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  1. Papa
    Beautiful ship and model. I always loved this story about the original race. Legend has it that while watching the race, Queen Victoria asked who was second, and received the famous reply: "There is no second, your Majesty."
  2. Papa
    She has 2 wings now😁
  3. Papa
    Does anyone know why this structure is called a "hurricane house"?
  4. Papa
    making slow progress.
  5. Papa
    It is a shame, but enough is visible that one has to do all the detail. A lot of plastic aircraft kits are like that. Detailed interiors that one never sees
  6. Papa
    Finally got the hurricane house under roof. Wife and I were in the woods (roughing it in an AC cabin, with full kitchen, 2 bed rooms, and a bath, on beautiful Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia, but alas No Modleing😬) so not much got done on CWM for a bit. But I am am finally back at it. we did manage to finish several bottles of wine 😇
  7. Papa
    Love the weathered gray stain.
  8. Papa
    Pose it on your driveway with the right perspective and it will look real.
  9. Papa
    I seem to have opened a can of worms. I am taking a break from modeling for a couple weeks (14 days in the Virginia Mountains) so plenty of time to think about the roof of the hurricane house. I probably will go for a “smooth” top.
  10. Papa
    The Model Shipways plans for the CWM say that the roof of the hurricane house was covered in canvas. I’ve been puzzling how to duplicate that. I see you just stayed with same material as the sides.
  11. Papa
    Maybe someday
  12. Papa
    Thanks. A lot of careful, patient picking with a tooth pick😁
  13. Papa
    Thanks, John
  14. Papa
    Looks wonderful . you are a fantastic craftsman. For the first 20 odd years of my life I lived not 10 miles from the Constitution and never visited it. I’ve always kind of regretted that. Now I live about 500 miles from her 🙁
  15. Papa
    I’ve cleaned up the canopy and added the tail assembly. So far I am pleased with this kit.
  16. Papa
    The paneled doors are not the same style as the plans, but were the only thing I could get as an S-scale model railroad item. They will be almost impossible to see once the roof goes on anyway.
  17. Papa
    I could also use new eyes and a steadier hand. 😁
  18. Papa
    Looking good
  19. Papa
    Your comment is right on; yesterday I spent some time cleaning up the paint with a toothpick. The canopy is looking much better.
  20. Papa
    I have also used toothpicks for some small details, but I didn’t try them for the canopy. Maybe I should try them here. I need to clean the limes up a bit. I’ve never been able to mask a cockpit canopy successfully.
  21. Papa
    Very unusual nose on this beast.
  22. Papa
    I used HO windows and doors on my City of Pekin
  23. Papa
    Turns out that the rear facing crew member has his head in a gun turret. He is in place along with the pilot and the minimal cockpit details
  24. Papa
    Test fitting the port side aft structures. I ordered some S-scale doors from a model RR source hoping they would look better than my several failed attempts at scratch building the needed panel doors.
  25. Papa
    Amazing work John. Your attention to detail amazes me.

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