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Here we have the partially assembled chassis with the engine dry-fitted. Brown flocking has been applied to the floorboards to simulate carpet. The seats and door panels will be a light leather color. The door panels will require some custom work to obtain a higher level of accuracy. What Italeri did was to share the same interior (and other) components between the 250 GTO and the 250 California Spyder. What's accurate for the 250 GTO door panels are not accurate for the California Spyder. While at it, will add some aftermarket photo etch inner door handles, window cranks, and rear view mirror for better accuracy. She's coming along slowly but surely. I've got several irons in the fire right now and less time to devote to model building. Got a big trip coming up in the next 10 days and really looking forward to it.
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At one time, Tower Hobbies sold the Dumas kits at a nice wholesale price. Sometimes, they would put them on sale at an even deeper discount. That's when I bought this one. Glad I did, because they have really gone up in price and Tower Hobbies is long gone. 🤥
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Mike, Is there another layer of mahogany planking that goes on top of the existing hull? I've got this Dumas Typhoon kit at home. It's over 40" long when done. It was my favorite of all the Chris Craft boats with the exception of the big cabin cruiser. I have always intended on building this kit, just never got around to it.
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With a model like this, I like to modify the kit parts just a bit to give it a personal twist. Here, I've taken the molded front and rear struts and cut off the top retainers with my razor saw; next I file and sand away the molded on coil spring details; last I wrap soft wire around the strut to make my own coil springs before gluing the retainers back on top. I like the look after everything is painted more than the molded on look.
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I turned on the camera flash. Now you can see the blue. You can see every speck of dust, too. 😮
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I looked around and realized, it's almost been a month since I last updated this thread, so now it's time to get with it. I started putting the V-12 together, giving the whole thing a coat of gloss black acrylic primer (Tamiya), then a coat or two of AK White Aluminum Metal paint. The valve covers got a coat of Tamiya satin black. I'll be adding ignition wiring, fuel lines, custom made velocity stacks, and some detail painting to round out the engine. I didn't like the finish on the body, so I wet sanded it with 2,000 grit paper, then decanted the Tamiya rattle can Dark Blue lacquer, then repainted the body using my airbrush. Much more satisfied with it now. Before it's all done, will give it a good polish with Tamiya compound and some Carnuba wax. The chassis/floorboards was full of really bad sink marks on the floorboards and nasty parting lines on all the tube portions of the chassis. I've dealt with those issues and now the chassis is ready for paint. Still need to address those bumpers with the big sink marks. Will strip off the chrome, fill in the sink marks, sand it all down and prime then paint with Alclad Chrome.
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The firewood looks like the real deal. Nice addition that ups the level of realism.
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Looks real nice from where I'm watching.
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An Optivisor is an indispensable aid unless you're 18 years old with eagle-like vision. I once had vision like that, but now I am an Optivisor proponent. 😎
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Just "wing it", it's going to look very similar as far as the leads are concerned. I doubt you're going to receive a "grade" score at the end it of all, so just go for it...it will look great.
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Airplanes and Tanks in plastic by Jörgen
CDW replied to Jörgen's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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For the life of me, I could not remember the name of the tobacco I used to buy so frequently many years ago, but you just jogged my memory. It was Captain Black! I don't remember the "Black Sea" part of the name, but Captain Black was my favorite pipe tobacco. Every now and then, I would try some various blends from the tobacco shops. They were often good as well, but Captain Black was my favorite.
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What kind of tobacco will you use to break it in?
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Hey, that's coming along real nice. Good job!
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The length is over 40 inches, as the box measures 43 inches in length and the one-piece hull takes up practically the entire length of the box, maybe a half inch cushion on each end. I'm not sure how well some of the delicate photo etch work would hold up in day-to-day use down at the local pond, but you are right, this thing will build into a stunning model of the Yamato. By the way, the model is for sale on Ebay now (as of yesterday, Sunday).
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She's a beautiful ship. Those 12" guns would have been devastating against enemy cruisers.
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You are doing a beautiful job on your whaleboat. As a kid and even now, the thoughts of hunting huge whales out on a vast ocean in a little boat using a harpoon, these so much stoked the fires of imagination. What a fearless (it seems) life those sailors led. My imagination tells me a sailor's chances of survival back then were not very high. Either a whale, the ocean, cold, or disease were all likely to take his life.
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If you were at the top level of superstructure of Fuso, or Nagato, or any of their capital ships with those tower-like SS, it must have been quite a wild ride in rough seas.
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The colors look great, I like it. Not sure what it is, but something about Japanese warships are more aesthetically pleasing to my eyes. This destroyer is no exception. I think the lines of the hull are what stand out about it.
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For sale is my 1:250 Arii IJN Yamato with VeryFire Update Set - Huge Detail Set In addition to this set, I own the 1:250 Woody Joe (DeAgostini) IJN Yamato kit which I intend to build. It's unrealistic for me to assume I will build both models, so the Arii with Very Fire update set is up for grabs. The set is scheduled to go up on Ebay this coming Sunday (July 7) as an auction item. It will have a starting auction price of $275. If you want to buy it here before it hits the auction, you can save the 10% it will cost for me to sell it on Ebay. So that would make the price $247.50 plus postage. A big heavy box...43" x 10.5" x 8"; 8 lbs. Check out the pictures, this is a gigantic and detailed rendition of the Yamato. The detail update set makes it incredible. When I spread all the photo etch sheets on top of the 43" kit box, it takes two photos just to capture all the sheets of photo etch. There are dozens upon dozens of replacement brass gun barrels. A bag full of resin parts, and all the wood deck pieces. Contact me soonest before this thing hits Ebay if you want it.
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I was an operations chief who worked under the direct command of a US Army Major General for the last 10 years of my career. Rest assured, it would be a very bad day (maybe the worst) of your entire life if he found your area of responsibility did not meet standards. Everything, and I mean everything, must meet a standard, and there will be hell to pay when standards are not met.
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Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. MtDoraMike. That's quite a nice accomplishment and a true sign of love, devotion, and dedication. You have my admiration. Best wishes for an even long(er) life full of love and togetherness. I'll be attending my brother's and his wife's 50th anniversary celebration tomorrow evening. Their son is holding the event as a surprise for them. Wow, it seems like such a short time ago when they married. Time just flies past us, does it not?
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