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chris watton

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  1. chris watton
    Funny you mention copy and paste renders in films. If you pause on a certain shot in the film Midway (the newer one), you will see they pasted half a dozen or so Yamato class battleships in an overhead shot.
  2. chris watton
    I have always wondered if they put the ladder there specifically for that occasion, for the ladies benefit.
  3. chris watton
    If you click on the magnifier in the picture, it brings it up almost full screen - that's how I did it and then just took a screenshot
  4. chris watton
    There is indeed a pic with general instructions on the product page:
  5. chris watton
    You have done a very neat job there, Kevin.
  6. chris watton
    In all honesty, you do not need edge bending tools - the first planking is only 1mm thick, you can wet it and induce the curves you want using your finger and thumb
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    Page for the launches are now live: 24′ and 26′ Launches (3D printed hulls) – VANGUARD MODELS 26 foot – 123 long x 37 mm wide - £29.00 24 foot – 112mm long x 34.5 wide - £27.00 Each mini kit has three 3-d printed parts and one sheet of 0.8mm pear laser cut parts. I am very happy to have started to produce these, and the forthcoming boat types. I remember the choices always being pretty slim (to put it mildly) for pre made hulls, usually having to settle for some generic type that was always too much of a compromise - and I also know that many have trouble, or do not like the plank on bulkhead mini kits. I am hoping these will help fill a gap...
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    The table of contents links work for me, I click on them, and they take me the link description.
  9. chris watton
    Little update. I will soon have a new 24 and 26-foot launch for sale later today. These have 3-d printed hulls, windlass and stern davit, and a 0.8mm pear laser cut sheet containing knees, thwarts, oars etc. Both in 64th scale for now. I have also commissioned a 22- and 24-foot cutter, 22-foot yawl, 28 and 32-foot pinnace and another launch, so ultimately, I shall have complete pre made hull sets (along with the laser cut wood parts to go with them) for all of my kits, including future developments, as an alternative to the plank on bulkhead versions. Also almost ready are the new Nelson figures. This will be available in 72nd, 64th, 48th, 32nd and a few in 1:16th scale. These have a separate base.
  10. chris watton
    Superb job, very well done!
  11. chris watton
    I would never ever use white metal castings in any of my kits again. The whole lot for Alert were thrown away and I was happy to take the finacial hit.
  12. chris watton
    Well, the file's been done now for that figure, so can no longer change it. I will ask for a seated officer next. What a morning, from 9am until just now I have been cleaning the laser machine after re stocking Indy and other laser cut parts. Not an enviable job..
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    It's more dependant on the hull lines, but there are a couple of things I can do to mitigate it further.
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    I am trying out a new digital carver, and thought it best to start with a figure. I did want another Nelson figure anyway, one that would stand up to closer scrutiny at larger scales.
  16. chris watton
    The sword will be replaced with a 1795 Naval Pattern
  17. chris watton
    I have commisioned a second figure of Nelson using a new carver with more accurate facial features: These are a work in progress with a little more tweaking required. The render showing Nelson on the plinth was the first. I asked, based on previous feedback, to have dowels on the bottom of the feet and holes to take the dowels in the plinth, if people want to display the figure either on the plinth, or on the deck directly.
  18. chris watton
    Here is an unboxing review of Sherbourne, bt the Midwest Model Shops in the US: (Not much else to report on, just been producing/re stocking Indy laser cut sheets, which has taken an absolute age to do...)
  19. chris watton
    No filler blocks required. There are 17 bulkheads with a space of around 13mm between each one. Skeletal assembly is rock solid and virtually impossible to have the banana keels of old.
  20. chris watton
    You will not need any of that
  21. chris watton
    You can give the wheel a few coats of spray primer, white or red oxide. This does help round off the edges. Wooden wheels are always way too thick and out of scale for 64th, metal ones almost as bad, and 3-d printed versions too fragile. (in my experience, at least - same applies to belaying pins)
  22. chris watton
    I always add just a drop of PVA to the bottom of each mast, as they will twist otherwise, and you'll be forever trying to twist them back into position - unless of course the mast is keyed into place.
  23. chris watton
    Very well done, BE, they both look stunning!
  24. chris watton
    Very well done, David, I think this is the first one I have seen fully complete, she looks very nice indeed!
  25. chris watton
    That looks really good! Those 3d printed wheels on the carronade carriages look a lot better than the old PE versions.

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