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Hi CDW,

I'm a bit fuzzy here on the gap filling.  Is the thin glue melting the thin strip?  Or is the thin strip being pushed into the gap and then glued?

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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12 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Hi CDW,

I'm a bit fuzzy here on the gap filling.  Is the thin glue melting the thin strip?  Or is the thin strip being pushed into the gap and then glued?

Both things are happening Mark. The glue softens the stretched sprue and then it can be gently pushed into the gap. By using the thin liquid cement, the plastic sprue sorta' melts into the gap. I use the back side of a small pair of tweezers to push the softened sprue into the gap. After it's all in place, I give it all another pass with liquid glue.

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I agree.......that is a nice repair.  I guess the big caution with it,  is don't fudge with it too much.   if the sliver of plastic is thin enough,  it will become solvent enough to fall into place.   plastic soldering  ;) 

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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53 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

 I guess the big caution with it,  is don't fudge with it too much.   if the sliver of plastic is thin enough,  it will become solvent enough to fall into place.   plastic soldering  ;) 

You are exactly right Denis. Let the liquid cement do the work...and DON"T get your fingerprints into it.

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10 minutes ago, CDW said:

You are exactly right Denis. Let the liquid cement do the work...and DON"T get your fingerprints into it.

Its great to bond the inside seams of a ships hull   probably the same inside a planes fuselage.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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Here are close up photos of the repaired areas after painting with aluminum. As you know, shiny aluminum color will show up any and every scratch like a magnifying glass. Here there are none. Looks more like a welded seam instead.

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Also, another benefit of the Xtreme Metal paints...they do not discolor or peel like other metallic paints like Metalizer or Alclad paints will do when masking tape is applied then removed. Really a tough durable finish unlike it's brethren paints.

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Really good work.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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Thanks for the glue lesson.   Very impressive save on the float.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Moving right along...began doing the airframe paint work today. The kit color call-out indicates light olive as the airframe color. I chose to use the Mr Hobby Acrysion line of paint for this one. With this paint, it is important to use their thinners for best results. It's more unforgiving that Tamiya paints which can adapt to several different reducers. With Acrysion, only their cleaner and Mr Hobby 400 leveling thinner will do a proper job of reducing the paint and cleanup afterward. Water, or even alcohol won't touch this paint for cleanup. it's listed as an acrylic, but it seems to me it has more the qualities of a lacquer paint rather than a water based acrylic. Water based it is not. That I can tell you for sure.

I pre shaded before putting on the main coat/s of paint. The Acrysion paints work you a little harder than Tamiya or some of the other acrylics out there while you're laying down the paint. It also takes longer to dry. But it dries to a beautifully smooth semi gloss finish. That I believe is due to the self leveling qualities of the reducer. Causes it to dry slower and smooth itself out.

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Paintwork with pre shading is coming out well  - lovely finish on that paint.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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The metallic finish is amazing - I had heard great things about the Xtreme Metals.

 

I note you use Tamiya black as a 'primer' - rather than the Xtreme Metals primer - is there a reason for that.

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Mikasa by I Love Kit - 1:200 - Plastic

HMS Beagle by Occre - 1:48 - Wood

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look'in good  :) 

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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No photos tonight, but I have 95% + of the painting finished now.

Will begin assembling the painted parts tomorrow and begin the decal work. Some small amount of rigging needs to be done, then the canopy masked, painted, and assembled.

Initially I hoped for a 2 week completion of this model, but it looks like I will finish in just a couple more days. It all depends on how much time I spend on the display stand. The kit provides a rudimentary but decent stand. Will decide whether or not to add a custom touch to improve it a little. This model will not display well without a stand as one wing is folded, one extended, and of course it rests on uneven pontoons in the first place. 

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You mean you aren't going to throw together a 1/32nd scale catapult in a week?:huh::D 

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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1 hour ago, lmagna said:

You mean you aren't going to throw together a 1/32nd scale catapult in a week?:huh::D 

I believe there is already a resin one available in 1/32. But to answer your question, no. I won't be throwing one together. 

On the other hand, if one day I decide to build a second Arado, maybe a catapult would be considered. But it would be resin, not scratch built.

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I cant keep up with these Duracel powerd builders  - mind you I do build  "slowwwwwwww"

 

 

OC.

 

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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Morning activities began with the engine, cowling, and inspection panels. The model leaves a number of options for the builder to pose the aircraft in a maintenance configuration. Maybe in a future build of this aircraft I will do that. In this instance, I did not do the level of detail I would prefer to leave the maintenance panels open. All of them have been glued in the closed position.DSCN2291.thumb.jpg.b458aad9c62beae6e334245a8921699b.jpgDSCN2292.thumb.jpg.e6d35fc4ce85c0ce331771a2c60e17d4.jpgDSCN2293.thumb.jpg.fbb0ba693abee06b5106cae621d19d2d.jpgDSCN2294.thumb.jpg.f996ade0b86122652de52411040de037.jpgDSCN2295.thumb.jpg.29a69881cac10a0e2ee60edde09b95c9.jpgDSCN2296.thumb.jpg.d137c1d088bfb8c59c6c79f38d6a4cce.jpgDSCN2297.thumb.jpg.fdb496e105d6d36ede95444170676fcb.jpg

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Nice model

Great work with the stretched sprue for gap filling

Regards, Patrick

 

Finished :  Soleil Royal Heller 1/100   Wasa Billing Boats   Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch)   Pelican / Golden Hind  1/45 scratch

Current build :  Mary Rose 1/50 scratch

Gallery Revell Bounty  Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch

To do Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal 

 

Shore leave,  non ship models build logs :  

ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72    Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72   Autoblinda AB40 1/72   122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72   10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e)  Centurion Mk.1 conversion   M29 Weasel 1/72     SAM6 1/72    T26 Finland  T26 TN 1/72  Autoprotetto S37 1/72     Opel Blitz buses 1/72  Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72   Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72    

 

Si vis pacem, para bellum

 
 
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looks very nice.......what are those curved parts on the table....fuel rails or exhaust?

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Denis

Yes, those parts are the exhaust system.

 

Because of the awkward balance created by the one folded wing, this model must be glued to the stand. The instructions called for 50 grams of weight to be added to the inside, forward part of the main float. I chose not to do that, and may end up needing to add weight to the bottom of the stand so the whole thing won't tip over once everything is in place. Will need at least another day to finish this thing up.DSCN2300.thumb.jpg.093e1e4a1420f20a9ec160667b25a1e0.jpgDSCN2302.thumb.jpg.5be503419f0c262712bbdab362ba2107.jpgDSCN2303.thumb.jpg.519856dd668af497e06cb93a044be452.jpgDSCN2304.thumb.jpg.e774980f3ce9ff12dc7f35f7a5dbf23d.jpgDSCN2305.thumb.jpg.82d8ea6eb9e73b4c5f43737828e908ca.jpg

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interesting mountain of kits you have,  shown in one of your photos!

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Dennis - maybe we have stumbled across a very small part of one particular mountain which in itself only forms a small part of a large mountain range!

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Mikasa by I Love Kit - 1:200 - Plastic

HMS Beagle by Occre - 1:48 - Wood

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1 hour ago, Richmond said:

Dennis - maybe we have stumbled across a very small part of one particular mountain which in itself only forms a small part of a large mountain range!

It's the foothills of the lesser known Great Coral Range of mountains Florida 😵

It's like looking at an iceberg...you only see 10% of it. Rather certain I am the best stocked hobby shop within a very large radius of the greater Tampa area. 

Here are a few more teaser photos and then some specific items I'll share with you. First the teasers:

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Here are some specifics:

 

This is my miniature Gibson Les Paul and Marshall Amp telephone. A fully functioning telephone that also plays a large selectable variety of Rock and Roll ring tones. I love that thing.

 

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Then we have what very well could be my next model building project. The very cool and lesser known British experimental fighter aircraft, the TSR-2. It should be an awesome model when finished. Lots of extras for that one. Very big at 1:48 scale:

 

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As a teen, this was one of my favorite cars I never owned. Will build this soon. 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint. You don't see these kits every day.

 

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A 1:35 scale German WW2 locomotive I started and need to finish. 

 

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The colorful US Navy jet trainer aircraft in 1:32 scale, the Buckeye. Will also do this one soon:

 

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Last but not least is the most likely project to follow this Arado build. Lanoe Hawker's DH.2 WW1 fighter aircraft. 

So many models and so little time...

 

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I think you MAY actually have a larger, if not stranger hoard of models than I do!

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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11 hours ago, CDW said:

Just teasing you...😎

Nah  - you live in a model shop.🤩

 

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Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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TSR2  would be Brilliant, I have seen both survivors   at  Cosford and Duxford museums  - amazing aircraft.

 

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Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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