AJohnson
-
Posts
1,493 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Events
Everything posted by AJohnson
-
Vincent Black Shadow by CDW - Revell - 1:12 Scale
AJohnson replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
What Mike said! -
Your making great progress Lyle, do you think you will have finished in time for your vacation? 😲
-
It's been a busy old week, so not much progress to report on in that time, but I have finished all the details on the main deck so I can now add the top deck and hull sides. These details included the steering gear grating, a couple of sets of bollards and benches around the main hatch. I also had a go at some smaller details and replaced the printed staircase handrails with cut-out versions, they don't look to hot up close, but this is about the limit of my card skills so far. Thanks for following along and the likes! 😁
- 45 replies
-
- 10
-
-
- Earnslaw
- Paper Shipwright
- (and 2 more)
-
And you have done a great job building it Mike!
-
Hello all, I've made some progress on the main deck, firstly scoring and cutting out all the slots that will eventually provide supports to the hull side and upper deck support columns. I glued this onto the hull spine and formers and left to dry. I have decided to leave the stern lower formers until I temporarily separate the model from the building base later on, I didn't like the look of how they were glued on the other build log, they look very fragile and I'm not sure how I would glue them with enough strength. I am planning to add them once I'm at the stage of forming the stern, add the formers to the underside of the main deck, making sure they align and let them dry before forming the stern around them. Time will tell whether this is a "Cunning/Baldrick" plan... In the meantime the main deck needs a few details adding. So I have formed and glued on the cargo hatch, latrines, Engine room entrance. I cut out and pre-painted the cut edges of the optional doors before adding to these parts. Next up, working aft, will be the addition of the Engine room, Saloon & stairs to complete this section of the instructions. Thanks for the like and dropping by.
- 45 replies
-
- 8
-
-
- Earnslaw
- Paper Shipwright
- (and 2 more)
-
Agree with the comments above, really nice to see these additional details take shape and a detailed explanation of your process, trials and tribulations, as Alistair says, inspiring stuff!
-
Curtiss BF 2C-1 by CDW - FINISHED - Hasegawa - 1:32 scale
AJohnson replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Craig, another outstanding model. Really good to see something different, never heard of the aircraft until your build log, so thanks all for the education along the way! -
Looking very good David, nice tip on getting the stay tackles to hang. 👍
- 302 replies
-
- 3
-
-
- Diana
- Caldercraft
- (and 1 more)
-
So very sorry to hear of this, Kev was clearly a great guy as well as a talented model maker.
-
Your making excellent progress Dan, not much further to go! 👏
- 70 replies
-
- 3
-
-
- Alert
- Vanguard Models
- (and 1 more)
-
Well not too long searching the web and I found a build log on another site that gives me a few pointers as to how to tackle the stern formers:- https://www.kartonbau.de/forum/thema/35925-tss-earnslaw-paper-shipwright-1-250/?postID=580813 Onwards! 😁
- 45 replies
-
- 6
-
-
- Earnslaw
- Paper Shipwright
- (and 2 more)
-
Well I have made a start and about completed step one of the instructions - apart from the last bit that has me temporarily stumped, more on that in a bit. Firstly I cut myself a wood building base, that if all goes well I might convert into a display base as I did with my card "Starlight" Puffer and do a little scene with the "Earnslaw" on water, we shall see if we get there! Next scored the fold lines on the hull base prior to cutting out and gluing temporarily to the building base with a perimeter of little glue dots. Then it was on to construction! The Hull spine and formers, I really tried my best to cut exactly on the lines with these as I don't think I was careful enough on the puffer and it caused a few issue with shape and fit, so fingers crossed its better this time. I've doubled and glued a few sections of the first sheet to form thicker parts for later and set to one side to dry under some weight. The bit I'm pondering now is the stern parts; 12a - 12f, the instructions simply state to "glue in place the lower stern formers", but there are no pictures to show exactly how this goes. They must form the curve of the stern, so need to get them in the right place.
- 45 replies
-
- 8
-
-
- Earnslaw
- Paper Shipwright
- (and 2 more)
-
Hi Brian, looking forward to seeing your progress with this one.
-
After reading the review by @ccoyle about Paper Shipwright Card models:- I bought a few to have a dabble, so far I have I made Flamborough Lighthouse and the Puffer "Starlight" from their range. I wasn't thinking in terms of doing another until I had completed one or two other sadly neglected projects; my Caldercraft Bounty being the most neglected! 🤫, but a leak in the loft has turned the house a bit upside down and many items from the house have filled up the garage (my workshop). So while we dry out and await the builders to arrive, I can only build something small that fits in my mobile model station and a small card model fits the bill perfectly until I need to do re-decorating in the house! I won't go into the model too much as Chris has covered what you get in his review, but here are a few initial pictures of what you get.
- 45 replies
-
- 8
-
-
- Earnslaw
- Paper Shipwright
- (and 2 more)
-
Why thank you guys for the kind words and following along and the great stories and info shared as these builds got going. I love MSW. 😁 I also noticed the new tag of “done!” 🤣 thanks, at long last! @ccoyle? 😉 Thanks admins for taking an interest and keeping us all shipshape.
-
Curtiss BF 2C-1 by CDW - FINISHED - Hasegawa - 1:32 scale
AJohnson replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
That is looking very smart Craig! And from bitter experience 👍, I know what a %@*&! Yellow can be to spray and get a good finish! -
Welcome to MSW Piotr
-
Well here we are the end of this build. Thank you all for following along on the two part adventure! 😁 Some final pictures of the S2C in its place on the shelf, next to the dusty old S2B (Airfix 1990's mould.)
- 332 replies
-
- 21
-
-
-
Welcome to MSW Sam!
-
Thanks Craig and Dan for your kind words, things are moving along and we are at least dry now. Just taking it as it comes and rebuild/decorate once insurance is sorted, at least got that. Some progress on the Buccaneer also. Done a wash and added foil leading edges and rocket pod body and got the canopy ready for adding at the end. Getting close to adding some decals. Thanks for the like and looking in folks. 😁
-
As an add on I have built their latest 1/72 Lancaster, B-17, Shackleton, B-25, Dornier 17, Wellington, Beaufort, Mossie, & Andy’s current build. They are all good kits, all fine out of the box (location and number of ejector pin marks aside - you know that from your Walrus @Landlubber Mike) all even better with AM parts if you want. The advent of LiDAR scanning and 3D CAD means we can all stop worrying about if the kits “look” like the originals, the rest is up to us on how far we take our obsession! 😱
-
I’m biased as Airfix was pretty much the only choice to me as a kid (apart from a few Matchbox kits) so I will always have a soft spot for Airfix. Andy is right they do not measure up to the finest Uber kits from Tami-gawe” but that is deliberate market positioning (seen on line articles and comments about that), the new team in charge of the company know they need to shift sales at a reasonable price and now and again go for a “big” release on par with the big Asian kit manufacturers. Their 1/24 Hellcat, Typhoon & latest Spit IX are just epic; not perfect, but for the price unbeatable. Plus a few niche 1/48 releases, Blenheim, Anson, Buccaneer, Gannet! 😁 spring to mind. On the plus side the decision not to go for the finest detail to hit a price point keeps a whole “after market” industry going! 😉 just my 2pence/cent.
Our Emblem ®
