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  1. CDW
    She looks like she could sail right out of my monitor and unload a salvo. Marvelous.
  2. CDW
    I used a lot of Floquil paints years ago. I had probably 300 bottles of paint from years ago in storage containers not long ago, Rather than hose up some good models and clog up my air brushes, just gave them away and disposed of the rest. It was maybe wasteful of me, but mine had been subjected to some hot temps in a non-climate controlled garage and I just didn't feel like experimenting. With these new acrylics, I've gotten spoiled on how easy they are to use, not stinky, and how quickly they dry. Some of my old Floquil paints took a long time to thoroughly dry.
  3. CDW
    Want to decide on one of these, next: 1:200 Mikasa with a Pontos detail set 1:350 Duke of York - a conversion from the Tamiya Prince of Wales using a Pontos conversion set 1:48 Billing Calypso Research Vessel 1:8 '32 Ford Roadster Street Rod (for a change of pace) 1:32 Trumpeter SU-25 Frogfoot ground attack aircraft (another change of pace) Going to decide in the next day or so.
  4. CDW
    It's time for me to put a bow on this one and call it finished. Tonight it will go into my display case for the grandsons and other visitors to eyeball behind glass, safe from curious hands. Of course, I reserve my right to float it in the bath tub with me from time to time when necessary to run "sea trials".
  5. CDW
    Today I made a battle flag by cutting a small piece of aluminum foil, shaping it a bit to simulate a flag flapping in the wind, then applied the Kriegsmarine battle flag decals to both sides of it before attaching it to it's mast. Rather happy with the way it came out but not so happy with trying to freehand the swastika on the flag as the Germans (Revell-Germany kit) cannot reproduce it on the decal I suppose. The aluminum foil was so delicate I had to be careful when drawing the swastika not to ruin the flag by piercing or folding it.
  6. CDW
    I have no idea what the disk on the bow represents. I tried to find reference detail for it and came up empty. Maybe someone more knowledgeable about E-Boats can chime in and shed some light on the subject. The kit supplied some decals but somehow I have managed to misplace them. I feel certain once I begin cleaning up my work space they will show up and if not, will just have to order an after market set. Decals for a 1:72 E-Boat are few and far between as far as choice is concerned. An offering from Peddinghaus in Germany, and that's about all that I can find. I have some good flags left over from other builds that will work just fine.
  7. CDW
    Another week and this one should be finished. I can see light at the end of the tunnel now. My aftermarket set has replacement railings for the model, in the form of photo etch stanchions and either very small diameter wire or thread. After looking it over carefully and dry fitting some of it, I thought the 2 dimensional photo etch stanchions looked out of place at this scale. They seem to look great on 1:350 scale models, but at 1:72 scale the 2 dimensional look leaves something to be desired in my judgment. So I used the kit supplied railings which are not perfect by any means but a better alternative in this case I think.
  8. CDW
    These little paper embossing tools work fantastic for precision placement of super glue. The little ball on the end of the tool allows you to place a tiny "dot" of glue just where you want it. https://www.amazon.com/Styluses-Embossing-Pattern-Sculpting-Making/dp/B008UN6H10/ref=sr_1_4?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1494009053&sr=1-4&keywords=embossing+tools+for+paper
  9. CDW
    Have been neglecting my pictures and working very slowly on her lately. Too many irons in the fire as the old saying goes.
  10. CDW
    The problem with using a base on my finished ship models is that it makes it almost impossible to float it next to me when I'm in the bath tub.
  11. CDW
    Flying RC is like learning to ride a bicycle. You have some crashes at first, but then you catch on. Even after you've not flown for a number of years, it comes right back to you once you've learned the orientation and have developed some muscle memory for moving the control sticks. A great hobby, but getting harder to find proper flying sites for large flying models like I love to build.
  12. CDW
    Wow, Mike. Bum deal. Hope you heal up soon, but I know a broken toe is going to be a real hassle to say the least.
  13. CDW
    How much weight do you estimate the interior fiberglass added? Not that weight matters so much here, like it does on a flying model or similar. Without fiberglass and resin, a model boat might not be very seaworthy.
  14. CDW
    Oh yeah....you need lots of ventilation for hot stuff like that. Can quickly cause some real health issues.
  15. CDW
    Yes, I always cut and work with small pieces rather than large ones. Particularly where you are working around bulkheads like that, small pieces are less prone to having bubbles underneath. What I can see in your pictures looks like you did just fine.
  16. CDW
    Are you taping the outside of the hull to prevent the resin from running through when you fiberglass the inside of the hull? Looks great so far. Ooops - I just now saw your comment. Didn't see it when you first posted the picture.
  17. CDW
    I've never seen those particular airplanes available and sold separate from the Yamato or some other ship kit, like the Tone. Maybe a model shop in Japan might have them if Tamiya packages and sells them that way (separate).
  18. CDW
    Perfect
  19. CDW
    Wow, that's bad news about the plating. Nickel plating is very finicky, as I have heard from Engineers who tied to use it in commercial electronics projects. Environment has to be totally clean, almost sterile, which is very hard to do. Just fingerprints will cause it to fail. A tried and true method for a very nice chrome-like finish is to airbrush Alclad chrome paint onto a surface that is primered with a coat of black acrylic (like Tamiya) and is then totally dry, cured before the Alclad. It looks almost just like real chrome (or polished aluminum, or a number of other shiny choices). If you use Alclad, follow the primer instructions the bottle gives exactly. Anything else may fail because the paint is very "hot" and will cut right through other types of primer.
  20. CDW
    Those reels look very convincing. Are the sandbags tiny individual pieces as they come from Pontos?
  21. CDW
    A few months ago, I ran across these "Beadsmith Magical Picks" on Ebay and decided to give them a try. For the really tiny, small PE parts that are a little too small to handle with tweezers lest they fly away into the vast wastes beyond, I use these. They work great! Quick, fast, and precise. Not for larger pieces that require lots of positioning and repositioning, but for those smaller parts like maybe portholes, these work wonders. http://www.ebay.com/itm/261514587700?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
  22. CDW
    I've followed build threads for the 1:200 Missouri and Iowa kits with Pontos sets added. Intimidating and huge projects.
  23. CDW
    EJ_L Just visiting your build thread for the 1st time. Looking at all the progress photos, she looks great! I really appreciate the way your planking is coming along. Neat, clean, and professional. Excellent work, Sir! CDW
  24. CDW
    She's a best of show winner, to be sure. Simply gorgeous.
  25. CDW
    Can you still do the inside, or has construction concealed some of it? To work around those bulkheads, the lighter cloth might be more advantageous inside.

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