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CSS Alabama by Frank Burroughs - Revell - 1/96 - PLASTIC
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Lowell Grand Banks Dory by MBerg - Model Shipways - 1:24
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Helping hands vice
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You had me check. Yep, real McCoy. Made in USA
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Helping hands vice
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Hismodel shipment came in. Not pictured is the wooden deck.
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that gives me a start. I had the link for Quadhands work bench open when a nap overcame me. When I woke my friend had ordered it for me. She seen how small the blocks are and took pity on me!
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I see helping hands, or such, being used to tie blocks. Are there some homemade jigs, or what do you recommend on a budget?
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A couple trips to the garage to bring in wood for jigs and selves for the wood workshop in my bedroom. If I can sleep with dog hair, sawdust ain't nothing. Looks like a trip to the dump and there will be room to more a large table to the center of the garage. This Summer to arrange a layout to start scratch building next year. A large drafting table and flat cabinet, used, would be an excellent find. So, on the wood storage it sounds like it can be left in an unheated garage. I will bring in the cut piece into the house and bring to temp before working with it. Unsure about storing finished models out there. -
The dory is going to be my first wooden kit come Monday. The purchase came with a sailing pram and a lobster boat. The dory will be fun to make! Looking forward to your progress.
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On wood, I'm starting out on a dory, a pram and a lobster boat. This is all leading to the French Steam and Sail Paddlewheeler L'Orenoque Mamoli. On plastic, I do not think I'll ever give these kits up. The only limits are time, money and scratch build goals. There are so many models from when I was a kid to build! CSS Alabama ups my game from the whaler. Bigger in size, and parts are upgraded. It won't be a museum piece. This kit leans towards teaching new skills. A mini-lathe was bought to turn the masts and yards. Today I am moving the motor back 5 1/2 inches to give room for a ten inch mast. Have not used a lathe since1973. Still goes around,right?
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CSS Alabama by Frank Burroughs - Revell - 1/96 - PLASTIC
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Scalemates timeline has this as the first model of the CSS Alabama. USS Kearsarge's hull was used for CSS Alabama hull. The gun ports are off. Not going to correct that. This model is more for learning new processor than historical accuracy. The plastic is good. The hull was slightly warped. All in all, satisfied with the kit.
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This 1961 plastic kit is preowned. It cost $115 plus shipping. This was quite the deal. The first run of a model injection mold is the best. From there on each casting is sloppier. This model is a first run with few missing parts. The History The Confederate Navy needed ships to run blockades and raid enemy merchantmen. A British shipyard began building Hull 290 to be a merchantman. The ruse lasted just long enough to beat the authorities. It slipped down the river to sea a day before the raid. A ship was waiting to arm Hull 290 at sea. “ CSS Alabama was a screw sloop-of-war built in 1862 for the Confederate States Navy. It was built in Birkenhead on the River Mersey opposite Liverpool, England by John Laird Sons and Company. Alabama served as a successful commerce raider, attacking Union merchant and naval ships over the course of her two-year career. She was sunk in June 1864 by USS Kearsarge at the Battle of Cherbourg outside the port of Cherbourg, France. “ Wikipedia The ship was primed with auto primmer. Tamiya acrylic paint is being used on this model. The next model will use Citadel acrylic paint. It is more expensive than what is used now. However, it is made for hand painting. I will probably never invest in airbrushing.
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semi-gloss varnish on veneer wooden deck choice?
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How to reach NRJ vol 65 to vol 68?
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what program to print from the gives me an accurate print?
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what program to print from the gives me an accurate print?
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Do I need thes books, or just want them?
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Excellent advice all! Good to know the program is not as important as scaling the printer. Another question is about storing the prints. Right now my prints are of masts and yards. They will fit in a regular binder. Will later prints of scratch built ships also fit in a regular binder? No place to put up drawings in the house. However, the garage could fit a drafting table in the future.
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Is spraying the deck after attaching it to the plastic deck better than brushing on by much? Which semi-gloss varnish is preferred?
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Epson EcoTank 4-color A4 Ink Tank Printer L121 just bought off Ebay. I wonder what program gives a 1:1 print. LibreOffice draw and GIMP are my graphic programs. Right now masts and spars are what is being made. Later much more will be drafted. So, what program to print from the gives me an accurate print? ps. You guys have to stop me from spending money. I private tutor when money gets low. Do you know how mean people get when they hate math!
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Of course had to buy a second french ship model. the French Steam and Sail Paddlewheeler L'Orenoque Mamoli | No. MV23 | 1:100 fits into the era interested in. Please, do not recommend an Italian ship model book. I can not afford the models.
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