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'Twill be a piece of cake -- not like building a Double Wasp from Halinski. 😨 -
Your miniature plaice reminded me of a funny story. In the US, there is a somewhat bemusing process for assigning allowable market names to different fish species. Surprisingly, only a very few names are spelled out in law. In my homeland of Northern California (i.e. around Eureka, NOT San Francisco, which we referred to as "Southern California"), fishermen once referred to a certain species of flounder (Microstomus pacificus) as the slime fish or slime sole, for self-evident reasons, and it was not considered a prime food fish, unlike Dover sole (Solea solea). Somewhere along the way, some enterprising seafood company got the idea to market slime sole as "Pacific Dover sole" to make the less palatable fish more attractive to consumers. The name is still allowed today by law because it is considered "a name that has been recognized nationally in the U.S. and commonly used by consumers to identify a species" according to the guidelines published by the Pacific Fisheries Management Council. So, remember that all of you West Coast members whenever you see "Dover sole" on the menu of your local seafood joint!
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Polaris by JDillon - OcCre
ccoyle replied to JDillon's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
As I am 99.99% certain that this kit models a generic vessel, you are at liberty to paint it however you like. -
All will be revealed in its time. 😉
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Ahoj, Demostenes, and welcome to the forum!
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It's the same diagram, and it appears to offer the same conundrum. Part 54a is clearly intended to sit inside the wing well for the radiator, but it won't fit there -- not even close. Like I said, I will research this and find the answer.
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Yes, but the problem is that's not where the diagram says they're supposed to go.
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Well, now it's on to the wing-mounted radiators. These have an insane number of parts. My recent Spitfire Vb had only one such radiator, but the Bf-109E has two -- great. I got the first parts in (parts 54) and then got completely stumped about how the next parts (54a and 54b) are supposed to go in -- they don't match the existing contours at all. I'm going to have to study some build logs.
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Wing skins done. Now I can test fit the wing to the fuselage and twirl it about my head while I make airplane noises. What? You tellin' me you don't do exactly the same thing? 😆
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Polaris by JDillon - OcCre
ccoyle replied to JDillon's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
Try Cornwall Model Boats -- they get a lot of mentions here. -
Nice! I lived in Mariposa before moving to South Carolina. Two of my kids moved away to Morro Bay to attend college. It's a beautiful area.
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A bit of advice when you get to the cockpit framing: I have found that the KK frame parts (the printed parts, not the laser-cut ones) need to have the spaces between the dashed lines that indicate joints cut out, otherwise the the frame assembly will be slightly too large, which may cause exterior skin fit issues. It is even sometimes useful to remove the top layer of paper fibers from the laser cut frame in those areas as well. Check your fits often.
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Polaris by JDillon - OcCre
ccoyle replied to JDillon's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
Hi, JD. Since it looks like you've started a build log, I took the liberty of renaming your topic and moving it to the correct area. Good luck with your project! -
Krylon matte clear from the hardware store, although I ran out on this kit and had to get some off-brand from the hobby store that I haven't tried yet. Today I added the wheel wells, which is the last step before skinning the wings.
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Welcome, Steve! That's a wonderful model! Are you still in the Bay Area? If so, are you acquainted with the modeling clubs in that area? We have several members of the South Bay Model Shipwrights active in our forum. Cheers!
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Welcome aboard, Glenn! Be sure to check out our forum areas for nautical history and research -- your father's boat will be appropriate material for those sections. Cheers!
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They're from the laser-cut frames set.
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Congratulations! The finished model looks great!
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Welcome aboard, Jack. Visiting Ages of Sail will be a real treat -- they have quite the inventory and should be able to steer you in the direction of suitable beginner kits. For future reference, one of our sponsors, Crafty Sailor, is located in Canada and has free shipping on orders over US$150. Cheers!
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Sweet! I will be following along with interest.
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Some European kit makers have a penchant for producing kits that are based on a type of vessel rather than a specific ship. They then give the ship a fanciful name and make up an equally fanciful history for it. It's often difficult to figure out where exactly they got their source material.
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Yes, but that's not the subject of the OcCre Polaris.
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