Jump to content
New Publication - Ship Modeler's Handbook - They're back in stock! Thank you for your patience. ×
BlueJacket Shipcrafters 10% off sale-April14th to 25th, all the kits we offer will be 10% off. No need to use special codes, it will be automatic when you place your order by phone, web, email, snail mail or in person. Put your tax refund to good use! ×

CDW

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    7,669

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by CDW

  1. CDW
    It has much to do with airbrush fouling and paint spattering. Vallejo is not user friendly.
  2. CDW
    Inspirational work, Piet. Just beautiful.
  3. CDW
    Sorry...I thought I was on the last page, but now realize the pictures I was looking at when making that comment happened much earlier in your thread. The comments were out of context with the current situation. My compliment still stands...beautiful model!
  4. CDW
    Now that you've mentioned it, my wife has learned of many of her ancestors who lost their heads to "the iron lady". One she was showing me just in the past couple of days was 60 years old when they lost their head.
  5. CDW
    Does that paint defect correspond to an area where a spot filler putty was used underneath? It's a beautiful model. Hope you get this all sorted out.
  6. CDW
    It's large when you're standing on shore looking at it, but very small in the middle of the ocean with 40' seas.
  7. CDW
    This is my Dad making home made strawberry ice cream in the 1960's...
  8. CDW
    If there was a law against doing outstanding craftsmanship, Danny would be hung from the yard arms.
  9. CDW
    Particularly at this small scale, I want to say how impressed I am with both of your models. They are outstanding in every way. Great job fellas!
  10. CDW
    Are you freakin' kidding me? He's building a scale RC model battleship, mate. Why the heck would he model the ship with a gaping hole in the hull? Sheesh.
  11. CDW
    One nice thing about building the printer from a kit: it familiarizes the novice with the parts associated with each of the common terms used when users discuss 3D printers. Until now, I had no idea really. Almost done with assembly now.
  12. CDW
    Lol - That's exactly what my friend told me...to experiment with the settings. I have seen some guys use a piece of glass on the print bed. Thoughts on that?
  13. CDW
    Bought a cheap one...but one my electronic engineer friend recommended. It's a Prusa i3 Started putting it together to night. Will probably be able to test it by Thursday. I like it because I will learn from this one and it's easily upgradeable. I feel there's no point in my spending too much for a printer when I have no idea yet how to use it. Will learn and upgrade as I go. Your steam ship looks great! Would love to try that.
  14. CDW
    I bought my first 3D printer this month. It sat unopened for a week or two while I prepared a place for it to live. My friend with 3D printer experience helped me select it from an Ebay vendor. He says it has new features his doesn't have, so I'll be spending the next day or two assembling this thing and getting it ready to try a test print. I doubt I'll be printing out a ship model any time soon, but hey, at least it's a start. Any tips you guys can give me to start out will be appreciated.
  15. CDW
    I can't get over how small these are. This would be a real eye test for me. Hat's off to you guys for taking on this level of difficulty. Everything I see that both of you have done looks outstanding.
  16. CDW
    My thoughts exactly. I had no idea there were walkways inside the ship funnels like that. First time I have ever seen that detail modeled. As Carl said, the details captured in card here are astonishing.
  17. CDW
    That makes a huge difference, indeed. The proper background, lighting, and camera/settings is an art form. I only wish I knew how to do those things so well.
  18. CDW
    My wife has always been so supportive of me and my crazy model building habits. But then again, she knew what she was getting into from the start. Here's a picture of me and my beautiful bride from almost 45 years ago, and I am doing (guess what?)...a model building project.
  19. CDW
    Oh boy, I hope you do a build thread for the Amati Titanic here. Would love to follow that one. Falling in love with the Scharnhorst.
  20. CDW
    I like it...a lot. Never done a display like yours, but it's on my to-do list.
  21. CDW
    I'm a modeler who shares interest in a wide variety of types. Right now, I am working on car models. I'll get back to the ships in a while when the urge strikes.
  22. CDW
    I spent time on the big blue when I was a kid...with my Dad and his boat. The photos RGL shared reminded me of why I never wanted to join the Navy. You're just a little bitty cork out there bobbing up and down, to and fro on the ocean. And a ship the size of a destroyer has got to be a miserable experience for an extended time out there in rough seas. My hat's off to those who endure/d it.
  23. CDW
    Wow...the talent on display at this forum is incredible...and so inspirational! Thanks for sharing that link. Without which, I would have otherwise never seen this tutorial.
  24. CDW
    This will be fun to watch. Pulling up a chair.
  25. CDW
    Looking at all the various 3D printers out there on the market, one of the most obvious differences is in the size of the maximum print dimensions. Is the limitation to print dimension due to the size of the printer itself, or is it a limitation due to other hardware/software? What limits the size of print?

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...