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Cap San Diego by mikegr - 1/160
JKC27 replied to mikegr's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
Glad I found this build log. As I mentioned before in this log, this is going to be very helpful for my future builds. Now...if I can only get started on my next scratch build.......these darn kits I recently receive/purchased have taken over my model building....... -
Good luck on the recovery Andy! The next model club meeting will give me an idea of how the build will progress. Our club is trying to do a forced perspective display for the museum too featuring a scene with Spitfires.......calling it Windsor's Spitfires I believe, and of course, we are trying to get our local OHL team (Windsor Spitfires) to be a part of it. The Lanc group build will be fun, and the restored full size Lanc should be ready to be on full display for 2024 for 100th anniversary of the Canadian Air Force.
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for the 1/32 scale Lancaster build we are going to do, I can start a thread and keep it up to date. For the actual plane itself....... it's been a long haul. Check out https://canadianaviationmuseum.ca/
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There are couple guys in the club that swear by Tamiya, but as with anything in life everyone has their preference for whatever reasons. Scalemates has been a great resource, but that rabbit hole you mentioned keep getting bigger. Not to hijack this thread, but club I am in, just acquired, as is going to doing a big group build on a 1/32 scale Lancaster bomber that we trying to make as close as possible to the one that is being restored here in Windsor that used to be on display in a city park. https://canadianaviationmuseum.ca/
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Spitfire MK I by Danstream - Tamiya - 1/48 - PLASTIC
JKC27 replied to Danstream's topic in Completed non-ship models
Great job on this build. I have a 1/48 Eduard kit for the Mk IXc version. Of the 6 colour schemes available in the kit, 2 were flown by a Canadian pilot who is from my area, and was a renowned Spitfire pilot. In fact our local hockey team (OHL, Jr A) is named the Windsor Spitfires! -
Just picked up this thread.....good luck on the surgery and recovery Andy! I have surprisingly never broke anything all these years playing hockey and even embarrassingly trying my hand at skiing a couple times even. I have not worked with an Airfix kit yet, but my local hobby shop does stock them. I find the 1/72 very small. I have been tinkering with a Tamiya Spitfire kit, but don't think I'll ever go that small again. Lots of small parts that I find I break off inadvertently with my carelessness. I somehow got sidetracked from scratch building lake freighters ( was getting started on the Tim S Dool ), and am now on a kit building kick. Trying to focus on RAF (or RCAF) planes. The model club I belong too is part of the Canadian Aviation Museum here in Windsor, so that is becoming a focus for my hobby time. Plus Santa brought me a couple kits and a low end airbrush too. Love the way this Hurricane is coming along.
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One of the kits I got for Christmas. Not an overly complex kit aside from the few small parts. Instructions are easy to follow. However.....there are no instructions at all regarding the paint scheme. Academy's webpage has nothing either. Any suggestions on where to look for this information?
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Hello from Southeast Michigan, USA
JKC27 replied to DonBMichigan's topic in New member Introductions
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Welcome to the forum! I'll be following this build. I too spent my whole life as a boatnerd watching the ships on the Detroit River from the Windsor side. You're not the first to modify this kit on here. Good luck and enjoy the journey! I wish someone made the hullet unloader pictured on the box in smaller scale close to 1:200....N scale?
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New book investigating the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. My copy just arrived so will be interesting to see what new information is presented. Here is the description from the author's site. http://www.lakefury.com/store/tattletale-sounds Ric’s new book on the Edmund Fitzgerald! based on 25 years of research and exclusive personal interviews with the men who built, sailed and investigated the most famous shipwreck in the Great Lakes. 300 pages with full index- based on his new PBS documentary Tattletale Sounds!
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A late hello and welcome to a fellow Ontarioan!
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What are the chances of finding 2004ish kits still? I was looking at 2 different kits, but even my local hobby shop was thinking it would be hard to find, unless at a swap meet or something..... Anyone build or have knowledge of either of these 2 Revell kits.... 05236 (2005) C3 freighter Hawaiian Pilot, or 05221 (2004) T2 tanker Glasgow?
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Thank you. Now, on to the next.
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Sorry I didn't respond sooner........ The plans I got I found online on eBay, but DO NOT go this route, they were a bad scan are not actually to the scale I wanted........ If you want plans for the Edmund Fitzgerald, check out the Great Lakes Historical Collection at Bowling Green St University: https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/435132 email Mark Peter Sprang - his email is in the link This a great source for a lot of older freighters that would have sailed the Great Lakes.
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I just stumbled upon this and it is absolutely fantastic!
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Well.....she's finished. Overall I am very happy with how it turned out, especially being my first truly to scale scratch build. Many modern freighter fittings are either hard to find or just not made so I had to compromise or modify to make it work. I really want to thank everyone on here for the advice, suggestions, etc. and special thanks to @henrythestaffy for help with the bridge deck and @realworkingsailor for his help and input having worked on these boats. As it turns out I will be entering this model in a local scale model show this coming Saturday. If anybody wants to check out the show in Windsor, Ontario. First time doing the show thing.
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Glad I found this build log. Fantastic! One question on the details..... you said you are using the handrails, steps, etc from the Gold Medal Models 1:192 photoetched. How sturdy are the railings on this? I got some 1:200 scale brass photoetched handrails from Tom's Modelworks (I think), and they were so fragile......easy to crush. I have used HO scale handrails (photoetched) for my current freighter(1:200) build, and once I cut off the bottom row it comes very close to what I need, and they are very rigid, easy to bend and hold shape and not hair thin like the one I experimented with. I'll be following this closely as it's close to the type of ships that I will be building, and also good luck and best wishes on everything on the health front as well!
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I just noticed that the scale in the title should be read 1/16" - 1ft, not 1/6". Although.....as noted above, it is actually about 3/4 of the stated size due to whoever scanned the drawings, so it's actually quite a bit smaller than it should be. I actually started lettering on this recently, but this project was sidelined by other laker build. Once the lettering is done and I finish up the hatch crane and hooks on the hatches she will be complete and I will post pics.
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Where did you purchase it from?
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@Roger Pellett Ah yes...forgot about the Sherwin. She's been sitting a long time. Always seems there is a flicker of good news for getting her sailing again, but then that fades. I know a lot of us "boatnerd"s would love to see the Ryerson sail again, even though up until the last years, their ships did not frequent Detroit often. As an aside Roger - any news up there on the "Great Lakes Fleet" old US Steel fleet (now owned by CN)? I heard they were looking to sell the ships, but just recently got the Philip R Clarke sailing again.
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I was looking for a display case for my current build. Want to protect it from dust, and my very curious cats. Did some shopping locally (Windsor, Ontario) and was shocked at the prices for clear acrylic - chain craft store was going to charge upwards of $600 CDN for just the acrylic, then it was on me to build it, etc. My case is going to be about 48" X 8" X 12" with a wood base, which I made with spare lumber I had around the garage. Apparently glass is cheaper, but still a couple hundred, and then again...i would have assemble it. BlueJacket has some really nice display cases they can build, but again the cost is high and then you have to factor in shipping. Yes the need is there. After talking to my favourite local hobby shop, they directed me to a local industrial supply company that sells acrylic sheets or varying thicknesses. Well, just like a carpet/flooring store....they have a cut remnants bin. I was able to source 1/4" shatter proof, super clear acrylic in 4 pieces for $30.00 - all I had to do is put it on my table saw and cut to desired sizes (this stuff cuts great with a standard blade). I have the adhesive I need and now just have to stick them together. Hopefully it won't look too messy, but this glue is really thin and apparently fills any gaps easily. I think the main issue is shipping costs.
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The Ryerson might be the only straight deck boat in the entire US fleet actually. Almost all have been converted to self unloaders. Canadian ships though, still have a decent number in use.
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So...I found some wood in my garage that makes for a perfect base to display this one. Also have some trim! Have to figure what colour to stain it. I happened to find a local industrial supply house that has sheet acrylic (shatter proof) remnants for super cheap, so this will allow me to build my display case to protect my model. 1/4" thick, so it's going to be heavy, but that is fine. Won't be easy to knock around and keep my cats from trying to sleep on it. I did buy a sheet of much thinner plexiglass to fool around with, but that didn't work out too good. Thought my table saw would destroy it, so tried using a cutting tool and when I tried to bend it on the scoring it didn't break clean, but that gave me scrap pieces to experiment with. My one local hobby shop suggested I enter this in a scale model contest that will be taking place locally this fall - I did show the owner some pics, and he thought I should go for it. We will see..... they do have a ship category! This was never the intention.
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Adding the finishing details. The adorable little cat in previous photos decided she'd like to sleep on the deck one night and load a cargo of hairball. Needless to say I had to repair handrails and clean up a small mess. Liferaft containers are installed as well as the RHIB rescue boat and a couple cranes. Most of the accomodation decks are secured in place. Have to keep it stored in a closet when I'm not working on it until I can either build or purchase a display case. Hope to get it finished this week. Have to do paint touch ups as well. Was considering giving the hull a weathered look.....some scrapes, etc. as @realworkingsailorcan surely attest to how much of a beating these seawaymax ships take from certain docks and of course the locks strip their fair share of paint I'd imagine....tight squeeze.
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Build is taking longer than i wanted but such is life. I'll be off a few days with covid so wI'll have time to work on it as its not hitting me hard at all. Just hope my wife, kid, and FIL don't get it too. Finally installing railings which are photo etched brass as well as my hawse lips and Port Colborne fairleads. It's really down to fine details like logos and some hull markings. Front mast and radars etc on superstructure will done last so one of my cats doesn't turn my table into the set of Catzilla.
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