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I made a simple model derived from funny internet meme. 😆 For those of who aren't happy. 😄 The kit is Metal earth's PE kit. Thanks for watching. 😉

wefalck // Eveything you said is new and cutting edge artwork. Thanks for introducing so many clues to make 'non edible' rice paper sail with waterproof coating. They are very interesting and promising project, but I'll concentrate on this heat transfer paper due to financial limit. I'll stick to the paper sail after I finish this homework. Allan // I found this heat activated spray bond. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007POWZPW I'm not sure it is made of acrylic, but it offers water and odor resistance.

https://www.amazon.com/Supreme-Collection-Extra-Sheets-White/dp/B00AMNAE4W/ref=sr_1_19?keywords=1200+count+bedding&sr=8-19 https://www.amazon.com/LBRO2M-Microfiber-Hypoallergenic-Breathable-Resistant/dp/B07X57KS65/ref=sr_1_17?keywords=1200+count+bedding&sr=8-17 I found 1500 and 1800 count bedding. I read an article that there are several ways to count numbers such as weaving method and yarn. I'm not sure they are really 1800 TC performance to compare with the most expensive 800 TC cotton fabric. I'll test the 1800 TC bedding. 😍

Ken // I heard that Fairchild republic is testing unmanned version of A-10C. This is a prototype body... in my imagination... Lou // I made same kit when I was a child, and it wasn't good in my memory. This is the first jet-plane kit I finished after becoming an adult. I'm happy to hear that it looks good this time.

I planned to use Vallejo polyurethane matt varnish. I'll apply the multi coat UV blocker. Thanks, Gregory!

About a month ago, I bought fine photo printer and water slide transfer paper. It really worked well, and its detail almost beat commercial decals. I used photoshop and work space was 4800 DPI. I'll test that the heat transfer paper can hold the 2400x9600 DPI inkejt output and tack well on to a cloth. The reason I want to print all of 'sail thing' at once is my laziness. 🤪 I always want the best quality with easy and cheap method that even children can follow. If it works, I don't need to tan or sew reefing lines on the cloth. Probably the last hurdle is long term durability... I don't think the coating will last for decades.

Thanks for the good point, Allan. I didn't know that the hightest TC cloth can't beat the non-woven cloth. I already bought some finest woven cloth to cut and sew, but I should reconsider a material for high scale models. That's impressive knowledge that printer can print on silk span directly. It seems much simple and better result. I'll check the instructions and booklet. Many thanks again, Allan. Thanks for understanding me, Gregory. My goal is 'real looking' as you said. On the other hand, I'm an inexperienced modeller, so I don't know which way is the best to achieve the most realistic sail. As an engineer, I prefer to immitate and scale down real sail, and it is an Allan's approach. Therefore, both of Gregory and Allan understands me well. My printer is Canon's 2400x9600 DPI inkjet photo printer, and it is not difficult to find and buy various fabrics in Seoul, South Korea. As a dyeing technique, heat transfer paper can be an alternative option for non-flat surface material. I'll continue to research both material and dyeing technique. That's really impressive, Roger. The stencil technique with the vacuum machine will be very sharp. I'm not sure I can buy or use the vacuum machine, but will research the interesting machine. Greatly thanks to all. All the discussions expanded my knowledge. It's time to research and test each of them. 🤩

Hello. Heller Pinta 1/75 is my new side project. While I was investigating ideas about replacing plastic stock sails to realistic fabric sails, I realized that the 'red cross' dye makes it more difficult. I thought about stencil with laser cut OHP film, but its result is quite blurred. After that, I began to search any kind of 'water slide decal' for fabric, and found it. This is very common heat transfer paper for T-shirt. In my case, I'll print red cross, hole marks, sewing marks, reefing lines, and even shadows and dirty dusts. The hole marks will help to set the sails evenly. Also, I'll transfer mirrored image to both sides with some trick. If it is good, flags can be better than stock paper flags. How do you think about the idea? I ordered the paper today.

Thanks, popeye. I didn't forget the stone building. It's on my workbench now. 🤩 I forgot the word 'warthog'. 😱 Thanks for watching, Old collingwood!

canute // I appreciate to hear you enjoyed. 👍 Hermann // One more secret. The airplane has no dashboard and ejection seat handle. I forgot to add them. The pilot who refused to ride is really wise person. 😂

Thanks very much, Egilman!

One of my favorite boar. Thanks for watching.

Oops, sorry. She is 10 years old nephew.

Correct. The magnet works well. 😆 Roden copied the airfix 1/32 kit and down-scaled it. Its structure is exactly same, and became more difficult due to thoughtless down-scaling. There are many unmatched joints and too slim parts that easily breakable. I replaced the broken parts to brass sheet or covered with CA glue. It is one of the worst kit I've ever seen, so I would like to recommend latest Miniart 1/35 kit if you are interested in the london bus. Unfortunately, there is no kit based on the world's first omnibus from France. 🤔

You should have seen her confused face. 😆 When the girl breaks and opens the frame, this kit will be 'complete'.

Thanks, Yves. I'm also inspired by another artwork, and there are some pre-painted kits on market. https://mmzone.co.kr/album/showcase.php?dbname=gallerymain&id=53935 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/squadron-sqm7002-p-47d-thunderbolt--1116572

Thanks for watching. It was really funny project. 😆

Thanks for watching.

I made chimney stovepipes using 4mm brass tubes. Also, I made chimney caps using 3D printer. I wasn't sure to cut brass sheet circularly without error. I holded them with 0.35mm brass tripods using epoxy glue. This color is too darker than I expected, but seems ok. I mixed blue and brown to be bronze green. Maybe I should have mixed white lacqure a little bit. While I was drilling holes, one of chimney was broke. I'll remove it and make it again. Most of chimneys are done. I referred to real pictures when I designed, and I like my result. 👍

Thanks, Ekis! Your knowhow really helps me a lot. I understood that you spent tons of time and effort on sanding tiles, and weathering is one of many improving ideas. There was no easy way to achieve such great result. 😌 I'll apply these tips as much as possible to be more realistic.

Hello, Egilman. Nice to see you again. I'm considering the Ekis' method. He used raw rough tiles with weathering technique. My precisely aligned tiles are very good, in itself. The result looks like printed roof of commercial doll house just I wanted. Every blocks has 10.0 x 5.5mm size. Unfortunately, the post processing is painful and takes lots of time. It takes about 1 minutes per each block, but it is enjoyable when I paste each tile on roof thanks to the standardized size. On the contrary, raw tiles doesn't steal much time. it is a bit annoying to paste tiles due to uneven size, but it ultimately saves 2~3 times more than aligning every tile. The order side is finished and polished, but chaos side is not. You may think that these photos are fine, but in real world, gaps between tiles and shadows is much visible, and it degrades overall qualities although entire exterior at long distance is ok. I can't satisfy with the raw tiles. The reason I pasted rough tiles is that Ekis successfully managed it with weathering technique. His weathering technique covered weakness of raw tiles, and made buildings more like impressive medieval ruin. I'm considering to apply weathering to half of this building. My only issue is lack of time... 🤪

Good to see again, Old Collingwood and Waitoa. Here is another great news. Ekis finished his masterpiece work on this February. As I said, I stick to an angle and lines because of uniformity, so I'm making every roof tile all same size. However, his splendid work with raw and rough tiles shakes my decision. It seems more natural expression for medieval buildings!

Hello! Long time no see. I'm happy with good news that people are overcoming the COVID19.🧡 It's been an year since 2020 deadline, and there are three weeks before 2021 deadline. 😱 I'm rushing my job, and hope to give the present sucessfully this year. Tiling roofs is a repeated task, so I will upload photos when I reach a noticeable step. (It should be within 3 weeks!)

Hello. I have question about a component of rope stropped blocks - grommet. https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/02/articles/woodenblocks/woodenblocks.htm https://forum.game-labs.net/gallery/image/559-32-lb-carronade/ I would like to make (copy) the USS constitution's rope stropped blocks. (See the left corner of the picture.) To complete the rope stropped blocks, I prepared 4 components. a) 3D printed double block (2.7mm x 3.1mm x 2.9mm) b) metal thimble extracted from accesories c) 3 stranded thicker rope (Gutermann Mara 120, about 0.60mm) d) raw thread (Amann serafil fine 300, about 0.10mmm) I would say that this video explains well for non English speaker. According to the block manual, the next step is making a grommet that I stuck. I found this video is quite useful, but also found that it is not valid for scale model because of small size. Is there any way to make genuine scale size grommet for rope stropped blocks? I stuck at 7mm diamter size rope grommet. (right) I think it is almost impossible without special tools or machines. I searched and found more common ways such as color enameled copper wire or cut & knots. I cut the edge of the rope and glued epoxy bond (left) It works well, and the only issue is that it is not genuine rope stropped block. Here are some examples of model techniques. (Metal wire) Roger Pellet wrote an alternative method of simple rope grommet using wire. I tested his alternative method with threads. (He used wire.) I would say that this is more likely a served grommet if thread is used instead of wire. Thread can't keep spiral shape, so its final shape is ugly. I want to catch both external appearance and internal structure of rope stropped blocks. Have anyone make half inch size thread grommet successfully before? If not, I'll follow the wire guides... I add great topics that had same question. http://modelboatyard.com/stropping.html And this. The older posts I added have some interesting ideas that hiding cut & glues under neck thread. I'll try all the solutions.

Now I knew an original form of a toy I played! I played and made 'science box' series which seems very similar to the Gilbert erector set series. Amazing. 😍 (example picture)