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As I recall, the F-104 wasn't really designed to dogfight but to be a stand-off bomber killer. Those tiny wings were almost razor sharp. The AF Museum in Dayton had one with rubber foam tubing on leading and trailing edges of the wings and the empennage as too many tourists didn't believe that they were sharp and the AF was taking no chances. They were loud as I recall as the whole house would shake when they taking off from WPAFB back then. This was well before "noise abatment" was a thing for airports and air bases.
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From where I sit, it looks great and your son will hopefully be very happy with it.
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Help with what since you say you recieved them? I am hearing it is taking longer to deliver to some countries from the US but not sure why.
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Welcome to MSW. By all means open log. It's the best way to get help and also meet other builders.
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Did you used the email addy in his post or the MSW Message system?
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Sorry to hear about the family getting sick. Take care of yourself while caring for them. As for the blackening.... You can use Birchwood Casey Brass Black. Works very well.
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Beautiful work, Glen. That model and surroundings inside look fantastic.
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Depending on the age of the kit, it could be very dried out wood. Warm to hot water just keep ckecking the bending and also keep the water hot. Don't rush the process.
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Ferrari 312t by kpnuts - Revell - 1/12 - PLASTIC
mtaylor replied to kpnuts's topic in Completed non-ship models
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Lovely model and very well done. As for the rope problem, paint them with a bit of 50-50 white glue and water. A small pointy stick (metal or plastic not wood) will hold the shape until the glue/water mixture dries.
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I'm sorry to hear that news about your nephew. Drugs have becom a serious problem and sadly, we're losing the drug war as they get moved in faster than law enforcement can catch them. The car is looking good.
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Ah.... yes, the French did line the insides of their stoves and ovens with brick. It was held in place with iron straps. They also often covered the outside (but not always) with wood. The iron iron straps did that. I'll have to dig through. IF anyone has a copy of Frolich's The Art of Ship Modeling, have a look at pages 122-123. Not all their galleys (stoves) were like this. For example my Licorne had an oven and a different type of stove (galley) If I can get my scanner to fire up (it's been a bit fussy lately) I'll scan the stove from the Belle Poule.
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Retrofit ship columns
mtaylor replied to snedley22's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
There are ways to work around this. Some just us an electric drill and using sanding sticks "free carve" the pieces. Others jig up the drill using plywood and make a lathe. While it's not easy to figure out how to make up a drill stand to use it as a mill, it seems to work. Many moons ago I used a drill to turn cannon as didn't have a lathe. It worked but it was a pain to do and use. -
But it seems they still put brick under the stove because of sparks, coals getting moved about, etc. I think the iron was subject to which country one is looking at. I don't think you're wrong though as I've seen plans going both ways.
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I took a look here (https://www.wood-database.com/african-padauk/ Interesting wood but perhaps the descriptions may not the wood you want.
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Welcome to MSW, James. The others have given some great advice. If you havent' done so, read the tu;torials here: https://modelshipworld.com/forum/98-planking-downloads-and-tutorials-and-videos/ As a side note, I find using sanding sticks such as those found in beau;ty supply shops for nails to work a treat for fairing.
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Weird display on Samsung smartphone
mtaylor replied to Baker's topic in How to use the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT**
You might want to do some testing using FireFox if it will run on a phone. The Edge browser uses Google code for it's behind the scenes software and it may start having the same issues. Hopefully, Google/Samsong will sort out their issues. Iit's possible, I think, that Samsung is the problem with their driver so hopefully, they can fix it. -
Have you tried heat bending the bamboo? Might be the solution to the problem. Edit: I found a builder who's bending bamboo..... here's his post:
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