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I can only echo the previous comments -- just a stunning piece of craftsmanship in every way!- 607 replies
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Having worked on my USS England in 1/250 scale, my honest assessment is that most steel navy warships done in card should only be rated difficult, really difficult, or insanely difficult -- they are one of the hardest, if not the hardest, card model subjects to pull off well. I look forward to watching your progress and seeing how the products from the two publishers compare. Cheers!
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Pretty much any big craft store, e.g., Hobby Lobby or JoAnne Fabrics.
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Something to think about for the next build, if you do something in a similarly small scale, would be reducing the diameter of some of the rigging lines, such as the mainsail and foresail braces and sheets. If you want to do something on the cheap, have a look at quilting threads. They come in a wide variety of colors and are remarkably fuzz free compared to ordinary sewing thread.
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I concur with this assessment. Much the same applied to my build of MK's cannon yawl (likewise an excellent kit). I do wish that some foreign manufacturers would have a native English speaker give their instructions the once-over before sending them to print, but them's the breaks.
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Welcome to the Fly/Pegasus family!
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Build Log for rope made vessel
ccoyle replied to Samtheman's topic in How to use the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT**
Build logs are divided into separate sub-forums only based on whether they are kit or scratch. All scratch builds, regardless of medium, go in the scratch section (further broken down by time periods). I've never seen a model built from rope, so yours will likely be the first -- consider yourself a blazer of trails!- 1 reply
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I'm looking forward to watching this come together. As much as I really like these 1/72 scale kits from Shipyard, I don't completely understand why the company would go to such lengths to laser-cut everything and then require it all to be painted. It seems like an effort to simplify things followed by an effort to un-simplify things. 🤔
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Great job, Andy!
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Welcome aboard, Jose!
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Very, very nice result, Derek! Congratulations!
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Well, I think it's safe to say that you are turning those scraps into something substantially more valuable!
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First of all, hello and welcome to MSW! Second, you have selected an excellent kit for beginners -- many have selected this as a first project, as you can see by clicking here. Lastly, I hope you will not mind that I have tagged your log as a first build; this serves a two-fold purpose by alerting our members to newbie builders who may need an extra dose of encouragement, and it also helps similar newcomers to the hobby to see what other first-time modelers are building. Good luck on your project!
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Anyone out there working on a card model?
ccoyle replied to gagliano1770's topic in Card and Paper Models
I just wanted to give another shout-out somewhere to WAK (https://www.wak.pl/). I placed an order on 4 Feb and got it today, eleven days later, which is pretty lickety-darn-split for an order crossing the pond from Poland -- I usually don't get my hopes up when checking the mailbox until at least three weeks have transpired. The order came perfectly packaged, and WAK's shipping rates are unbeatable ($13.41 for three kits, five sets of laser-cut frames, and three canopies). In addition to being sold through WAK's online shop, the three kits I purchased are also published by WAK. These are the first of their kits I have obtained, and my initial impressions of them are very favorable. I may do a write-up of them later in the "what have you received" thread. -
I can't answer the first question, but you should definitely drill and pin them.
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I'm quite certain that Giampiero intended no slight by his comment. Speaking as one who is well acquainted with the difficulty of expressing nuanced opinions in a foreign language, I tend to give non-native English speakers a great deal of benefit of the doubt before reading motive into their messages.
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I used to live near the Mendocino Triple Junction in Northern California. We had quakes all the time. But since I moved away from Southern California (still awaiting the "big one") in 2003, I've only ever lived in seismically quiet areas. Haven't felt a quake in twenty years now -- seems strange when i think about it.
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That's a beautiful result, Melissa, and is certain to catch the eye of any visitors to your home!
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Bruce, some photos will attract more potential buyers.
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I have the Halinski kit in the same winter camo. Actually, it's my second copy of the kit, cuz I boogered the first one. It's a challenge I don't feel quite up to yet.
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Great job on one of my favorite airplanes!
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