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ccoyle
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Welcome aboard! You'll probably want to message @James H about closing your old account, if it still exists.
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Welcome aboard!
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Doing and re-doing things until you are absolutely satisfied is a mark of the true master. Doing things until they look good enough, but not necessarily great is the mark of . . . well, of me! 😅 -
A lovely pair of models! We owe a great debt of gratitude to the men and women who designed and built these less-glamorous warbirds, without which the Allies could not have trained up the legions of pilots who went on to fly more famous aircraft.
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Revell 1:96 Cutty Sark after-market decals?
ccoyle replied to Terry Lawson's topic in Plastic model kits
Hi, Terry! I have moved your topic to the section where I think it is a more natural fit, and I have edited the title to hopefully attract more eyeballs to your question. Hope you find what you're looking for! -
Welcome aboard, Andy!
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That is looking very sharp!
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Looking good!
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Most hull plating (which I try to avoid by sticking to waterline models) in my experience is designed so that adjacent plates abut each other atop a frame. Some kits include joiner strips. Carry on!
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I am always so impressed by guys that can do their own metalwork!
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Welcome aboard! Your model looks great -- happy you were able to restore it.
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Well, that changes things. I didn't see those kits on their website. The e-commerce listings suggest to me that they are simply rebranding or reselling kits produced by known copycats -- which places them squarely in the 'naughty' camp. See what I did there? Christmas, dontcha know.
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From their website, it doesn't appear that they manufacture kits, only finished display models, so they're not really something we would concern ourselves with.
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And this remains a great option for anyone who decides to go that route (plus, of course, the builder isn't in deep doo-doo if he or she mangles a part; simply reprint and off you go again). I just decided for myself that I preferred not having to make all that extra effort myself. It's a plus for card that both options are widely available.
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I'm really keen to see how this turns out. I've always struggled with card hulls, and this is one possible solution I have thought about but not tried. I might beg to differ here slightly. In my own experience, no matter how hard I try to keep my fingers off of sensitive parts of a model, I often end up handling those areas unintentionally. In this case that means that those dimples would inevitably result in areas where the hull skins weren't perfectly smooth. My advice would be to try and get those little divots filled. I think the result would be worth the extra effort. Cheers!
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Arado Ar-196 by Ian B - FINISHED - PLASTIC - German seaplane
ccoyle replied to Ian B's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
For a first airplane model, or any airplane model for that matter, your Arado looks beyond fantastic! She looks like a properly weather-beaten seabird. -
Brief update -- or rather "lack of update." Have just hit a little patch of low modeling mojo, hence the lack of progress. So, not a complete halt -- just a pause. Further updates to come, eventually!
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Auf Englisch, bitte! 🙂
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Wonderful work and result!
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I like it!
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Oh, now you are speaking my language! Trout is a confusing term, because it may be part of a fish's name in the common vernacular, e.g. rainbow trout, as well being its accepted scientific common name, i.e., that approved by an agency like NOAA or AFS. So, Joe Schmo may fly-fish for rainbow trout on the Upper Sacramento and NOAA would agree that his catch is a rainbow trout. Rainbow trout are in the genus Oncorhynchus, the Pacific salmons, along with Chinook, coho, etc. Yes, it's confusing that a trout is classified with the Pacific salmon, but that's the way it is. But it gets worse. An Atlantic salmon is indeed a salmon, though it is not classified along with the Pacific salmons; it is in the genus Salmo along with the brown trout, which is not a salmon. Eastern brook trout and Dolly Varden trout are neither salmon nor trout but chars in the genus Salvelinus, along with Arctic char. There will be a quiz on this material later. As mixed-up as this system seems, the classification and official naming of some other fish groups is far more confusing, but it provides endless fodder for fish nerds to discuss and debate!
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My First and Ugliest Ropewalk
ccoyle replied to vvvjames's topic in Rope Making/Ropewalks's Discussions about Rope Making
And therefore it is a success, no matter how outwardly hideous it may appear!
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