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I have avoided this issue by gravitating almost entirely to kits that include the option to order laser-cut frames. In the past, when I have need to create my own frames, I have used one of two methods: 1. Laminating sheets of ordinary card to create stock of the desired thickness (somewhat laborious, but works well). 2. Using chipboard (the stuff used for backing on scratch pads) -- not my preferred method, since chipboard cuts like stone. Either of those methods will also produce some curling issues, which are likely due to the type glue you use rather than an issue with the stock itself. For laminating parts sheets to thicker stock, avoid water-based glues. I use 3M spray adhesive for that purpose -- and avoid the cheaper stuff, which often produces clumpy spray patterns. Cheers!
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Welcome aboard, Andrew, and good luck on both of your projects! BTW, the answer to your question that you posted elsewhere is that this should go in the kit build logs section in the 1750-1800 category.
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On to the landing gear. First we have the prepped parts. And here's the gear glued up and dry-fitted to the fuselage. If you squint really, really hard, you can read the words "Palmer Cord Aero Tyre" on the sidewall. Struts are next!
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Welcome aboard! I think that's almost a requirement for membership here!
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I'm happy you got to have that moment with your Dad.
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All empennage pieces completed. I went ahead and added the elevators to the horizontal stabilizer. The diagrams call for plastic/wire 'hinges' to be used between the pieces. I could immediately see that this would create weak joints. So instead, I drilled pilot holes in the hinge locations and used CA glue to pin the elevators to the stabilizer -- less hinge-like but much sturdier. Here's a dry fit of the finished structure on the fuselage:
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I can't speak for Seawatch regarding their email response, but once the shipper picks up the package, any delay(s) are their responsibility, not Seawatch's.
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But MarisStella are not responsible for the design. It's from the same designer behind MarisStella's Ontario and Speedy kits -- we have reviews of both kits in the reviews section. Neither kit has yet been the subject of a build log, probably because both are pretty expensive compared to comparable kits from other manufacturers. Speedy is available from ModelExpo for $700, which is roughly twice the cost of the same subject from Vanguard Models. Ontario is also available from ME for the eye-watering price of $825.
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No. I hope that's just a trick of the camera angle. 😬 The construction of the wing/fuselage joint is a bit odd in this kit. It allows for a slight amount of flex at the wing root, so if there is an issue, I should be able to fix it. EDIT: I forgot that I had added some CA to the joint in question to stiffen it -- it is what it is now, and yes, the right wing is canted back slightly. One of these days I will make it through a model without making one of these pathetic oopsies. 😂
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Upper wing is now completed. I plan to build all of the major sub-assemblies -- wing, empennage, landing gear -- off the model and then add them later. Next up is the empennage. Parts have been cut out -- still need a little prep work.
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Working on the upper wing. Center section is done, outer frames have been added, and skins are prepped and ready.
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That is a very handsome model! I love the contrasting wood tones.
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Here's my low-tech dihedral jig. Did you know that our software's spell checker doesn't like the word 'dihedral'?
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I'm working on the lower wing -- nothing exciting enough to warrant a picture -- but I thought I'd share a funny story about one of the agonies of being a card modeler. This year, just as I have done many times for past Christmases and birthdays, I put some card models on my wish list. And today, nine days before Christmas, my wife informed me that the family is "having some trouble" ordering stuff on my wish list -- I knew instantly what kind of "trouble" they were having, and this even after I spelled out in painful detail exactly which sites to visit and how to make purchases at them. To no avail -- it looks as if this year I will once again be ordering my own Christmas presents and receiving them well after Christmas. The family simply cannot get past the Great Wall of Polish eCommerce. Oh, well! Good thing I am used to this by now. 😅
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Going from Polaris to a frigate is a huge step up, not just in terms of complexity of the subject but also in terms of the sheer number of repetitive tasks to be done, e.g., ratlines, guns, etc. I suggest aiming for something a little smaller, such as an armed sloop or gun brig. While not frigates, those subjects will still be sufficiently challenging and produce striking finished models.
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Welcome aboard!
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Welcome aboard!
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The engine and cowl are now mated to the fuselage. I had a couple of minor problems with this portion of the build, neither of which was due to any inherent shortcomings of the kit. First, I did not recognize until after I had finished the cowl that its three ventral openings are not centered on the aircraft's midline. This led to me improperly positioning the second of the three rings that make up the cowl. Second, I dropped the forward-most ring while I was gluing it together, and my dog got hold of it, leading to a few tense moments between master and dog, with the final result being that the ring was every so slightly, er . . . munched. I fixed it as best I could, and, happily, I don't think that either of the two errors just described will be highly noticeable on the finished model.
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No, it was a 1/35 scale kit.
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Regardless, she is an official Goodwill Ambassador for the City of Baltimore and does sail on the Chesapeake, so she meets the OP's criteria.
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I built the motorized King Tiger way, way back in the day.
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Use 'FINISHED' in the title (all caps), but 'done' as a tag. I probably fixed most, if not all, of those already. All part of what I get paid handsomely for. 😉
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