Supplies of the Ship Modeler's Handbook are running out. Get your copy NOW before they are gone! Click on photo to order.
×
lmagna
-
Posts
5,885 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Reputation Activity
-
lmagna reacted to Koppalakki in USS Missouri by Koppalakki - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC - 1991 configuration with Pontos detail set
And a llittle bit more!
Middle tomahawk part primed. Rest of the details will be added after painting.
And finished the aft funnel!
-
lmagna reacted to druxey in Using a moulding scraper tool?
Brass does work - for a short time. Much better to use tempered hacksaw blade pieces. They last.
-
lmagna got a reaction from Piet in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
Thanks CDW
Still not much but I was also able to find this: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196228/german-fritz-x-guided-bomb/
The source is trust able I think but I wish there was more than just a comment about the wire guided reference. But it does indicate that the wire guided versions were actually deployed even though without indication of when or where.
I do stand corrected though. Thanks
-
lmagna got a reaction from Piet in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
Thanks OC
I guess I do get a little carried away at times about the history of the ships we build. That is what attracted me to model ships at a young age and still does. I have been an avid reader of 18th and 19th century navel history for almost 60 years now and don't really know how to stop. Like Mark says, I also think it brings context to the build.
-
lmagna got a reaction from Piet in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
Hi CDW
I'm a little worried about yet again getting someone upset about leading a build log astray so I will try and shorten this as much as possible.
The only reference I can find for wire guided German bombs is a prototype design called the Siemens Torpedo Glider in WW1 and a very late version of the HS 2893 that was television aimed and wire guided but never reached operational level. Interesting stuff, at least to me.
I can delete this stuff if you want OC.
-
lmagna got a reaction from Piet in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
I thought I read that somewhere a long time ago as well, but looking up the "Fritz X" all I can find is that they were radio controlled and as such were subject to jamming that after their original successes against the Italian Roma and Italia, and later the Warspite the allies started jamming as a standard measure. The need for the bomber to linger on a steady course also made them easy targets for fighter interception.
-
lmagna got a reaction from Piet in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
It was one of the first remote controlled glide bombs we are so familiar with today. This one was armor piercing to boot, making it extra nasty. It's biggest disadvantage was that the pilot had to stay in visible range of the target for the whole time it was falling.
-
lmagna got a reaction from Canute in USS Independence LCS-2 by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:350 - PLASTIC
The contrast adds a lot to the look. I'm glad you went to the darker color. Some of the pictures make the deck look almost as light as the hull. It's really going to pop when you add the landing markers.
-
lmagna reacted to alde in Using a moulding scraper tool?
Yes they are. I think they are too big for most ship modeling applications. Now that I did it its really easy to make your own. I think I remember seeing Chuck make a scraper from brass. I'm going to try that next time. That way it can be done with files with more control.
-
lmagna reacted to el cid in Red bulwarks
And re: the presumed reason for painting bulwarks red, i.e., to prevent panic by concealing blood and gore, which I never gave much credence to. Perhaps this has led folks to assume bulwarks were a bright, fresh-blood color of red. But, maybe the “red” was to help conceal the dark, brownish color of dried blood instead? Spanish Brown would be just the ticket for concealing those stubborn hard-to-clean blood stains. I don’t really believe this and continue to think paint color was selected based on CO, XO, or bosun’s preference, local availability, and cost (and later by regulation). Fun discussion.
Cheers,
Keith
-
lmagna reacted to CDW in USS Independence LCS-2 by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:350 - PLASTIC
I always use the manufacturer's reducer with their own paints, Vallejo reducer in this case. But this bottle could be as much as 2 years old, not really sure when I bought it.
-
lmagna reacted to dvm27 in Using a moulding scraper tool?
I do have a complete set of those Micro Shapers and find the profiles too large for most of the moldings I need at 1:48 scale.
-
lmagna reacted to alde in Using a moulding scraper tool?
Thank you all for your help and great suggestions. I just finished making 2 moulding strips out of Swiss Pear and have them soaking in water to be bent to shape. The home made tool cut really well as you can see from the shavings in the picture. The diamond cutter had no trouble cutting the blade using the fastest speed on the Dremel tool.
-
lmagna reacted to alde in Using a moulding scraper tool?
I made a scraper from a blade using a small diamond cutter on my Dremel tool and it worked very well. The boxwood strip is just 1/16” wide. It’s hard to see the profile in the picture but it looks pretty nice.
-
lmagna got a reaction from CDW in USS Independence LCS-2 by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:350 - PLASTIC
The contrast adds a lot to the look. I'm glad you went to the darker color. Some of the pictures make the deck look almost as light as the hull. It's really going to pop when you add the landing markers.
-
lmagna reacted to popeye the sailor in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
look'in really good OC
-
lmagna reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
Ladder day, yep I had six ladders to cut away/bend then fit, two of these had to go in an akward position as they were obscured by the pom pom platforms, then two more were fitted at the end of the boat deck, and two smaller ones on the boat deck.
They were abit clumsy to fit but after applying some gaitor pva glue then a small smear of ca, they set ok, then it was the job of opening up the rungs/steps again with my fine sharp scalpel.
After I painted them mid grey and touched up the deck were there was a bit of ca.
Here are a few pics including one showing the roof supports over the hanger doors that I fitted yesterday.
OC.
-
lmagna reacted to RGL in USS Independence LCS-2 by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:350 - PLASTIC
Vajello does not like me either, I just refuse to use it now. Unless your OCD is soo bad you just have to have exactly the correct colour near enough is good enough. There are so many shades of grey between Tamiya and Mr Colour and other colours they have nearly all you’ll ever need.
-
lmagna reacted to popeye the sailor in USS Independence LCS-2 by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:350 - PLASTIC
sounds to me like your paint was drying right out of the air brush. it happens when all of the variables are right.....temp of the paint, air temp, vs how much thinner {in your case, reducer}.......great way to make spatter paint. are you thinning with water...or something else? I've been having that problem with my billing's paint.......but that's because the paint is old......can't wait to use it up! it's an enamel......I'm used to the nuances I sometimes get. is your air brush a gravity or siphon feed........might also be a factor.
nice paint work on the hull.....the darker tinting really looks nice. about tying the aircraft down on deck?.......I think that's what all the deck circles are for.
when the aircraft are brought out on deck, they are lashed in place with short lanyards.....removed before take off.
-
lmagna reacted to Mark P in Sail design for 18th-century longboat?
Hi Everyone;
Just a few thoughts to throw into this bubbling mixture!
I am not a sailor, and I cannot be sure if what I am about to suggest is realistic or not, so other people's opinions will be needed here.
However, one point which is being not mentioned here is that the tiller on all such boats was removable.
with the boat on either tack, or with a following wind, the sail would be out over one or other quarter, or broad over the beam. In all cases here, the sheet block would be at one end of the horse, closest to the sail, and away from the central point where the tiller pivots.
It is only when going about that the sheet block needs to traverse the horse, thereby crossing the centre zone. I believe that the prime mover in going about is the headsails, once the rudder has started the initial turn. What is the likelihood that while the ship was turning through the eye of the wind the rudder is, for a very short period, in a dead zone, and the tiller can be un-shipped, allowing the sheet block to run past, before the tiller is re-shipped.
Would this be a true possibility? Over to those more nautical than me.
All the best,
Mark
-
lmagna reacted to thibaultron in Sail design for 18th-century longboat?
Abe Books has several reasonably priced copies of Mays book "The Boats Of Men Of War"
-
lmagna reacted to popeye the sailor in HMS King George V by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
your moving right along with the progress Greg.......looking at the pictures , it's hard to believe that the model is 1:350 scale. very nice work with the PE and paint....she looks awesome!
-
lmagna reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS King George V by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
She is ooking really smart mate, nice sharp pe work.
OC.
-
lmagna reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS King George V by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
I wouldnt say that greg, I bow to your ability on here - you are without doubt the pe king, I wish I had your dexterity.
OC.
-
lmagna got a reaction from hexnut in USS Independence LCS-2 by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:350 - PLASTIC
Hi CDW
This is really quite the ship. Unique to the point that I just had to read up on it a little. I kind of wish it was stationed around here as I have a Navy parking spot about six blocks from my home and I could walk to the bluff and take all the pictures I wanted. Instead all we seem to get are the 1100+ foot Bird Farms and their decks are empty whenever they park them. 😒
I did run across this picture though and wondered about all the tie downs on the flight deck.
I can't really see any in the picture. I still think it is an interesting ship/model and I like seeing the effort you are putting into it.
Our Emblem ®
