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Xuron tools are top quality, probably some of the best. The price is higher for a reason. Andy
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Kevin, do you have a set of these? http://www.micromark.com/professional-sprue-cutter,9277.html They will help immensely. Andy
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For sprue cutting: http://www.micromark.com/professional-sprue-cutter,9277.html These things work great. Always keep the flush side towards the part and you'll have minimal part cleanup Andy
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Well, it's not the schoonmaker. But it is the Snyder. Still sailing today as the St. Mary's Challenger. The oldest continuously working laker currently. Andy
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Wash and paint the pieces first. It may seem tedious, but it's worth it. As for a working cradle, I use one of these: http://www.bowser-trains.com/foamcradle.html Andy
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There's nothing really wrong with MS paints. I just find they need quite a bit of thinning to be usable. You'll need to mix them about 2 parts paint to 1 part thinner, for brush applications (airbrushing would almost need 1:1, you'd have to experiment). Although they are acrylic, don't use water, use clear Windex (as opposed to blue) or something similar if you can get it down there. Andy
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I've got one lined up, just hang 'til 20:00 EDT
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Good luck with this one. We'll all be here to answer questions as best we can. Do you think you'd ever work up the nerve to try a wooden ship some day?
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RMS Empress of Asia, 1913 Thought I recognized a CP steamship.....
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See... there's your whole problem.... regardless, you should have kept up with the flowers... that way when you REALLY do something "wrong" (like buy a 1:64 model Victory or something)... she's not going to get suspicious at all....
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Not to hijack Remco's thread, but if Royal Shipyard has no plans to produce those kits, it would be nice if someone with the resources could buy up the CAD drawings and re-jig for laser cutting and start making the kit again. Andy
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I never mentioned a piano...... (that was Augie).... Do you think you need a piano? I'd be careful with that ping pong paddle near the vase... wouldn't want to break it and have no place to plant your "spare wood" flowers... Or flowers you could buy for Anja, for that matter...... Andy
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I think he's already there.... remember the second lobbsie twin? The M&M boat? Then there's that trawler thing.... oh yeah... let's not forget the infamous and enigmatic "multi-build" dun dun duuun...... (that's supposed to be "ominous" music... ) No... he's just teasing us with these kit builds.... trying to make us think he's still "one of us"
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Didn't Sjors mention, he put them in a vase or something? I wonder if they've flowered yet.......
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The easy part is over... Time for the tough stuff Looks great Andy
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"I swear.... it looked a lot smaller in the catalogue" Hooo Boy! Are you in for some fun with that one...
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Yeah.. I'd call that a cowl vent.... Too bad we can't get these old-time photographers to take better photos these days.. Andy
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