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BLACK VIKING reacted to Egilman in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale, Italeri #2515, by Egilman
Now, just like most modern model airplanes, the Italeri kit starts with the seat....
As you can see, from the last build I did an aftermarket Lockheed C-2 ejection seat for that build and fortunately I saved it for this build....
Unfortunately I could not save the cockpit itself, if we remember I had to completely rebuild it to fit the aftermarket into the fuselage... Trying to save it would have destroyed it...
So here, we start with the Cockpit...
And the actual cockpit tub...
Beautifully modeled details and a lot more accurate than the old Hasegawa cockpit was, but to add the photoetch, all that detail has to be sanded off so the panels will glue into correct positions...
Here we go brothers, first steps down the path....
Wish me luck....
EG
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Robp1025 in Wasa 1628 by Robp1025 - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75
So I got some progress on the other side. I am liking this a lot better do I might copy this sanding on the other side. I am going to work on painting and getting her in shape. Nice flat surface and equal to the other side as well.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Louie da fly in Henry Grace a Dieu (Great Harry) by Louie da fly - FINISHED - Scale 1:200 - Repaired after over 50 yrs of neglect
Gluing ratlines to the fore-topmast and fore-topgallant shrouds (to be trimmed later).
Finally glued the mainmast in place, and added the lower main shrouds - the starboard ones already had ratlines glued on and deadeyes in place, but needing to be attached to the channel.
Glued the dragon figurehead in place.
Carved oars for the longboat
And added the oars, the mast and spar (I haven't been able to find anything out about what rig these vessels would have had, so I've copied Dutch contemporary pictures and given her a spritsail rig)
And glued the hatch cover and longboat in place on the main deck. I had to wait until the mainmast was glued in place before I could close up the hatch - otherwise I wouldn't have been able to see when I was slotting the bottom of the mast into the mast-step - it's been quite a wait.
Steven
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Rob S in HMS Victory by Rob S - Mamoli - 1/90th scale - first build - Terminated
Beginning fabrication and installation of the Topsail Sheet Bitts and Main Topbowline Bitts assemblies. Working with the small parts is trying given the wood is old and brittle.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to mnewsholme in first attempt with rope rocket
made a first attempt at making my own rope using rope rocket. I think I need to wind it a lot tighter at both stages? actually looks better in real life than in the closeups. using 3 strands of mara 70 2899 color.
Question for those that have used rope rocket. Theres a pin that you put in the tailstock to prevent it rotating whilst you do first stage using headstock. You then remove this while you lay the rope up using the tailstock. Whilst laying up should the headstock be left free to rotate or immobilised somehow (no hole for a pin). I cant see whats happening at headstock end in videos showing rope being laid up and not sure which option is correct.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Chuck in first attempt with rope rocket
Nice try. Keep at it. But yes you need to probably increase twists on both ends quite a bit. Probably by a multiple of 5 or more. Dont be afraid to really twist it. Those examples are much to loose.
For comparison ...look at this rope. The lay should almost be at 90 degrees to the rope before you cut it free. Then harden the rope and it will relax a bit more and up with the correct angle and tighter lay.
If built properly the head stock will not (should not) rotate when you start laying up the rope. If it does, that means your gears are way too loose. If in the rare event that you build up so much tension in the head stock eye hooks that it starts unwinding. You should either tighten the gears more or place a clamp on one eye hooks to prevent it from spinning. But that should not happen unless you are making huge rope with a ton of tension being built up. I can tell from your photos however, that you are under-twisting by a whole lot.......a whole lot.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to cafmodel in CAF -Carving
I love this complicated carving
It is a challenge to one's own technology
I try not to damage the overall structure during CNC processing,
The character and the horse are each a whole
The work is relatively difficult to complete, but the processing is relatively good
After CNC processing, it still needs manual trimming
Therefore, the whole production cycle is still relatively long
I will continue to challenge other works when I have time
Tom
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
SS Pembrokeshire
Shire and Glen Line Far East and Australia run
w/c 16" X 11" ish
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
Quickie while in Shetland Fifie passing the drinking horse - Dore Holm, Eshaness, Shetland .
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
Convoy w/c A6 6” X 4” posrcard size. Anon merchant ship HMCS Portage escort.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
C class Flying Boat of Imperial Airways about to alight at Victoria Harbour Hong Kong 1930s
watercolour 16" X 11"
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Egilman in A-26B Invader by Javlin - ICM - 1/48 - PLASTIC - MTO 1945
Nice, smooth metal finish.... Looking good...
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Javlin in A-26B Invader by Javlin - ICM - 1/48 - PLASTIC - MTO 1945
I am almost through with the build tomorrow I start a acrylic wash this time the thinner by Tamy have been eating through the future.I actually have heard of guys using varnish to cover there planes this is a spar-urethane semi-gloss liking it so far dries quick to the touch.Some pics of the interior first(GB another site).
The tail-planes and wings 0% filler frigg'in NICE!!
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Joseph F. in Vasa by Joseph F. - Artesania Latina - 1:65
Also assembled the crew figures that come with the kit. Can confirm that the naked cherubs are in scale!
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Joseph F. in Vasa by Joseph F. - Artesania Latina - 1:65
Have not worked on this project much since November, but planking continues at a slow pace. Only twelve rows until I reach the keel!
This is a disheartening sight though, especially since I will have to cut gunports here eventually. But I will make it work, sandpaper and putty will cover a multitude of errors!
I have been eager to make sure that I have all the metal pieces for the stern decorations, so I began gluing the upper gallery on the starboard side. They fit together decently well, and are well detailed. I personally think this is a better way than painting each individual piece and then trying to glue them together, as the instructions would have you. (Note: I have not glued the gallery to the model yet)
I still have a long way to go on this project, but despite hiccups and mistakes I feel confident it will look alright in the end.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to CRI-CRI in Saint Philippe 1693 by CRI-CRI - FINISHED - scale 1/72 - French warship from Lemineur monograph
Macro in artificial light, without flash, the figure of my little King is 5 mm high (my poor eyes are tired 😁) :
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BLACK VIKING reacted to aydingocer in Orient Express Sleeping Car 1929 by aydingocer - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:32
Figures 380 - 384: Now I try the Micro Set and Micro Sol chemicals for the first time.
Overall they look much better than standard decal application and I am pleased with the result. The Micro Sol solution is mainly aimed for further softening the decal to better adapt to uneven and irregular surfaces. Even though the surfaces on this train are plain flat, I still used it since it helps them look more like a layer of paint than a sticker.
I dropped a small amount of each on separate cups and used separate brushes for application. I didn't want to dip the brush directly into the bottle.
For detail instructions visit this document from the manufacturer: http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/graphics/Instructions/MSISysteminstr.pdf
This is all for now.
Thanks for watching!
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BLACK VIKING reacted to aydingocer in Orient Express Sleeping Car 1929 by aydingocer - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:32
Figures 366-368: Photos showing the ready heads. All except the decals, as explained above, awaiting the decal setter from the mail.
This is all for now.
Thanks for watching!
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Tim Moore in Fiat 806 Grand Prix by Tim Moore - FINISHED - Italeri - 1:12
A few shots of this more or less finished rendition of the Italeri Fiat 806 Grand Prix, which is approaching the chequered flag. Bit of a change from wooden ship-building. First car model I’ve ever done now I think of it. Pretty satisfied with the result - the look I was going for was something 100 years old with some long gritty racing under its belt, with lots of oil and petrol flying about. It all went together pretty well. The only kit related issues were some body panel struggles at the front end - the engine cover plastic was pretty bad and hinging apparatus is dodgy, needs to be re engineered. I may redo so it opens to see the engine more easily.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Louie da fly in Henry Grace a Dieu (Great Harry) by Louie da fly - FINISHED - Scale 1:200 - Repaired after over 50 yrs of neglect
So I tried tightening up the lanyard on the deadeyes and for some reason they didn't tighten - then I looked at the bowsprit and discovered I had a problem. Way back on the first page of this build log (17 October 2018) I had to glue the bowsprit together.
Trouble is, I used PVA (white) glue which is flexible. When I tightened up the lanyards, the bowsprit bent at the join. Wish I'd taken a photo - but here it is after I removed the lanyard.
I cut a chunk out of the bowsprit each side of the join and inserted a piece of wood to support it (using CA, not PVA).
I got the best colour match I could, but it wasn't perfect (though not as bad as it looks in the photo).
And here it is with both sides joined
Smoothed off
It droops a tiny bit at the join,
but I can't see I could have done a better job with all the constraints involved, so I'm satisfied enough with it.
The only problem is that when I sanded it smooth it took the dark "aged" surface off the bowsprit. So I'll have to get clever and do a bit of colour matching. I'm currently thinking of using water colour paint.
Steven
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from FrankWouts in Royal Louis 1780 by EJ_L - Mamoli - Scale 1:90
Lovely work Ej she will complement the SR . Pulling up a chair for this one mate .
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from FrankWouts in Royal Louis 1780 by EJ_L - Mamoli - Scale 1:90
Sitting back and watching this one, by the way where's the popcorn seriously will be following this Elj.
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING reacted to gsdpic in Sopwith Camel by gsdpic - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1/16th scale
Well I was a bit ahead of myself, there were one or two more steps before I had to worry about any rigging. First, I did redo the oil tank to better fill in the seam. It is a bit of an improvement but still not perfect. I then put the four horizontal wood pieces on each side of the cockpit. This was affected a bit by those ill-fitting vertical pieces, but none of that will be visible from the outside once I put on the front fuselage panels.
Then it was on to the tail, adding the tail skid, the elevator, and the rudder. That all went fairly well, though the elevator was a bit of a tight fit between the tail and the vertical part of the rudder.
And so now I am through step 13 in the instructions, with the next thing being the control line for the elevator, then the rudder pedals and all the attendant control lines for them.
Oil tank:
Cockpit
Tail assembly:
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