mtaylor

The plane is still looking good. As for fireworks... what's the occasion?

Good looking machine work, Grant.

Looking at your build log, Justin, I have no doubts about your being able to build a display case.

Thanks Allan. Good info.

If you hadn't told what was missing, we wouldn't have known, Chris. An impressive build.

Since you're weathering it and it's not in the snow camo, the red decals look just a bit faded like would in an operational unit.

And the monster grows.... and looks great.

Very nice work, Bug.

Err.. nope. No auxiliary engine, no approved life jackets, no life bouys, no radio, no radar, and no lights.

Excellent work, OC.

The tank came out great. Looking forward to your next piece of armor.

I've learned to keep a copy in my "saw tools" drawer. It's been pretty beat up and I need to print a new one.

If you haven't seen this, it's posted in the Tools area and it should be a big help to anyone with a hobby saw like the Byrnes. This was done Jeff (the former wood supplier).

Why nor just post the vender's info? Hopefully they have a site.

Not to mention the occasional splinter in a very uncomfortable spot.

There are builds here at MSW. You can go to the kit area and do a search (limit the search to titles and "MarisStella" (one word) and "Content Titles only"). You'll get the results of every build log here. Or you can search on the model name.

Don't forget the noise either. Engine, tracks... etc. and maybe exhaust smoke. Seems to me, that such a beast would draw fire.

Amen to that, Keith. I'm there also but still fighting. The mind says I'm still 20ish.. the body says "bull".

Make it look like a cow and I guarantee someone will try to shoot it.

I've never heard of freezing the plastic models. But if it works, it works. I'll have to tuck that away in case I do plastic again.

Thanks for the likes and gentle comments. If you saw it up close and personal I think you'd agree with my sentiments. I'm trying to avoid the same issues while finishing up the starboard side.

I'll leave it here for now, Mike. Sounds like the fittings are going to be a problem.

Good choice and I hope you enjoy building it. Many of us, myself included jumped in way over our heads early on. My first ship purchase was Billings' Vasa. I took one look at the contents on Christmas Day and put it aside. Started a lot simpler. A year later, I was deep in the Vasa.

Update. I was planking from top toward the bottom and bottom up (I had divided the hull into 3 zones per tutorial). Low and behold, somewhere I messed up. Could have the lining off of things but ended having to jerry rig the middle section. I ran the "normal" planks as far down as I could and then "cheated". My fix will be to sand and fill and sand then paint. I've looked at some period paintings and realized I can do white stuff up to the water line (normal) and then run the black on wales on down to the water line and hide some ills. I screwed up, realized it, and will at this point make it look good since ripping off planks isn't an option. The first layer is pretty thin and even soaking the pear planks with alcohol I ran into issues. Such is life. I took a look at the Belle Poule which is on hold and the planking there looks better. Not sure what I did differently... thicker planks maybe? Filled in between bulkheads? I still need to work on the planking on the the other side and triple check more for my peace of mind and to work on getting it right even though the paint will hide it. I'm thinking on the paint not to paint the keel, stern post, and stem and call it "artistic license".... but I probably will just paint. Here's the pick of the side that's been planked. from a distance (across the room it looks pretty good all things considered though I feel like I lost my touch.