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  1. ccoyle
    Hi, Brianne163. Since you are showing us your progress on this model, it seemed appropriate to move it to the build logs portion of the forum. Good luck with the work!
  2. ccoyle
    18: Funnel This is the basic funnel structure. It's not difficult to build, but it would have been easier if I hadn't rolled the outer skin incorrectly. 😬 This necessitated some fiddling to correct the shape, but no 'special words' were required. There's much, much more to add to this (e.g. ducting and piping), but the instructions suggest skipping to Step 19 (20mm gun tubs and a few other bits) before coming back to add the funnel. Cheers for now!
  3. ccoyle
    That is a commendable option.
  4. ccoyle
    Looking very handsome!
  5. ccoyle
    Just a reminder to not use tags in the non-ship-builds area. I just finished scrubbing tags from four pages of logs. If any of these were you, don't feel bad -- even I forget this rule sometimes, and I think I may have been at fault for some of the tags I just now removed! 😬
  6. ccoyle
    The answer that Baker linked to above addresses mainly wooden kits. In your case, you don't really have a kit, even though you are using some commercially available parts. Since you are essentially cobbling together a model from a variety of sources, I'd classify this as a scratch build, though plugging the phrase "semi-scratch" in the title would alert the reader to its true nature.
  7. ccoyle
    I grew up in Humboldt County, where folks think that places like Santa Cruz and Capitola are in Southern California! 😆
  8. ccoyle
    James Hatch is our resident tech guru.
  9. ccoyle
    Nice work!
  10. ccoyle
    17: Aft Gun Tub Next up was the aft gun tub for the #3 3"/50 mount. The depth charge mandrels really drove up the parts count for this sub-assembly, bringing the total to 106. Happily, I hit on a quicker way for assembling the mandrels by gluing their tubes to the laser-cut cradles and then painting the mandrels before cutting them free from the card fret -- a much faster process, with the added benefit of keeping all of the little parts together for as long as possible.
  11. ccoyle
    Okay, call me silly, but I had expected that a "treasure galleon" would look a bit more flashy. But then, it probably wasn't a great idea to attract attention while carrying a fortune aboard.
  12. ccoyle
    Outstanding! Card + pre-Dreadnought + Captain Slog = win.
  13. ccoyle
    Thanks, AL! Great to have you as a sponsor!
  14. ccoyle
    Welcome! We also have a section in our gallery for models in museums and exhibits.
  15. ccoyle
    In the upper right corner of each of your posts is a symbol composed of three dots -- clicking that brings up a drop-down menu from which you can select 'edit.' You can also edit your title, but only from the first post. I gave your title a fine-tuning so you can see the proper format. I also tagged your build log; tags help members quickly find all of the topic threads that bear the same tag, e.g. clicking the 'Revell' tag brings up a list of all the topics that have a Revell tag. You can also resize your photos, should you feel the need; simply double-click on the embedded photo to pull up the resizing menu. Cheers!
  16. ccoyle
    To learn more about the touchy subject of pirated models, click here and here. In a nutshell, there are certain kit manufacturers who are engaged in the nasty business of ripping off the designs of other companies. These unscrupulous companies and their products are persona non grata at MSW.
  17. ccoyle
    16: Bridge (completed -- yay!!) Okay, the last bits of the bridge have been added (for now -- some other bits get added later). These include navigation lights and some electronic doohickey on the forward bridge wall whose function I do not know. This wraps up Step 16. Whew!! Total parts count for this sub-assembly came to 142.
  18. ccoyle
    Per, your workspace is far too tidy! 😉 Refer to pictures of my modeling desk for ideas on proper levels of slovenliness!
  19. ccoyle
    This is the second-to-last post about the bridge -- I swear it!! After this, there are only ten more parts left to do. For this update, we have range-finding equipment and a half-dozen more bits added to the exterior walls.
  20. ccoyle
    Have you mentioned your YouTube channel before? I didn't know you had one -- it turned up in my suggested videos feed today.
  21. ccoyle
    Yes, sort of. In the screen capture below you can see that it's actually the lookout's binoculars that are held by the frame (which is slightly different in this image from the type provided in the kit). The lookout uses his hands on the frame to adjust elevation. The most commonly used US naval binoculars were 7x50s that weighed 2.7 lbs, so using one's hands to hold them at eye level for long periods would obviously be very fatiguing. I've provided links to both the training video from which the capture is taken and to a website that describes the Navy's 7x50 binoculars in detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrdwAJ3YIaY http://www.company7.com/library/sard_7x50_mk.html
  22. ccoyle
    Still more bridge stuff . . . Sky lookouts, 5 pcs each. Mounted on the bridge. You can also see the windscreen (correct jargon?) fixed atop the bridge; I glazed it with diluted Aleen's Clear Gel Tacky Glue. Cheers!
  23. ccoyle
    I missed your previous update and **poof** -- you're nearly done!
  24. ccoyle
    Absolutely.
  25. ccoyle
    A just-for-fun pic -- Waratah and England side-by-side in the same 1/250 scale. Remember, a DE is considered a small warship!

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