Dave_E
-
Posts
1,196 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Events
Everything posted by Dave_E
-
You mentioned canopy glue again. Did you say once you got from Hobby Lobby? -
Are all those ribs card? They look like wood.
-
Outstanding build Sir! Top shelf. 👍😀
-
I can’t get over the level of detail and small stuff! Those rudder pedals are amazing. So is that left hand side console! 👍😀
-
Hi Sam, welcome aboard! 👍😀
-
Well said Joe! 👍
-
I’m with you, wrong word on my part. 👍😀
-
Unless you scratch built the control panel with all the levers… it’s easy to see the quality differences in kits available. The P-40 I’m working on has no where near the level of detail this kit has.
- 150 replies
-
- 11
-
-
I am definitely in! 😄
-
Looks great! 👍😀 Reminds me of my HO train days, used the same stuff.
-
So says the master “planker”. 😆I have seen builds that save planking for later, I too wondered why they would do that.
-
Good Friday to All, It has begun! 😄 Wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. Actually the hardest part was overthinking, looking at the drawings until my eyes hurt and looking at all the build logs to decide where to start. I almost went with the hull planking first, but I remembered how I manhandled the Lady Nelson and thought I’d surly snap the gun port framing over and over. I know it looks a little crude, but when I’m down to the wales, then I’ll break out the sandpaper and clean up the ports.
-
Really nice Ken! I like the bottom paint you went with as apposed to the murky tan color MS suggests.
- 152 replies
-
- 2
-
-
-
- rattlesnake
- Model Shipways
- (and 1 more)
-
That level of detail is just insane! Ah, I don't think my Rattlesnake is going to get this level of craftsmanship. I'm just not that good and dont have the tooling. I admire those that have the talent, tools and patience. 👍 You are not cluttering up my log. 😀 I'm not sure what I'll do. Save it for another day and press on.
-
Hi Everyone, I’m thinking that model ship building is much like the industry I retired from, i.e. tons of research and development and lots of man hours to design, plan, buy etc., and then a couple of non skilled laborers put it together in 4 hours. I’m looking at the officers quarters bulkhead. Not one mention in the plans at all concerning the bulkhead, no supplied material for said bulkhead, only a view o the drawing. Did you Snake builders supply your own material and do your best scratch building the entire bulkhead?
-
Hi All, Couple of serious rainy days here in the PNW, so I visited the shipyard. Completed the gun ports (all except the one way up at the bow 🫤) with a cannon fit. Now on to the Timber and Knightheads.
-
Split ring making process
Dave_E replied to Dave_E's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
NICE! Thank you! 😀 -
What is that and how does it work?
-
Hi Ed, I sort of went the other way. I built the cannons and then decided to raise the gun ports 1 - 1.5 mm. Looking forward to some photos on you log brother! 👍😀
-
Hi Vaidas, welcome to the forum! 👍😀
Our Emblem ®
