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I use carpenter's glue (Titebond), almost exclusively when building my wood models. I use a flux bottle as an applicator for the glue, like this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Needle-Dispenser-Bottle-for-Rosin-Solder-Soldering-Liquid-Flux-11-Needles-30ml-/311045287303?hash=item486bbe6d87:g:BA4AAOSwGvhT5sz~ As an alternative, you could place a small amount of glue in the little disposable plastic cups, then apply with a small paint brush. I try to avoid using cyanoacrylate (super glue) as it can spoil the finish of your wooden model.
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Tim, The Eduard photo etch set for this ship is massive. It actually included all the doors, hatches, latches; to cut away and remove the kit molded-in detail and replace with photo etch. Personally, I thought the molded on doors and hatches looked well as-is. The photo etched latches are so small, I could not see well enough to bend and attach them, even if I wanted to do so. It's been quite a long time since I last built and finished a plastic model. Doing this one is reminding me of all the little important details of constructing one that I had forgotten and now must recall the hard way...by trial and error. -
Thanks for writing, Jud. It's always great to hear from someone who served on the ship which is being modeled. Looking at this build in retrospect, there are some things I wish I had done differently. For one, I should have assembled the various structures that attach to the deck, but left their attachment to the deck until last, after painting was done. It would have allowed me to more accurately portray the camo paint as it appeared in 1942. At this time, I must keep everything gray with some shading and weathering. I don't know an effective way to achieve the multi-colored camo with all the assembly that's been done. Craig
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Wow, what a great looking model! It is very impressive. Super job, Tom. Craig
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The 1:144 scale Revell Germany offering of the USS Fletcher was a kit that interested me as soon as I heard it was coming out. For one reason or another, I never bought one when they were first released. Time went by and when I looked, they were already out of production and sold out in the hobby shops. Not to be denied, I searched Ebay and found one offered at a reasonable price. Bought the kit in November, then promptly ordered the Eduard Big Ed photo etch set and the Aber Gun detail set to dress it up a bit. While I was at it, I ordered two sets of US sailors in 1:144 scale from Shapeways. As some of you may know, they produce all sorts of neat things using 3D printer technology. Can't recall exactly, but I began construction of the model around the first of December. I wasn't planning to do a build thread on the model, so the pictures taken so far are limited, but they still will give an interested modeler an idea of what this model is like. I think it's a nice kit, light-years ahead of the old Lindberg kit. And in this scale, it's large enough for me to "see" what I'm doing while building it. If you have any questions about the model, feel free to ask away. I have a lot of detail and paint work remaining to be done, but the bulk of the construction is finished.
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