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hollowneck

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  1. 49 minutes ago, BobG said:

    This would be a fantastic diorama and you most certainly have the skills to pull it off! I hope the idea grows on you and we get follow along on epic build at some point.

    Bob, thanks for the (indirect) high fives on James' Indy Build idea for me. Admittedly, I am now thinking about this Indy diorama prospect and just need to figure out a legal way to get back at James for this enticing tease!...I admit, my modeling fingers are sort of itching to line-up a new, challenging project. But first, I've got to clean up my shop: that will occupy me for a couple months.😆

     

  2. 2 hours ago, James H said:

    She really is just beautiful. Skills I could only dream of emulating.

    Thanks, James. I'm inclined to blush reading this...and humbled by Chris' and your work to design a kit* of this calibre.

    *and other goodies like Vanguard's 3D-printed "clinker" boat and no less than ten über-detailed figures that bring her to life.

  3. 28 minutes ago, James H said:

    What a great final product to have for the build!

     

    You really should consider doing an Indy in that format. Maybe at port anchor and being loaded with provisions etc? I only suggest it as I know it'd look great and I wouldn't be able to pull it off myself 🤣

    Thank You, James.

    What an interesting idea for a (large) diorama!...Quayside, sails furled, Burton pendants (and other spars) hoisting a last-minute carronade, water and provision barrels being swung over from the dock, etc. I also like the idea of placid water at the waterline. I think I could only pull this off if Chris could make a handful of figures I could add to such a depiction. Building one of Chris' models in this manner would truly be like jazz improvisation!

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    Me (and HMS Camilla) at this month's Philadelphia Ship Model Society's meeting earlier this week. The diorama's "footprint" is not modest; I wonder how large a dockside depiction of Pellew's cruiser Indy would need to be?

  4. Like I have done for my previous diorama models, I've compiled a 11" X 14" large-format book of photos I've taken of my HMS Camilla model in her seascape presentation. This 24-page hardcover picture book also contains a greatly truncated historical reference to the Royal Navy warship that served throughout the British/American War of 1776-1783. There are no Build Log photos in this book as seen here in the forum. The photos of the completed model are juxtaposed with several illustrations by artist Nicholas Pocock's paintings of the era to lend some context to the ship's legacy.

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  5. 16 hours ago, BobG said:

    it's the beauty of the model that can keep me plugging away.

    Me too, Bob. For a large, sophisticated build like the Sphinx, Chuck's Confederacy, etc., you'll be dedicating many months to a build. For some, it can involve years, even with a kit. 

    As the legacy snipe goes: "Love It, Or Leave it!"....also, "Love The One You're With" (Stephen Stills, I believe). 

    Good for you on your recent Getaway. I got some serious attitude adjustment these past few weeks with a trip to the Barrier Reef in Belize. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

    Build the one YOU WILL LOVE. You have the bench, the tools, the boxes await.

    Which one will it be?

     

    Ron

     

     

  6. 5 hours ago, glbarlow said:

    Your signature links don’t appear to be hyperlinks to your builds and gallery?

    True, you're correct: I need to link these signature items so they go to the proper places. I haven't realized how this software goodie works until recently. Now that a yearlong build is completed I will make the time for a little member maintenance! Thanks for reminding me.

  7. 3 hours ago, glbarlow said:

    As many have noted, very well done!  Your log just sort of stopped though the model is marked as finished. Did you post a gallery?

    Thank you, Glenn.

    Yes. There is an extensive photo gallery on my forum "home page." Why it's listed the 4th down entry for my model albums I have no idea....but the Camilla photos are posted there. Like everyone else, these holidays were crazy busy for me and I may have overlooked formally posting info on my log here for folks that they could go to my gallery albums; my apologies for this.

     

    3 hours ago, chris watton said:

    Superb!

    Thank You, Chris. You (& Jim) are the one's responsible for creating such a fine kit. Your excellent work allowed me to get crazy with additional details and then get super-excited to put her into a roiling sea!

     

  8. 5 minutes ago, James H said:

    My Iwata brushes absolutely hates Vallejo Model Air.

    Interesting. I use an Iwata airbrush (dual-action), top feed. So far, so good. Perhaps we use different models, vintages? This said, I only airbrush minimally and only on large surface areas where I want as much color consistency as possible -  like on my silk span sails; I've used my airbrush to touch-up from previous Liquitex rattle can spraying where there are visual "holes". Airbrushing is a staple in the plastic modeling world for good reason. For wooden model ships, not so much - also for good reason.

  9. 2 hours ago, targa4403 said:

    Stick to paint that is made for airbrushes.  You can buy generic acrylic paint and then thin it down with thinner, but my opinion is it easier to use that paint which is made for airbrushes.  For example Vallejo Model Air paint.

    Vallejo Model Air paint=100 per cent! Saves having to disassemble your airbrush every 15 minutes.

  10. Welcome to the forum. This is the right (and BEST) place to learn about model ship building.

    Post all the questions you'd like; you'll get plenty of helpful advice - and encouragement.

    As long as you can acquire some basic tolls like @rcmdrvr has recommended, you can build that styrene model and then step over to a wooden kit with a handful of a few more tools - and then you could do some repairs on the legacy model from your grandmother.

     

    I've got a question for you: how did you learn about this free forum? THANKS!!

  11. 42 minutes ago, James H said:

     

    That is sort of ongoing as a possible plugin. Our forum uses proprietary software, and although we can make amendments etc. these things are best done by uploading as an app/module, and not by tinkering with pages of code that aren't ours.

    Thanks James, understood. I hope @VTHokiEE will finalize and make his app/module available to MSW. He's generously done this compilation for me and it is still a work in progress - as he's noted. I would hope that he can make his software available to others here.

  12. …looks like I might need to invest in an Adobe Acrobat Pro application…🤨😁😳

    Perhaps a good time to “cook” my 650 page pdf into a PowerPoint one, another item on my 2023 hobby punch list. For the moment I’m shooting lot'sa photos for a final gallery post for ...

    HMS Camilla

    Leaving Spithead, bearing West, So’west for North America

    August, 1776

     

  13. I have successfully opened @VTHokiEE's compiled Build Log for my HMS Camilla. The file is 259 MB with a total of 648 pdf pages conforming to a "normal" print-friendly format of 8.5" X 11." Outstanding. I haven't perused all 648 pages, but I intend over the next few days to double-check the fidelity; on a brief first pass (approx. 100 pages) I noticed only one graphics page (pg. 14) didn't successfully load; every text page appears intact.

     

    I graciously Thank @VTHokiEE you for the significant software work to make this happen. I can recommend to @James H that this works very well. Where we go from here is not clear to me but I do suggest the obvious: do contact @James H and see how he can implement this tool on the site.

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