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  1. mtaylor
    The planes look good. If anyone asks, the rest of them are out on patrol, attacking something, or down below in maintenance.
  2. mtaylor
    Humidity seems stabilized and I've filling, sanding, checking, rinse and repeat seemingly forever. But, the white is done. and coated with two coats of flat clear. Needs a bit of touch up in a few places but that will wait until I'm done with the black just in case some gets pulled up with the tape removal. I did notice some areas where the tape didn't fully seal and one where the tape dipped a bit low... I'll fix when I do touch ups. So, I'm taking the rest of the day off to let everything sit and then attack the black wales and down to the waterline. I'll probably do the blue on the gallery windows but I may hold off on that.
  3. mtaylor
    Only sometimes? It's nice for details but still shows every flaw.
  4. mtaylor
    I'm not sure if this applies to the SR or any other vessel of that era, but I've read that many of the larger ships had the ladders removed for action. The crew would then have to use other means.... like climbing up through the grate areas.
  5. mtaylor
    And the hides were taken as there was big market for those.
  6. mtaylor
    Let's shut down the discussion of motivations, money, kit designers, etc. as it's really off topic.
  7. mtaylor
    Lovely work, Keith. I don't envy your eyes on this mini-project. Mine would cross after the first one.
  8. mtaylor
    Very true that. No power tools just hand tools usually an adze. Close did count for something back then.
  9. mtaylor
    Do you have a drill press or milling machine? Pretty easy with one of those to drill holes where you want them. If using a Dremel, do a search for their press. Be careful on those though as the ones with plastic parts are basically useless.
  10. mtaylor
    I think we both know that kid.
  11. mtaylor
    Kevin, I'd consider using a variable pot or rheostat for the LED's. That way you can brighten or dim them depending on what you want at a given time.
  12. mtaylor
    I'm not sure about this period, but the French often used charcoal for cooking. The officer's food was done over a low fire on the larger ships. Still a bit confusing to read what they cooked and how they did it, but like the English, the officers had their own meals.
  13. mtaylor
    Lots ways to make them.... cut tubing, copper wire wrapped around a drill bit. They can also be purchased from hobby suppliers as "rings".
  14. mtaylor
    I did a quick search and most use a toothbrush for cleaning. However, I did find this:
  15. mtaylor
    And speed should be furlongs per fortnight. On the serious side... either way works for me or even both. Back in the '70's, I had two cars, one American and one Italian and both for some reason had a mix of hardware. Some things were "English"/"Imperial" and others bits were metric.
  16. mtaylor
    The old front page (pre-crash) was model of a Japanese battlewagon. It was huge. True that. Harold Hahn did several different scales. I find the scale of the plans is something that can be ignored since I convert them to my preferred scale of 1:64 due to space. If I had the room when I started, I would have gone larger.
  17. mtaylor
    Maybe the kid who hangs around the garage was offered a dollar or so to grab the pressure washer and hose down the shop?
  18. mtaylor
    Ah... thanks for the info. That sounds like a good plan on your part.
  19. mtaylor
    Welecome to MSW, Chris.
  20. mtaylor
    Same here. Very nicely done. Once the wheels are on, the pilot can land right side up.
  21. mtaylor
    More truth to that then probably most of us want to hear.
  22. mtaylor
    A very well done model and beautifully displayed, Cathead. I think your stepfather will be very pleased and happy with it.
  23. mtaylor
    Looks great, Yves. Is the whole hull double planked in the kit or "parts of it"?
  24. mtaylor
    The only words I can think of is "wow! wow!".
  25. mtaylor
    Good on not asking "why"... I've made that deep dive into the Internet some time ago and ended up in many places. Some were not a good place to be.

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