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GrandpaPhil
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The upper railing is on! I like the card railings better. They are closer to traditional photoetch is terms of holding their shape better and workability. The only downside is that they take a little longer to cut. That one took about eight hours to cut out. I broke about one in three of the rails and had to glue them back together. They are less than 1/32” thick. I’m sure that I will get better and therefore quicker as the model progresses. This is valuable learning as I have several more of these in my stash, including the AAMM plans of the predreadnought battleship La Hoche and want to get Le Charlemagne too.
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Glen, Constitution looks amazing! Enjoy the Mai Tais!
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I reconfigured my shipyard back to building ships. Here is that upper railing so far:
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New to ship modelling? But what do you build first?
GrandpaPhil replied to MSW's topic in Wood ship model kits
I used the AL Bounty Jolly Boat as my intro to an actual planked hull model boat. It worked perfectly and I learned a LOT! -
I’m not generally a fan of the Mantua set of model houses (of which Sergal is a part), but a Sergal kit can make a great start for a build, just be aware that if you want any real levels of detail and accuracy, it is going to be a kit bash, not a kit build, and involve much research, which you should do anyway for the best results.
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Your Prince de Neufchatel looks really good! The ratlines look good!
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Endeavour looks great! I am my own sewing department. From my personal experience and in my opinion, it is worth the extra work to make all sails and display them fully set.
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Have fun! Be safe! Your model will do very well!
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Bob, I haven’t looked in for a while, Astrolabe is looking amazing! My sincere condolences for your friend! Those plans of the Astrolabe look like AAMM plans, and their plans are amazing!
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Alan, Very nicely done!
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Newcomer's question to dealing with decals on plastic models
GrandpaPhil replied to 15decade's topic in Plastic model kits
I have no idea how Academy handles replacement parts but the alternatives are to make your own decals on a computer and print them, paint them and cut them out, paint them directly on the model or buy aftermarket decals/stencils.
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