on the starboard side, I added the cockpit bench, sheet horse, pinrails, forward hatch, and a few other bits. There's really only three big tasks left to do: rudder, leeboards, and masting & rigging.
  9. Hello, Michel. Could you please re-post in English? Thanks!
  10. Interaction Hobbies offers the CR LAMB in several scales. Here's the link to the 1/48 scale version. We've seen a couple examples finished here at MSW -- it produces a nice model.
  11. The next solid-hull model I complete, should I ever attempt one again, will be my first (0-2 on attempts so far). My hat's off to guys who have mastered this particular skill.
  12. Oooooh! Look what came in the mail today! These two intriguing kits are complete unknowns to me -- I've not previously bought anything from either publisher. The kit on the left is a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter in Soviet markings. The Russian publisher is called "Cardboard Factory." The kit on the right is a Fokker C.1, essentially a two-seat version of the D.VII, published by Orel. First impression is that both kits look pretty good, but of course the proof of the card modeling pudding is in the building -- the Salmson from WAK also looked good but didn't deliver on the fun factor. Laser-cut frames were naturally added to the order, and both sets look pretty comprehensive. I ordered these kits from Orlik, but the Sopwith can be ordered directly from cardboardmaster.ru, where they also offer resin after-market wheels, Lewis guns (both Mk.II and Mk.III), and a Scarff ring gun mount. I might have to pick those up later.
  13. Started on the friezes. It's very slow work. Probably took me at least ten minutes just to free this one piece from its sheet. Thereafter followed coloring, fitting, and gluing. Only nine more to go. 😑
  14. More caprails and moldings, oh boy! Now that the caprails and moldings are in place, I will soon be able to cut out and attach the ten(!) pieces of frieze work! 😵‍💫 Not quite yet, but soon.
  15. Iowa-class BB. I have a 1-in-4 chance of correctly guessing which one.
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