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cog reacted to Robin Lous in Greek Bireme by Robin Lous - FINISHED - Dusek - Scale 1:72 - First wooden ship build
Mast done.
Nothing spectacular and the only reason I post this is because it's a "I'm back on track" photo.
So I placed the mast with the 6 stays attached to it (1 goes forward, 1 goes to the rear and 2 to each side).
I now must do the blocks. One on each stay and the same amount of blocks attached to the ship to tention the stays.
I'm still struggling with the proper nautical word for them. In the Dutch language...and nautical terminology... these blocks are called "jufferblokken"...dead eyes in the English language. The Dutch language makes no difference between one or three eyes. They serve the purpose of a dead eye block...just 550 BC...with one eye. It's what the ancient Greek used. English nautical terminology call one eyed blocks...heart blocks.
I just don't know how to call them here.
Pfff....anyway....the first update in almost 3 weeks.
Now...12 blocks (give them a name...I don't know) to do to attach the stays to the ship.
With some luck....monday.
More soon.
Robin
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cog reacted to mtaylor in Cutty Sark by NenadM
Paper is a problem with water based glues. Have you tried a glue stick like some the Card modelers use? I'm hoping that an office supply store there might carry them.
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cog reacted to vossy in IJN Yamato by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
yes thin the paint and turn down the pressure to a fine mist. experiment with plain water in the gun until you are comfortable with the outcome. I usually just spray old bits of cardboard so I can see the pattern and get used of the pressure coming from the gun itself.
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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Yamato by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
On my previous builds it hasn't been a problem and that's been with rattle cans. Airbrushes are even finer.
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cog reacted to Keith_W in IJN Yamato by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Wow, that is just insane. I have a question though - when you paint such small parts, surely you run into the limitations of the particle size of the paint and surface tension? How do you stop paint and primer from clogging up holes and tiny details, whilst ensuring enough coverage to hide the metal?
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cog reacted to Captain Slog in IJN Yamato by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Another stunning piece of work Greg.
Photo-etch is such a game changer nowadays. Models just keep getting better and better; of course it still comes down to the modellers skill to obtain such results.
Cheers
Slog
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cog reacted to BANYAN in IJN Yamato by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
That is a great bit of detailing Greg, looks really good and I like the idea you have for hanging a float plane from it.
cheers
Pat
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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Yamato by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Next nomination for most complicated i the ships crane. The tower was removed before the final mission so it is a bit easier.
As you can see there is one fret and a few bits of brass rod.
Comes together quite nicely, but I I had to do it again, I would use the individual wheels and rig it later as it would go together a lot easier.
I have placed it in an elevated position as I ant to sling a float plane from it eventually.
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cog got a reaction from SHIPSCAT in IJN Musashi by cog - Tamiya - 1:350 - PLASTIC - old tool
Finally started on this big plastic tub. Besides the invisible PE from Tamiya - bring x-ray goggles - I've got both the Pontos detail up set advanced , and the FlyHawk. The latter is quite impressive. No pictures from the Pontos PE. I forgot to take pictures, and on top of that I just dropped my coolpix on the ground, lens first. It seems I might just as well buy a a new one, as repairs will cost me about the same
The Flyhawk had the Nagato booklet, but they sent me a replacement. It seems it is easier to find what parts go where with the proper booklet
Sister ship is built by Greg IJN Yamato 1:350
This will be a slow (agonising) build. I've decided to start with all the small parts like guns and turrets to get some dexterity with the PE. This is worse than the stripdown Fokker DR1 I build from Eduard
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cog got a reaction from Eddie in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Hello Julie,
I've got the modelbuilder's blues ... My Dolphyn is on hold for a number of reasons, one of witch is the instructions are very poor English and scant, or Eyetalian, which I cannot read, and google translate makes a dung heap of the translation. The other build fell, and I need to do some repairs. I tried a few times but each time they didn't stick. Depressing ... Furthermore, life has a tendency to pop up when you don't need it to. Fortunately no children, so no excuse there.
However, I do not want to quit, so I try to motivate me building other things, like a largely PE based Fokker dr1, home improvement which has been delayed to often, and whatever else I can find. I know I'll come back to those two models. After all, it took me merely 3 years to finish an ini mini tiny scratch build I started as an aside ...
Don't quit on your Endeavour, put it on hold but don't loose it out of sight, you've done a very good job on her! Besides, what's MSW without you!
Cheers
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cog got a reaction from SHIPSCAT in IJN Musashi by cog - Tamiya - 1:350 - PLASTIC - old tool
Good to see you here Mike, Jan, OC, thanks for visiting
Some more pics. Pontos PE (Keith, got this set from Australia)
Some reference material
And the underside of the turret. At first I thought it were etched lines, looking more closely ... it's a mesh!!!
Cheers
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cog got a reaction from Niklas in IJN Musashi by cog - Tamiya - 1:350 - PLASTIC - old tool
Good to see you here Mike, Jan, OC, thanks for visiting
Some more pics. Pontos PE (Keith, got this set from Australia)
Some reference material
And the underside of the turret. At first I thought it were etched lines, looking more closely ... it's a mesh!!!
Cheers
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cog got a reaction from Piet in IJN Musashi by cog - Tamiya - 1:350 - PLASTIC - old tool
Keith,
You must have an alarm on new topics which are plastic models + PE!! Maybe no shares but then you must own a couple
Good to see you Robin, I'll be looking for bottles
Allan,
I'm not going to use Brasso, despite that hughe can from Robin.
Ken,
Don't make a mess, I would like to be able to find my dropped parts
Denis,
Thought you might like some twinkle stuff, great to have you aboard!
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cog got a reaction from Piet in IJN Musashi by cog - Tamiya - 1:350 - PLASTIC - old tool
Good to have you Aussies aboard!! First in, best seats
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cog got a reaction from SHIPSCAT in IJN Musashi by cog - Tamiya - 1:350 - PLASTIC - old tool
So far I've invested approximately 4 hours over the last few days in this build. I started with the main turrets ... still going on turret number 1
1st clean up the plastic base
2nd add the brass (1 piece of railing has not yet been glued, 2 pieces more to add)
All the brass on top, and at the fore, are not in the Pontos set. So far it is just FlyHawk PE
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cog got a reaction from PeteB in IJN Musashi by cog - Tamiya - 1:350 - PLASTIC - old tool
Finally started on this big plastic tub. Besides the invisible PE from Tamiya - bring x-ray goggles - I've got both the Pontos detail up set advanced , and the FlyHawk. The latter is quite impressive. No pictures from the Pontos PE. I forgot to take pictures, and on top of that I just dropped my coolpix on the ground, lens first. It seems I might just as well buy a a new one, as repairs will cost me about the same
The Flyhawk had the Nagato booklet, but they sent me a replacement. It seems it is easier to find what parts go where with the proper booklet
Sister ship is built by Greg IJN Yamato 1:350
This will be a slow (agonising) build. I've decided to start with all the small parts like guns and turrets to get some dexterity with the PE. This is worse than the stripdown Fokker DR1 I build from Eduard
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cog got a reaction from mtaylor in 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Racing Runabout by gjdale - FINISHED -Dumas - 1:8 Scale - RADIO
Sam,
Have a look at this posting about halfway through it
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cog got a reaction from FriedClams in Cape Cod Catboat by Marcus Botanicus – FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters – Scale ¾”=1’
It's like gardening, Marcus. It takes time ...
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cog got a reaction from Piet in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Nice to see you at your 3D jigsaw again, Patrick.
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cog got a reaction from Piet in Cutty Sark by NenadM
Forgot to ask why you should use white glue on paper ...
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cog got a reaction from Piet in Cutty Sark by NenadM
Clinker built is not easy, even at a larger scale
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cog got a reaction from Piet in Cutty Sark by NenadM
Nenad, If you do not see the inside of the boats, either because they are upside down, or because of a cover, why not make four plugs and plank them. You will do yourself a big favour, and no need to pull out (the last of) your hair
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cog got a reaction from Old Collingwood in IJN Yamato by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Those are some nice fiddly bits you have been working at, Greg. I wouldn't know if the aerials on the Dreadnought have been more fiddly tha these turrets and guns ... They look crisp though.
Merry Christmas to you and your family
Cheers
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cog got a reaction from husky1943 in IJN Musashi by cog - Tamiya - 1:350 - PLASTIC - old tool
Good to see you here Mike, Jan, OC, thanks for visiting
Some more pics. Pontos PE (Keith, got this set from Australia)
Some reference material
And the underside of the turret. At first I thought it were etched lines, looking more closely ... it's a mesh!!!
Cheers
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cog got a reaction from Mike Y in IJN Musashi by cog - Tamiya - 1:350 - PLASTIC - old tool
Good to see you here Mike, Jan, OC, thanks for visiting
Some more pics. Pontos PE (Keith, got this set from Australia)
Some reference material
And the underside of the turret. At first I thought it were etched lines, looking more closely ... it's a mesh!!!
Cheers
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