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Egilman
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Well another small update, coming along slow but making progress... (already know some things I would do differently) Main deck details, they have to go on now cause with the superstructures in place I wouldn't be able to fit them properly.... Pardon the pics they aren't the best quality but they give the idea..... K Guns and reloads.... (the Gwin during this period did not have K gun loading racks so the reloads were mounted to stanchions where the davit could pick them and drop them into the launcher) And the rest of the deck details.... Still need to paint them, probably should have painted them first before gluing them on. I left the stern smoke projectors and depth charge racks off for closer to the end of the build, the fantail is pretty clear on this ship so later shouldn't represent a problem... Fewer things to knock off or break.... And I'm absolutely learning to love this Gators Grip glue... It sticks to painted plastic!!! Solid as well..... Well some detail painting, all those details have a base color of 5-O Ocean Grey, with the flat surfaces 20B deck Blue, time for the 00000 liner to come out.... (I haven't used one in over 20 years, I hope I remember how) Onward...
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Well that is Tennessee sippin' whisky, maybe she expects you to be sippin' for a while...... {chuckle}
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paperdrawing transfer to cad
Egilman replied to helge's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
Probably not, they are very small, low resolution images... (probably 72 DPI) way too small to digitally redraw.... Most cad transfers are done at 1-1 scale, it is much easier to do that way..... The Best software for doing this is Autodesk's Raster Design, (an add on to autocad) It's designed to take existing scanned paper drawing images and convert them into cad drawings.... Been in used for several years now and has all the tools needed to take out any scanner distortion that is added to the drawings in the conversion process, and yes there will be distortions...... Happens to all scanned drawings.... It is still a trace over process though, just that Raster Design is intended to make the process as painless and easy as possible...... -
Here ya go.... https://artesanialatina.net/en/ideas-para-regalar/3469-stage-coach-1848-wooden-model-heritage-collection.html The instructions are available from Artesania Latina as a pdf download... click the tab labeled instructions.... Merry Christmas... EG
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Ok just making it back to the comfy chair.... stole some of the wife's homemade Peanut Brittle, 1/4 inch thick and tasty, her five pound fudge, and Cherry Bars... (really had to steal the CB's they don't last long around here) I don't have any of the fruit cake, it's on the centerpiece of the table and she's guarding it, not till christmas.... The Admiral can cook when she wants to, baking is her specialty..... Pass the plates around my friends.... enjoy... And merry christmas everyone...
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Oh I've always been a sucker for RAF birds assigned to USAAC units... Something 25th or 345th BG's maybe? Guess I'll have to find another comfy chair.....
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I have my friend, I have.... you must understand, shoes are necessary, models are not.....(according to the war department, the admiral is sympathetic though)
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It is a 2002 Eagle model, kit produced in 2006 so it is still current production, both model and real life.... Simple and pure laziness....
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Actually, it's just being lazy, there are plenty of examples rolling around......
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I understand fully, but I think you've got it handled Patrick.... Ambitious project.....
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They draw a lot of eyes, and when cleaned up or even restored they are very pretty, but not too many people have the money to afford the upkeep..... Boat stands for "Break Out Another Thousand" ..... FIRE Truck stands for "Fully Involved Retirement Expense" Truck.... Not a whole lot of people want to own one so an old retired pumper can be had real cheap.......
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Because they are trying to fit the most common colors in the paint manufacturer they chose to list in the instructions..... and if this is what is happening, it is an oldie but a goodie.... Today they do a much better job as trying to get a decent look...
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I agree, always test new techniques first before committing them to a display piece....
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You remember one that was a shareware hot seller, Pacific Aces I think it was called, came on a 5.25 floppy...
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craft stick bridge by Lucius Molchany - FINISHED
Egilman replied to Lucius Molchany's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Parking it right next to an F-101, that's appropriate..... -
I'm already in this boat, I feel for ya.....
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Open or closed cab Kurt? 700 series I believe... They can be had for around 1,500.00 if someone really has to have one...
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And the same to you Chris, and don't go drinking all the nog, save some for the rest of us.... {chuckle}
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Yeah it is a nice kit, I have a friend that does that to every model he builds, screws it to a plank, all wheels, they don't move that way but occasionally he bumps one moving it around and has to fix all the landing gear at that point...... As long as he keeps them out of harm's way, they seldom get damaged that way though....
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Well, lets wait till I'm closer to the finish before we judge the work ok, I"m still not so sure... It's makes me very happy that you're enjoying it brother, helps the motivation a great deal.... Thank you....
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Well worth the price Ken.... Mine arrived today..... I like the new bottles makes dropping a bit in a cup real easy..... I finished off the foc'sle furniture with it, applying a bit with a needle and setting the part into the glue... Works like a charm, enough grip to hold it in place with enough set time to allow correcting it's placement.... It's hold comes in about 5 minutes and full cure on 30, so be careful handling when newly placed parts are present... Getting ready to mount the main deck Bollards...... This glue, and the pickup tool, makes placing those tiny parts EASY PEASY...... I suspect the same with the PE.....
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I think it would appear patchy and blotchy and very dark green against the red anti-fouling paint.... Word I get from friends in the navy tell me that ALL ships get barnacles/slimed, even aluminium ones, you just never see them..... And the pesticides they use on Military Naval Vessels today pretty much eliminated them from being a typical issue for every dry docking.... All they do now is a casual inspection of the hull and the experts decide if they need a scraping and re-coating.... During WWII, scraping the hull was automatic on a ship being dry docked for longer than three days....
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First time in 400 years brother, 800 years since it's happened at night where people can actually see it.... (and unfortunately it is raining buckets right now, I can't see it)
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KI-43 Oscar by Javlin - FINISHED - Hasegawa - 1/32 - PLASTIC
Egilman replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I agree, I did that white winter luftwaffe camo once on a captured Gloster Gladiator, you know the rlm light grey with the dark grey/black squiggly lines all over it? Had to do it in one sitting, just something changes when you do it in two sessions, they never look the same...... or better put, they look the same but they just don't feel the same, others can tell the difference..... EG... Nice work... -
I don't know, from the condition of the ship in the pic there isn't much there to scrape, and weren't these things aluminium hulled? from what I heard barnacles don't like aluminium..... (neither does algae) Lower weight, less maintenance... (sounds like a beer commercial slogan doesn't it)
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