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The laser's thickness is pretty wide. It is enough to replace classic milling machines and table saws, but I doubt it'll be the new standard. The real game changer is a resin 3D printer. There are tons of new 3D printed kits on the world market. It is essential device to reach the next level of modeling.

It is a famous Lycra flexible thread. Also, it is known as the EZ line. There are no turnbuckles. + The thicker lines are 0.30mm brass rods. I tried to apply the brass rods to all... and ran away.

This is a classic reboxed Italeri kit. ♥ 　♥

Ok... It looks like the instructions are only available on Youtube. At least the Victory is better than my HMS Supply because it comes with some paper templates. I'm capturing the video instructions one by one, and the video file size is over 7 GB...

The laser engraved sails are a briiliant idea.

I bought the new HMS Supply, which was introduced in 2024 spring. The kit doesn't have any instructions, and there are only Youtube assembly videos. Will the Victory kit have no instructions?

Oh... Ano... wrong?!

Yet another mediocre kit. A little kit, but has some quality issues.

Almost everything that modellers expect. - Bad mould : lots of scraps around the edges - 3D printed-like kit design : no gimmicks for easier assembly. No positive and negative tips for two surfaces. This isn't the comventional LEGO like assembly, but rather stacking plastic blocks without any guide. After stacking all the parts, I found the skin of the hull is twisted and there are many gaps around the skin parts. It happened frequently when I did hull planking. Parts are divided unnecessarily. Determining painting color may be difficult. - The worst water slice decal : Not clear color. The material tears easily. When I pasted the bird on the side hull, it split into 6 parts. 😞 I gathered each part carefully. There are several great build logs in largescalemodeler.com. Also, please read the manual carefully. Read the paper backwards from end, so that you can imagine a clear position of the tiny parts. I'll try the SPAD XIII again with the Trumpeter (Merit) 1/24 scale kit.

It was a really difficult kit. Avoid unwarranted challenges.

I made a large ship boat. I have no room to store the large planes.

It was a net for green onions. 😉

I made the most popular cargo truck in South Korea... This is what I see every day.

Thank you for your kind words. I've been busy for two months building a new workshop. Most modeling tools are moved and still in boxes... I'm rebooting my modeling hobby by building some basic kits. Because of the limited resources, I used only a few tools, such as the Badger stylynez primer - white color. Also, I applied the Flory models wash - gray color. No more magic to the white hull.

I made a training aircraft. This is one of the final kits by Minicraft models. This kit is really nice and easy.

I made a paint shaker using a jigsaw. First, I bought the cheapest jigsaw. And then I connected the massage adapter to the jigsaw. I designed the paint bottle holder. This one is for Vallejo 200ml bottles. It has a pretty simple and convenient structure. Here is the result. It is fast, durable, and convenient to use. I'll design and print more holders for various bottle types.

Congratulation! Beautiful little gem...

It is a good question. This kit corrected my preconceptions about "bulky" paper model kits. Unfortunately, the "well designed" paper model kits are very rare and difficult to find. "Angled 3D polygon" paper ship model kits are still dominant in the market. The best part about this "advanced" paper ship kit is that its building method is compatible with wooden ship modeling. The Shipyard paper kit enhanced my skill in wooden ship modeling. Also, some special skills for paper modeling are very handy to add rich decorations, such as deck furniture and riggings. I would say that both of the skills helped me a lot. In addition, its easier and faster build speed allowed me to build various ship models in a short period of time. As you are aware, building large wooden ship kits typically takes more than several months. With the paper models, it is possible to build several ships of the line in the same period. I would say that the packed experience helped me to draw a rapid learning curve than building wooden model kits. I certainly recommend the rich paper model kit for the new wooden ship builders. Drawings planking patterns on white paper seems to be challenging, but I figured out some successful wood-like painting techniques. I would say that they aren't serious work, and you'll enjoy wood-like painting on paper and plastic model kits once you have learned. The paper model kit's biggest drawback is that it cannot be reversed. Paper's weak materiality makes it difficult to fix or remove once glued. It is easy to print and replace paper parts, but imagine that you attached a single planking or bulwark strip in the wrong place... I had the experience of disposing of an entire hull... ----------- I roughly assume that you have built less than 10 wooden ship model kits, and haven't built some "formal" sailing ship models such as 3~4 masted ships of the line. Is it a good time to dig into the advanced paper ship model kits? Yes. Will it improve my entire building skills and help my understanding of classic sailing ships, such as ships of the line? Absolutely. Do the advanced paper kits have a variety of selection? No... They have only limited kits, and new products are very rare due to their complex design. You may jump directly into the classic wooden kits from Caldercraft and VM, but the Shipyard and Seahorse kits will be good stepping stones to higher ground, in my opinion.

I made several tool organizers to save a busy workbench. - Tamiya adhesive square bottles (40ml) Tamiya bottle holder ver2.zip - Reduce to 10% (1/10) size. - For Gunze (GSI Creos) square bottles, reduce to 10.50% size. (+5% of the Tamiya bottles) - Gunze (GSI Creos) decal adhesive round bottles (40ml) Gunze round bottle holder ver3.zip - Reduce to 10% size. - Tamiya Acrylic paint round bottles and Gunze (GSI Creos) paint round bottles (10ml) - Also compatible with Lifecolor acrylic paint bottles This design is stackable. Tamiya Gunze bottle cradle ver1 2.stl - Reduce to 10% size. - Vallejo, AK, and MIG acrylic paint bottles (17ml) - Also stackable design Vallejo bottle holder ver2.zip - Reduce to 10% size. - Tube holder for Josonja Acrylic paint tubes (75ml) Josonja acrylic paint isn't popular in Europe or the US. Josonja tube holder 3.zip - Reduce to 10% size.

Not green screen this time. Thanks you for watching~

This is an amazing 1/72 aviation kit. This kit is a snap-tite kit, like the Gundam kits. Also, the 2021 new tool kit has astonishing details, including two pilot figures. I recommend this kit to everyone, including elementary school students.

Here is a studio setup. - Green/Blue window roller shade - Green colored wood stick under the bird - Portable fan - Portable LED flash

I made a very easy and amateur level 1/72 kit. I used a green screen to take the photo. Thank you for watching~ 🤠

The diorama and a beautiful painting are really nice examples, Allan. I turned my chair 180 degrees and picked up the book. The step by step illustrations are really impressive. Thanks for recommendations, Mark P. I can't imagine how the Great Britain was launched sideways.

Thank you for the detailed explanations, Andy. The launch procedure is more complex than I thought. It is really interesting that dock workers remove stable wooden logs and insert slipways one by one, like a jenga game. Also, the method of draining water using terrain is really clever. Because of the special equipment, such as slipways and launch cradles, I'm not ready to build launching ceremony dioramas. I'll keep it on my bucket list and collect more data for future building... Thanks so much!