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CDW
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There is a certain amount of madness involved in this hobby and while doing these guns it occurs to me this is a good example of it. Maybe not quite as much as the paintings done on grains of rice as I used to see at the Ripley's Believe it or Not museum, but pretty darned close to it. If I were going to do anything smaller, would need a microscope, not an opti visor.- 174 replies
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One of four 37mm AA guns. Number 11 XActo blade for reference.
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EG How long did it take to print the Klingon ship?
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Bomber gunners had a tough way to go, particularly tail gunners. Gunners in the tail and ball turret positions often could not bail out while G forces made it impossible for them to crawl out of their positions. Seems I recall that entering or exiting the ball turret position required assistance even under normal circumstances.
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You raised an earlier question about your build and painting sequence...I prefer to assemble the hull and then smooth out the join line before painting. This requires masking later on, but it's easy to do provided you use a good quality tape. Sometimes I assemble the deck and hull as well. Once you get the hang of the airbrush, it's not hard to paint the deck without spoiling the hull paint on the sides of the hull, but mask as required if you need to. I don't like painting the hull in separate pieces then assembling because it's more difficult to keep from showing where it was cemented together than it is to mask it. In the end, do whatever makes you feel the most comfortable in doing it. After all, everything is a learning experience anyway no matter who we are.
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Yes, just refill the airbrush cup as needed. No problem at all. Only time something special is needed is when you change colors, then you do a bit of a cursory cleaning so that your color stays pure.
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When you order these decks, it's a little like opening a box of Cracker Jacks...you never know exactly what you'll get.
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Primarily because they are so tiny and tedious, put off building and painting the ship guns until last. Mains and secondaries won’t be bad but the other AA guns are a different story.
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This ship has more tiny wood deck pieces than any other model I have built to date, but it all comes together in the end in a way that’s visually pleasing. I knew it would probably happen, but managed to inadvertently crush a few pieces of railing here and there while disassembling and reassembling the superstructure pieces. Straightened them as best I could.
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EG With all that our Admirals put up with while we pursue our hobby hijinks, it made for a wise decision to choose the rose as a first test piece. Hopefully it will serve as a multi-purpose test. Really amazing the quality these resin printers can produce. You are making quick headway. Nice work!
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Thanks OC I reshot the photos inside my white photo box. Didn’t like the way they came out inside the black box.
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Laid some paint on the superstructure then a little post shading for modulation. Will disassemble the superstructure pieces then work next on the wood deck pieces, before final assembly of the deck component parts. There are additional sections of railing that will go down after the decks are completed.
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Thanks!
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I need to follow card modeling. Besides here, any other recommended forums?
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Yves Are the ammunition cabinets 3D printed? Everything looks great.
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Looking forward to following your build thread on this, Ted.
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Gorgeous model and one that's seldom seen. Love those Russian WW2 aircraft.
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Thanks OC. But it does need more photo etch. I'm not even half-way through all the photo etch that came with the update set.
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More added then another dry fit. Getting ever closer to paint. Slow but sure.
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It's incredible what they're doing with 3D resin printing. So much precise detail. Did you order any of yours through Shapeways marketplace? I bought some 1:144 sailor figures from one of their vendors and they came out real nice. At twice the scale, accidental breakage probably is reduced in a major way. They even offer 1:700 scale figures. I hate to think how delicate those must be.
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Are they fractured on arrival, or just when they are removed from the sprues (probably not the correct term)?
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Chris How were the railings done. Are they laser cut? They look so small to cut with a scalpel.
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While they are tiny and tedious, the stays will make a big improvement, and give the model a finished look.
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That’s what happened to mine. Dropped, bent, and filed them down too many times. For 5.99, buy a few. 😀 They will eventually be used and needed.
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