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scrubbyj427

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  1. Steve, I used medium zap on all my planks, it made the job a million times easier, I also used PVA on all the edges, which was messy but worked great. When I finished the planking I mixed some epoxy and coated the inside of the hull to prevent any planks from coming loose and expansion/contraction. JJ
  2. I'm not sure which is more impressive, your rhino model or your real one.... very nice!
  3. I'm drooling.... that's it, I'm digging my Winnie out of storage and starting work again.
  4. Definitely keep this project on the same trajectory, it would be an Injustice if you dropped the ball this late in the game. I've been following the caf builds as well, Tom is very innovative in his designs and I'd love to build Belona and Enterprize but I would implement a lot of what I've learned with the Winnie build to bring them to the same level of detail. You're catering to a different level of modelers. I'm striving to design my Portland project with all of this in mind. JJ
  5. If you have a flat enough sanding block and enough patience it works great that way. regarding feedback on your part designs, I think they work great and yeild wonderful scratchbuilt like results, definitely do not simplify anything as you will sacrifice detailed and accurate results. I find this project much more challenging and therefore much more enjoyable and rewarding to build. I don't think I'll ever build an out of the box kit ever again after this experience.
  6. That looks really good Chuck, I've actually been curious as to how you were going to tackle this for awhile now. how did you mitre the sides? Byrnes saw? JJ
  7. Looks really nice Kevin, this kit clearly has lots of potential beyond the box. Maybe you’ll inspire Tom to offer or include the lower decks. JJ
  8. I had the same problem, I discovered that indeed the lens in the upper left is the way to go!
  9. Looks really sharp Chuck! Amazing work! I need to uncrate my Winnie and get back to work soon. Sorry about your abduction, can you order a new mini you?
  10. That looks really nice Fred! Your hinges worked well and they look good opened.. I had similar issues with mine and they just required some gentle persuasion. Your guns look wonderfully executed! I will definitely be referencing your log when I get to this point. JJ
  11. Have you used sketchup for hull design at all? I’ve never tried it. I do have a hull developing and hydrostatics plug in for rhino that really streamlines this process.
  12. Matt, I actually elected to stay with my current owner, I’ll probably end up on another boat. Problem is I may not have the same size cushy workshop again. There may be plans to temporarily invade the kitchen table soon.
  13. That looks great Ben! This stage is a nice reward after all that planking. JJ
  14. That looks awesome Chuck! out of curiosity, even though the forward gunports are typically closed, would there have been guns up there or did the ports serve another use? Same with the aft most ones?
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