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  1.    popeye the sailor reacted to a post in a topic: USS United States by gvaughn1 - Revell - 1/96 Scale - PLASTIC - my first true model ship!
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    I'm going to wait on finishing the hull for a day or two because I ran out of masking tape. It should be arriving in the mail in a day or two. In the meanwhile, I think I'll put together the inboard cannons (all 32 of them): But then a question came up in my mind: Why should I bother to do any kind of detailed work on these cannons when they'll be down below on the gun deck and almost totally obscured? Won't the only visible part be the tip of the cannon sticking out of the gun holes? They'll be covered by the main deck. Is there any reason I should do more than just gluing them, slapping a super quick coat of paint, and maybe just doing some decent dry brush work on the tips of the cannons? Any advice welcome! PS: I also like to keep my sprues together vertically so I can sift through them easily: Thanks, George
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    Denis - that build looks GREAT! Very inspiring to see completed builds like that. I've seen great builds both with and without sails. I haven't decided whether to use the pre-formed plastic sails or go without sails. Are there any advantages to either approach? Or just comes down to personal preference? Good for you with the wood decking on the 2nd go-around at the Constitution. That sounds like a good challenge. I'm hoping the 3-piece decks don't give me too many problems - but keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks for the encouraging words and for the advice on building this kit. George
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    Thanks Brian! I still don't know where I'll display it when it's done.
  12.    gvaughn1 reacted to a post in a topic: USS United States by gvaughn1 - Revell - 1/96 Scale - PLASTIC - my first true model ship!
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  16. gvaughn1
    My first step was tackling the hull halves. My steps were: Get at the flashing with my Xacto knife Sand down the rough spots Glue the two halves together with Zap-a-Gap, aided by tons of wooden clothes pins and clamps Fill in the seams with my favorite two-part putty: Aves Apoxie Sculpt Sand it vigorously Prime it with black spray primer Tape it at the water line with Tamiya 6mm masking tape Spray the coppered part of the hull with Krylon Metallic Copper spray paint Here it is so far: Next up will be getting the upper part of the hull painted. Gotta figure out the right colors. Tools of the trade:
  17. gvaughn1
    Hi everyone - as I mentioned in my "New Member Introduction" post, this is my first time truly building a model ship. I normally build figure kits, sci-fi, fantasy, super heroes, dinosaurs, monsters, etc. And my only experience with rigging was the Wright Brothers' model plane. But I was at a garage sale and picked this kit up for an amazing $5! And it was 100% complete. I felt like a thief. But I took it home. So here is my build log. I'm super excited to be embarking on this voyage but slightly intimidated by the rigging. Note: As this is my first kit, I will likely build it pretty much out-of-the-box without a lot of modifications. (Unless I get inspired to do some customizing). I hope to gain a lot of wisdom from this community during this process. Anyway, here is the kit in these photos. Thanks, George

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