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  1. lmagna
    I did some Googling as well and pretty much came up with nothing on the kit. Plenty on the ship but no joy on the model. You may have to find a good friend in Russia that is willing to risk the Gulag to sneak one out to you. Good luck.
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    Great progress Al Good to see you are looking ahead, at this rate you will be planking by tomorrow and rigging by Friday! You still may not be able to keep up with Denis though.
  3. lmagna
    Your work so far looks great Ken I am no expert on planking as I have never done it before but I am working with the same hull/kit in my build and it is clear even to me it is not an easy shape to plank. I hope when I get to that point I can do as well.
  4. lmagna
    When ever you use a clove hitch on a post or stanchion like you are all you need to do is make the first loop tight between the two posts and then while holding that loop against the post throw the second loop over the top and pull it tight. Just for future reference as I agree with your choice of going with JerseyCity Frankie's suggestion of simply gluing the line in place. This is a pretty small scale after all. In real life these spaces are probably filled with netting but again, this is a VERY small scale and finding a suitable net size might be almost impossible. Great looking work by the way.
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    Glad to see you are finally in the game representing the western hemisphere Denis. Now all you need is the PE. Is that a P-47 build I see you sneaking in in the background of picture #1? I guess you needed something to keep you busy in your spare time.
  6. lmagna
    Hi Piet There is nothing wrong with your smoke before or now. Only you have the real life view to tell what medium you like the best. Just to confuse the issue even more though I thought I might bring up the possibility of using #0000 Steel wool. To be honest I have no idea if the strands are finer than what you have already used or not but at least you would not need to add painting. Just trying to stir the pot, you are doing fantastic work, and unknown to you are giving me a bunch of information and ideas for the 1/350th Titanic I need to build for my wife, I'll go back to my corner now.
  7. lmagna
    Possibly if it turns out that this model is not available to you that you can obtain the plans. If that is possible then it can be built. Don't let the idea of scratch building scare you away. In some ways it can be easier than building a kit. I know what it is like to be stuck on wanting to build one particular vessel rather than a type or generic ship and the sources are just not available. I think your persistence will pay off in the long run and you will find a way.
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    Hi Antionio You can give this a try.
  9. lmagna
    Hello Pontus It looks like you might be right but at the very least you should contact them directly, https://www.deagoshop.ru/ru/contact/ and ask them if they can deliver to you as well. It looks like it may be a subscription and is delivered over a number of months.
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    Hi Mark So is this a modified MS keel or did you make a new one to your own design on the Death Star? I somehow think it is the latter as it looks much nicer somehow than the MS kits I have.
  11. lmagna
    On the description page it refers to the ship as the 'Crown'
  12. lmagna
    The reason I asked was that most ships used in escort duty in WWII ended up with Massive racks of depth charges on the stern and little else. Mine sweeping was not often considered as part of their job and they didn't bother carrying equipment for it. In WWI it was different in that there were so many mines places all over the Atlantic ocean that you almost couldn't get anywhere without running into a mine field that had been planted by one side or another. It would be interesting to see if pictures taken in the mid war or late war supported this or not.
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    RGL That stern is possibly the busiest section of deck I have ever seen in any ship, let alone one this small, (In real life) Compared with an American 310' Four stacker it is standing room only. I can't see that it was a happy place in anything but perfect weather! Did they retain the dual role of mine sweeping and depth charges into the war?
  14. lmagna
    When I was in my airplane stage full time they had not even invented PE yet! I mostly liked the Monogram plane selections. I had to learn how to do all my instrumentation by hand! The only aircraft kit I have presently that fits the PE/resin criteria is the Sword Sikorski JRS-1 I have a single sheet of PE and a blister pack of resin parts from CMK. Mostly interior parts that will never be seen when the plane is built. It is part of my Pan Am Clipper/ flying boat era of interest. The others are the Boeing 314 and Martin P6M SeaMaster without PE.
  15. lmagna
    Carl And RGL You guys make it sound like you go out and buy PE sets and then go looking for a model to fit!
  16. lmagna
    Hi Denis You need to remember that this model was sold as just that, a mantle boat. It appears that that is what this company makes. With what you have done, and are doing is creating a MUCH more realistic model than would have ever been possible straight out of the kit.
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    Piet I must say that a $30,000 + month in extras is a little more than just extracurricular activities! Good luck on the cars. I was just mentioning the idea of cotton to you. I did not know if it would be better or not. What you have done already is pretty impressive to me.
  18. lmagna
    Quite the picture and obviously a happy time. Congratulations for 45 years. I don't even think I even have a picture that old! Do you still have the plane too?
  19. lmagna
    Been there, done that............. more than once! I never learned. At least when you got there the carriages were in stock as well so you at least got what you went there for in the first place as well as the extra kit. Makes it a little easier to justify.
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    Piet I think the water is FANTASTIC from all views. Job well done in my opinion. The smoke from the stacks and guns as you have already stated looks a little grainy and dense in your close up shots but you have said that you have already thinned that out some since you took the pictures. It will be interesting to see how the new version turned out. Did you consider or try using cotton balls or pads for the smoke? I have no idea if it would look better just throwing it out there as a question. Can't wait until the next pictures.
  21. lmagna
    Hi Mark With four of five restarts I'm not certain that hitting the 'like' button is a good thing or not. No way to tell for certain without pictures of course, but I suspect your do overs are probably better than my finished parts!. Can't wait to see the results of what is finally "Good enough."
  22. lmagna
    That would require someone who was passing gas as well!
  23. lmagna
    I've built a few like that!
  24. lmagna
    Do you think if we snore in unison????
  25. lmagna
    I have used the UV cure glue for my kids plastic glasses frame. They broke on the frame that goes around the lens It only took a small amount making for an almost invisible repair and held fine for the rest of the year until he got new glasses. It is the ONLY kind of glue that I have found that works on that kind of plastic for some reason. Kind of expensive but in most cases you use very little at a time.

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