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  • Birthday 10/17/1951

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  1.    marktiedens reacted to a post in a topic: MPC steam locomotive "The General" 1:25 scale by Popeye the Sailor
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  16. marktiedens
    Simplified,yes - I was only referring to this particular ship,not the evolution of sail configurations. Mark
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  21. marktiedens
    You are correct - the lower mizzen yard is only used to hold the lower corners of the mizzen topsail. Very nice job you are doing,by the way! Mark
  22. marktiedens
    Hi everyone. Haven`t posted for a while due to being tied up with house stuff. I have,however,got the topgallant yards & sails rigged along with attaching the topmast yards. Not perfect,but I think it passes the galloping horse test. Thanks for looking in! Mark
  23. marktiedens
    Hi - I was also getting some bad reactions with regular CA. Then I found this at my local hobby shop - it`s odorless & seems to have no bad fumes. It`s even safe for foam. Since I started using this all the bad reactions went away. It`s a bit pricey,but worth it to me to be able to use it with no bad reactions. It seems to hold just as good as "regular" CA,plus it takes a couple of seconds more to grab,giving you a little more time to position things. It says eye irritant on the label,but it doesn`t seem to bother me. A 2 ounce bottle will run about 30$ - A 1ounce bottle a bit less. It`s made by Bob Smith Industries in California. Mark
  24. marktiedens
    Wow,that`s a lot of fiddly work! Mark
  25. marktiedens
    Here you go - with the kit being 1/87 scale(HO scale I believe), it`s not very big. Many of the details are molded on - hand rails & so forth - so a bit of work needs to be done to make it more realistic. With so many details molded on,there isn`t a lot of parts. Mark
  26. marktiedens
    Wonderful job on the General! Just happened to think - I have a locomotive kit in the closet which I may start someday......................... Mark
  27. marktiedens
    Lovely ship - will have to follow along! Mark
  28. marktiedens started following La Gloire 1778 by Zappto - Mamoli - French 34 Gun Frigate
  29. marktiedens
    Excellent plan - that would appear the correct way to fix it. Just take your time getting the glue joint undone. A very sharp & thin chisel may help with the joint. Mark
  30. marktiedens
    Beautiful job - I really like the dark hull. Mark
  31. marktiedens
    mtaylor has the right idea to compare the shape to the plan sheet. You have discovered the biggest problem with older Mamoli kits that are not laser cut - poorly cut parts. You may also want to compare the shape of the bulkheads to the plans before glueing them in place - you will probably find some of them a bit off. Good luck! Mark
  32. marktiedens
    Thanks Frank. The starch I sprayed them with stiffened them up,but the wire was still needed to retain the curve. Mark
  33. marktiedens
    Hello again fellow modelers - time for a little update. 3 sails are now on & rigged. I ended up using some fine brass wire inserted into the side seams to help shape the sails. Rope coils are being added as I go also. The boomkins were also added to the bow knightheads with their support ropes. Another issue is the flags - although very nicely printed,they are printed on some kind of heavy cloth with an adhesive on the back . They are meant to cut out & folded together,but the adhesive was no longer sticky. So I glued them with some fabric adhesive which made them stiff as a board! I couldn`t get them shaped at all like I wanted,so they will be flying straight out. Mark
  34. marktiedens
    If you have a nearby hobby shop that deals in trains,they may have these track fixing pins - small black nails that have a round head. They are just about perfect for model ship work. Mark
  35. marktiedens
    Thanks O.C. Mark

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