Voyageur

Welcome back. Glad you had a good time.

nice job on the roof. Seems a shame to cover up all that nice work beneath it.!

You’ve been busy, they look great!

Onward indeed! Looks great.

Welcome fellow Navy DD214-er! I’m glad you found the forum here and looking forward to seeing the progress on your build.

I’m starting to think you are some kind of perfectionist! Really precise work.

Those upper head rails look great. It is very difficult to carve in live with the grain like that. You did an excellent job!

Looks great Bob. I think the tamiya paste would also be good.

i also have several rockets in my basement that I may use to test paint finishes on. 😉 Seems to have worked well for you!

Nicely done! Looks like a great job on the battens. 

Yes indeed, that looks great! And think about all the learnin’ you got on this. 😀

I just revived your build here and wish to congratulate you on this fine craft you have done. I appreciate your detailed and thoughtful comments on the build. 
Bravo Zulu! (Well done)

Hi Bob, do you think you’ve identified the cause of the orange peel finish first time around? Just need more practice with the airbrush? Good luck! I’m certain you will get this done to your liking.

Nice!

19 hours ago, BobG said:

...That didn't go as planned though. !

 

 

I tried to warn you! 😀

I’m sure you will pull this through exactly how you want it. And I have no doubt it will be a picture of perfection. 

Looks good, nice work on the skylight!

Lookin’ good!

Thank you Mark. That is just the information I need.

Looks great! You do excellent work. I look forward to seeing your progress on this.

3 hours ago, davyboy said:

Hi Voyageur,

 

The top blade is for cutting softwood,hardwood and plastics. It's ok and cuts fast and well,downside it tends to leave toothmarks. The second is for cutting nonferrous metals,softwood,hardwood,chipboard,plastics and glassfibre items etc. Can't comment as I don't have this one. The last one cuts the same items as the previous. I use this for cutting Pearwood and European Boxwood,leaves a nice smooth finish.  Hope this answers your question.

 

Dave 

 

Yessir, thank you!

I guess what I’m asking is these are blades for rip cuts and cross cuts. But I’m not sure what the blade above would be used for generally. Looks like it would be for wood only.

Can someone tell me what this type of blade is used for? 

Well done! This is a great kit. You are really doing a great job.  You are proving that good model building is 90% attitude, 20% tools and 10% math skills.

Absolutely first rate. 

23 hours ago, BobG said:

BTW, I see that you live in Indianapolis. I grew up in in the small town of Elwood about 45 miles northeast of Indianapolis and my sister lives near Fishers. I have basketball in my veins and still follow Indiana and Butler.

 

 

Lol, my coworker is from Elwood and we have fun with that! We’re on the north side not far from Fishers. Although, we are Purdue fans 😀 But we’ll root for Butler too. 

I think it looks great and any attempts to make it better are likely to result in something else you want/need to fix. It really does look fantastic. Maybe sit on it for a day or two and decide how you Really feel about it.

Looks like you've got a good start on this. I'll follow along on your project. I think this is a great ship and I'm looking forward to seeing it completed. Good luck on the tool wish list but be careful, it is a slippery slope once you start down that path. I'm speaking from experience of course!

Barry