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Yeah I'm looking in Denis. It looks like I made a mistake. That color of blue was what I was going to paint my #1 Ford GT40 MKII driven by Ken Miles in 1966. The car that should have really won Le Mans. Now I will have to buy more! I already did the #2 car driven by Bruce Mclaren and I have The MKI Golf car that won in 1967 and again in 1968. I also have a 1967 MK4 but for some reason never got into that version as much. No just kidding. I still have the color I need for Ken Miles car. You did give me a scare though when you said you could not get it to spray through your airbrush! All of the one lot of paints I sent should be OK with spraying or brushing! The older paints that I added from my older stock I'm not so certain. It was good that you have so many airbrushes available. I still need to get one. Have you used the Testors A-320 yet? it looks like it might be a good set for someone just starting out with no compressor or brush. (Someone stupid like me. Want to sell it?). I like the way your car body turned out. I don't normally get that kind of gloss until I finish them off with Future floor shine after I apply the decals.
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Hi Steve I fell behind for a while and it is great to see that you are moving right along. Yes the bulwark supports would in all probability be spaced unequally to allow for the placement of bollards and cleats needed for tying up to docks and such. It is also nice to see you switch over to brass on your wing support columns. As you are building for the rigors of RC I would suggest that you use that kind of thinking at all times. It will become even more important when you get to the more delicate items of the ship like masts and such. Brass is your friend! I can sympathize with your porthole enjoyment issues. I am at last working in the 1/350 Titanic that I stupidly promised my wife a couple of years ago. At present time I have drilled out somewhere in the range of 800 portholes just in the hull, with a few more to go yet! Keep it up, it's looking good.
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Looking like you are making some nice progress Mike. Before you open the mast hole you may want to consider installing some backstays on the foremast first. If setting the standing rigging brings it into alignment then all is well. If not then just cut away the rigging, reset the mast and rerig. That way at very worst you are only out some rigging thread used for the backstays and forestays. Nice to see your progress again. She is looking great.
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That all by itself makes them perfect. Nice work Patrick.
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Thanks Ken This is very timely for me as I am just reaching the point that I will start needing to do some painting using methods and paints that are mostly new to me.
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Hi Jack Will your airbrush spray water or thinner just like it was paint? If not then like Mark says it could be blocked somehow. Or it could be that you have the needle adjustments wrong and need to open them up a little until you can get a good spray of water. Then you can try paint and adjust as required. As for the doors I am not certain what to say. If you have the door in a proper position and held down with a sharp instrument of some sort then take a small tip tool and apply the glue to an exposed edge and let the capillary action pull it in. Let that application set up and get solid while still holding the door. When that has set then you should be able to fully glue the door into place without it moving from the first position. I feel kind of stupid giving instructions on PE applications as I have yet to do it myself on my builds, (I am almost done drilling porthols though, and after over 800 I think I can speak with authority on doing that) all I can offer on your doors is how I would possibly do it. By all means ignore me and listen to ANYONE with ANY experience on getting your doors straight if they offer another way.
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I also have owned a number of "Common" cars over the years and for the most part did not pay that much for any of them. Never owned what could be called a big block muscle car like John and some of you others but as I get older getting there in one piece and reliably is more important than getting there fast................ Unless I need to use the restroom!
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I'm afraid that it is the modern Beamer version but with the upgraded John Cooper Works suspension and "S" size engine. It's not turbo charged but it doesn't really need to be. I can still be pushing 95+ MPH by the time I get to the top of a freeway onramp if I want, and with the high performance tires I have it can take any corner at more speed than should be allowed without much leaning, any tire squealing, or oversteer. Bumpy roads are not much fun though. No it can never be like the original Mini with the smaller wheels and much lighter body/frame. But it will have to do. It's all that's available in my price range these days. By the way mine is red and there is no way you can fit anyone who owns legs in the back seat! Denis Question, you said that you were thinking of making the wheels turning but with the broken drag link you didn't think you could do it. Were you thinking on having it turn with the steering wheel, or just the front suspension?
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You and me both! I wouldn't mind a 250 LM either! The MG was a fantastic car except that it was.................let me say "finicky". If it wasn't the carbs, it was the throw out bushing, (Other cars used a bearing!) and the electrical was a total nightmare! But I learned a lot that stood me good stead later, and it was possibly the most fun car I ever drove. Girls liked it as well. My present day Mini Cooper kind of reminds me of a tamed down, (and more reliable) version of it, (Well kind of). My wife doesn't like it much when I play Sterling Moss on the sweeping freeway on ramps or make 30mph right angle turns, but sometimes the kid has to come out when you have the car that can do it. You don't even want to get me on a motorcycle! No Mark THAT title goes to my very first car, a Renault Dauphine, even though I must admit I knew nothing about cars or how to fix them at the time.
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I will leave it alone Denis, you make it too easy! Back to the build log.
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Like Carl says you are getting better with your PE Jack. Recessed doors can be a bear to get to with the glue while holding them in place at the same time. Have you considered glueing them in place before assembling the superstructure? I suspect that after a few north Atlantic winter convoys the railings on the real ships didn't look much better. Between knocking ice off with sledge hammers and waves that sometimes crash over the entire vessel, I suspect the looks of the average Liberty ship was far from what we see on the preserved ships today.
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The car? Or the daughter inside? My "Wish I kept" was a 1957 MGTD. Not much of a hot rod by you big block guys standards, but a ball to drive in nice weather on twisty roads.... When it ran!
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I hit the like button KP but my heart still goes out to you. When everything is so small the LAST thing you want is to make things harder!
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I am almost without words in my amazement! Can you tell me how long it takes to build up a proper thickness and how can you tell before you take them out of the mold?
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She is well deserving of her place of honor David. Enjoy your vacation and don't forget to take pictures for those of us who are a bit more restricted in our travels.
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Valeriy Most of us more normal people can only wish to have one masterpiece in their lifetime. It is clear that we are seeing at least two in the making! You have every right to be very proud of both of them. You clearly have incredible talent!
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Nice work Jack I agree with Ken though, I think your ship has been passing under a few low bridges.
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That should keep you off the streets and out of trouble for a while. Just tell the wife that you need to start it so your brother doesn't get upset that you are not building it. That way you can send him progress reports and maybe he will stay in touch a little better in the coming year. Win win all the way around. (Good luck with that argument)
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Not spoiling anything if you want to build her as she was in 1963. That was the same problem Jack ran into with his build of the Sullivans. The model he had did not match the ship he could go see. There is a ton of pictures and written info on the Belfast though, You could probably get everything you need without leaving the comfort of your favorite armchair. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Profile-Warship-WWII-Royal-Navy-HMS-Belfast-Heavy-Cruiser-Design-Detail-RARE/233074907903?hash=item364458daff:g:xO4AAOSw~atcKUki:rk:65:pf:0
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The only problem with that is that just like many of the ships on display here in the US and elsewhere in the world the ship you see today has very little in common to the ship of the late 30s and early forties.
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I know what you built is British, it was Ken that posted the picture of the American 1.1" quads that happen to be the same as the guns used on the Houston. I haven't started my build logs only because there is so little to see. I have started on the Titanic but at this point all I have to show is a little over 300 little pinholes in the hull with over 400 more to go! Posting pictures now would be about as exciting as watching grass grow. Also I am working at getting my work area back and finding all of the stuff I had to get out of sight for the holidays! In the meantime I will continue to try and learn from you other guys in hopes that I can use your builds to further my knowledge for my time under the magnifying glass. I agree with OC in that the Belfast might be right up your alley for subject consideration. I believe she was one of the last "treaty" light cruisers built before WWII.
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Nice work. I don't know how the original pieces from the kit would have turned out but your scratch built ones are great.
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Too bad you never got to go on board Jack. There is nothing like having been on the real ship to spark interest, and clear up details. Possibly you could find something like this: https://www.ebay.com/i/202045534816?chn=ps to base the nose art on. Or possibly enlist Denis's help using a picture of the real art. It seems like he has the art of making decals on his printer down pretty well. Another option would be to copy and reduce the picture you already have and print it out in reduced size and just glue the cut out print in the proper place. Like you say is will be pretty small. As for Sunny, don't underestimate my ability with dogs. I worked K-9 for a bunch of years before my dog retired and I learned that I get along and understand dogs better than I do people! I can not only get all the Dungeness crab she can handle and maybe throw in a nice steak with a giant bone in for good measure! It drives my wife kind of nuts. We have a new Shih Tzu pup that to be honest is kind of her dog. But he minds me pretty much instantly and most of the time ignores her unless it is walk time or food time!
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You are a braver man than I Greg. The structure above the crows nest looks really fragile. I think I would be tempted to leave it until after the superstructure was finished! But then you have been through this a few times before and there is no question you know what you are doing. It looks like you had to drill for the hand rails around the stack. How do you measure for the spacing around the curved surface?
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