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Geoff Matson

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About Geoff Matson

  • Birthday 08/07/1947

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    Harvard Illinois
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    Presently building MSW Constitution and working on the Masting and Rigging part

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  11. Geoff Matson

    I am sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have had a lot of things going on. I plan on getting back at it soon. I do enjoy your posts and progress. You are doing a great job. While modeling the Constitution, you soon become a scratch builder without knowing it. The model leaves lots of room for improvements and adding a lot of detail. The best thing about the model is you develop skills and problem solving methods that will stay with you. Your models a great example of that. So...... stay tuned and I look forward to resuming my build. 

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      Der Alte Rentner

      Thanks for chiming in and, the sooner the better in terms of your getting back to posting.

       

      I know (roughly) where you live, and plan to take advantage of that knowledge when rigging enters stage right.

       

      Take care

       

      Best

      Peter

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  13. Geoff Matson
    Lots of thought and planning really paid off. Nice job on a complicated procedure,
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  17. Geoff Matson
    Great job on the boat!
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  21. Geoff Matson
    Welcome to the group. Looking forward to your progress.
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  24. Geoff Matson
    Nice save on the eagle
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  27. Geoff Matson
    Great job!
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  29. Geoff Matson
    I like the contrast in the wood colors. It really looks good
  30. Geoff Matson
    Nice job on the windows. They came out great.
  31. Geoff Matson
    Thanks for the pictures. They sure show a lot of detail
  32. Geoff Matson
    If you want to leave the model in the natural wood state, instead of styrene, just make your windows out of wood using Hunt's method. Have good time with your family
  33. Geoff Matson
    I built my windows following Hunt. It is not that hard. I made the frames and checked the fit and then glued in the window dividers. I also used the styrene for the bow parts. I gave them a coat of flat white paint and then when ready I installed them. It made painting them white very easy and no masking or taping. When I painted the hull I painted the white first, when dry I taped it and then painted the black. I know it looks overwhelming, but once you get stated it will go quickly. Just go slow and easy.
  34. Geoff Matson
    Don't let it get to you. You are doing fine. NO LESS ELEGANT APPROACH. You owe it to the rest of model to make the windows just like you did the whole model so far. You may have noticed I have not made much progress lately. Just like you and your windows I'm hug up on the rigging part. I too get mind cramps trying to figure out how to do things. I think I have my problem solved and hope get back to the rigging. Look at other builds and you will figure it out.
  35. Geoff Matson
    I would be more inclined to have a fresh new kit. That way I can make my own mistakes. Bob's cd's made a great introduction to building the kit. I learned a lot that made future model building easier. There is always a lot of discussion between kit and scratch building. However, most of us try to improve on the kit and end up making changes that introduce us to scratch building. I would recommend you buy the new kit and invest in the cost of the course.
  36. Geoff Matson
    Be safe my friend
  37. Geoff Matson
    Looks like thiings are going well. Lots of detail really makes the model shine.

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