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  1. CDW
    Overall it looks superb. Those guns you just finished are great, too. The 25mm singles are particularly nice. But it's easy to recognize the potential eye strain they present when building. Have never seen a set in person, but the Fine Molds injection molded guns look quite nice from pictures I've seen. Not easy to find in this country, unless ordered directly from Japan through Ebay.
  2. CDW
    A tiny dab of clear epoxy will make a very nice lens.
  3. CDW
    Greg Curious if you have tried any of the Infini Models detail pieces yet. I just bought various IJN and US gun mounts and other accessories from them last week. They look real nice but haven't put any together yet. They are designed by Park, the same fellow who did the Pontos sets. I guess he left Pontos for greener pastures.
  4. CDW
    Clare When you check photo etch railing options, make sure to look at individual stanchions sets in your scale. (GPM makes a set) You use wire to complete the railings, but the individual stanchions will allow you to place them where you want/need each one rather than "wherever they fall".
  5. CDW
    Going to pull up a chair and follow along. Looks great so far, Clare. PS: My wife's mother is a Hess...from West Virginia. Grandfather was a coal miner.
  6. CDW
    I like it all, but the props look very convincing. Even better than some of the plastic kit props.
  7. CDW
    She's big, beautiful, and impressive. Outstanding effort and really appreciate the way you hung in there to "getter done". You've got something to be proud to display. Looking forward to your future builds.
  8. CDW
    Very educational for me. Great primer on card models.
  9. CDW
    It's amazing how quickly your lungs will restore after you quit smoking. A year after quitting, it will feel like you never smoked before. It's been over three years since I quit and am so happy I did. Just decided one day I had enough and made my mind up to do it. Never looked back. The benefits of non smoking outweigh any brief urge to light up. The major down side of quitting is weight gain. Be careful with that.
  10. CDW
    Truly outstanding!
  11. CDW
    It does seem sometimes as though this may be some form of modeler's purgatory.
  12. CDW
    Passing by my local hobby shop on other business, decided to stop by to see if anything new had come in. Looking in their locked glass display case, spotted this Pontos Detail set boxed up for sale by Tamiya. It seems that Pontos detail sets are labeled for sale by Tamiya for certain of their ships. This one is for the Prince of Wales. It normally sells for around $150. The hobby shop had this set marked down to $42.50 so I succumbed to the arm twisting and bought it. The set contains almost everything that was in my Duke of York set, only this one specifically includes the Prince of Wales items that make it different from the DoY. So I guess at some point I shall acquire a Tamiya Prince of Wales kit and do that one to go along with my DoY.
  13. CDW
    This is a beautiful Fokker. However, once you add up the cost of the individual parts for this 1/32 scale version, one could kick in just a little more $$ to buy and build this 88 inch wingspan museum scale piece and really fly it. http://www.proctor-enterprises.com/products/museum/dvii/dvii.htm
  14. CDW
    Totally impressed with the way the model is looking and the speed with which you are accomplishing it all. It's a strong encouragement to those who may be contemplating their first card model build.
  15. CDW
    It's a little late in the game, but I want to do an ocean base for this model. Have never done one before now, so started watching various videos on how others are doing it. Doesn't look too awfully difficult to do, but will probably take trial and error to get results I would like. The North Sea where this ship encountered the Scharnhorst was often rough, so will start think high seas with waves and froth (or was that, Frost ). We shall see what we shall sea.
  16. CDW
    Just found your build thread. I love the Chebec. Yours looks awesome.
  17. CDW
    A little more assembled, a little more painted, a little more dry fitting, and miles to go before I sleep. (a little Robert Frost mixed in there).
  18. CDW
    I might try some of the laser cut details for this model. Either that or photo etch. Also, can't see myself rolling all the paper into gun barrels. I suppose it's possible to do, but man, it looks intimidating.
  19. CDW
    Watching the beautiful work of others on this forum, decided to try and build my first card model. Searching Ebay, found a seller in Germany whose models were reasonably priced and the shipping charge quite fair as well. This particular model cost me $29 USD, plus $5.59 USD for shipping. It arrived quickly (about 1 week from ordering). Some have asked me to post a review of the model, but I don't know enough about card models to give a fair review at this point. So I'd rather just share some photos and give a basic description of what I received, then let you be the judge of it. The model came with laser cut frames that are cut from what appears to be 2mm chipboard. There are four chipboard sheets in total, measuring approximately 12 inches by 17 inches. The booklet measures the same dimensions and contains nine pages of instructions and reference drawings. The color ship parts are printed on eight sheets of heavy card (less than 1mm, probably .5 mm or less). Following are some photos of what it all looks like. A lot of little parts to cut out, that's for sure. Don't know exactly when I'll start construction on the model as I have two unfinished projects I want to complete first. Maybe another month or so.
  20. CDW
    The camera exaggerates and distorts the situation sometimes. What appears glaring in a photo is next to nothing in eye contact with the 1:1 model. At least that's what I have noticed from time to time. My bet is once you have everything painted, you won't see a gap.
  21. CDW
    A question about these card models...when you buy a card model with laser cut frames, are the frames all that same grade of heavy card stock, or is that specific to the company who sells the model?
  22. CDW
    That spreadsheet right there is true dedication and determination. Great job figuring out how to navigate and correct a challenge.
  23. CDW
    Nigel Just found your build thread. You've done very well for your first wood planked model ship. It looks real nice indeed. You are going to learn a lot with this first model and will treasure it in the years to come as you think back on your experience building it. Outstanding! Craig
  24. CDW
    Dry fitting the fore mast and trying to determine where to add anchors for rigging that must be done later. That little brass box that can be seen in the lower right hand side of some of the pictures must be glued to the rear legs of the mast. Each of the legs have little relief cut outs that were machined into each leg to correctly position the box. I must say that the mast parts are far better engineered and rendered in this set than they were in the USS Essex mast set. Those were much more difficult to assemble whereas these have been much simpler even though more complex.
  25. CDW
    An amazing transformation.

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