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channell got a reaction from mtaylor in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Thanks!
Honestly, the best decks I've seen have been painted ones (except for in larger scales where you can use actual individual wood "planks" without loosing your mind!) . The standard wooden decks (Pontos, KA, Artwox) tend to have straight grain running the entire length of the deck and are very yellow in color + being very grainy looking up close... other than being a bit of woody eye-candy they don't do much for scale accuracy.
Unfortunately the Trumpeter Bissy molded-on deck is garbage as it comes out of the box... just straight lines with no "boxed in" hull fittings and blank plastic over the anchor chain runways when it should also be planked. Otherwise, I might have been better off masking and painting individual planks considering how much work it was to make the damn Scaledecks maindeck fit!
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channell got a reaction from yvesvidal in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
I've been using some bits meant to clean the nozzles of 3d printers for my tiny hole needs... they seem to hold up a little better than normal micro bits and cut great on the soft Trumpeter plastic.
I've been a man possessed this week; have been working every evening on Bissy. I rimmed the wood deck with .010x.030 styrene strip and brought the entire perimeter of the hull in alignment through a mix of trimming the wood deck edges and sanding/shaving the hull sides. After that, I masked off the deck and got yet another coat of primer on.
Looking forward to installing the hull photo-etch and hopefully getting at least the final upper hull grey sprayed on by the end of this weekend.
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channell got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Squadron putty and sandable filler primer... lots of it.
Yes, I am insane.
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channell got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Isn't that the truth! It's easy to burn all one's enthusiasm for a project by getting hung up on stuff that won't be noticed anyway.
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channell got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Thanks, like most of us I only see the flaws... especially the ones that aren't visible in the pictures.
I'm having trouble getting myself to a happy place on the anchor hawse "bumps" on the sides of the hull for example; I've reworked them several times, making them larger and smaller and tweaking the shape but those stupid little details are a tough one for me to get "right" when trying to work from pics of the original ship.
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channell got a reaction from CDW in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Squadron putty and sandable filler primer... lots of it.
Yes, I am insane.
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channell got a reaction from CDW in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Isn't that the truth! It's easy to burn all one's enthusiasm for a project by getting hung up on stuff that won't be noticed anyway.
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channell got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Squadron putty and sandable filler primer... lots of it.
Yes, I am insane.
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channell got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Isn't that the truth! It's easy to burn all one's enthusiasm for a project by getting hung up on stuff that won't be noticed anyway.
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channell got a reaction from CDW in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Thanks, like most of us I only see the flaws... especially the ones that aren't visible in the pictures.
I'm having trouble getting myself to a happy place on the anchor hawse "bumps" on the sides of the hull for example; I've reworked them several times, making them larger and smaller and tweaking the shape but those stupid little details are a tough one for me to get "right" when trying to work from pics of the original ship.
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channell got a reaction from mtaylor in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
I've been using some bits meant to clean the nozzles of 3d printers for my tiny hole needs... they seem to hold up a little better than normal micro bits and cut great on the soft Trumpeter plastic.
I've been a man possessed this week; have been working every evening on Bissy. I rimmed the wood deck with .010x.030 styrene strip and brought the entire perimeter of the hull in alignment through a mix of trimming the wood deck edges and sanding/shaving the hull sides. After that, I masked off the deck and got yet another coat of primer on.
Looking forward to installing the hull photo-etch and hopefully getting at least the final upper hull grey sprayed on by the end of this weekend.
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channell reacted to CDW in IJN Mikasa by CDW - Wave Models - 1:200 scale - PLASTIC
The stern appears much more voluptuous with the deck hardware in place.
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channell reacted to Tigerdvr in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Great work, what are using to patch the hull?
Thanks, Harley
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channell reacted to Kevin in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
we spend months doing something that has to be just right, and then cover it all up LOL, we are our own worst enemies
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channell reacted to cog in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
You should, however, admit you did a damn good job on it. Your hull looks impec, and you deck ... well from here I would say it's wood
Fortunately, here at MSW we know we are our own worst critics ... I am in the stage of painting an 1/350 .5"x .75" destroyer's bridge deck, and it doesn't look good - size probably is a factor - on another one I used off cuts from a battleship's wooden deck, Pontos or Fly Hawk, and that looked a lot nicer, despite the, what you call "straight grain" from front to back. You should wait 'till you've got some deck furniture for rent on the decks. It will make a lot of difference
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channell reacted to popeye the sailor in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
I bookmarked a video of a guy doing that!!!.........sadly, I dumped it, thinking that I'd never get up the 'brass' to do it. I've also seen the individual planked deck method too..........I did it with a Revell U.S.S. United States kit {there is a log}........and yes......drove me bonkers doing it you still got very nice results, even though you had to make a few modifications. I like the scale deck coloration........adds more to the deck than just one color wood. I did some reading about the Trumpeter Arizona, and found out that it too has a few inaccuracies. for the money, I shied away from it, not wanting to make that many modifications. I'm finding this true about the Revell kit.......but in it's defense, the kit has always been like this........they made no improvements all these years no doubt the 'bizz' suffers from the same affliction
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channell got a reaction from CDW in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Thanks!
Honestly, the best decks I've seen have been painted ones (except for in larger scales where you can use actual individual wood "planks" without loosing your mind!) . The standard wooden decks (Pontos, KA, Artwox) tend to have straight grain running the entire length of the deck and are very yellow in color + being very grainy looking up close... other than being a bit of woody eye-candy they don't do much for scale accuracy.
Unfortunately the Trumpeter Bissy molded-on deck is garbage as it comes out of the box... just straight lines with no "boxed in" hull fittings and blank plastic over the anchor chain runways when it should also be planked. Otherwise, I might have been better off masking and painting individual planks considering how much work it was to make the damn Scaledecks maindeck fit!
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channell got a reaction from ccoyle in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
I've been using some bits meant to clean the nozzles of 3d printers for my tiny hole needs... they seem to hold up a little better than normal micro bits and cut great on the soft Trumpeter plastic.
I've been a man possessed this week; have been working every evening on Bissy. I rimmed the wood deck with .010x.030 styrene strip and brought the entire perimeter of the hull in alignment through a mix of trimming the wood deck edges and sanding/shaving the hull sides. After that, I masked off the deck and got yet another coat of primer on.
Looking forward to installing the hull photo-etch and hopefully getting at least the final upper hull grey sprayed on by the end of this weekend.
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channell got a reaction from cog in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
I've been using some bits meant to clean the nozzles of 3d printers for my tiny hole needs... they seem to hold up a little better than normal micro bits and cut great on the soft Trumpeter plastic.
I've been a man possessed this week; have been working every evening on Bissy. I rimmed the wood deck with .010x.030 styrene strip and brought the entire perimeter of the hull in alignment through a mix of trimming the wood deck edges and sanding/shaving the hull sides. After that, I masked off the deck and got yet another coat of primer on.
Looking forward to installing the hull photo-etch and hopefully getting at least the final upper hull grey sprayed on by the end of this weekend.
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channell got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Thanks!
Honestly, the best decks I've seen have been painted ones (except for in larger scales where you can use actual individual wood "planks" without loosing your mind!) . The standard wooden decks (Pontos, KA, Artwox) tend to have straight grain running the entire length of the deck and are very yellow in color + being very grainy looking up close... other than being a bit of woody eye-candy they don't do much for scale accuracy.
Unfortunately the Trumpeter Bissy molded-on deck is garbage as it comes out of the box... just straight lines with no "boxed in" hull fittings and blank plastic over the anchor chain runways when it should also be planked. Otherwise, I might have been better off masking and painting individual planks considering how much work it was to make the damn Scaledecks maindeck fit!
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channell got a reaction from Canute in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Thanks!
Honestly, the best decks I've seen have been painted ones (except for in larger scales where you can use actual individual wood "planks" without loosing your mind!) . The standard wooden decks (Pontos, KA, Artwox) tend to have straight grain running the entire length of the deck and are very yellow in color + being very grainy looking up close... other than being a bit of woody eye-candy they don't do much for scale accuracy.
Unfortunately the Trumpeter Bissy molded-on deck is garbage as it comes out of the box... just straight lines with no "boxed in" hull fittings and blank plastic over the anchor chain runways when it should also be planked. Otherwise, I might have been better off masking and painting individual planks considering how much work it was to make the damn Scaledecks maindeck fit!
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channell got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Thanks!
Honestly, the best decks I've seen have been painted ones (except for in larger scales where you can use actual individual wood "planks" without loosing your mind!) . The standard wooden decks (Pontos, KA, Artwox) tend to have straight grain running the entire length of the deck and are very yellow in color + being very grainy looking up close... other than being a bit of woody eye-candy they don't do much for scale accuracy.
Unfortunately the Trumpeter Bissy molded-on deck is garbage as it comes out of the box... just straight lines with no "boxed in" hull fittings and blank plastic over the anchor chain runways when it should also be planked. Otherwise, I might have been better off masking and painting individual planks considering how much work it was to make the damn Scaledecks maindeck fit!
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channell got a reaction from hof00 in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
I've been using some bits meant to clean the nozzles of 3d printers for my tiny hole needs... they seem to hold up a little better than normal micro bits and cut great on the soft Trumpeter plastic.
I've been a man possessed this week; have been working every evening on Bissy. I rimmed the wood deck with .010x.030 styrene strip and brought the entire perimeter of the hull in alignment through a mix of trimming the wood deck edges and sanding/shaving the hull sides. After that, I masked off the deck and got yet another coat of primer on.
Looking forward to installing the hull photo-etch and hopefully getting at least the final upper hull grey sprayed on by the end of this weekend.
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channell reacted to Koppalakki in USS Missouri by Koppalakki - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC - 1991 configuration with Pontos detail set
Primed the bridge. Rest of the details will be added after painting.
Still so much to do...
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channell reacted to Kevin in Bismarck by Channell - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
lol but you will be happy with it knowing you got it right
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