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CDW
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Mike You are doing a 1st class job on this model. One of the best looking models of this type I have seen. Keep up the great work, am enjoying your progress photos and am encouraged to jump on some of the old Revell kits I've had sitting in wait for a long time.- 209 replies
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Is she darker than it appears in the pictures? Sometimes, my camera makes it look much lighter than it really is in real life. You are making swift progress. I'll bet you are really enjoying this build.
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Richmond I was just on the Freetime Hobbies Ukraine website. I am not sure they are still in business. They once offered payment by Paypal, but the only method they show now is Western Union. That doesn't seem a good omen to me. I tried to contact them by email, so I will let you know if I get a response back from them. CDW
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Richmond The name of the shop in Ukraine is Freetime Hobbies. This is their url: http://www.freetime.co.ua/en/ They were very prompt with their shipping as well.
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Thank you Phil and Paul. Your kind comments are motivation to continue and finish this project.
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Similar happened to me last time I wanted to order from GPM. I just emptied my cart and ended up buying the same items from a shop in Ukraine. Postage there was very reasonable as was the cost of the parts.
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Jack staff, anchor, some more rigging, and the beginning of the railings.
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I agree with your observation of how well Tamiya rattle can primer sticks to photo etch. It's a nice leveling primer for plastic, too. What frustrates me with the Tamiya rattle can paint is how frequently the can of paint becomes unusable long before all the paint is used up, due to clogs. I've tried everything I know to do to prevent this, but it happens way too often. Besides being expensive, I often am able to use about half the paint in the can before it clogs up to an extent that I cannot clear the clog, and/or the propellant gas inside the can is expired.
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Another word of advice to anyone building a model with the Pontos update sets, whether it be the Bismarck or any other model, try to pay close attention early on to all the photo etch parts on the frets. I have learned that the Pontos photo etch sets contain a lot of useful parts that are not mentioned in any way on the instruction sheets. I have learned this only after I searched out and purchased other aftermarket parts, then once I used all the instruction-identified Pontos photo etch parts, discovered they were included but not mentioned in the instructions. The most recent example of this for me was when I had to find and buy tie down points for my rigging, and then learned the Pontos photo etch sheets actually included them, but they were not mentioned on the instructions. There are other relevant parts included that are unidentified as well.
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I have been battling that "funky" Trumpeter plastic with my current build. Tamiya rattle can primer seems to go on without problems, but there are lots of problems with acrylics, even after the Tamiya primer has been applied. One would think perhaps the cause is unwashed plastic and residual mold release agent, but that's not it. I scrub these plastic parts down very well with a mild detergent before ever applying any paint. There is (I think) some odd additive in the plastic itself that's causing the problem. Weird and frustrating.
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Look great, but that has to be a painful process to work through. So many of the things that look really great are like that. In the end, it's worth the effort.
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Started working on ship's boats. Some progress, not a lot.
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You come a long way very quickly with the Black Pearl. What is the 2nd ship? Looks great!
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I think you nailed it on the stained deck, OC. Looks very Black Pearl authentic to me. Excellent job, just excellent.
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Every year, I go to an RC aircraft event called Top Gun. Contestants from all over the world come to compete for the title of, Top Gun. They are judged for static scale fidelity as well as a choreographed solo flight performance. The event is not limited to, but consists mainly of jet fuel powered turbine engine aircraft. Now when I go to this event, I always leave feeling very good about how little I spend on my plastic modeling hobby compared to these modelers. They literally have tens of thousands of dollars wrapped up in each model aircraft....and in an instant, they shatter into a gazillion pieces when they crash. And they do crash from time to time.
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I know a big Florida hobby dealer who specializes in buying large hobby collections/estates. They pay 10 cents on the dollar and sometimes less for collections. He's bought tons of hobby items that way and has large warehouses he stores it inside.
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Ohh...nice pinvise
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Love the Bismarck photos, but OMG, the American southwest photos take the cake. Where exactly were those photos taken? I don't recall seeing anything like that before now.
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This is just super. I think the wood pieces you used for the deck are perfect for the Black Pearl. Once you get them stained/dyed black, it's going to truly look amazing. Your wife is going to be so pleased with it I'll bet.
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Weird...I can't send you a message either. It says the same thing, Imagna cannot receive messages. Maybe an Admin will come along and tell us how to sort this out. I don't have a clue.
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Lol I just tried sending you a message, and it said the same thing...you cannot receive messages. Maybe there's a hiccup in Admin settings or the message portion of the forum is on the fritz.?
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