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Your Orca looks fantastic! I’m a big Jaws fan, so this model really draws me in. Your details like the gages are nicely done. I sure hope the tach isn’t redlined again! -
That looks like a terrific start, Gregg! I’ve read that Model Shipways will send replacement parts for anything missing or broken. As I understand it, if you mess something up on your own, they’ll replace it for you. They have a good reputation for their customer service. So don’t hold back if you have missing parts.
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Those are some nice looking clove hitches. Are you able to do this with your fingers or does it take tweezers?
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It looks like you're in a lot of trouble, there. Next you'll have to walk the plank! They look excellent, Glenn.
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Thanks, Tom and Bob! And thank you to all the “likes”. Last week, I was putting one or two pieces of molding on each day. But I’m out of town for work this week, so all I can do is look at other people’s build logs until the weekend.
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Well that stinks, Justin. I’m sorry that happened. I’ve had it happen several times that I’m trying to slowly creep up on “just enough” sanding and somehow overshot by a mile. It’s painful. I also know the feeling of trying to carefully remove a piece and instead wrecking the whole thing. The good part is that you have this frame making business down pat, so your new set will be terrific. I’m looking forward to seeing it.
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Your ship is looking great! I wish you the best in your health issue. Coming up short in your build is the railing. In some logs, including mine, builders have used spacers to set the posts evenly. I want to warn you that doing so poses a high risk of creating stacked tolerance errors. If you look closely at mine, you’ll see that the railings are off from one side to the other near mid-ship. I corrected it as well as I could at the time, but the step really shows off the error. Do think carefully about how to get the spacing right while keeping both sides the same. If I had mine to do over, I would have marked the post locations and checked side to side instead of trying to just use a spacer to set them.
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I’m working at a snail’s pace on chapter 3, inching my way to completion. I really like working with the friezes and I’m pretty happy with how my moldings are turning out. I’ve also completed the q gallery roof railings. And I took a page out of Bob’s build log and used Micro Kristal Klear for the windows. I really like how they look and it seems like it reinforces the delicate frames. Thanks for showing that, @rafine!
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That looks perfect! Did you cut it around the moldings or did you cut the moldings to make room for it? Whichever way you did it, the results are outstanding!
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Wow! That looks amazing. Is that a crew of three I see in there? Was it a lot to handle with all of those sails or just a matter of setting them and staying on course for a while?
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That's an awesome update, Bob. The lower masts look terrific. Thank you for sharing your sequence on this. It's great to learn from someone who has built several.
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Thanks, Rusty. Do you know if they include the carriages or do those need to be purchased separately? It's hard to tell from the description on the Syren site.
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Hi Chuck. I decided to add this as a new topic, but it may be covered elsewhere. Feel free to delete if this post is superfluous. Which cannon barrels and carriages should we use on the Winnie? I thought about buying them today with my Chapter 4 order, but couldn't tell for certain which ones to buy for the main deck. Obviously, it's too soon to mount them permanently, but I thought it would be nice to test fit them. Or are they not available yet? Thank you!
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That looks great, JJ! I like your little sanding pads. Those are a great idea and I'm definitely going to make myself a set of those to sand the decks.
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Hello from a newbie with L plates on!
Matt D replied to Pirategirl's topic in New member Introductions
Welcome to MSW, Jas! This group is helpful and kind. It can seem intimidating to post your work, but you’ll get real help and very nice comments about your work. People here like to answer questions and share their experience to help others, so please don’t ever feel like you shouldn’t ask questions or solicit opinions about what you’re doing. Also, if there’s a kit worth building, you can learn about it here. -
Welcome to MSW, Smellycat. I’m sorry that your dad is gone. My dad was a Vietnam War veteran, too. I hope your restoration goes well.
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Need plans and instructions for Virginia 1819
Matt D replied to Phinatic74's topic in Wood ship model kits
I had read in a recent AL Virginia 1819 build log that they only include the CD now. I haven’t seen the CD, but my guess is that the files are PDFs. If that’s the case, then you probably just need to print them 1:1. If you need a larger printer, try FedEx Office or Office Depot or someplace similar. One benefit is that you can print the manual larger, which is great if you have old eyes like I do. -
JR, I too suffer from FOMO. I have to constantly restrain myself from buying kits I’m not ready to build. By not ready, I mean I’m already working on a model and don’t really want to try to have two going. There are pluses and minuses to that. Occasionally, kits are discontinued and can’t be found later. But it looks to me like more often than not, the most desirable kits get upgraded or get fixed if they previously had problems. So it’s better to wait and assume that anything I missed out on was probably a bad kit anyway. I feel like right now is an exciting time for kit or semi-kit (semi-scratch) builders because of the new products coming out from Syren, Vanguard, and CAFmodel. So I don’t want a mountain of kits clogging up my shelf when I know there are more interesting things coming by the time I’m ready to build them. With regard to prices, it seems to me that kit prices go up as a function of size, detail, and quality of materials.
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Excellent job on the fix, Patrick. It looks great!
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Model Shipways USS Constitution Cross Section
Matt D replied to Jorge Hedges's topic in Wood ship model kits
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Matt D replied to PAnderson's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
That's a terrible story, Paul. You must have been heartbroken. I hope it becomes an opportunity for you to pick a new set of models that you like even more than the ones lost to physics' foul musing. -
I'm not sure what you would consider "reasonably priced" but I was just reading about the Snapmaker 2.0. It's a 3 in 1 machine that does laser engraving/cutting, CNC milling, and 3d printing. The laser head has a camera built in for scanning that can be used to do exactly what you're asking for. Search for that and you might have just what you want.
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That’s beautiful, Vlad! It looks like you had a great weekend working on her.
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Your rudder fix is nice, because it’s different from what most of us did when we had the exact same problem. I like seeing a new idea. It’s definitely a flaw in either the kit or the instructions, but part of this hobby is problem solving.
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That looks amazing, Ainars! Your precision is outstanding. I’m especially awe stricken by the dark brown scalloped edge on the top deck (I don’t know the correct name for that).
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