Azzoun
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It's your model, but I've seen most people use flat black because in small scale, to high of gloss looks out of scale. If it's brass, many of use a diluted blacken solution that will chemically turn the outside of the metal black which can then be polished. These steps should be performed prior to assembling to other parts of the model. What do you think? You enjoying building model ships? Making better progress than I would have expected! Joshua -
Congrats! Looks amazing... If mine comes out looking that good, it'll be amazing to see in the water!
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Holy Crow, you’re a natural. That looks really nice. Keep it up! Awesome paint work, nice crisp water line.
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Didn't spend a lot of time in the plans but both models looked impressive - Thanks to Nick for hoisting them down. Joshua
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Ted, Thanks for keeping us posted. I also own this Nichimo kit and had considered selling it except my kit is mint. My initial intent was to build it as a static model but now have acquired the more accurate Trumpeter version. Now, I've decided I want to make the Nichimo RC as it was meant to be. And so, acquired the hardware but I'll be following your log to the finish line, looking forward to seeing the end product.! Joshua
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If you're talking about the series holes that you drop pins into, it's call a pin rail where belaying pins go. You're really doing that kit some solid justice, I think you're going to land a pretty impressive model for your first when you're done! Joshua
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Doing some fine work- looks great!
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Your build log is primarily for you to share your work and seek assistance. If there's time between updates, that's more the normal than the exception. Take your time and enjoy the process, there's no hurry. Contribute to your build log in a way that serves you, your audience will chime in as they can, if they see it. If you want more interactions with members on this site, visit their build logs or discussion threads and chime in. You should check out the New London, Connecticut Northeast Ship Modelers' Conference on Youtube. Joshua
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No worries on posting, sometimes I only post once a year! Not a job Looks like good progress!
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Just a note, before you plank, you'll need to fair the bulkheads to the shape of the hull. Meaning, take a sanding block and knock the square corners down so they're at an angle the is inline with the shape of the hull so the planks lay flat upon them.
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Hey Lego! Looks like you're learning a lot on this build and that's the point! Despite anything you may be unsatisfied with, when the build is done, it'll be hardly noticeable, especially to those who don't build models. Keel looks nice and straight now! So, couple fileable items for next time is along with making sure the keel is straight before you start, before you glue in the bulkheads (cross members to the false keel), you'll want to make sure they fit square to the keel. Is your false deck now glued to the tops of the keel and bulkheads now? The back section should align with edges of bulkheads like in the front. You'll definitely want to straighten that out. If you used the white pva wood glue, rubbing alcohol will dissolve the glue and unbind it if you need to re-do. To answer your question, the deck planking should be smooth and flush with the other planks, so you'll need to keep sanding to achieve that. Joshua
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https://www.bluejacketinc.com/ build ships for commission, maybe reach out to them? Joshua
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Completely understand - I'm happy to chat with your parents on the phone or over zoom. Joshua
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Now you don't have to worry about screwing it up, by the way, every model is screwed up in some way to the builder - screw up as many kits as you can! Joshua
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For free... you're a young person wanting to build a model, happy to support that. If you were an adult with a job, I'd charge. Joshua
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Private message me your address - I'm happy to just send it to ya - if your parents want to make a donation, they can to the Philadelphia Ship Model Society but there's no obligation. Joshua Fichmann President PSMS
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Mind if I ask your age?
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Hey there, Or you can buy them second hand. I actually have two kits for sale, 1:100 Model Shipways Bluenose $80 shipping included Model Shipways BENJAMIN LATHAM 1:48 $150 shipping included PM if you're interested, Joshua
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Along with new toys, work continues which includes the radar array, the aft masting and planes, planes, planes. I tried adding PE to the given plastic mast, screwed things up, tried to use a lighter to clean up the glue. Yes, this was a bad idea, before I knew it, the part was a cloud of plastic floating particles. Somehow I knew I was going to building this part from brass because of the rigging I plan to do, so it just became a self-fulfilling prophecy. To accomplish, I took the angles from the drawing, made a jig by sawing guide slots in the wood and soldered the part together. Second attempt was better than the first which in below, it's the left most part that needs to be trimmed. Otherwise, the Mogami has 13 planes, which I'm deciding on the final presentation which all had PE detail parts along with their related carriages. Finished a good portion of the aft bridge and crane, however I did notice I had the hooks on backward. In order to get these PE parts to sit right while the glue sets often requires, for me at least, to orient the part to allow gravity to assist, so to fix, the whole model had to be mounted upside down to fix the hooks. Other wise, blue tack and patience is the order of the day!
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Hello all, All I can say is what I've heard in many places, photoetch is a love/hate relationship! But! To put more into the love bucket out of the hate bucket, I bought a new tool that I found in the circuit hobbyist section of Amazon, a digital microscope. I wasn't sure how useful this tool was going to be but I had some Christmas money. I'd say it's great for things like getting in close to line up your knife to the PE tabs when cutting out a part, bending certain individual pieces and lining up the seams with the bender tool, or to determine which side has the textured side. General assembly seems to still prefer the headgear magnifiers hunched over two pairs of tweezers. Overall, I'd recommend it to anyone who has trouble seeing this stuff!
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Great progress so far!
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I'll be curious on watching your Nichimo build, I have that kit but recently replaced it with the new Trumpeter Yamato..... so.. deciding if I want to sell the Nichimo.
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Message sent!
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If anyone becomes aware of or has a BlueJacket USS Maine kit to sell, I'd love to hear about it. Thanks! Joshua
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