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Hi, from an absolute rookie from Barcelona
mtaylor replied to BCN-Modeller's topic in New member Introductions
Hello Pascual and a warm welcome from the US. -
Greetings from the shores of Lake Michigan!
mtaylor replied to Jayhawk's topic in New member Introductions
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Thanks Edward. I'm working on bending the wales today... so we'll see what happens.
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Eric, you're on the right path I believe. Part of the problem today is the use of the "swastika" as such. It's been around for centuries and is now considered to be in bad taste.
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Thanks for the likes and the comments. I'll use a mix of the sanding dust from the planking, and about a 50-50 mix of white glue and water and then re-sand lightly. I've done this in the past and it comes out looking pretty good. The key is to make the "paste" pretty thick. I was hoping to do a better job but it is what it is right now. Lessons learned and fixes will be done. The main part of the hull should go a bit better.
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Eric, If the symbolism is too close to Mrs. Cathead's observation, flip it over such that the "wings" go the other way.
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I believe you assume correctly.
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Crowfeet would probably have been tarred.as they were standing rigging. Regarding the rope thickness... yes and no. Single rope, no. But the different lines, yes. The rigging plan will give you this info. On a model, some of the differences just are observable, so it becomes a modeler's choice.
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Just a thought... play the Master and Commander movie with the sound up. Close your eyes and listen. Their sound team did a good job on background noises. It's not perfect of course, but the ship sounds are there and so subtle that you really have to listen for them. If you've ever watched it with the sound off and subtitles on, you know there's something missing.... that background noise.
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Some drivers and even warehouse types seem to get irritated with those types of packages. Pretty petty of them if you ask me.
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Seems overkill using dividers to make the planking tic strip. Just print one out from MSW and use that. Or am I missing something?
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I've had no problem cutting wood less than 1/16" thick. Just a matter of making sure you have the proper tooth count blade. And yes, sometimes it does warp but even that can be fixed.
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Slowly making progress though sometimes it's two step forward and one in reverse. This bit was a combination. I was one plank too high on the aft.. had to remove it. But planking above the wale is installed, gunports cut and sized. Also a light sanding. Gap filling will happen after all hull planking is done.
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That's great news, OC. I've heard and seen more than once a delivery driver not being happy and tossing stuff about in van.
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1/350 Type VII-C U-Boat. Metal construction.
mtaylor replied to lmagna's topic in Plastic model kits
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Andrew, by all means start a log. You can play "catch up" on opening post or so and bring everyone up to date.
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Welcome back home to MSW, Andrew. By all means open a log and jump in.
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Welcome to MSW, Reynard. Looking forward to your build log and you having hours of enjoyment building your model.
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It's great to hear from you, Gerhard. Family and life should be more important than models and more so now due to the virus. We're a patient group and will await your return. I hope all goes well from here on.
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That is a good thing. One should never stop learning.
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Trond, here's a link on how set up your log:
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Looks to be fascinating, Eric. I've just started watching it and will do the whole thing in the next day or so as time permits.
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