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Keith Black
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Keith, the reason for the question........... as the real Germania is up for grabs for a little over five mil, I thought, what would your 36th scale be worth in comparison. 5,000,000 divided by the 36 scale = 138,888.00 which sounds like a ton of money for a model but considering the quality and detail accuracy, is it? 138,888.00 divided by say 3,000 hours is 46.29 per hour and divided by 4,000 hours = 34.72 per hour. Is your work worth 34.00 to 46.00 per hour? I would think that's pretty close to going rate for a high end machinist in todays world and Mr Google agrees. Could you get 138,888.00? Is it worth that much? More's been paid for a heck of a lot less, Jackson Pollock comes to mind. -
David, may you heal quickly and completely. Hopefully your Mayflower build keeps you joyfully occupied.
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Keith, how many hours including research (roughly) do you think you have into the Germania thus far? 2,000??
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Fat chance of that happening, you have a captive audience. Keith, lovely work as always.
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Eric, I'm not greater at anything above you or anyone, I am the lesser cog on the big wheel. The only advantage I may have is experience. Your idea is not stupid, I've tucked it away in my 'experience bag' and will undoubtedly someday pull it out and use it, thank you.
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Mark, I think that would work as well as long as there wasn't any bow in the ply, in fact it might work better.
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Eric, good tip but how do you keep the cap rails the same height from stem to stern when sanding the cap rails individually? Maybe another way would be to span the two cap rails with a smooth 10 inch flat file and work back and forth while gently exerting force in the middle of the file. This way you don't have to worry about pitch and the two cap rails are the same. Of course this method would require the hull to be rock steady.
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What beautifully made hooks and that you were able to make working swivel hooks is incredible. Johann, your work is always the gold standard of ship modeling.
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New Member from waaaaay South of the Border
Keith Black replied to Smokeyr67's topic in New member Introductions
Shane, welcome to MSW. -
Mark, welcome to MSW,
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I see skirts and I don't think they're Scots. Pretty forward thinking for 1843. The male crew members will surely be impressed whether you are or not.
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#'s 17 and 18 are also great blades
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Steve, the hand that holds my X-Acto knife is almost 75 years old, can you beat that?
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Lynn, reading ahead makes for planning ahead and that's a very good thing. Keep at it.
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David, my best wishes for you. I'm almost 75 and feeling a sense of urgency to complete my model projects. Unfortunately, time is an unkind master for all of us.
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I have adopted another orphaned kit
Keith Black replied to mtdoramike's topic in RC Kits & Scratch building
Mike, both are 1:50 and the 401 has the winches. I searched everywhere and this is the only thing that even came close to the 476. -
I have adopted another orphaned kit
Keith Black replied to mtdoramike's topic in RC Kits & Scratch building
Mike, did you see this one? I checked my area Craigslist and Marketplace, nada. https://www.ebay.com/itm/383633084709?hash=item5952505125:g:cJEAAOSw~U1fDk8T -
Jesse, welcome to MSW, I look forward to seeing your work.
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Eric, I've just come across your Perry build. Please consider a 'thumbs up' for all post up till now. Nice clean work, I look forward following to the finish.
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Not to rotate on but to help keep it held in position after glueing. A pin is just insurance to help make sure it doesn't come loose.
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SkiBee/Lynn..........couldn't the rudder be cut short and sanded to fit as SkiBee did and then drill a smaller hole into the top of the rudder, glue in a pin matching the hole size with a piece of brass wire or a brass nail with the head cut off and then attach to the bottom of the hull after drilling a hole to accept the pin?
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Steve, welcome to MSW. I look forward to seeing whatever Vanguard model you choose in a build log.
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Melissa, welcome to MSW. I look forward to seeing your dory come to life in a build log. We have several female members and it's always a pleasure to welcome aboard a new female member. Women have innate abilities that make model building a natural, the most important being patience. It's a shame more women aren't drawn to the hobby. One of our members, Rob Wiederrich, builds his on scopes including grinding the mirrors. And yes, thank you for your service.
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Ryland, thank you. It's 1. not 10 divided by 16.....*see Keith dope slap his forehead. Poor Lynn, I bet I had her scratching her head wondering what the heck Keith's smoking.
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