Keith Black

Wow Chris, that looks really nice.

Those vent slots look spiffy, Glen. Everything is looking very nice.

Impressive work, Keith.

Robert, firstly, condolences to you and your family for the passing of your father. Secondly, welcome to MSW. Hopefully you find someone to repair and finish your dad's USS Constitution. He did fine work and it's a grand thing that you want to hang on to it. My best wishes to you and yours.

George, I work at 1:120 and have ordered 1:125 naval figures from Shapeways, they're a good company. They make a 18th century cannon in 1:125, 0.096" (1:144, 0.083") this is .013 inches greater than your 144. They're a bit spendy and the size isn't quite right but it's the closest I could come up with. https://www.shapeways.com/product/B4G38YSST/18th-century-6-cannon-naval-carriage-1-125?optionId=300722641&li=marketplace Drawing I found while looking about, didn't know if you had it.

George, you do such a wonderful job on the other bits and pieces I'm surprised you don't turn your own barrels. I don't have have a lathe so I use my drill for turning. It's pretty simple and works well with small bits like barrels and such.

Welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.

Oh, I forgot, you always do microsurgery going in through the vein.

She looks good thus far but she's gonna be a tight fit once the wheels and stacks are in place. You need to order one of those bottle neck stretchers from Amazon.

Glen, without a size comparison the hull looks huge. I'm thinking, no way is that gonna fit down inside a bottle.

The build is going well, Bob. Great progress.

I like it, I like it a lot.

Check 'Facebook Marketplace' for display cases in your area. I was surprised at the variations and numbers available when I was searching for a display case a couple of years ago.

Eberhard, I laughed at your comment because it's all too true. All one can do is laugh at our frailties.

I can't use a OptiVisor but I've really been needing something to help me ole eyes so a few days ago I purchased these cheap 6X glasses from Amazon. Work distance from my face is about eight inches, I like them a lot. They also make a 10X version and in a couple of years I'll be getting those. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CFWSN6P?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Chuck, welcome back. Ditto what Mark said.

With your firsthand experience this should be an excellent model, I look forward to following the journey.

Thank you, Pat I couldn't rest without correcting those horrible photos in my previous post not that these are all that great. My camera stinks when it comes to taking nighttime photos. I'll make sure I don't take anymore at night. Thanks for putting up with me.

Parked in the front row......... Glen, what a great SIB project. Not nearly enough builds come from the transitional period so i'm delighted to follow along.

Thank you to all for the likes and for following along. I have painted three of the Shapeways figures but they have not been sealed. The jury is out on these guys, I'll seal them and we'll see. I think there is a much better way of painting these than the way I did for these three. I painted every detail leaving the white for last. The white is the trickiest part of the process, if they were sealed before applying the white and the white didn't go on as wanted, I could remove a portion or all without messing with the paint underneath the sealer. The way I did it here I had to touchup the blue uniform and maybe the face, yada yada. Sealing and then adding the white has got to be better. My apologies for the following two photos. I was in a hurry and it's late, I promise I'll do better with the next photos. Taken with my lighting array, Taken with flash. The shadows make that middle figure look like he's been going through the chow line twice. I need to get the figures off the paper and posed midair because taken in this manner ya can't see diddly. Again, thank you to all.

Gary, welcome to MSW. Hope the Dory goes well. Glad to have you aboard.

Thank you to all for the likes and for following along. Thank you, Eberhard. Below are the 6X glasses I ordered from Amazon... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CFWSN6P?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Working distance is 8 inches away from your face, beyond that objects start to blur. I'm amazed they arrived okay. They were shipped in a thin plastic shipping envelope , no bubble wrap or cardboard around the glasses. I expected to take out a broken mess but not so, they were in perfect condition. The first time I wore them was for two, thirty minute stretches with a 30 minute break between the two and my eyes were okay. The second time I wore them for a couple of hours straight but it felt like my eyes struggled a bit to adjust back to normal afterward. But I really really need them because of two recent purchases from Shapeways, see below. https://www.shapeways.com/product/C9PG8J4AN/1-125-royal-navy-seamen-set-104?optionId=301259378&li=ostatus https://www.shapeways.com/product/F3B3ZE7AY/1-125-royal-navy-seamen-set103?optionId=301259186&li=ostatus These Royal Navy figures, in this size, (these figures measure 0.56 inches) are the closest to the latter 19th century US Navy figures I've be able to locate. The biggest drawbacks are, the Shapeways figure's trousers are bloused at the boot tops, US Navy, a slight bellbottom trouser goes all the way down to the shoe tops. Royal Navy caps, oval shaped, US Navy, round caps. Less use of white on the US Navy uniform that that of the Royal Navy. The figures being so small, once painted, I think it will be hard to see the differences. Of course I'll be painting them to resemble the US Navy uniform as close as possible. This is my first experience with 3D printed parts. Is it best to seal first with varnish/polyurethane or paint with acrylic paint then seal? After testing painting three figures, I think the quickest and easiest way to paint these is the uniform first then the head/face, hands, and boots. And the journey continues......

Oh, absolutely!

The new tow knees are a great, Eric.

Micha, if I were you, I'd try to fix Roar 1.0 for the learning experience with no expectations of being successful. That way there's no pressure to be successful. Trying to fix 1.0 will pay dividends down stream because you'll have experience knowing what you can do to correct a fault and what you can't do. How to fix is the burning question. Knowing that 1.0 maybe a total loss, you might try soaking the lot in Acetone. Acetone drys very quickly so I don't think it will damage the wood? If the planks do in fact separate you may have a lot of sanding to do. At this point I'd say, nothing ventured, nothing gained.