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Very good news, Gérard. I hope this removes stress and gives you the peace to write.
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Welcome to the league of the ancient unemployed.. There's usually a lot less stress now. If you have an airbrush, they do make "rust" colored paint. Though it probably could be brushed on in places.
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Just stunning, Greg. I would argue the point about it not being show quality.... IMHO, it is.
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I'm not sure where you are but usually big box (Lowes, Home Depot) carry sheets of ply down to 1/8" and sometimes 1/16" in 4X8, 4X4 and sometimes 4X2. It can also be purchased on line like that. I've used this place which also sells "Lite" ply http://www.nationalbalsa.com/birch_plywood_s/58.htm
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Ah.. no worries than. I was fearing you had locked them down.
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turning a manual mill in to a CNC mill
mtaylor replied to garyshipwright's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
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Hi Chidokan. Thought I'd pop in see this as I think your's is one of the first for this kit. Just a note... a ship's wheel would not have been used in that period. They would have had probably a whipstaff type of set up with the helmsman actually below decks.
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Depending on where you ordered them from, the vents should be good. More and more accessories for model ships are showing up in the 3D printer world.
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Oh, just put a couple of squiggles on it and tell anyone that notices that it's the lettering and show them the full size photo. Might be good for some chuckles.
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Maury, looks good from here. BTW, is it me (I'm awaiting new glasses) or are the deadeyes upside down?
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I wish we had someone who speaks/reads Russian following this. I know there's some who have scratch builds going on... but...<shrugs>
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Try it Maury. Sometimes the pickling eats through the copper so check that. If it's clear coated that will have to be removed. You won't be able to blacken the cut edge though so that will need some paint. I discovered these little problems the hard way.
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Michael, my mind is truly blown at this point. Working door latch at scale. I'm in total awe.
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I feel for you Sam on the long hours. Been there, done that, myself. The update looks pretty darn good.
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You're making great progress, OC. Hmm....skeleton pirates. Not having seen the movie, were they actually on the ship?
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Go into the kit area and look for logs with the key word "Plastic". There's a lot of the plastic models have weathering and also describe the method.
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CH-53 Sikorsky by mtaylor - 1:48 - Revell - FINISHED
mtaylor replied to mtaylor's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Well Sam, I do get to use that excuse as no dog and no wife. Painting is going slow. I'm cleaning up the flash and still sorting out parts. I realized a few things today... there's no parts to detail the inside. None.. zip. Even if one did build the radio rack, winch, and seats... the top is open. So, the chopper will be a hollow shell. I also found that the intakes are of the "air filter" type and not the wide open like the German model. Makes me happy, that did. No pictures, I've got stuff spread all over the workbench and other parts of the shop right now. When I'm ready for assembly, I'll do photos. Now if the guns would just get here.... <sigh. -
HMS Victory by helge - Caldercraft - 1:72
mtaylor replied to helge's topic in New member Introductions
Hello Helge. Welcome to MSW. Maple is good choice (if the grain isn't too visible) but holly is superb for decking. -
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I think all of us have done that... the first side is "lesson learned" and also ends up as the "wall side" when displayed.
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Those were valid reason. Another reason was that a radial is air-cooled. Having a hit in the radiator far from the carrier or any land would be a bad thing.
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Jazzdc, Please do not start any more new topics for this build. Just go down to the bottom of the page and add to it. Having one build scattered all over the place doesn't help anyone trying to follow your build.
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