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ccoyle

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  1. Ah, I see now. Part of the difficulty in determining the orientation stemmed from the fact that most WW2-era photos online, even large ones, are quite grainy, and the fine details of the "mattress spring" type air search radar don't show up well in the photos. On top of that, most of the photos I did find seemed to have caught the radar pointing aft instead of forward, hence the confusion. What I do think I'm going to need is some kind of reference material that shows a much more detailed view of the rigging details (still searching for that). The diagrams in the kit are practically useless, because in the provided views the lines cross each other numerous times, as well as crossing other ship details such as railings, so it is nearly impossible to tell which lines lines attach where and where they route to. Gonna be a fun job. 😧
  2. Your images tipped me off to the fact that I glued the air search radar antenna on backwards. 😥
  3. Step 24 is now completed. The jackstaff at the stern was the last addition. I had some problems with it. Problem #1 is that my cheap tweezers ka-pinged my first attempt into another dimension. Problem #2 was noticed when looking at some images online trying to figure out the placement of the stern navigation light -- turns out that I built the lower part of the staff structure wrong, resulting in a staff that is too short. But by that time, everything was rock-solidly secured with CA, so now it is what it is. Sometimes this model feels like "death by a thousand imperfections." I have now moved on to the mast, which with its numerous components is scary as all get-out. Not the least of the questions to be resolved will be the rigging, since there is no sort of step-by-step or color-coded sequence given for the spider's web of lines. Here is a shot of England in her present state:
  4. Stern racks completed. These were a real booger - I'll be happy to never build racks from card again 😬 I had two options: 1. Build them from the printed parts, which requires cutting out the spaces between frames, unless one wants to build simplified racks. 2. Use the laser-cut racks in the detail set. I tried both methods, and neither proved ideal. Both types of parts proved difficult to fold and did not hold a crease well. Ultimately I ended up using the laser-cut racks, but had to cut them into individual pieces (i.e. tops, sides, etc.) and then glue them together again -- very tedious. The "legs" on the racks consist of seven individual parts that must be added to each finished rack; the legs wrap around the racks and are nearly impossible to align correctly (some 'surgery' was necessary). So -- frustrating, but done. The cylinders are printed resin parts. PS: please don't notice that the port-side rack is placed slightly too far forward.
  5. It's a weird lay, to be sure, but one can't argue with success, and the F.2b was very successful.
  6. Welcome aboard!
  7. It's very satisfying to watch them disappear.
  8. Very nice! Since this is really a build log, albeit in video format, I have moved it to the proper area. Cheers!
  9. Welcome, Ross!
  10. Welcome! I'm still trying to figure out whether "martimous" is an unfamiliar adjective or a derivation of "Marty Mouse." 🤔
  11. Take care, Bob! Hope your surgery and recovery go off without a hitch!
  12. Finally got around to finishing the rest of the K-gun racks. Whew, what a slog! And as long as one doesn't look too closely, you can't tell how kind of misshapen they are -- laser-cut card details don't fold very neatly. 😬
  13. Welcome aboard, Bruce!
  14. I have all of those kits -- sort of. I have the D-9 in the 2019 'Papagei Squadron' recolor.
  15. I haven't printed any models in quite some time, but I recall having acceptable results with whatever ink jet printer I had at the time. I also recall that while using the highest DPI setting gave marginally better print quality, it also used considerably more ink.
  16. Don't get too carried away -- my knowledge of Irish is extremely limited! 😉
  17. You can only implement the suggested solution if you, personally, have no vices.
  18. Great picture! I love seeing what some of our members look like in the flesh.
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