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  1. ccoyle
    The cockpit is now complete -- no major issues so far. I'm sharing more than the usual number of photos for this step, because like most airplane builds, a lot of this won't be readily visible once the fuselage skins are added.
  2. ccoyle
    Nice!
  3. ccoyle
    Are you sure you don't mean 1/64 scale? MS1447 is Model Shipways' 1/64 scale Bluenose kit. If that's the case, they have the instruction manual posted online here, or you can contact the company for a hard copy. Cheers!
  4. ccoyle
    (whispers) Do it.
  5. ccoyle
    You managed to obtain a very nice stash all in one swoop! There really isn't a bad kit in that bunch. One thing to generally ignore is the difficulty ratings provided on kits by Model Shipways. Ratings are generally intended to sell kits and not always a good indicator of how challenging a kit is to build. A good rule of thumb is the more "stuff" a kit has, e.g. guns, masts, rigging, etc., the harder it is to build. If you follow that guideline, Flying Fish is hands-down the most difficult kit on your list. Another thing to observe is that all of your kits are plank-on-bulkhead except for two (Emma C Berry and Sultana). The best way to learn POB construction is to build a POB kit. From your list, that makes Latham, Glad Tidings, and the AVS the best choices. The final choice comes down to which kit subject piques your interest the most. Building a wooden ship model can be a slog at times, and having a kit you really like can help keep you motivated. Have fun with your projects!
  6. ccoyle
    Work goes by pretty quick.
  7. ccoyle
    First cuts on the diminutive Nieuport -- a few interior walls. Only two doubled parts so far.
  8. ccoyle
    That's a charming presentation!
  9. ccoyle
    Nice work!
  10. ccoyle
    Love it!
  11. ccoyle
    So, not gonna rest on my laurels and will instead roll right on to the next project. I found the Hellcat build a little taxing, so I'm turning again to a publisher with whom I've had good success, Kartonowa Koleckcja. I have chosen the Nieuport 11c.1 Bébé for several reasons: It's a biplane. Biplanes are cool. It's French. I have no French planes in the finished pile. It's from the Great War. So far, the five biplanes I have completed are all inter-war designs. It has interesting livery options (more on this later). It has a relatively low parts count -- shouldn't take too long to build. It's small. Unlike the Hellcat, it fits my display options. Like all KK kits, this 2009 publication is attractively presented. The glossy cover features artwork done by the designer, Pawel Mistewicz. The parts are also very nicely rendered. The kit provides optional skins for three different aircraft. And one of those options is a mount from the Lafayette Escadrille (bottom) -- that sealed the deal. I also have the laser-cut frames. Look for first cuts soon!
  12. ccoyle
    Ah, reminds of my days spent playing "Arab-Israeli Wars" from Avalon Hill.
  13. ccoyle
    Thanks for the kind words, gentlemen! I do have a Halinski kit near the top of the build queue (the exact order of 'next projects' is always in a certain amount of flux), but it is not a Thunderbolt. I have purposely stayed away from P-47s due to their size -- bigger even than the Hellcat, as you know. I do have USS England to get back to, but for that I need to order some after-market parts, which I'm not ready to do just yet. In the meantime, I'm thinking about knocking out another Kartonowa Kolekcja kit, just to get the GPM taste out of my mouth!
  14. ccoyle
    And now, the BIG REVEAL! But first, some finishing remarks. Last bits were indeed the gun barrels and aerials: two whip aerials, two mast aerials, and the wire aerial between the two masts. The whip aerials needed to be quite thin, so I dredged up a skill I haven't used in many, many years -- stretching styrene rod over an open flame. You may notice that one of the wheels is a bit canted. I tried and tried to remedy that, but to no avail. It's in no danger of falling off -- just crooked. I have a huge amount of surplus parts left over from the kit, unlike anything I have ever run into before with a card kit. As for GPM, well, what can we say? I finished it, but it wasn't the most fun I've ever had with a kit. I won't be sending any more hard cash GPM's way in the near future. The finished model is the largest plane I have yet built -- it doesn't fit on any of my shelves! 😳 And now, enjoy some pictures! Cheers!
  15. ccoyle
    The tail wheel and arresting hook are completed. The hook is scarcely visible at all and will probably never be noticed by a casual viewer once the bird is upright. I believe all I have left to do are gun barrels and aerials. I'll have to double-check, of course, but I think this puts us close enough to being done to warrant the next batch of photos waiting until the big reveal. Cheers!
  16. ccoyle
    Hi, Phil. If it sounds like folks are reacting a bit harshly, take time to consider what it looks like from a potential buyer's perspective. You're offering a large number of books while giving very little information about them -- no titles, no photos, no estimated value, no asking price. As has been said, shipping such a large number of books as a single lot would be an expensive proposition in itself. If you absolutely won't consider selling your collection in smaller lots, you may be facing a very tough sell.
  17. ccoyle
    Randy Biddle, a well known modeler from SoCal, also uses mostly hand tools, same as Lou, and it's pretty near impossible to find fault with his work.
  18. ccoyle
    It's the Belem.
  19. ccoyle
    That's my recollection of what you told me some years ago. So would it be safe to say that these early Caldercraft kits didn't get the amount of research that you now put into Vanguard offerings?
  20. ccoyle
    Since Snake is one of the initial batch of kits that @chris watton designed for Caldercraft over 20 years ago, perhaps he'd be willing to shed some light on the issues being discussed in this thread.
  21. ccoyle
    Quite a few warships from this era are available as card models, including some from publishers in Ukraine. They are far from easy to build, though. As has been noted elsewhere, steel warships have large numbers of fittings, and in the usual scales of 1/200 or 1/250 for card models the plethora of tiny parts makes such kits suitable only for advanced builders. Valeriy's model is in a different league all together -- a one-off in meticulous detail by a master modeler.
  22. ccoyle
    More strut bits . . . . . . and suddenly wham! Just like that -- shoes! I can smell the finish line!
  23. ccoyle
    You don't. Glue the strip, then simulate the bolt head. A small drop of glue can do the latter bit convincingly, but there are also after-market bolt heads available on the market, depending on your scale.
  24. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard, Mike! Ironically, that kit (which was also my first POB build and is here in the gallery) started life as a solid-hull kit, was then modified to a POB kit, and then later released again as a solid-hull offering. I recall that there were some issues with the POB kit's instructions that caused a bit of consternation, the main one being that the kit was designed to be double-planked, but the instructions described a single plank construction. Oh, well. It got finished and now has a spot of honor in my man cave. Believe it or not, we also have a finished build log for a CLC Sassafras 12 canoe here on our forum. I know the guy who built it -- a bit ham-handed with the epoxy, but his finished canoe didn't sink and take him down with it, and that's the main thing. Enjoy your stay!
  25. ccoyle
    Andrew, the trick is to glue the rod perfectly perpendicular to the direction of the roll at precisely the edge of the rolled part, then let the glue set completely. Afterwards, the paper can be rolled quite tightly. Also, I do not apply glue to the entire length of the roll, only at intervals to keep the thing from unraveling and at the final edge. Also, I've had lots of practice! 😉

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