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Nirvana
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Thanks, Brian.
Thanks, Al. I shall read the book
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Nirvana reacted to alde in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
What a great historical subject. I will watch this with great interest.
Have you read To the Shores of Tripoli by A.B.C Whipple? It's a great read on the subject and goes into much detail about Presley O'Bannon and his exploits.
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Nirvana reacted to GuntherMT in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Good to see you get started Rich!
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
I'm adding the rabbet strip. The instructions said soak the strip 10 minutes, which I did, and the strip bent beautifully! I will leave it set overnight then glue it. Once the glue sets I will carve the bearding line. I've made space for the planks on the keel, stem and stern on two previous models but I didn't know the terms rabbet and bearding. See, you can teach an old dog new tricks.
The pipe in the picture is one of my soaking tubes...just PVC pipe with end caps.
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
How do you eat an elephant?......"Start chewing on the toe!"
I cut out my first piece. Excellent laser cuts except for one vertical. I had to cut it myself since the laser didn't go all the way through.
I've got to stop and paste together some templates provided, then figure out how to use them.
Very little warping, but I put the piece under a flat piece of glass to make it perfect.
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Hooray!!! My kit arrived via USPS from Model Expo. Outer box a little beat up but kit is okay.
I have to admit this model ship building is an addiction. With no kit to work on I was pacing the deck looking for things to do. I even contemplated tweaking my Connie that has been dormant for almost two years.
I'll spend some time checking the inventory against what's in the box.
Then I will read the very, very comprehensive instruction book. It looks like the most detailed instructions I have ever seen in a kit.
The 1:1 drawings look very detailed.
Compared to the lack of instructions and drawings from that banned kit of the HMS Surprise, this is heaven.
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
I just got this mini caliper from a surgeon friend of mine who does micro surgery. They will help in trying to measure in tight places.
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Hello Sjors. Good to hear from you.
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Nirvana reacted to Sjors in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Hey, here you are !!!
Nice build
The knifes are sharp, workplace clean.....and no box ( yet )
Ok, I'll be waiting.
In the mean while some popcorn perhaps ?
Sjors
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
More getting ready. I just changed all knife and scalpel blades. Sharpened the rest. Changed sandpaper in various sanding blocks.
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Thanks Charlie. A fellow New Yorker!! We moved from Manhattan to Astoria, then East Elmhurst then Floral Park before moving to Long Island.
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Nirvana reacted to CharlieZardoz in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Hi! Regarding bulwark colors the answer is it varied. The british preferred red and syren likely has red in alot of models due to her being a captured ship. The states used green but I imagine also red and in time white. Basically whatever was cheap and available. For more info on colors id recommend a copy of nrg's ship model shop notes II.
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
There is nothing as forlorn as an empty shipyard waiting for Fedex to deliver my next model.
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Planning ahead.....what were the various paint schemes on US Navy sailing ships? I've seen red, green and plain wood gunwales. I've also seen varying colors for gun carriages. Anybody know?
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Nirvana reacted to src in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Rich< Welcome back. Good to see you in the Sand Box again. And it appears I got one of the last front row seats. That's a rarity for me.
Sam
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Success! I used my laptop and FireFox!
Thanks for all your help
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Nirvana reacted to mtaylor in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
If you're using IE11, Rich, get Chrome or Firefox. Known bug about copy/paste in IE11 and MS isn't going to fix it.
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Nirvana reacted to GuntherMT in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
You don't need to right-click on it Rich, just click on the #1 and a new window will pop open with the link in it. Highlight the entire thing, copy it (hit "Control+C") and then follow the other instructions for adding the copied link to your signature.
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Nirvana reacted to Jack12477 in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Hmm. something is wrong - I can get the pop-up every time on any post in your log. You got any tech savvy friends close by who can come look at your PC. I assume you're doing this from a PC or laptop and not a Tablet or Ipad. Correct ? I'm working from a Windows laptop.
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Right clicking on #1 doesn't give the choice : Copy link location" ?
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Nirvana reacted to Jack12477 in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Rich, place the cursor directly over the #1 in your first post, then right mouse click on it without moving it. A popup window should appear with a list of actions, select the one labeled "copy link location" and left mouse click on it. That will place the link into your clipboard. Then proceed as above.
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
You think so?
I can't get "copy link location" to appear? I copy the link but it does not paste. This can't be this hard!
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Nirvana reacted to markjay in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Come on Rich you can do it...
Mark
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Nirvana reacted to HIPEXEC in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Well this is much harder than actually building the model? I can't seem to get any of that to work?
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Nirvana reacted to Jack12477 in US Brig Syren by Hipexec - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 - building as USS Argus
Rich, first go to the top of this build thread, right click on entry #1 and select "copy link location", the go to your profile and edit it as you did to create the signature. highlight the entry "USS Syren" etc in your signature, then click on the link symbol in the full editor window (center block, 2nd line to right of B I U S symbols - 3rd box over) when the window opens, select it and right click again, select Paste, the close windows. You can also at the same time select the Bold symbol to highlight it in bold face type.
Hope this helps/.
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