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lmagna reacted to Canute in G Class Destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC - from Tribal Class kit
Carl, I think you could classify this as a "beater". Nice job with the weathering/rust.
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lmagna reacted to Old Collingwood in G Class Destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC - from Tribal Class kit
Looking very nice carl, sure makes a difference to our builds when we start populating the decks with all sorts of stuff.
OC.
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lmagna reacted to CDW in IJN Mikasa by CDW - Wave Models - 1:200 scale - PLASTIC
Thanks for the kind comments. I should have mentioned, I also have the 1:200 USS Hornet to add to the mix.
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lmagna reacted to popeye the sailor in IJN Mikasa by CDW - Wave Models - 1:200 scale - PLASTIC
I didn't know you had this project in the works! you gotten off to a very nice start so far glad to see your continuing the build.......very interested in following along
BTW......my vote is for the Iowa.........I'm a sucker for a gorgeous battleship
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lmagna reacted to CDW in IJN Mikasa by CDW - Wave Models - 1:200 scale - PLASTIC
Thanks Jack. I'll try that next time.
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lmagna reacted to Jack12477 in IJN Mikasa by CDW - Wave Models - 1:200 scale - PLASTIC
CDW, try placing a single layer of Kleenex (brand or any similar brand) tissue over the built-in flash when you take the pictures. If one layer still is too bright then add another layer. The tissue will diffuse the light, make it softer and help keep from "washing out the color" in the extreme close-ups. You'll have to experiment with the number of layers of tissue until you get what you want. It's an old photographers trick.
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lmagna reacted to alde in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
It's great that your shipyard move is about done. I'm looking forward to seeing some progress and especially your carvings.
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lmagna reacted to mtaylor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Thanks for looking in and the likes. Been awhile since I've not been in the shipyard but moving the shipyard. Anyway, move is done, only thing left is the laser cutter to re-calibrate and find all my spacers for setting the focal length of the lens. Going to be a busy rest of the week and then hopefully shop time this weekend or maybe early next week.
Thanks for that reference Patrick. I have that book also. However, at the time of Licorne's capture, she had been rebuilt and no longer looked like she did originally, which was much like La Renommee. At the time of capture she was very similar to Belle Poule in style of the sterm. quarter galleries and bow but with differences. One of the differences is that Licorne, as captured, had the Arms of France. In many ways, her carvings were more like Le Venus (even her masting sizes were comparable).
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lmagna reacted to GuntherMT in Medway Longboat 1742 by Chuck - FINISHED - 1/2" scale
Looking great Chuck, but I have a question from last page when you were removing the frame centers. In one of the photographs it appears to me that there is visible CA glue spillage/seepage next to some of the frames on the inside of the planking. I then do not see it in the photograph where all the centers are removed.
If that truly is CA on the wood, how do you clean it up so well? My experience with CA on wood has been that it's nearly impossible for me to make the spot left on the wood disappear, but it appears that you have mastered that!
Thanks!
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lmagna reacted to Chuck in Medway Longboat 1742 by Chuck - FINISHED - 1/2" scale
There is very little CA seepage on the Longboat. Those photos of the frame removal are of the barge. Since that area was going to be covered by a lot of interior planking it didnt need much cleaning up. The longboat however is a different story. I just sand it off. But in fairness there is very little of it as I knew that there wasnt any interior planking. So I was extremely careful. What little was found is just sanded away. It isnt very thick and doesnt stain the wood at all.
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in USS Missouri by Koppalakki - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC - 1991 configuration with Pontos detail set
Can you use parts of the unused unit to enhance the closed veteran units?
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lmagna got a reaction from Piet in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
Super recovery, OC I think the new setup looks MUCH better than the old one, and should certainly be stronger!
I do think I missed out on something though, as Carl would say. Why did you make the canvas around the searchlights in three pieces rather than just one?
Again, it really is looking great.
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lmagna got a reaction from Piet in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
Great work OC
Looks like everything is coming together just right. In fact the funnel looks jut like you would expect on a ship in dry dock for extensive repairs!
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lmagna got a reaction from Piet in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
Sorry to hear that your brother problems are back and making things hard OC.
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lmagna got a reaction from Piet in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
Sorry that things went so badly OC
Do you think it would be easier to just copy the platform onto a piece of plastic and make an entirely new unit? If you have the plastic sheet and dowels already it would seem like it would easier and cleaner than scraping and sanding ETC.
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lmagna reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
Another update my good friends - both supports had set well, so I gave them both a coat of dark grey, then I trimmed the tops level with the tarps, then I turned my attention to the two 40inch searchlights, these are the two kit ones that were cleaned up abit , then they had their fronts fitted from pe parts, they were then painted inside uisng black, and the front frames carefully painted with light grey, then to finnish off the base and body was painted mid grey.
Then they were glued to the supports, so this completes the funnel details.
Next off will be the four boats with their pe details to go ontop of the boat deck.
OC.
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lmagna reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
Thank you kindly mate.
OC.
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lmagna reacted to alde in Using a moulding scraper tool?
I dug out my guitar but slotting files for the heck of it. My smallest is .010” and the largest is .056”. They should work just fine if the metal is softened first. Here are a couple of pictures. The cutting surface is on the edge.
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lmagna reacted to cog in G Class Destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC - from Tribal Class kit
Could do a bit of work today, messed up the deck, so I had to colourise it, now remains some white and black pastels to rub in, and it will blend in nicely with the rest of the deck. Added the ship's boats, the vickers platform, need to add another two carley floats to the stack and tie them down, torpedo tubes fitted, still the search light tower to make ... nearly there with the middle and aft deck ... getting somewhere now ... I see a finish somewhere very distant ...
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lmagna reacted to CDW in IJN Mikasa by CDW - Wave Models - 1:200 scale - PLASTIC
I am using black-gray for the hull color. I never use straight black. The flash on the camera lightens it up WAY more than it appears in person. This is more how it actually looks:
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lmagna reacted to yvesvidal in IJN Mikasa by CDW - Wave Models - 1:200 scale - PLASTIC
So you are going for the grey hull and superstructures as it is painted today.
Yves
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lmagna reacted to knightyo in IJN Mikasa by CDW - Wave Models - 1:200 scale - PLASTIC
Agreed. I'd love to see the Akagi.
Alan
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lmagna reacted to CDW in IJN Mikasa by CDW - Wave Models - 1:200 scale - PLASTIC
This is where I left off and where I begin, again. Gun port doors. Builder has the option of posing the doors either opened or closed. I'm going to have to carefully examine the locations of the several torpedo net booms that line each side of the ship so that installation of the doors (open doors in my case) don't interfere with the installation of the boom hanging hardware.
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lmagna got a reaction from mtaylor in Hello from therealangrysailor
Hi Jake, Welcome to MSW.
I don't have any information on kits of the Kidd, but her home port is about six blocks from my house and if you need pictures that can be taken from the bluff overlooking the dock I could do what I can with the equipment I own. All subject to when she is here of course.
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lmagna reacted to Dowmer in Medway Longboat 1742 by Chuck - FINISHED - 1/2" scale
Of course the wonderful cedar smell doesn't hurt either. 😀 It will perfume the whole room.
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