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  1. CDW
    The launches look great. You're going to have lots of fun painting them. The larger launches look like they would have made beautiful pleasure/fishing sport boats....however, the Fuhrer would have likely disapproved. 🙂 About those cranes...are those aftermarket or kit parts? In either event, they look superb.
  2. CDW
    Welcome aboard, Pete. What a nice haul of models and painting equipment to get your new hobby kick started! Sounds like you hit the marriage lottery with your new wife. Hope you and she spend many happy decades of life and love together. Looking forward to seeing your work. Hope you post your build threads. Will be happy to add anything I can to help you along the way, even if it's just positive encouragement. Cheers! CDW
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    I just caught up with/found this build thread and began looking through your latest progress photos. All I can say is wow...beautiful! Now I'll be going back to look through the entire thread. She's a beauty, Dennis. My wife and I stayed a few days at the Rising Star casino in Indiana. Their casino is built upon one of these riverboats. Your model reminds me of our stay there. By the way, they had a gorgeous model of the Rising Star casino boat in their showcase. I thought I had taken photos of the model, but can't see to put my hands on it at this time.
  4. CDW
    Thanks for the photo input. Much appreciated. I have not purchased anything yet, was just waiting for input just like what you have provided. Would much rather spend less and keep it simple. However, I do need to buy some lighting. Will be sure to watch for and buy something labeled for "daylight". What's the idea behind the umbrella-looking devices. Is it used to diffuse the light, similar to placing a piece of tissue paper over my flash? Do I need something like that?
  5. CDW
    Very nice work, OC. Can hardly keep up, you are working through this model so quickly. It must be a sign that you are enjoying the build of it.
  6. CDW
    Thanks for all the kind comments. No new model photos this time, but I am very near completion now with small details in the works and still waiting for my flags to arrive from England. I ordered and received this display case from a vendor on Amazon. Inside measurements are 33" x 14" x 25". It's much larger than I need for the Mikasa, but when I found it on sale for a mere $99 (w/free shipping), I could not pass it up. it does not come with glass, so now I have it at the glass cutter's shop waiting for the glass to be installed. Total cost for my display case including the glass is $158, so I felt like I got a real bargain. If I find a smaller case more suited for the Mikasa later on, I will just use this larger one for a sailing ship and that should be perfect.
  7. CDW
    A very interesting idea. Never have seen anyone else do this before now, but I like the looks of your results.
  8. CDW
    Beautiful! I really like the lines and craftsmanship of your ship model.
  9. CDW
    So I don't know too much about cameras and photography, but I've been thinking I would like to have a better setup for backdrop and lighting when I photograph my models. Looking through Amazon, I found this setup, and hoped some of you more experienced photographers out there could give my your opinion of this set: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HTLT8EG/?coliid=I6GEYPNG6G89G&colid=1T4TM1TOH7YS5&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it I know the backdrop probably exceeds the size of most ship models, but probably isn't too far off for 1:200 scale modern warships, and I would guess it would be better to have more backdrop than not enough. Thoughts?
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  11. CDW
    Thank you, OC!
  12. CDW
    All the railings and ship boats have been installed. Next the ensign staff, some more rigging, and the torpedo net booms. I ordered some flags from England, just have to be patient to get those delivered in the mail. I also ordered a display case that should be here sometime next week.
  13. CDW
    My guess is, each oar is a two-man oar arrangement. If we used modern standards, a 40' launch would be good for 24 men, presuming the beam was approximately 8'. It measures about 1/2" on the model. If the launch was designed for 24 men, six oar locks on each side would be correct (2-men per oar).
  14. CDW
    Oh, I am with you 100%. 40' is a HUGE launch to row. I wondered if the little half round indentions on the sides of the launches are oar locks? Any idea?
  15. CDW
    Maybe my math is wrong? I measured it as approximately, 2 1/2 inches long. 2.5 x 200 / 12 = 41.67 So, my close estimate is a 40' launch.
  16. CDW
    It's just a 40' launch. 😄 Would probably safely handle about 30 sailors I would guess. It's longer than the steam powered launch on the rear, starboard side.
  17. CDW
    Just goes to show...most people don't know crap about the subject material they watch on TV/movies/documentaries, but many (if not most) go away thinking that everything they saw and heard on TV/mob=vies/documentaries can be taken for gospel. A silly, naive and confused lot, we people. Happens all the time in every conceivable way. It's the way the puppet masters control their puppets.
  18. CDW
    Port side, additional secondary guns, ship boat derricks, and railing.
  19. CDW
    I may still do a set of torpedo nets. I just don't care much for the photo etch ones included with the Pontos set. They seem to thick, heavy, and "clunky". Something maybe in a very light fabric with a weave that's not so tight...that can be stretched and tinted to look like real netting. It almost needs to be similar to a fabric like hosiery is made from. I've seem other modelers use something similar and it looks very nice, much better than photo etch.
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    As I commented earlier, there are more things to be done to complete Mikasa. Working on midship and stern areas, need to add the derricks for the ship boats mounted midship, midship railings, more secondary gun mounts. Then on the aft end, will add derricks and four more ship's boats, cable reels, then add all the torpedo net booms to the sides of the hull. Will add catwalks to both sides of hull, some scuppers to the deck, then a few more rigging items and the ensign staff. Then the aft railings. I've just about made my mind up to add the fancy boarding ladders. If I go this route, there will be no torpedo nets added, neither deployed or nor stowed. I am concerned to add deployed torpedo nets as it will make future handling or moving of the model very difficult without damaging it. To be realistic, I probably have another 2 weeks of work to do at the pace I'm currently moving.
  21. CDW
    Thanks much OC!
  22. CDW
    Thanks for the kind comment Cog, but she's not finished. Only meant to imply that the bow section was nearly finished. Still have quite a bit to do before I can call it finished. I just ordered some IJN flags for it yesterday from a shop in England. Hope they are what I'm expecting or else I'll have to print some out with my ink jet printer.
  23. CDW
    Once again, thank you so much fellows for your nice comments. @Imagna...If I build a Russian ship from the same time period of the same scale, 1:200, it will have to be a paper model. That's the only other 1:200 pre dreadnoughts I have seen available.
  24. CDW
    Thank you for the kind words, Denis. All three anchors and chains now installed. Except for the prominent Chrysanthemum emblem and IJN flag, the bow section is nearly completed now.
  25. CDW
    A little trick I learned while building RC aircraft models...use the old formula Titebond as it is not water resistant as is the new formula. Why? If you make a mistake (as I often do), I can easily "disassemble" a glued part by moistening it with water. Of course, this is okay for static models or models that will not otherwise be exposed to water.

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