ccoyle
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Taking a moment to check the alignment of all the stabilizers. Everything looks good so far.
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Got the tail wheel section skinned and the vertical stabilizer completed (except for a few tiny parts that I'll add later). I forgot to snap a picture of the stabilizer framing, which in typical Halinski fashion was quite robust.
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Congratulations! There's nothing dishonorable about presenting your subject as a hull model -- this is a not uncommon stylistic choice. Cheers!
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6 mm works out to a little over 11" in 1/48 scale -- I suspect this is too large for your model, but to be certain you'd need to get hold of the actual block sizes for Alma. That would take some digging.
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Check BlueJacket, though theirs will be metal.
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Understandable, but just know that the Syren blocks will not be period-correct -- if Alma is representative of the type, scow schooners were rigged with internally-stropped blocks.
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Well, the fiddly tail wheel bits are done, so now I can move on to other fiddly bits! 😂
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Turned out nice, regardless.
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Just add a piece of shim to one or both sides of the keel.
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Excellent recovery, Rob!
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One of the beauties of wood compared to other media is the relative ease with which things can be fixed.
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Just use wood glue and glue the two halves in separately. It should hold.
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Nicely done!
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You probably won't find 1/78 scale figures, but try searching for 1/75 and 1/76 scale figures. The latter scale is that of OO model railroading, which is popular in the UK, so lots of figures in that scale are available, though you'll need to modify them for a sailing man-of-war.
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Congratulations on both model and child #2!
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Probably not, at least in the long-term. It would have to go in Shore Leave, and it is not the sort of topic we would pin, so eventually it would be lost in the message traffic.
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I was reviewing Page 1 of this log and was reminded of Andy's recommendation of the Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles YouTube channel. In the last year or so, the number of military history channels on YouTube has absolutely exploded. Most of the new channels are total el crappola grande -- poorly researched, AI-generated, text-to-voice narrated cash cows, and many times they are simply re-uploading someone else's content. One often has to know a lot about the subject already in order to properly judge whether the channel offers anything of substantive value. With that in mind, I thought I'd take a moment to recommend a few additional aviation channels whose research chops I trust and whose content is engaging. In no particular order, these are: Rex's Hangar (an Aussie lad who does a mix of both short and long videos; he also has videos consisting of shorter videos stitched together to make videos up to four hours long -- perfect for background audio during build sessions!) Military Aviation History (This channel is run by a German researcher, so he makes extensive use of original German source material.) Blue Paw Print (design and engineering deep-dives done in exquisite CGI renderings) Hope you enjoy these!
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Work has commenced on the fiddly tail wheel assembly. I can foresee some stability issues with this structure once the wheel has to bear the weight of the finished model, so I plan to incorporate some judicious stiffening with CA. The interior portion of the wheel well will only be partially visible if the viewer were to turn the model over while viewing it -- which would of course subject the viewer to the very real possibility of physical harm at the hands of the model's irate builder!
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Wow! Looks great!
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Congratulations on completing a very colorful and visually engaging model!
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That's an adjacent country -- close enough? 🤔😂
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I agree, but definitely save it for another scene -- it looks awesome!
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