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I was thinking the same thing. It is also interesting how pronounced the streaking is on the stern compared to the sides of the ship. I suppose it could just be lighting but the heavy streaking does not show up in the video either, some of which is pretty close up. -
According to the stuff I have looked up on the picture it is the Oil Tanker Kokuka Courageous and the hole was believed to have been caused by an Iranian Limpet mine.
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Hi Steve. Great progress, and I especially like the work on the awning workout area Oh how I wish There was way to get the right kind of figures from Preiser or Walther to recreate the workout. But the only figures I could find in adequate quantities of females not wearing dresses is a pack of nude women that you would have create the coveralls. For your ballast Might I suggest only using plastic bags of any kind ONLY for your initial ballast and trim testing. Then with your sewing skills make cloth pouches to hold the beads. Eventually any kind of Zip-Lock bag that you may use will come open when you don't want it to, either by ripping or by the seal failing. In addition moisture collects inside and if you are using steel pellets they will rust over time. Sown cloth of almost any kind is not only stronger but breaths so it can dry out between voyages. Just a suggestion, you are doing great. I wish my first scratch build had been as nice. By the way I am keeping your posts hidden from my wife. If she saw the dolls you make, she would either tell me I should do the same for her if I really loved her, or would want to marry you! We have a fairly large house that is pretty much filled with dolls in every room! I don't even want to hint at what some like the wax over porcelain or carved wooden dolls have cost! But I have never tried to make her one.
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It is certainly a hole. Not hard to see when you blow it up a bit. Plus there is the oil containment floats. Someone is going to be in trouble! Not exactly the Exxon Valdez but still not good.
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I have always had a fondness for Fletcher class destroyers. Your build really sounds interesting. Count me in, I'll be in the back row.
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All went OK for the most part. Still learning to walk slows matters down a little but other than that I did get influenced by a certain Dutchman I know and went out and did a stupid though. To save me the embarrassment I will email you the details. So do you have a name for the flotilla leader?
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I think you have truly accomplished a build to be proud of and it will be the leader of the pack next to it's brother's. It was great following your progress.
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You obviously didn't see my Perri the squirrel model. I built it and didn't paint it but went straight to the flocking. It ended up looking like the most moth eaten critter you ever saw! It was more like the Zombie squirrel from Hell!
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You are FAR more philosophical than I am Steve. It was ALWAYS my desire that my models floated red side down. In all my years in RC I only broke that rule twice. Once when I was rammed by a careless skipper running a boat three times the size of mine, and the other time when I tried to bring a six foot tanker I was towing at a good clip around with my 18" tug and my tow line snagged off to the side and over I went. I think the tanker weighed something like 200 pounds and did not take kindly to either slowing down or to turning! I recovered the models in both cases but I can say that it is not only the model that experiences the "Sinking feeling"! I think the only reason you made the Teddy was so that you could put it in the passenger seat and drive in the commute lane! (I am also pretty certain that your daughter commandeered it and would NEVER return it to you!)
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Quite an accomplishment taking best in show with a card model. You have plenty to be proud of Danny, I think we are all aware of how hard it is to achieve that high of quality with that medium.
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I have no idea what the American version of fantastic would be; tremendous, extraordinary, remarkable, great, terrific, striking, impressive, outstanding, phenomenal, monumental, overwhelming, marvelous, wonderful, sensational, magnificent, outstanding, superb, superlative, excellent, very good, first-rate, first-class, dazzling, out of this world, breathtaking, terrific, tremendous, fabulous, fab, mega, super, stellar, ace, magic, A1, cracking, cool, wicked, awesome, way-out, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, brill, smashing, bosting, topping, tip-top, top-notch, capital but whatever it is consider it applied.
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When I received my "Semi kit" I was shocked at what was missing and would have to be purchased elsewhere, but that even the plans would have to be bought on DVD and then have printed to scale. I would have felt a little less ripped off if the "kit" had included the plans and I had made the bulkheads and profile piece from scratch with wood provided. I think it would have also been a little less disingenuous if the advertisement for the "kit" would have had a little clearer description of what you were getting and not getting for "new" builders like myself. As it is I agree with Chuck and feel the supplied "parts" are pretty much useless and should either be eliminated, (With price adjusted) or corrected to raise the "kit" to something more than Box O Sticks status.
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Looking forward to what someone with true talent can do with this "kit". I bought it back when I was first looking for a Continental ship to build when I first wanted to start building ships again and was so disgusted withe what came in the mail that I boxed it up and labeled it as a bad purchase and put it on the shelf. How did you deal with the lack of plans? Did you already have a set or were you able to get them elsewhere?
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Glad you went this route Denis. It is going to look so much better than anything that could have been done with the plastic part.
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I knew that Denis but I think the Seagulls were not replaced until mid or late 1940 on the battleships at Pearl Even though they had pretty bright paintjobs they would still have has the red spot star on the wings. "The Curtiss SOC floatplanes show how colorful the aircraft could be. The red empennage identifies the plane as belonging to Observation Squadron One (VO-1B) assigned to Battleship Division One of the Battle Fleet. The white engine cowls and chevron on the top of the upper wing show they are the second section of the squadron which was based on board the Nevada (the second ship in the division). The first, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth sections were to be identified with the colors red,blue, black, green, and yellow. The ship's name is also applied to the rear of the fuselage. The colored band around the fuselage identifies the section leader, as does the fully painted engine cowl. Number two wingman has the top half of the cowl painted, while number three has the bottom half painted. The squadron number, type, and aircraft number are shown on the side of the fuselage, as is the squadron insignia. In the event a plane was forced down, the yellow top surface of the wing was an aid in locating the aircraft. Introduced in 1934, these SOC floatplanes served into the early days of World War II, and were the last combat biplanes in the Navy to serve with the fleet."
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It could be worse. Remember at one point a sub REALLY was painted that shade of pink! Even if it was only for a movie. All movie stars have to wear makeup. This time it was the USS. Balao SS-285 pretending to be the USS Sea Tiger. Quite a change for a sub with ten war patrols in WWII. She was not decommissioned until 1963. Quite a life.
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Another sign that my brain is rapidly fading away! It never occurred to me just how easy lighting would be in something like this. Might even make a fairly good photo booth depending on the size of the model and how discolored it gets from using it as a spray booth.
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I really like the product you posted Jack. I need to look at getting one. My only fear is that my dog will want to take it over as his house!
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You could always use Mountbatten or Plymouth pink! It came in various tones of pink and was used for both ships and aircraft in WWII. Or better yet remember the GATO sub in "Operation Petticoat".
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Yes Double yes. The only times my wife "Helps" with cleaning or moving my hobby stuff, it always seems to end up in a box being stored out-of-sight somewhere! It sometimes takes me months or even years to find it all again and get it out, just to have it re-boxed and stored all over again in a few months or weeks.
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If I am seeing the decal sheet properly, it looks like you have three sizes of 1941 stars and at least two sizes of letters. Should be able to come up with a workable solution out of that.
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AND perfected the flying car! But it took Universal to invent the flying/ time traveling steam train!
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Denis Go to page 2 on your link and you will see the full suit of sails, for the Connie and US including the studding sails. HiS is a fantastic company to deal with and can pretty much supply anything you may want. Wish he was here in the US. Shipping times can sometimes take a while, at least they seem to.
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