ccoyle
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The coloring on this kit is really very good, and I agree that the plane has pleasing lines -- unlike, say, the SB2C, which I also have in my stash. I like the early-war light blue over gray scheme, and I already had suitable edge coloring paints left over from my F4F-4 build. The blue just needed a little lightening. The 30-pen set I purchased earlier from AK included a shade called "deck tan" which is a pretty close match for the underside gray of this kit. -
Bristol Bulldog by Danstream - Airfix - 1/48 - PLASTIC
ccoyle replied to Danstream's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Can't help but love the various RAF peacetime fighter squadron identification colour (see what I did there?) schemes of the 1930s. -
This one was an integral part of the fuselage spine.
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Open up the editing pane. At the bottom is a tray containing all the photos you have uploaded for that post. Click the 'X' to delete any unwanted photos.
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You shouldn't miss too many. Not too long ago, the moderators went through all the build logs (an enormous task) and tagged all of the existing logs. Was it a chore? Yes, it was -- but y'all are worth it!
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Sounds vaguely ominous! 😬 In this instance, I think any kind of doubling technique would adversely impact the scale of the part -- but your description of the process is intriguing! I can easily envision this conversation going down at the Coyle household later: Mrs. Coyle: "Honey, what are you burning?" Me: "Me? Nothing. Why?" Mrs. Coyle: "It smells like melting Ziploc bags in here." Me: "Hmmm. Can't imagine why." 😝
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you like painted models better, then paint them. If a paying customer wants bare wood, then leave it bare!
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Clare, I did mine by cutting out first, then soaking in CA. Are you familiar with what the Poles (I believe) call the 'woodpecker' cutting technique (if I'm remembering the name correctly)? For anyone reading, this consists of cutting by means of a series of up-and-down strokes rather than the usual dragging of the blade across the paper. Each vertical stroke only makes a cut about 0.5 - 1.0 mm long. Normal cutting strokes tug at the paper's fibers, which is not a problem on large parts but can pull very small pieces apart while cutting them. The vertical cutting stroke greatly reduces such tugging-and-tearing.
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Tain't likely to happen. Auxillary ships are not the most popular subjects, though we do see one on the market every now and then. I can't recall ever seeing an ammo ship, though. BTW, I learned to ski on Mt. Shasta!
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I think you mean the 25 pdr? I did that one as a kid -- thinking about it made me realize how long some of the Tamiya kits have been around. 🤔
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Your construction philosophy differs considerably from mine, which is "just wing that baby." Of course, my method doesn't always yield the best results. Hopefully your diligence will pay off!
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Of course I would be interested, but interested enough to open the padlock on my wallet? That's another question. Of course, there's always Christmas and birthdays. 🙂 If I were interested, I'd want to get the kit and all of its available after-market accessories.
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Not that I'm aware of. Such a list would be enormous. As far as tagging your build, use the exact vessel name or boat type. In your case, that would be "Lowell Grand Banks Dory." You could also add "dory" for people who might be searching for the type in general rather than the specific local example.
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Horizontal stabilizer added. The framing went together lickety-split, followed by some thin CA to stiffen the structure and a little sanding to get the outboard taper correct.
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Bristol Bulldog by Danstream - Airfix - 1/48 - PLASTIC
ccoyle replied to Danstream's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
That last photo is one of those that makes me jealous of plastic modelers from time to time. That cowl structure would be a nightmare to replicate in card, and sadly(?) I have a few kits in the stash that have similarly intimidating cowlings! -
Oh, it's done already. Did you not notice? Good! 🙂
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It's just a convention that has been carried over from naming ship builds, as is the all-caps formatting for media. Your humble moderating staff works hard to make sure the build logs have a uniform look and feel. P.S. What a cute dog in that screen capture!
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Titles can be edited at any time but only from the first post.
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Somewhere along the way, I picked up a little bit of error creep, with the result being that the starboard dorsal fillet didn't line up well with the ventral part of the fillet, producing a large-ish gap. The fix for this included surgically removing the fillet from the ventral skin, cutting off its joiner tabs, and moving it over slightly before reattaching. The seam still didn't end up being very good on the top side, but it will have to do.
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One down, one to go -- port fillet is done. Fillets are always tricky to do because they curve and bend in multiple directions. Parts for the starboard fillet are shown for comparison.
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