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  1.    bdgiantman2 reacted to a post in a topic: Albatros by Dr PR - FINISHED - Mantua - Scale 1:48 - Revenue Cutter kitbash about 1815
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  11. Jsk
    Very interesting vessel. I'll bet you've got a USS Vesuvius in the works, too.
  12.    Jsk reacted to a post in a topic: Albatros by Dr PR - FINISHED - Mantua - Scale 1:48 - Revenue Cutter kitbash about 1815
  13. Jsk
    Wings3d (www.wings3d.com). My 'Go To' modeling application. Many years ago I started out making models for the old Virtual Sailor simulator. So, they were necessarily low poly. The simulator is pretty much defunct at this point so a few years ago I had a go at converting my models into driveable/sailable ships for the open source flight simulator FlightGear (or 'FloatGear' in my case!). I was progressing fairly well when life interrupted and I drifted back towards other hobbies. Still, I had some success in getting the Olympia, skipjack Kathryn and my Statenjacht models into FGFS. I could never quite wrap my head around the physics needed to make them perform as they should but they weren't too bad for people unfamiliar with the real thing. I keep telling myself that someday I'll return to FloatGear because the world DOES need a decent open source sail simulator.
  14.    Jsk reacted to a post in a topic: Mitsubishi A6M5a Rei-sen by ccoyle - Halinski/Kartonowy Arsenal - 1/33 - CARD - Allied code name "Zeke"
  15. Jsk
    Congratulations on getting the Albatros launched and fitted out. Your last post makes it sound like a series of unfortunate events but this has been one of the most educational logs I've read. You've shown that what started out long ago as a rather mediocre model can be turned into a work of art and an educational tool. Now you need to list all the things you did right! A much longer list, I bet!
  16. Jsk
    The drummer is looking really good. I'm not so sure about Athena, though. I like the owl (wasn't it named Buboe or something like that?). The rest of the sculpted details look a little soft and undefined.
  17. Jsk
    I'm right there with you on the Brooklyn. Love the tumblehome and three stacks!
  18. Jsk
    He is looking good! Unseemly seams seem to be the bane of figure painters.
  19.    Jsk reacted to a post in a topic: Oryol 1902 by GrandpaPhil - Orel - 1/200 - CARD - Russian Battleship
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    It's been a busy couple of months. The Admiral and I are intending to retire in October. We purchased a house in a neighboring state and we've been spending weekends there getting ready to renovate the kitchen and baths and paint the rest of the interior. Never thought I'd have a 'weekend house'! Co-workers are calling it my beach house but the ocean is still an hour away. They have an exaggerated view of beaches! Still getting small things done on the Baltimore, though. I had more detailed boats printed up. They've been assembled and painted. I've attached the anchors and associated gear and the flags. Made the ratlines but not yet attached them. In fact, today I added eye-bolts to the funnel stacks and deck and will probably get the guy-wires put in this week. After that I think the only bits left are permanently stepping the masts and rigging them, making the guard rails over the hatches, and finally gluing on the boats and finishing the davits.
  21. Jsk
    What, are you psychically aligned with Kathryn? Did she cry out to you in anguish as i binned the model just this morning as I attempt to clear my man-cave for an upcoming move. 😉 No, not finished. I decided I needed more hands-on experience before scratch building. I pull up the computer files every now and then and make a tweak here and there but I think I have several more kits enticing me more. For now....
  22. Jsk
    Yeah, I've never had a good experience with the little tubes of CA. It wasn't until I acquired a bottle of Gorilla Glue that I found CA to be a reliable option. I also found that the Gorilla smelled less than other brands. I acquired the two bottles of 'GH1200' glue over a year ago because they were much cheaper than Gorilla and they're still going strong. I also discovered that the thin glue had a much stronger odor than the thick. When using the gel I typically put a glob on a piece of aluminum foil and use a toothpick to apply it. For the thin, I do use one of the thin micro nozzles that can be slipped over the bottle's tip. That also cuts down on the odor. Nevertheless, the older the glue, the longer the drying time.
  23. Jsk
    Phewwwh! The railings were quite the ordeal! The glued & painted thread railings worked OK for straight or gently curved sections. But I simply could not get it to form tighter curves such as those around the search light platforms. So I tried @GrandpaPhil's method of cutting the railings out of card. Nope! Not for me--my hand-eye coordination won't let me go there. So what I ended up doing for the bridge was cutting 28 gauge wire into approx 5/16th inch lengths to use as the posts. I then drilled holes along the perimeter of the bridge and glued them in. I then stiffened some thread by coating it with PVA and letting it hang straight with a weight on the end until the glue was dry. Then I could wrap the stiffened thread around the posts to form the railings and glue it in place. There were a couple sections where I had to glue in individual lengths of railing but they were few. Not horrible. I do like the look of the shorter rails than the kit calls for, though. Looking at photos makes me think the railings changed fairly frequently on the Baltimore. Sometimes they seemed taller in order to rig awnings, other times they look shorter. Maybe there was some sort of 'modular' system that allowed the rigging of awnings? Anyway... glad that's done. I'm really getting down to the small details now.
  24.    Jsk reacted to a post in a topic: Oryol 1902 by GrandpaPhil - Orel - 1/200 - CARD - Russian Battleship
  25. Jsk
    Really looking good, Phil. Your paper railings came out much better than mine. I had to revert back to the thread technique.
  26. Jsk
    Sounds like between you and me we've got one good pair of usable eyes. Just need to take turns, I suppose! I find the lack of depth perception the most annoying for small scale work.
  27.    Jsk reacted to a post in a topic: Slavic Longship by Jsk – FINISHED - Falkonet – 1:72
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  29. Jsk
    That is a sweet little brig, Linus. I've not seen anyone else putting crew figures aboard these models. Certainly helps bring them alive. I could never quite accept the Warlord Games sails, though. I ended up making my own painted paper sails. The WG ones just seemed too green to me. Didn't look right. But... for a gaming model and from a distance... who would know the difference!
  30. Jsk
    Well, sometimes. I'm always sensitive to posts regarding failing eyesight. I lost use of my right eye more than 30 years ago and suffer from a whole swarm of permanent floaters in the left. Many age-related vision issues (though not all) can be treated: near- and far-sightedness and astigmatism with glasses or surgery; cataracts with what is today fairly simple surgery. Macular degeneration is more serious but if caught early it can be arrested. If you've not visited a vision specialist, you should. Don't simply accept that your vision will decrease with age. Many people do and won't seek medical advice. Foolish pride says this half-blind man. You do adapt to low vision. I'd pretty much given up hobby work until about 10 years ago when I discovered that good lighting, magnifying visors and patience can overcome many vision issues. Granted, I'm not as good at small details as I used to be but planning and patience are the most important. You will lose small parts. Have a good number of spares handy. Take frequent breaks. Whenever your eyes are tired or you feel frustrated, find something else to do. Even during long stints of working, focus on things at different ranges every couple of minutes. Well... I'll step down off my soap box now.
  31.    Jsk reacted to a post in a topic: Sadly giving up on Erycina build
  32. Jsk
    She's really looking nice. My own experiments with making railings out of thread were not entirely successful. Seems to work OK for straight sections and gentle curves but they're really hard to form around tighter curves. I've giving your method a try now. Fingers crossed!

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