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Jack... here's what I did, if I remember right.... Do the stern bend with a short plank. They you can do the long one down the side. If you're using the factory quarter galleries, measure a bit so the join between the two planks is hidden behind the gallery.
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Interesting post. If there's more and it's one ship or even two, let's move this to the Scratch area. Or you can just open a log there.
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Nice work and I see you cautiously stepping into the Dark Side. Beware though. Once you've crossed the line, there's no turning back. Don't ask how I know this but I know the path you're one.
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It did.... 4 of them which was done to justify the "rebuild" work around the Navy did at the time. Tom, I think many of went to scratch for the reasons you posted.
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Err.... bilge rat is job, not name. LOL. Thanks for enlargements. I was just curious because as a lad I lived in Dayton, Ohio where there used to be a canal that ran through town. They filled most of it but kept a large length of it in Carillon Park. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carillon_Historical_Park Fond memories of the park, the museums, and the summer concerts with the carillon. Mark
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Welcome back Wes. It's great to see you back. And no worries as the year or so has been very stressful for a lot of us. As for the large CAD printer, talk to your local builder's exchange. They have large printers and can handle many different file types. Also they're very reasonable on pricing.
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Before the Internet, this wasn't a problem as people would buy a kit and believe it was accurate. Most didn't get any model publication, etc. Constellation was double con, not just buy AL, but the Baltimore people involved. I took that bait when I started my Constellation after visiting it back in the early '80s. They were convincing back then. A few conversations with Jerry Todd and some others and my model changed directions pretty fast. This site is a gold mine to say the least.
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Can you re-upload those two pictures. There's nothing showing for them. Has my curiosity up in the canals.
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I was thinking the same thing Lou suggested. Just a bit slow reading and getting here.
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Congrats on finishing this beauty, Grant. As others have said, the pics could be mistaken for the real car.
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That is a tempting rabbit hole. I think I need to force myself to stay away... might just get buried in it.
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Swasson, Give some thought to posting these of your completed models in the Gallery. It's a more appropriate place then in the Introduction area.
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Jack, Take care of you first. As for the model, when you're ready or have questions about the bits and pieces, post them. I'm looking forward to seeing logs on the ice boats. The timber choices sound promising. As for the blahs... I feel it also. Just end up sitting and staring at the model. I know what has to be done but bleeack. Not pulling it together. I think when this virus thing is all over, we all need to a couple weeks and go somewhere exotic and sunny with a nice beach and strong drink.
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Allan, Depending on the lathe, small boring bars aren't that pricey and fairly easy to use. The only trick is to drill a hole in the end of the brass before using the bar.
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The black thread does give quite a bit more contrast and better definition of the pieces. I like it personally.
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Yeah.. what Lou said. Ammo would be a no with folded wings. From what I remember, we left the ammo in the boxes and some guys actually made special "lids' that only let one thickness of ammo come out. .50 cal ammo is surprising heavy. A lot heavier than 7.65 mm round. Maybe have one gun out and on a cart for "maintenance" as visual interest thing?
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If I remember right, they did arm the planes on the hanger deck in many cases early on in the war and then learned the hard way not to do that. So they probably would have the guns in place, but no ammo. The reason for not removing the guns was they had to be boresighted each time they were removed and replaced.
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I would say read the logs and ask the builder their opinion would be a good starting point.
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Delahaye 135 by CDW - FINISHED - Heller - 1:24 - PLASTIC
mtaylor replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Looking good. From here, it looks like the front wheels (drums) need an alignment as they seem splayed. I hope it's just the angle of the photos. -
Nice work, Mike. Given the scale, I"m surprised at the amount of parts. You're doing great on something so tiny.
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