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Model Shipways USS Niagara 1:64 scale shopping list?
ccoyle replied to cardensb's topic in Wood ship model kits
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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.
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Your finished dory looks spot-on! Congratulations!
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Love me some biscuits! Welcome aboard! P.S. For all you true aficionados of Southern-style biscuits and gravy, this video is a hoot!
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Benches in the waist completed. That finishes off Step 1 of the instructions. Attention now shifts to first layer skinning.
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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.
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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!
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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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Welcome aboard, Team OcCre!
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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.
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That's odd. I found them straight away. https://jsc.pl/en/search?controller=search&s=railings
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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!
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Well, I went ahead and made my own sights. Watch for the "Big Reveal" soon!
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Another quick update: I have completed everything mentioned in the last post except the Lewis guns. There will be no more pics until the "Big Reveal" -- sorry! On a side note, since the plane has two different types of MG armament in two different mountings, it also has two different gun sights. An unimpressive paper vane sight is provided for the Lewis mount, and a template is provided for scratch-building a ring sight for the Vickers gun. I have considered acquiring after-market replacement parts for these (such as the 1/32 scale 3D-printed sets from Eduard), but have so far not been able to find any in stock on this side of the pond. I found some from a European vendor, but the cost was going to be north of 20 euros to get them here -- that's more than the kit itself costs, so that's a no from me. Anybody have any leads for me?
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Welcome aboard, Dan!
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Just a quick update. Since the last post, there remained essentially just five assemblies to complete: propeller (since completed), aileron control horns, Lewis gun mount, and a couple of items that I assume are externally-mounted, wind-powered generators. ALL of these assemblies are either poorly documented in the diagrams or else not documented at all, so some educated guesswork and consultation of outside sources will be necessary. This is a pretty disappointing situation for any modeler, obviously, regardless of medium. I will definitely be avoiding kits designed by Mr. Lewan in the future.
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