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In some of the pictures it is a little hard to tell why there are so many crewmen visible. #1 looks like they may be re spotting the aircraft forward to allow landing of aircraft. Not certain what is happening with the Avenger as it looks like he missed his approach but I cannot tell if his tail hook is down or not. #2 is obviously a Pollywog party for crossing the equator and the majority of the crew would probably be on deck. #4 is repairs or ship to ship transfer of large items and large work parties would be needed. #s 3,5,6 are interesting because they show the overhead that you are building. It would be great if they were larger so more detail could be seen. -
Well 900 might run the bill up a little but there is still a few affordable options out there if you don't mind running a little short handed. You could use the less detailed PE ones in the more hidden areas. https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=1%2F350+crewmen&_ssn=northstar_models&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.X1%2F350+figures.TRS0&_nkw=1%2F350+figures&_sacat=0 http://www.hobbylinc.com/tamiya-sailors-ship-crew-set-144-plastic-model-military-figure-kit-1:350-scale-12622?source=froogle&gclid=CjwKCAiAws7uBRAkEiwAMlbZjhjfeeeTzsF-pcmoU4ozA-4_SygR3A5yasF14XxtomepD01zGV10yxoCxuUQAvD_BwE https://www.megahobby.com/products/naval-figures-for-all-nations-100pc-1-350-white-ensign-models.html I would think that with the open bow and stern of the American WWII carriers that these areas would be the most visible areas of your super detailing.
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Hi Greg So the under support of the flight deck was a mixture of I beam, (Your Plastistrut) and lighter perforated beam, (The PE in your build). Or is it just that your supplied aftermarket didn't have enough beams? It is beginning to look like there will be more to see by looking through the hanger bay doors than will be visible from outside. Have you ordered your 900 crewmen yet?
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I'm pretty sure Ken is referring to track ballast, in other words rock. Ought to look pretty good if you can find it fine enough.
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This build is progressing rapidly and looking very nice. I am enjoying the build keep up the good work.
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Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops of the Royal Navy
lmagna replied to molasses's topic in Nautical/Naval History
You could get this copy instead. https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30080716358&searchurl=kn%3DModelling%2BThe%2BBrig-of-War%2B%22Irene%22%2BA%2BHandbook%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BBuilding%2Bof%2BHistorical%2BShip-Models%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1 While you don't save much money you do get the fold out set plans. These plans are full modeling size plans and are well done without the staple in the middle. -
It will be interesting to see what the hull looks like when you get done with the sanding Mark. It almost looks like you will be able to skip the first planking and go directly to the second!
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Sounds like my "Filing" system for models and "Stuff." It is not numerical or alphabetical it is somewhat more like Archival. The longer ago it was "filed" the deeper in the stack it is.
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You must be joking me Jack! Micro-Mark selling an affordable tool? How can that be possible? There must be a catch somewhere.
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Winnebago project by philo426
lmagna replied to Lucius Molchany's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
One of my favorite materials for metal surfaces was this stuff: https://www.ebay.com/i/152797616457?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=152797616457&targetid=483851281893&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9060507&poi=&campaignid=8085362828&mkgroupid=83728992216&rlsatarget=pla-483851281893&abcId=1139446&merchantid=118859769&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtrnuBRDXARIsABiN-7A4yV2RKZYxQaCarfOJ287towSkXhFBv7j8Ey-bTA-WH7C-RXyDEFIaAo-3EALw_wcB Back then I could, and did get it for free, or practically free, depending on who and when. Now days I guess they cost a little more, especially if you get them on eBay. You could contact your local printing people, Places where they still do offset printing AND use the metal plates. I suspect they would be MUCH less expensive and even possibly free. They go a long way and are paper thin so are easy to work with as well. Not really applicable in this incidence but they are also fabulous for creating battle damaged panels as well they rip bend and tear quite convincingly, and being aluminum even have the same color under the paint as the real thing. I have not used it in years but I still have a box of them, what I consider a lifetime supply just in case. -
At last, a tool that I actually have! I only have one rather than the four you have but I have several grades of paper and like you say it is easy to change them. Thanks
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Thanks and keep them coming Jim. I seldom do anything other than mark the like box as constantly saying "fantastic" does not seem to fill the bill after a while. But I NEVER get tired of clicking on the entry and seeing what you have created to show us this time. Your efforts always seem to please
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Good to see you moving along on this again Jack. I do have a question though. In your photos it looks like you have made some progress on the external hull as well as the interior. How are you sanding down the thickness of the individual strakes without affecting the next strake in line?
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That would be a fantastic add on with your skills. It would be hard to believe that any military train like this one would ever leave the station without one. They make a high sided car as well that I think would be fairly easy to convert into a command or birthing car for the troops.. The nice thing is that the other cars could be added at leisure after the two present cars are done. But like Denis says, it could end up getting quite long.
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Simple matter. Just tell him that if he does not return to his station you will court martial him. Dereliction of duty under combat conditions can carry the death sentence. Can you open the bomb bay doors and get him out that way? They should be relatively easy to re-install.
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Winnebago project by philo426
lmagna replied to Lucius Molchany's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Like you I have always done my own work. Cars, house, yard and pretty much everything else. But in the last few years things have changed drastically and I am no longer trying to fool myself. It is one thing KNOWING how to do it, and being ABLE to do it. Plus I wasn't smart like you and instead of a relatively modern single story ranch style I had to buy a 2500 square foot six bedroom two + story 120 year old Victorian house. Under the already existent paint it is made of Cedar, a common building wood here in the NW a hundred years ago. I will need to either sand or pressure wash, then prime, then paint. As all this is going to cost a fortune it had better last! I don't want to have to EVER do it again! Dumb question time. You already stated that you are going to start the gun car soon and will have the three cars of the model kits. Do you have any intent on adding another car or two such as a command car, AA car, ammo car, (I know that is more than one or two) Are there any "G" scale cars that would match this build?
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I was thinking much the same thing when you posted this build. All I could find was this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Special-Hobby-1-72-NIB-kit-72015-Lockheed-Electra-model-10-resin-parts/223741561060?hash=item34180948e4:g:KFMAAOSw8Sddxhc5 I decided that $50 was just a little rich for me. At least for this plane. If it was a plane that I was really wanting to jump on it would be a different matter, but in this case it was just your build that even drew me to the model in the first place.
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You have my sympathies Craig. I was doing a couple of "Getting ready for winter" things the other day and I suspect I will be doing the same in a year or two. Except in my case my wife says she wants to change the color of the house! So you get here at last Ken. Where were you when all of us needed your loco knowledge?
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Then I suppose you won't be taking it.
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The plastic parts look to be about the same as the parts I received in my Billings St. Canute model about 200 years ago........... (Well at least 25-30 years ago). Although plastic instead of cast metal I found their quality considerably higher. The vacuform workboat is a whole other matter. I don't know if there is an alternative available but you may want to look into replacing it with something nicer. But then I am not a real fan of Vacuform much of anything so I may be biased.
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According to many accounts of US boats this was also an issue sometimes when they were forced to run with the hatch closed. Doesn't take long for diesel engines to suck a boat dry of air. It would not be all that common for an air attack to occur in weather where you were running with the hatch closed but unsecured. That kind of attack would almost always be in mostly clear weather. In fact clear weather and daylight.
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It is your thread Craig and to be honest I am impressed. You say you don't know much about locomotives yet you knew what they were. I had the same question as Roger a few days ago and was too embarrassed to ask so spent all too much time determining #1, what they were called, and #2 what they did. That was why I was so quick in replying to his question. I was like a kid in class who just learned something new and was able to raise his hand and show off a little! I originally thought they might be some kind of armor plating used to protect part of the boiler! But then on closer inspection of your model it appeared that they were made of wood and the search began.
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I am not certain on the Museum Of Flight in Seattle, but up here in Everett at the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum I think arrangements can be made on some of their planes, or at least when Paul Allen was alive there were some options. Not totally certain now. Unlike down in Seattle almost all of the aircraft here in Everett are flyable, and even if you can't get on board they are certainly worth looking at and if you choose the right days, watch fly. Another bonus is that about a mile away on the other end of the field, there is the Boeing restoration facility where you can go to see a number of aircraft being restored and many more that are just parked waiting their turn. The field is about four miles from my house and again, many of the flights take place over my house. There is nothing like hearing a P 51 Mustang or DH Mosquito, (My favorite) with their RR Merlin engines or the roar of a B-25 or B-17 with huge radial engines flying over at a couple of thousand feet or less! https://flyingheritage.org/
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Air deflectors. They cause the smoke from the stack to raise free of the engine and allow the engineer a clearer field of view. (I had to look it up as well.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_deflectors
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