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GrandpaPhil
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And now for something completely different! I usually like warships. However, this is an unusual subject that looks like a fairly quick and easy build. The Sampang/Sampan is a traditional boat originally of Chinese origin that is still utilized throughout Asia. I got an Amati Sampang kit off EBay that only had the rigging supplies and the plans. I paid $7.99 for it with free shipping. I decided to build it in card, because I like building in card. I am making it out of a couple of Honeycomb boxes which are about .6mm thick, and a couple of Little Debbie boxes which are .5 mm thick. Most of the pieces are 3mm thick so I copied the plans 5 times. I think there are under a hundred pieces to the entire model. This will be a fun quick build! Here is the start:
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The interior bulwarks for the main and quarter decks are made, painted and drying in place. They still need trimmed into place and some touch ups will need to be applied. I am not as precise as the laser cutters these parts were designed for. I have an approximately 2.5 mm (0.3%) error built into the model at this point. This introduces some gaps in some areas and pieces that needed reduced in other areas. But, I can live with that. I’ll take some side on shots later, after everything dries.
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Very nicely done!
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My condolences about your dad. Titanic is looking amazing!
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Welcome!
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Rob, I’ve seen your other builds. You will make another masterpiece out of this one! Keep at it! It’s looking good!
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Ferrari 312t by kpnuts - Revell - 1/12 - PLASTIC
GrandpaPhil replied to kpnuts's topic in Completed non-ship models
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Making staghorns: 6 down, 2 to go! My building order is not as haphazard as it seems, as I trace pieces to avoid wasting tracing paper, I’ve been making the pieces. So far, I am quite far ahead on my fittings.
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Nissan Fairlady 240Z by kpnuts - Tamiya - 1/12 - PLASTIC
GrandpaPhil replied to kpnuts's topic in Completed non-ship models
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Very cool!
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Made my cleats: For those who would like to make their own, I began by tracing them onto tracing paper, and then copying onto normal paper. I glued them down onto popsicle sticks, which are higher density than basswood (basswood is equivalent to lime wood for those in Europe), and the right thickness. I drilled holes through them to allow for pinning: I put the radii in with a drill: Then I trimmed them to size after cutting them apart with a razor saw: Next, I cut grooves with a razor saw along the narrow part of the base and trimmed the excess away with a scalpel: Last, I final shaped with a scalpel. I essentially assembly lined the whole process.
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Incredible work! Did you just layer up the masking tape to make thickness, and then apply the putty?
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Very cool build! Looking forward to it!
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This is an excellent book. It has been very useful to me.
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I have bought several AAMM plans. They have all been excellent. Most of the ones I’ve bought had conventional hull lines with some cross sections. Most had booklets with general guidelines on model construction. I personally like their plans. It should be noted that I bought larger warships, not a smaller boat. The one that you are looking at comes with 14 sheets of plans, you’ll have plenty of information to build your model.
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I like to use muslin to make my sails for anything larger than 1/72 scale. I think it looks good. That’s how they came out for my Hannah and my Prince de Neufchatel.
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That’s probably between 200-400 hours worth of work to pull the damaged parts off without damaging the model any further, replacing deck fittings, replacing masts and then rigging the model. That’s a barque rigged vessel. They take a while to rig. The last one that I built took me over 100 hours in the rigging alone, and that only had half the lines it should have had, due to scale restrictions.
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Jagdpanzer 38(t) by Baker - Starr - 1/72 Finished
GrandpaPhil replied to Baker's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Another pile O’ parts: These are the rest of the upper deck pieces and stern castle pieces, plus stag horns and cleats. Yes, I am making the cleats out of popsicle sticks. The popsicle sticks (aka craft sticks) are higher density wood than basswood. They actually work quite well for that. They’ll be drilled out for pins before being shaped to prevent splitting. I’m kind of worried about making the stag horns from card, but once sealed they should be fine.
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Michael, Amazing work!
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