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  1. Jack-in-the-Blue
    An ekranoplan flying out of ground effect! Whatever next? It looks like a fun little project.
  2. Jack-in-the-Blue
    I suppose that would depend upon the weight of the gun, friction in the mounting and available men to work them, but I can imagine four tackles getting in an awful mess.
  3. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Ouch! That’s bad luck. 😔 Thanks for the warning.
  4. Jack-in-the-Blue
    There will always be ways to improve, that's what makes the modelling hobby so compelling. However, I can see nothing wrong with your work at all. To me it all looks excellent. I've enjoyed reading this build log today as well as admiring the boat. It has been very entertaining and helpful. Thank you.
  5. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Hmm. Nor do I. But assuming the price was reasonable, I strongly believe I’d have bought the thing myself if I had been in your place. 😂 It’s so easy for me to get carried away at shows. I think it will be an interesting project for you to do and for us to read about, so this is definitely one for me to follow. Good luck!
  6. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Welcome Erik. I look forward to seeing your Mikasa.
  7. Jack-in-the-Blue
    I know exactly what you mean. It is definitely the most difficult model making process that I’ve ever done. However, your results are magnificent. Sure, there are a few cracks to fill at the bow, but compared to my first bluff bow, yours fits like a dance floor. I’m doing my second fully round bow right now, second planking, and I’m just beginning to understand and achieve the ‘geometry of the curved surface’. That’s something I wasn’t taught at school. Looking at your first plank layer here, I think you’re very close already. Remember, the thinner second layer is much easier to work with.
  8. Jack-in-the-Blue
    My cutter also has ten guns but having studied this post there’s a strong possibility that six or more have been taken ashore for routine maintenance. That’s fine work you are doing. I’m really looking forward to seeing your rigging.
  9. Jack-in-the-Blue
    I worry that Kevin will drop the ship on his way out to the garden! Which would be such a shame as it's looking so good.
  10. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Here's the finish/sealer I use. It's a British product which has been around longer than I have. There's no mention of a North American office on the bottle but there must be an equivalent over there.
  11. Jack-in-the-Blue
    I use a product called sanding sealer. It's ready mixed shellac with talc mixed in as a micro filler. Shellac is alcohol based and dries fast. It sticks to everything and everything sticks to it so it's compatible with any paint.
  12. Jack-in-the-Blue
    For a moment there I thought you were getting into a Kobayashi Maru situation but reading through to the latest updates I see you have nailed it. Well OK, glued it. (I'll look for some of that thick and quick Titebond, sounds good.) She's looking really good now, nice steady work. well done! BTW I like best the updates where each photo brings out a few words. Too many photos without captions confuses me and too many words without pictures ... confuses me. Ha! I am a bear of very little brain.
  13. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Judging from the tell-tale remnants of charting, she looks spot on to me.
  14. Jack-in-the-Blue
    You score ten out of ten for attention to details. I love what you did with the rivets.
  15. Jack-in-the-Blue
    It’s definitely one of the highlights of a ship like this. Yours looks magnificent. It’s as impressive as the original builders intended it to be.
  16. Jack-in-the-Blue
    ‘Sharp’ is the word that comes to mind when I look at this model. You seem to be modelling in High Definition. It’s outstanding. Your photos are beautiful too.
  17. Jack-in-the-Blue
    I found this log two hours after you finished it. I’m sorry to have missed following it but on the other hand, I can now binge read the whole thing one evening. Judging from your latest post, the thread will repay close study. The model is magnificent!
  18. Jack-in-the-Blue
    What a fabulous project! The sound of the motors perhaps simulates the wheezing breath of the oarsmen. 😁
  19. Jack-in-the-Blue
    They look just right. Thanks for the detailed description of your process and the excellent photos. It’s been a very useful and timely tutorial for me, who has ten guns awaiting rigging right now. 👍
  20. Jack-in-the-Blue
    Well I’m glad that I wasn’t that silly. For my first build I chose the Vanguard Models Zulu which I built and was very pleased with despite having struggled with the new skills I had to learn. No, I wasn’t that kind of first time modeller. I was that kind of second time modeller! Excited by my success with the Zulu and suffused with as much enthusiasm as incompetence, my next purchase was the Victory Models Vanguard! It was as though I’d passed my test in a Vauxhall Viva and then on the way back from the test centre, bought an E-Type. Oops!😳 I had at least stuck with the same designer which made some sort of sense, but I quickly realised I was well out of my depth. Vanguard went into suspended animation while I built a few smaller, simpler, cheaper models and started to learn the trade. I’m still doing that and perhaps next year I’ll be ready for a 74 in 1/72 scale. Or maybe the year after… Maybe some of those over ambitious first time modellers who disappeared are also working away in embarrassed silence. I hope so because gradually overcoming my lack of skill, knowledge and experience is proving slightly more satisfying than frustrating, most of the time anyway. 🤣
  21. Jack-in-the-Blue
    I’m going to remember that you said that. 😉😆
  22. Jack-in-the-Blue
    No, I don't think I'll disregard your work, my friend. It looks a lot more correct than incorrect to me, and hugely better than the kit supplied items that I'm currently looking at. Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing the files.
  23. Jack-in-the-Blue
    I think a global catastrophe would be required to bust open that well-glued structure. That's ten out of ten for the foundations Mr Johnson. ✔️
  24. Jack-in-the-Blue
    It appears that the provision for the sliding keels makes the structure stronger rather than weaker, once built. You’ve made a good start to the build and the log. I like the lack of ‘waffle’ 😀
  25. Jack-in-the-Blue
    I think it would be worth the extra work. 👍

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