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Congrats Augie! I think Sjors needs an education on time zones.... Waiting patiently for your final photos Andy- 1,668 replies
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I like your bulkhead colour scheme... Ties in nicely with the beakhead. Everything else is pretty well done too Andy
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Yup.... Easiest solution.... When things go....uh......off..... Blame it on Sjors.... Woo hoo 89
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Redo your rigging again and well have even more to talk about
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If you've never planked a hull before, or are still learning, it is good practice to use full length planks, without having to worry too much about the appearance of the end result. It will also result in a smoother, and, as has been said before, stronger hull form. And having looked at that log... A lot less work too... Andy
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You guys get Moosehead down there!?! Sweet.... Andy
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Um, Kevin: http://www.fakeposters.com/posters/i-shall-name-you/ One of yours?!
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If you want to work a little faster... For seizings, I start with a tight clove hitch, and finish with a couple of half hitches. These will hold until the line is coated in matte medium, and if your seizing line is fine enough, you'll never see the knots anyway. No need for CA either... Nice job all around, anyway Andy
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No space in the house? Build more house... You know.... Just a few square feet.... Maybe a solarium or something... A nice display room....
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No.....not owls..... We were talking about moose........ again......
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I think you could manage at least two out of three.... (Scale model aircraft carrier large enough to launch and recover RC planes...) The moose thing I'll leave to your imagination... Andy
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Another viewpoint you may wish to consider... At the the end of the day, a model manufacturer has to be able to turn a profit. So they need to produce a product for as little cost as possible, that will appeal to as wide as possible a customer base. I see this all the time with model railroad manufacturers. They will offer a locomotive of other piece of rolling stock painted in as many different road names as possible, in order to appeal to a wider customer base, regardless of whether or not any particular prototype railroad actually operated that piece of equipment. Yes, some model ship companies may produce ships that are complete fallacies, but, are they appealing to the purists (quite possibly far fewer in number), or someone just looking for something nice to occupy themselves with (much bigger target market)? Do we need to fault an entire company because 50% (or whatever) of the product they produce is "not real"? I think not. They're not forcing anyone to buy anything, eventually market forces may dictate that a higher percentage of modellers are after super-detailed hyper-accurate kits (and are willing to foot the bill for them), then you may see a higher percentage of this style of kits.... But until there comes a day when any human being on earth can open a model ship kit and expertly assemble it on the first try, there are going to be some kits that are not 100% hyper-accurate. On the flip side, there are some companies that do, after a fashion, cater to that market. Andy
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I think we already covered moose fishing somewhere around here..... And that statement in itself is a sad reflection of the state of the weirdos around here..... (Of which, I assure you, I am proudly one ) Andy
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I don't think that's quite what David Lee Roth meant.....
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I also tend to go at the little tabs from both sides. Don't try and extract the part from one side only. Cut partway through on one side, then flip the sheet over and do the same from the back. Repeat until you've freed the part. This will ensure a clean edge on both surfaces and any raggy bits in the middle can be sanded away. Andy
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I wouldn't worry too much about missing updates.... If what Augie says holds true, he's bound to deconstruct a bit more before he ever gets finished.... I think it's something psychological... He's afraid of not having a ship to work on... (Since he claims his next build won't start until the fall) Andy
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Excellent work! No small challenge rebuilding this much of a kit, and at that scale... Can't wait to see more Andy
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Well... Up and down, really. Had to head south this weekend for a family thing yesterday, heading back north again in a few minutes... So not much building, no.... But with the heat, doing my best beer-adled hippo impression.... Floating in the lake up to my neck with cold ale in hand, (held out of the water, of course).... Andy
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So I guessed somewhat correctly...? You're attempting to capture a moment in history (real or imaginary it does not matter).... Rather than a stuffed-and-mounted display... a hint of activity, an implied movement..... Andy
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Very nice, can't wait to see her all finished up.... Although I will wait patiently for you to post your pictures... Unlike a certain you-know-who... Still fishin? Andy
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Um.... Sure hope those are coffee beans... Not something Kevin's wabbits left all over the table.... Andy
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Very nice job on the gunport lids... I like the idea that she's not going to look like a porcupine... I'm guessing more like she's just starting to clear for action? Andy
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Look at it this way.... It is the room on the ship with the most windows.... So there is a chance that people will notice (I mean, other than us, whom you've enlightened with your pictures). It's not like you detailed all the other cabins and spaces that would never be seen again except by X-ray... Or maybe you did and you're just not telling... Anyway, good to hear you're back and in better health. Andy
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