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The medical needles make excellent micro drills for plastic, too. One of our little pooch has diabetes, and I save the U40 syringes for the needles. Lots of hobby uses. -
Thanks for that explanation Chris. By moistening, do you use a damp sponge or something of that sort? And what are some instances when you might want the part to delaminate?
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Chris What do you use for the shaping. Is it just by hand, or using some round object to aid in shaping?
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Nice work Roger. I knew you would get the hang of it once you started working with it. Experience is almost always the best teacher.
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Are misfits common in card modeling with some companies, or is it more often errors made in cutting out the parts?
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Love the precision fit and colors of your cockpit. Must be very satisfying to bring something like this together as you are here.
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Gotta stay on top of carbon monoxide problems, and you did the right thing. Without an adequate warning, it can take your life before you ever know what hit you. Almost happened to me and my family a long time ago but we got lucky and realized what was happening before we were overcome in our sleep.
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Prinz Eugen, Scharnhorst, and Hood, side by side. The Hipper class were large heavy cruisers. Modeling in identical scale makes it interesting to compare the various warships visually.
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Welcome aboard! From another modeler in Florida. CDW
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FINISHED - TBM3 Avenger by CDW - Trumpeter - 1:32 scale
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I didn't notice any clear indication of when they will ship the pre-order. So there's another wait. -
FINISHED - TBM3 Avenger by CDW - Trumpeter - 1:32 scale
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While it’s not 100% certain, past experience tells me ZI could double my investment in less than a year. It’s worth a chance IMO. Wish I knew why only one production run is anticipated. Must have to do with the molds. They were created as a limited run set to reduce the considerable development cost/outlay. -
Thanks Roger. I agree 100% on magnification. It brings out detail not seen with the naked eye. So a model with flaws seen under magnification may not show up at all on the shelf.
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Plus $118 postage from Asia. The main reason I would consider doing it is due to the collector value of such a kit. In a very short time after the initial (maybe only) batch of these are sold out, they may triple or even more in value. Wingnut Wings wanted to retail the models for less than $400. Someone must have been WAY off in their projections. -
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With the Flyhawk Scharnhorst in production, I wonder how well these will sell? I'm sure they can be modeled to look great with a good set of aftermarket updates just like their other 1:700 scale ships. But it's my opinion the Flyhawk models are very hard to beat, particularly the quality of their plastic molding as well as their very nice update add-ons.
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In front is the Flyhawk 20mm AA gun. Immediately behind it is the plastic blob, Trumpeter 20mm AA gun. Even though the Flyhawk guns are two dimensional, they are light years better than the kit guns.
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Oh, it gets worse. The next 24 are smaller than these.
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There is a certain amount of madness involved in this hobby and while doing these guns it occurs to me this is a good example of it. Maybe not quite as much as the paintings done on grains of rice as I used to see at the Ripley's Believe it or Not museum, but pretty darned close to it. If I were going to do anything smaller, would need a microscope, not an opti visor.
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One of four 37mm AA guns. Number 11 XActo blade for reference.
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EG How long did it take to print the Klingon ship?
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Bomber gunners had a tough way to go, particularly tail gunners. Gunners in the tail and ball turret positions often could not bail out while G forces made it impossible for them to crawl out of their positions. Seems I recall that entering or exiting the ball turret position required assistance even under normal circumstances.
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You raised an earlier question about your build and painting sequence...I prefer to assemble the hull and then smooth out the join line before painting. This requires masking later on, but it's easy to do provided you use a good quality tape. Sometimes I assemble the deck and hull as well. Once you get the hang of the airbrush, it's not hard to paint the deck without spoiling the hull paint on the sides of the hull, but mask as required if you need to. I don't like painting the hull in separate pieces then assembling because it's more difficult to keep from showing where it was cemented together than it is to mask it. In the end, do whatever makes you feel the most comfortable in doing it. After all, everything is a learning experience anyway no matter who we are.
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Yes, just refill the airbrush cup as needed. No problem at all. Only time something special is needed is when you change colors, then you do a bit of a cursory cleaning so that your color stays pure.
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