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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMAS Vendetta 1925 by cog, popeye the sailor, and RGL - FINISHED - Showcase Models -1/350 - PLASTIC
Not a chance! Most days I am only able to come up with 22 when presented with 2+2!
It has been a long time since we have had a PC in this house and to be honest I had forgotten the term when used out of context. All we have here anymore are laptops. Everyone in the family has their own. Plus a spare one upstairs for the Admiral and I. The kids have a couple of tablets as well but I'm not all that comfortable with them so pretty much stick with the laptop. Getting old and slow at keeping up with tech I suppose, dreading the day when I have to switch completely over to Windows 10 on the remaining computers. Since the Admiral and I are not gamer's we can get away with 7 on our computers.
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMAS Vendetta 1925 by cog, popeye the sailor, and RGL - FINISHED - Showcase Models -1/350 - PLASTIC
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Looking great Carl
Your Captain keeps a much more tidy vessel than Greg's who has let his ship get run down to the point of almost becoming a rust bucket. Your guy must be a real Bligh? "What do you mean we are at war?" "No excuse!"
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMAS Vendetta 1925 by cog, popeye the sailor, and RGL - FINISHED - Showcase Models -1/350 - PLASTIC
Well worth the wait nice work Carl
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lmagna got a reaction from Canute in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
My house is 120 years old and had been converted into a rental before I bought it with a washer and dryer placed in the basement for common use.
When I bought the house I de-converted it and moved the washer and dryer upstairs to the back bedroom that had been converted to a kitchen, after taking out the stove and dishwasher. That still left three upstairs bedrooms and the Admiral doesn't have to carry laundry up and down the stairs. Probably just as much fire risk as in the basement but we have a fire detector installed also.
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lmagna got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
Scott
If the basement is as big as you say, especially if you have some windows that are outside of the picture area, possibly you could just cover the wall on the left between you and your neighbor with a couple of the blue plastic tarps that only cost a few dollars and can be stapled to the wooden divider wall. That would stop much of the moisture, unfortunately it would stop much of the heat as well.
If you are that concerned about excess moisture, then I would get the Missouri out of there as well and any family pictures you may have in your stored boxes. I once had a similar storage situation in an outside shed type of building and kept my backpacking gear there. I ended up loosing two packs and a small tent to mold before realized what was happening.
If you live that close to your old shop then maybe it won't be that bad, besides it makes for some family visiting time. I don't see my kids for weeks, sometimes months at a time, and they live much closer than that.
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lmagna got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
My house is 120 years old and had been converted into a rental before I bought it with a washer and dryer placed in the basement for common use.
When I bought the house I de-converted it and moved the washer and dryer upstairs to the back bedroom that had been converted to a kitchen, after taking out the stove and dishwasher. That still left three upstairs bedrooms and the Admiral doesn't have to carry laundry up and down the stairs. Probably just as much fire risk as in the basement but we have a fire detector installed also.
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
Scott
If the basement is as big as you say, especially if you have some windows that are outside of the picture area, possibly you could just cover the wall on the left between you and your neighbor with a couple of the blue plastic tarps that only cost a few dollars and can be stapled to the wooden divider wall. That would stop much of the moisture, unfortunately it would stop much of the heat as well.
If you are that concerned about excess moisture, then I would get the Missouri out of there as well and any family pictures you may have in your stored boxes. I once had a similar storage situation in an outside shed type of building and kept my backpacking gear there. I ended up loosing two packs and a small tent to mold before realized what was happening.
If you live that close to your old shop then maybe it won't be that bad, besides it makes for some family visiting time. I don't see my kids for weeks, sometimes months at a time, and they live much closer than that.
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
Looks perfect to me, a raw canvas just waiting for you to do with it what you want.
I don't see any water stains on the floor or walls so if you threw some insulation, wallboard and matting on the floor, you could add some heat and be good to go. Bismark/ Missouri time without the commute.
I live in the pacific northwest where it rains nine months out of the year and my first dedicated, (Only dedicated) shop was in the basement of the house I lived in at the time. In my case I just threw plywood and two by fours over the cement floor and went to work. Built a lot of models down there over the years and never had any humidity problems.
Good luck
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
What a waste of good table space! That's what couches are made for. Why do you think they call it a 'coffee table' and set it next to the couch?
Next you will say that the garage is to put the car in!
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lmagna got a reaction from coxswain in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
That's called getting married. My 'interruption' lasted over 25 years!
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
Sounds like a divorced dad and the kids!
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lmagna reacted to Louie da fly in HMAS Vendetta 1925 by cog, popeye the sailor, and RGL - FINISHED - Showcase Models -1/350 - PLASTIC
I don't know how you guys do this stuff, I really don't. Such detail at such a scale. I had an idea to do a steel warship (perhaps HMAS Australia or a pre-dreadnought) but I think I'll just stick to timber and sail - I don't think I'd ever be able to approach this level of quality.
I dips me lid.
Steven
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lmagna got a reaction from mtaylor in Trafalgar Class Submarine by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/350 - PLASTIC
No reason why not OC. The tiles are most likely glued directly to the bare metal and if they get knocked off like in this picture the exposed area would rust pretty fast. There are also some signs of rust showing along the seams of some other panels further back. Possibly that is the reason the panels fall off. Water seeps behind the panels and lifts them off. I suspect that there is considerable flex in the hull between deep dives and the surface and the tiles expand and contract at a different rate than the hull.
Some other areas of note is that the circle marker for the escape hatch is green rather than red or yellow, and that the bollard the guy in sitting on is yellow on top rather than black. I am assuming that this bollard retracts flush with the deck when not needed as a seat. Another item of note is the cleats. It appears that they are fixed and do not retract or become flush with the deck in some manner.
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lmagna got a reaction from mtaylor in Trafalgar Class Submarine by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/350 - PLASTIC
I take that back about the hull expanding and contracting on deep dives.
The area in question is not part of the pressure hull, but a casing installed over the true hull to provide a walking/working area and is therefore not exposed to pressure changes with depth. The true pressure hull starts just below the freeing ports at the water line and appears to be black rather than the charcoal color of the upper hull.
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lmagna reacted to JohnEnglish in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
You could also buy a dehumidifier and run that in the basement to keep it dry. If you don't have a floor drain then you'll just need to empty it out every so often; more so in the summer than the winter.
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lmagna reacted to cog in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
Personally I would ask the owner of the dryer to vent the dryer to the outside. Everybody is affected by his/her appliance. Even the wooden slatting will be prone to rot in due time. If you want to keep your personal affects in a good state, you will have to store it in airtight plastic boxes under these circumstances ... I think it's a reasonable request. You just shouldn't mention that you request it because you want to be modelling down there, but your storage will be affected anyway, so hat's a valid reason
It's odd, for we have in appartment cellars concrete walled boxes. It's forbidden to use electric appliances like dryers and washing machines, because people leave them unattended (fire risk) ...
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lmagna reacted to mikiek in Enterprise 1799 by mikiek - FINISHED - Constructo - 1:51
i have been taking my time with the rest of the planking. Was doing some of the other tasks and getting parts ready but all the pix in the manual show many of the parts contact the hull in one way or another. Of course that doesn't work until there is a hull to contact. So all of that is put aside until planking is done.
I've got about 1/3 from the top down finished and about 1/3 from the keel up done. That leaves the toughest part. Lots of stealers and that joint where the deadwood planking meets the transom planking. That has to be a real snug fit - no gaps. So far using 5mm planks as stealers seems to be working. It's just that it requires more stealers than when I used the 7mm sticks for stealers on layer one. Fortunately they are blending together well.
Also, it's obvious I have tapered the 2nd layer sticks differently (didn't plan it that way) as you can see layer one curving upwards in places where layer two is straight or curves down. Guess that doesn't matter as long as it all fits. And there's only 6 more strakes to make it all work out.
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lmagna reacted to alde in HMS Halifax 1768 by alde - Lumberyard Kit - 1/48 scale - Based on Harold Hahn Drawings and Book
Thanks Mark. It's going slow but I see progress every day. I'll try to work out the stern frames in the next couple of days. It looks pretty straight forward but I want to get it right the first time. I need to study the plans for a bit.
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lmagna reacted to mtaylor in HMS Halifax 1768 by alde - Lumberyard Kit - 1/48 scale - Based on Harold Hahn Drawings and Book
Nice work indeed, Al. For the inside, a small sanding disk turning very slowly on a "L" head in a Dremal works well. Just go slow on it and check frequently with a batton as woud on the exterior. A bit tedious but for me, not overthinking the process (as I tend to do sometimes) was a key.
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lmagna reacted to cog in HMAS Vendetta 1925 by cog, popeye the sailor, and RGL - FINISHED - Showcase Models -1/350 - PLASTIC
Good on you, I still find it hard to remember what the '"+" is for, so I crash and burn after the 2
Since when is it that laptops do not have a desktop ...??? I'm a programmer, and will not use anything over Windows 7, i.e. if I really have to use windows, so I can relate to your sticking to a stable system. I shan't advise you on a newer OS. Keep what you feel comfortable with. Most changes are for the worst, despite the attempts to convince you of the contrary. Let's leave it at that, and stick to model building ... how's your plastic press (lbs or kgs?)
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Good to see the results at last of your fine tuning the Death Star down from planet destroyer to artist. Quite an accomplishment. We will have to start calling you Lord Vader! May the force be with you!
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lmagna got a reaction from mtaylor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Good to see the results at last of your fine tuning the Death Star down from planet destroyer to artist. Quite an accomplishment. We will have to start calling you Lord Vader! May the force be with you!
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