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SMS Karlsruhe by Wreck1919 - 1/100
ccoyle replied to Wreck1919's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
That is superb workmanship! -
Nice touch to include the coin -- though I expect that down the road it will only ever be seen if some serious harm befalls your model. 😳 For my wooden models, I typically write down some details in pencil on a piece of acid-free paper and then tuck that inside the hull.
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Well, the flag lockers are now on the model (not shown), so a decision had to be made about whether or not to rig signal halyards. I decided to at least give them a try. I further decided to at least partially attach them while the mast is not yet glued in. Once the mast goes in, I will belay the lower ends of the halyards. You may notice that there is so far only one line per halyard. On the real thing, the uphaul and downhaul for each halyard are very close together; EZ Line carries a slight static charge, which means that lines too close together will want to stick to each other (I've had the same issue on airplane rigging). After I get the mast in, I will attempt to rig a complete uphaul/downhaul pair and see how it goes. If it turns out to be too much hassle, I'll just stick with the single lines and call it "interpretive license".
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Not even close! But we appreciate the effort. 😉
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Okay, USS England is back on the bench full-time once again. Work proceeds with finishing off the armament. As mentioned before, the 3"/50 and 20 mm mounts are 3D-printed. Both types have laser-cut training and elevation wheels, and the 20 mm guns have card splinter shields.
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The Revell 1/426 Arizona is ancient. I built one back around 1971. Have fun with the project!
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SU-85 WW2 Soviet Tank Destroyer by CDW - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
ccoyle replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I swear those look like real brass casings. -
P-38J Wicked Woman by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/48
ccoyle replied to DocRob's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
The pace of aerospace progress in the first half of the 20th century always fascinates me. Just looking at all of the details in a P-38 cockpit, it's easy to forget that only 35 years had elapsed since the Wright brothers took to the air in what was essentially a powered box kite. -
A very credible build, sir -- well done!
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MiG-3 by Javlin - Trumpter - 1/32 - PLASTIC
ccoyle replied to Javlin's topic in Completed non-ship models
Ha! I have a "Shelf of Shame" (where my unfinished and likely to never be finished models hang out) and a "Shelf of Misfit Models" (where I hide away abandoned builds that I can't bear to simply discard for some reason). -
PLEASE READ! A Note on Naming Your Non-Ship Build Log
ccoyle replied to ccoyle's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I'm giving this topic a bump, because there are obviously many members among our illustrious company who have either not read this topic, forgotten about this topic, or simply choose to ignore the content of this topic. I hope it is not the latter. Remember, the reason why the titles in this subforum have a pleasantly consistent format is because an MSW staff member has cleaned up all of the messy ones. I may need to start directing some of our more regular nonconformists to this topic. 😒 -
SU-85 WW2 Soviet Tank Destroyer by CDW - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
ccoyle replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Many of those WW2-era weapons have been used in Ukraine. -
SU-85 WW2 Soviet Tank Destroyer by CDW - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
ccoyle replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Yup. Early on, the Russians used to put as much effort as anyone in finishing their vehicles, but they quickly discovered that a tank shipped to the front directly from the assembly line (out of necessity) was just as effective as one with a fine finish, not to mention saved man-hours of production and increased the number of vehicles available for combat. The Germans never did take to heart the lesson that large numbers of less-capable weapons were better than having smaller numbers of Wunderwaffen. The Russians deliberately designed their tanks to be operable by poorly educated peasants, which the Soviet Union had plenty of and whom Stalin was not squeamish about expending on the battlefield. -
Welcome aboard (from a just-turned-60 ex-teacher)!
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The Big Reveal! I'm not going to say much about the trials and tribulations of installing the canopy (ugh!) and the antenna aerials (ugh -- again!), because I don't want to scare off any potential card modelers. 😋 But, she is done now and has a seat on the shelf of honor next to the Oscar -- how fitting! Next up, I think I will drag USS England out and force myself to do some more work on her. Enjoy the pictures!
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