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GrandpaPhil

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  1. GrandpaPhil
    Congratulations! Excellent work!
  2. GrandpaPhil
    I’m trying to go for the South Pacific paint scheme, which seemed to be based around a lighter green.
  3. GrandpaPhil
    I got an old Aurora Japanese Type 97 Medium Tank in 1:48 scale yesterday. I have never built an Aurora kit, or a Japanese tank, so.... I assembled it. The base coat is almost done, over a black primer coat.
  4. GrandpaPhil
    Excellent work!
  5. GrandpaPhil
    Ab Hoving pointed out in his card model tutorial that model rudders don't have to move. I took his suggestion and made the strapping out of painted card for the rudder on my Prince de Neufchatel and pinned it to the hull. It is good and secure, plus looks nice.
  6. GrandpaPhil
    Same for me. That’s also why I don’t typically do commission builds. Model building is supposed to be fun. I burn out very quickly when I have to build.
  7. GrandpaPhil
    Thanks for the likes and the comments. Fore Staysail and Inner Jib Sail are done!
  8. GrandpaPhil
    Yes, that’s the unfortunate part. I was looking at Taubman’s a while back. They have a plan set for the Langley. I thought about doing a POB scratch build of it. It is on my eventual to-build list. I’ve wanted one ever since I saw the model at the NAS Pensacola Museum. That would be an awesome build!
  9. GrandpaPhil
    Iron Shipwrights makes a resin USS Langley in 1/350 scale.
  10. GrandpaPhil
    Good Saturday evening! All square sails are done! I just have the fore staysail and three jib sails to go! I put a 12 inch (30 cm) ruler in for scale.
  11. GrandpaPhil
    Copper tape gets a nice patina on its own after a couple of months. Mine patina’d even under the sealant I put on it.
  12. GrandpaPhil
    Would filling the bottom with lead weights for ballast help? The other thought is that since you can’t see below the waterline, what about using a keel plate hung below the model?
  13. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you, Patrick. Hopefully next week, I’ll start hanging them on yards.
  14. GrandpaPhil
    Lol! I think that’s the case everywhere! I think it’s funny when the news screams “Snowmageddon!” over half an inch of snow.
  15. GrandpaPhil
    Nice job on the S-Boat!
  16. GrandpaPhil
    Rob, The sails look awesome. Glue is definitely a good option, especially with paper sails. I’m going to have to remember that for my Victory when I make that set of sails.
  17. GrandpaPhil
    Rob, What did you use to attach the sails to the yards? Phil
  18. GrandpaPhil
    It’s a mass produced decorator model. I cleaned it the best I could for him, at work. I wasn’t sure about what to try and use on the sails.
  19. GrandpaPhil
    A buddy of mine has an old ship model that belonged to his Dad, and the sails have nicotine stains. What’s the best way to remove the nicotine without destroying the sails on the model?
  20. GrandpaPhil
    Wow
  21. GrandpaPhil
    How’d these turn out?
  22. GrandpaPhil
    Excellent!
  23. GrandpaPhil
    I have a Guillows PBY hanging on the wall of my office. Well done on yours.
  24. GrandpaPhil
    I can’t work on multiple projects in parallel or I end up with a huge number of unfinished projects. I will pause for a quick project to take a break when I have a large multi year project going and I need a small project that I can finish in a few days or a few hours. Or a few months in the case of the Prince de Neufchatel. As far as construction order goes, I try to look ahead so I don’t paint myself into a corner, so to speak.
  25. GrandpaPhil
    The Fore Course is done: 6 more to go. 2 studding sails, 1 fore stay sail and 3 jib sails. Then it will be billow and install.

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