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  1. Air Cargo Shorts 360 are a Nike product that look good from every angle. I just made that up, but ya never know -- coulda been a thing. 😄
  2. As an aircraft buff, I knew what you meant when you said "Air Cargo Shorts," but since cargo shorts are also a thing, I can see how some people might be confused. 😄
  3. We were practically neighbors. I used to regularly drive over that way to fish Lewis Creek.
  4. I received one of those handy serving machines last Christmas and plan to use it for Phoenix's rigging, whenever I get around to that.
  5. Welcome aboard from a California ex-pat! Whereabouts in Central California are you? My most recent Cali address was in Mariposa. BTW, the smack was my very first wooden model, too. It's doable, but the thick side planks were a bit tricky around the bow filler blocks. Nothing to lose sleep over, though. Cheers!
  6. Next we come to the inner bulwarks and their associated frame extensions. Lessee now, there's 48 frame extensions, times 5 parts per extension, that makes 240 parts for the frame extensions alone. 😬😳😢 This might take awhile.
  7. That's a lovely model and a great set of photos, too!
  8. 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.
  9. Many traditional boat designs are still used today as pleasure craft, which means you can pretty much justifiably paint them any color you want.
  10. 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!
  11. 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.
  12. There are actually thirty-five build logs for this kit. 😉
  13. 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.
  14. Love me some biscuits! Welcome aboard! P.S. For all you true aficionados of Southern-style biscuits and gravy, this video is a hoot!
  15. Benches in the waist completed. That finishes off Step 1 of the instructions. Attention now shifts to first layer skinning.
  16. 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.
  17. 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!
  18. 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.
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