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  1. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
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    All the railings for the middle bridges are finished and installed: I still need to paint and seal them. Then it will be time for the main guns. The Borodino’s had two double turrets for the primary batteries and six double turrets for the secondary batteries. Once those are in, I’ll get the 47mm guns, the search lights, and the rest of the small inner deck/superstructure fittings, to include the ship’s boats and fit them in place. Then the rest of the outer hull fittings. Then it will be time for masts. All masts will be painted wood, with the rest of the mast fittings in card, much like the Solferino. Sometime in between I need to install a bunch of eyebolts to tie off to on the decks and stacks for the rigging. This ship had a brig rig.
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    Welcome! If you like steampunk and card, I would recommend Orel’s line of kits. They have a phenomenal selection. They are mostly in 1/200 scale.
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    The Iron Duke looks amazing!
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    Welcome!
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    That’s the thing with these pre-dreadnoughts, there are a LOT of small parts. This one has been a learning experience. I still have several more pre-dreadnoughts in my stash that will get built one of these days! Thank you very much! I really like these kits. The level of detail in them is amazing! Working railings, slowly but surely!
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    The planking (and other dimensional wood) provided is typically just stock to cut parts from.
  8. GrandpaPhil
    Nicely done!
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    Welcome!
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    Welcome!
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    Very nicely done!
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    Mark, The Mosquidobit is looking really good! These schooners make amazing display pieces!
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    In plastic, I would recommend some of Heller’s simpler plastic ships or boats. Those are what I learned on. If your friend wanted to try a wood model, Midwest’s kits are great learning tools that are cheap and back in production. I learned a lot from building their Sharpie Schooner back in the late 1990’s.
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    Congratulations on the finish! Very impressive execution!
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    Steve, Lol! Absolutely! Thank you very much! Jan, Thank you very much and absolutely! The funny thing is that I work on a hardwood floor and still manage to lose parts! Lol! Alan, I ended up getting my last ladder for “free”. It was a replacement for one that ended up in “Parts Space” and then turned up after I had already made what I thought was a replacement for the second to last ladder! It ended up being the last ladder! OC, Thank you very much! All ladders for the middle platforms are done and in place: Here’s a side on view of the ship! And now for more railings!
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    I am building a giant scale model of a KC-135R Stratotanker, specifically the last one ever made, for a friend of mine. The main parts are being 3D-printed by another friend of mine who is an absolute guru at 3D printing. The small parts will all be scratch built. The refueler is a neat concept and at 1/32 scale makes for a very large scale model that is at a common scale enabling future expansion to depict the refueler refueling another aircraft in the future. The fuselage measures 51” long: It and the vertical stabilizer are both rough sanded. I used max hold CA reinforced with bamboo kitchen skewers to join the two sections together. I have been switching back and forth between the Oryol and this project.
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    Welcome!
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    Sorry to hear about that OC!
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    Welcome!
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    Yes, I was going to get rid of the Victory and decided to hold onto it for a while. Maybe one day I’ll change my mind and decide to finish the model.
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    Are you planning on using the sails that came with the kit, or just making your own? I have had really good luck in the past with sewing them out of linen.
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    Very cool!
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    Mark, Thank you very much! Yes, she is looking like a battleship now! I have the middle platforms made and installed. I am taking a step back. I lost a ladder. It went flying and disappeared into lost part space so I am scratch building another one. I am sure that the other ladder will appear in plain sight tomorrow, long after I make the replacement!
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    Amazing work! Very nicely done!
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    Keith, Thank you very much! Keith, Thank you very much! This one has been a fun learning experience! All bulwarks are now installed, painted and sealed! The forward stack is now on too! Waiting on the amidships platforms to dry so I can finish cutting them out and assemble them!

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