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CDW reacted to Paul Le Wol in Rattlesnake by Dave_E - Model Shipways - 1:64
Dave, I’m glad to see that you have started your Rattlesnake. I shall take a seat, not right at the back, maybe half way to the back.🙂
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CDW reacted to Dave_E in Rattlesnake by Dave_E - Model Shipways - 1:64
Thanks Jim. I have your build on speed dial. 😁
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CDW reacted to Oldsalt1950 in Rattlesnake by Dave_E - Model Shipways - 1:64
Go over every piece carefully and double check your replacement part list Dave. It will be a long one. Be sure and make templates for the bow and stern blocks and try to keep the knockouts in frames A-C and I-L you will be breaking off the cross pieces otherwise. You already know about the mainframe issue so make that shim piece and reenforce it when you glue it in to obtain the matching length. Also make sure the rabbet is at the depth specified in the plans (trust me on this). Before you start building determine if you are going to put cannons in all the ports it will affect how a lot of the build goes. Read and re-read the instructions and the build logs , depending on how you like to build you will find there are many steps you will take out of sequence. Plan carefully for the removeable bulkhead at frame L . Best of luck on your new build, the adventure begins.
Jim
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CDW reacted to Prowler901 in Rattlesnake by Dave_E - Model Shipways - 1:64
Excellent!
Pulls up a chair...
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CDW reacted to Dave_E in Rattlesnake by Dave_E - Model Shipways - 1:64
Good Evening Everyone,
I know most of you and hope you will continue with me on my building journey, this time, the Rattlesnake…American Privateer. After getting my feet wet with the Lady Nelson, I do plan to slow down on this one and really try to do it as perfect as my skills will allow and be as accurate as I can at the same time. I suspect this build will also fall into the “kit bash” category because there are just to many components that I am disappointed to find in the box (for instance, all the blocks are from Amati).
I am in good company on this build with javajohn and OldSalt1950 building the same kit and Gregory building the kit in 1:48.
The journey begins with an inventory and a wish list for replacement parts and components.
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CDW reacted to Old Collingwood in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Here is a close up of the cockpit of a Ukrain Su27 I took at RIAT airshow.
OC.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Fuselage halves fit together very well. Very little cleanup will be required. That’s the way I like it. Particularly at this small scale, too much sanding will obliterate the fine recessed details and it’s a ton of work to restore it if lost.
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CDW got a reaction from Dave_E in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Thanks Ken. I will check it out and see.
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CDW got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
One of the benefits of doing an exercise as above...I now know that Mr Hobby Acrysion emerald green is a near match (and a viable substitute) for Mig Ammo turquoise green (Russian cockpit color). The Mr Hobby Acrysion line of paints are acrylic, but readily reducible using Mr Color 400 Levelling Thinner (lacquer). Like Tamiya acrylics, Mr Hobby Acrysion paints ARE NOT water-based acrylics, but instead a sort of hybrid acrylic that can readily be thinned with IPA or lacquer thinner. Mig Ammo acrylics are water based. Try thinning them with lacquer thinner and you will have a mess on your hands. IMHO, either Tamiya or preferably Mr Color paints thinned with Mr Color 400 Levelling Thinner give a superior finish. The downside with Tamiya paints is the small line of colors. However, they can be custom mixed to achieve the color desired using the colors from their range of paints. At one time I found a online resource for the mix ratios for various popular colors, but I have lost it.
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CDW got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
At this point, my cockpit is already painted and I have no desire to go back and change it, but for future reference, I agree that #5 is the closest match to the photo color. Just goes to show how futile it can be to try and trust the paint manufacturer or model company.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Just for grins and giggles, I made color sample swatches of 5 different paint colors from my inventory:
1. Mig Ammo interior turquoise green (Russian cockpit green)
2. Mr Hobby Acrysion emerald green
3. Mr Color aircraft gray (Trumpeter call out)
4. Mig Ammo ocean gray
5. Mr Color air superiority blue
Which of these 5 colors do you think most closely represents what is seen in the cockpit photo?
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CDW got a reaction from Old Collingwood in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
Thanks for stopping by Phil
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CDW got a reaction from Edwardkenway in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
Thanks Lou
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CDW got a reaction from Canute in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Fuselage halves fit together very well. Very little cleanup will be required. That’s the way I like it. Particularly at this small scale, too much sanding will obliterate the fine recessed details and it’s a ton of work to restore it if lost.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Thanks Ken. I will check it out and see.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
One of the benefits of doing an exercise as above...I now know that Mr Hobby Acrysion emerald green is a near match (and a viable substitute) for Mig Ammo turquoise green (Russian cockpit color). The Mr Hobby Acrysion line of paints are acrylic, but readily reducible using Mr Color 400 Levelling Thinner (lacquer). Like Tamiya acrylics, Mr Hobby Acrysion paints ARE NOT water-based acrylics, but instead a sort of hybrid acrylic that can readily be thinned with IPA or lacquer thinner. Mig Ammo acrylics are water based. Try thinning them with lacquer thinner and you will have a mess on your hands. IMHO, either Tamiya or preferably Mr Color paints thinned with Mr Color 400 Levelling Thinner give a superior finish. The downside with Tamiya paints is the small line of colors. However, they can be custom mixed to achieve the color desired using the colors from their range of paints. At one time I found a online resource for the mix ratios for various popular colors, but I have lost it.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
At this point, my cockpit is already painted and I have no desire to go back and change it, but for future reference, I agree that #5 is the closest match to the photo color. Just goes to show how futile it can be to try and trust the paint manufacturer or model company.
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CDW got a reaction from mtaylor in Calypso by mtdoramike - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:45 Scale
She came out beautiful, Mike
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CDW got a reaction from hof00 in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Fuselage halves fit together very well. Very little cleanup will be required. That’s the way I like it. Particularly at this small scale, too much sanding will obliterate the fine recessed details and it’s a ton of work to restore it if lost.
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CDW got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Fuselage halves fit together very well. Very little cleanup will be required. That’s the way I like it. Particularly at this small scale, too much sanding will obliterate the fine recessed details and it’s a ton of work to restore it if lost.
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CDW got a reaction from lmagna in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Fuselage halves fit together very well. Very little cleanup will be required. That’s the way I like it. Particularly at this small scale, too much sanding will obliterate the fine recessed details and it’s a ton of work to restore it if lost.
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CDW got a reaction from Egilman in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Fuselage halves fit together very well. Very little cleanup will be required. That’s the way I like it. Particularly at this small scale, too much sanding will obliterate the fine recessed details and it’s a ton of work to restore it if lost.
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CDW got a reaction from Canute in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Thanks Ken. I will check it out and see.
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CDW got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
One of the benefits of doing an exercise as above...I now know that Mr Hobby Acrysion emerald green is a near match (and a viable substitute) for Mig Ammo turquoise green (Russian cockpit color). The Mr Hobby Acrysion line of paints are acrylic, but readily reducible using Mr Color 400 Levelling Thinner (lacquer). Like Tamiya acrylics, Mr Hobby Acrysion paints ARE NOT water-based acrylics, but instead a sort of hybrid acrylic that can readily be thinned with IPA or lacquer thinner. Mig Ammo acrylics are water based. Try thinning them with lacquer thinner and you will have a mess on your hands. IMHO, either Tamiya or preferably Mr Color paints thinned with Mr Color 400 Levelling Thinner give a superior finish. The downside with Tamiya paints is the small line of colors. However, they can be custom mixed to achieve the color desired using the colors from their range of paints. At one time I found a online resource for the mix ratios for various popular colors, but I have lost it.
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CDW got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
At this point, my cockpit is already painted and I have no desire to go back and change it, but for future reference, I agree that #5 is the closest match to the photo color. Just goes to show how futile it can be to try and trust the paint manufacturer or model company.
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