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cog got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
It's quite limited Tamiya's colour palette. That's why I like Vallejo. Did you dilute the paint (even the model air)?
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cog reacted to archjofo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
Hello,
thank you for your positive feedback and also many thanks for all LIKES.
I am currently working on burton Pendants.
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cog reacted to semorebutts in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
I finished the rigging. I didnt want to go to crazy so I kept the rigging lite.
then i started painting the arado. The first coat is down. I used model air paints. Definitely different than tamiya.
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cog reacted to Julie Mo in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
I had to find some way to keep the boat from floating away.
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cog got a reaction from Old Collingwood in John W Brown by Jack12477 - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:350 - PLASTIC - liberty ship
so, what's next?
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cog got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Skipjack by michael mott - 1/8th scale - SMALL - 19 foot open launch
Thank you for sharing your rich history, profession, and hobbies
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cog got a reaction from lmagna in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
love the look of that hull, Jules. Could do with some less elastic bands though ...
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cog got a reaction from Julie Mo in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
love the look of that hull, Jules. Could do with some less elastic bands though ...
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cog reacted to DannyVM in Tirpitz by DannyVM - Revell Platinum Edition - 1/350 - PLASTIC
I second that Carl. It take some effort but afterwards the reward is so big.
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cog reacted to michael mott in Young America 1853 by EdT - FINISHED - extreme clipper
Thanks for your incredible tenacity is putting all this together Ed.... you must have been a rigger in a former life. And an incredibly steady hand in this one. It just occurred to me, with your comment about needing a few times to place a line without fouling, I'm sure that you have already thought of this, but if you harden the end of the line for an inch or so and also colour it red or some other definite contrast would that make it easier to thread the new lines through the maze?
Michael
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cog reacted to EdT in Young America 1853 by EdT - FINISHED - extreme clipper
Thank you, Micheal. I do harden the ends of line with thin CA and also snip the end to an angled point, but the coloring idea is brilliant. Thanks. Actually, most fouling is detected once the line has been pulled taut, but the color sure would help find the ends under the tops and crosstrees. As to steady hands, I could only wish. Worse with each passing year.
Ed
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cog reacted to Julie Mo in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Oh, the house is still making her demands, Carl, but I'm turning a deaf ear for now.
As for being unable to insert a photo, I've tried the "Insert other media" button below and chose "Insert image from a URL". When I paste the URL location and click "Insert into post" the space where the URL was pasted turns a pale red but nothing else happens. I can click on the insert button all I want and that pop-up window just remains. When I choose the "Drag files here to attach, of choose files..." option I get " There was a problem processing the uploaded file. -200". The Uploaded Images box says the upload failed.
EDIT: It just worked!
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cog reacted to michael mott in Skipjack by michael mott - 1/8th scale - SMALL - 19 foot open launch
Carl, short answer, no. But if you mean "sharing the ways that I do things" as teaching then I suppose you could call it that. It just seems to me that so many members of this forum have taught me so much about model ship building, that it only feels right to pass on some of the things that I do that might be helpful or useful to the other members. Sometimes it feel a bit like showing off but that is not the intent. One of the amazing things to me about this hobby, is that the members who share their knowledge here bring to the table without realizing it all of their own background knowledge, and each profession or workplace job teaches them skills and ways of seeing things that I don't. So in that sense we are all teachers.
Thanks for the question Carl
Michael
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cog got a reaction from mtaylor in Fishing Smack c. 1920 by G.L. - FINISHED - Scale 1/20 - POF - cross-section
Stunning details again G.L. I would have expected the top to flip upward instead of inward ...
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cog got a reaction from druxey in Venetian Round Ship c. 13th century by woodrat - FINISHED - 1:32 scale - fully framed
interesting, and effective method I'd say
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cog got a reaction from Julie Mo in Endeavour 1934 by Julie Mo - Amati - Scale 1:35 - America's Cup UK J-Class Challenger
Ah, life has returned. That house a yours really kept you away longer than I imagined ... no redos on the cabinet doors, the counter top, media centre ...?
did you drop the file, or used the link "choose files"
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cog reacted to flying_dutchman2 in Boyer by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - 17th Century Dutch Coastal water freighter by Marc Meijer
Created all the small single and double blocks, throat halliard blocks, fiddler blocks, leeboard block, one heart, 5mm deadeyes, belaying pins (need to make more) the gaff jaws and for extra added entertainment 4 barrels, 2 large and 3 small buckets.
All the deadeyes for purchase are flat in the middle on both sides but in reality they should be round. I have tried making them myself but it is not working. I am still figuring how I can do this.
I have purchased deadeyes and if I can't make them myself I will use those (picky, picky)
Thought of purchasing the buckets but because I was making the small blocks, why not make them myself. Drilled a hole in a dowel, cut them to height and glued a 1/32 thick piece of veneer as bottom to it, sanded and stained or painted them.
The rigging of the mizen mast is going to be a challenge. The plans are different compared to the model in the book. So I will look at both and work towards something logically. The rest is the same as the yacht "Utrecht" and the Galjoot (which I have plans for as well).
I will add some flags such as the Dutch flags in the colors of 1600's.
Marcus
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cog reacted to Drazen in De Zeven Provinciën 1665 by Dražen - Scale 1:45
... and this is the final result on the ship.
The ribbon and small windows have been assembled too.
I will need to correct the paint on some small areas. This has been peeled due to the pressure when glueing, but this is no problem.
Finally, I want to mention, that the benefit of beautiful colour of oil paint has to be taken relative in comparison with a very difficult procedure, very long drying time and low resistance to mechanical stress. Still, I will proceed with oil paints.
Drazen
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cog reacted to Drazen in De Zeven Provinciën 1665 by Dražen - Scale 1:45
... and how it looks...
Note, this is the length of exact 90 mm. So, try to look at the real size on the screen to get the real impression.
Drazen
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cog reacted to Drazen in De Zeven Provinciën 1665 by Dražen - Scale 1:45
After refining the shape to get more 3D-effect and "contents behind the surface", I am ready with my decoration pattern.
Drazen
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cog reacted to Drazen in De Zeven Provinciën 1665 by Dražen - Scale 1:45
Than, I ground the inner shape of the frame to get the wished angle when installed.
Drazen
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cog reacted to Drazen in De Zeven Provinciën 1665 by Dražen - Scale 1:45
.. difficult process on deciding on the decoration form/pattern. There are different decorations on the van de Velde drawings for the same ship. Also the models from the museums are not following the same pattern.
I decided to follow the drawing here - second from above.
Drazen
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cog reacted to Drazen in De Zeven Provinciën 1665 by Dražen - Scale 1:45
Since the pattern was not 100% clear, I needed to understand the forms. I made my own drawings about general shapes I want to get
Drazen
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cog reacted to woodrat in Venetian Round Ship c. 13th century by woodrat - FINISHED - 1:32 scale - fully framed
The wales have been attached. I have inserted the main throughbeam in the stern. This a major structural element as the quarter rudder applies its turning moment through this beam. Pilgrims in round ships have described how, travelling in steerage, they could feel every movement of and twist of the ship when they leant against the throughbeam.
Cheers
Dick
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