Egilman Posted March 26, 2022 Share #151 Posted March 26, 2022 4 hours ago, ccoyle said: Of course, what I'll likely do is attempt the tubes Of course we have faith brother... Keith Black, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct mike Posted March 27, 2022 Share #152 Posted March 27, 2022 FYI, The pipes/tubes you are about to install were there for venting steam and the like. One of the pipes was a periscope of sorts so the boilermen couldi see if they were making black smoke so they could adjust the oil/air ratio without having to go topside. Mike popeye the sailor, Keith Black, Egilman and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted March 27, 2022 Share #153 Posted March 27, 2022 Personally I would replace them with appropriately scaled wire... Probably wouldn't satisfy the paper only crowd, but would be much much easier to fabricate... Old Collingwood, Canute, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share #154 Posted March 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, Egilman said: I would replace them with appropriately scaled wire BLASPHEMER!! Just kidding, of course. Wire might indeed be easier, but in this instance there are no templates provided, so there would be a lot of guesswork about where to make all the bends. Here's the first two pipes -- the easiest ones 😳 cuz they're just straight pieces. They get pretty bendy after this. Fortunately, the paper parts are printed on regular paper, not card stock, and they are the perfect size to wrap around 0.5 mm styrene rod. Also, I'm sealing the joints with thin CA, and any paper discoloration that results is virtually impossible to notice. Captain Slog, KurtH, Ian_Grant and 16 others 19 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted March 27, 2022 Share #155 Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, ccoyle said: BLASPHEMER!! Just kidding, of course. I know that brother, but there are those that would never talk to me again for making such a suggestion... Even when I tell them that most plastics are derived from plant matter in the first place... {chuckle} We all have our purists.... What you do in that medium, it's amazing, and I will always doff my hat to you and your skills with paper and glue.... EG mtaylor, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted March 29, 2022 Share #156 Posted March 29, 2022 so this is where you went?!??!........such superb workmanship thus far Chris you've done such great work on planes.......no doubt this will be a beauty as well! Dave_E, mtaylor, Keith Black and 5 others 8 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share #157 Posted March 29, 2022 First of the really bendy pipes. druxey, AJohnson, GrandpaPhil and 20 others 15 8 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe100 Posted April 1, 2022 Share #158 Posted April 1, 2022 So gorgeous! Old Collingwood, ct mike, Egilman and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Dunn Posted April 4, 2022 Share #159 Posted April 4, 2022 I’ve built some card stock buildings for an HO scale railroad that rival my ‘normal’ buildings. Now I’ve got to try one of these! Great work sir! ccoyle, Dave_E, popeye the sailor and 5 others 8 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share #160 Posted April 6, 2022 More pipe work and the funnel's starboard-side ladder. I had a "duh" moment when I was looking at someone else's build log recently and saw a third hand vise being used. I suddenly remembered, "Hey, I have a third hand vise, too!" And ya know, it is actually quite handy -- holds my work up higher for better illumination, allows me to position my work at any angle I desire, and gives me two hands free to work with! Wowsers!! Well, better late than never, I guess. 🙄 oneslim, mtaylor, AJohnson and 22 others 24 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veszett Roka Posted April 7, 2022 Share #161 Posted April 7, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, ccoyle said: "Hey, I have a third hand vise, too!" Third hand is for newbies. Professionals use their own two hands only. Chuck Norris builds models without hands. Edited April 7, 2022 by Veszett Roka lmagna, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 6 others 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianK Posted April 7, 2022 Share #162 Posted April 7, 2022 chirs, how did you do the funnel ladder rungs? I don't think I could cut all those square holes with an xacto, without making a costly mistake...... BrianK Canute, lmagna, Egilman and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share #163 Posted April 7, 2022 43 minutes ago, BrianK said: how did you do the funnel ladder rungs? I don't think I could cut all those square holes with an xacto, without making a costly mistake...... The ladder was part of the laser-cut details set. BrianK, Egilman, mtaylor and 7 others 10 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted April 7, 2022 Share #164 Posted April 7, 2022 That is quite some project Chris, and looks so good even in macro. Must require a lot of concentration working on such fine parts, very nice work. B.E. popeye the sailor, Egilman, mtaylor and 11 others 14 Quote Current Build: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-164-scale Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ finished 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ finished HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted April 9, 2022 Share #165 Posted April 9, 2022 Chris, Quick nuts and bolts question for you (you’re much better at this than I am). How are you folding the really tiny pieces? They are throwing me for a loop. I’ve been clear coating both sides of the pieces prior to cutting out, then using the dull edge of my scalpel to crease the parts. After cutting the parts out, I’ve been using the tip of the blade to fold the parts. Do you have a better method for folding the parts? EricWilliamMarshall, Egilman, Canute and 7 others 10 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share #166 Posted April 10, 2022 2 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said: Do you have a better method for folding the parts? Nope, not really. I do the really tiny folds with tweezers tips, larger fold over the edge of a metal ruler. Ryland Craze, mtaylor, Canute and 10 others 12 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted April 10, 2022 Share #167 Posted April 10, 2022 Thank you very much! Canute, lmagna, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianK Posted April 10, 2022 Share #168 Posted April 10, 2022 Chris, the pipes look great! A question about using CA on them.... I get that you roll them first but with CA how do you get the edge flat along the seam without using your fingers and risking you becoming part of the piping? Is it all in the rolling? Like it needs to be in perfect shape with perfect seam before the glue gets near it? Sorry for all the questions. My inner engineer and inner novice card builder are clashing. 😃 BrianK Canute, mtaylor, Egilman and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share #169 Posted April 10, 2022 4 hours ago, BrianK said: Like it needs to be in perfect shape with perfect seam before the glue gets near it? Bingo! Once correctly rolled, I simply wick thin CA into the joint. lmagna, Canute, Old Collingwood and 7 others 9 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share #170 Posted April 11, 2022 Slowly, slowly adding more pipe work. I had to use two of my printed spares for this latest bit. 😬 KurtH, AJohnson, amateur and 17 others 16 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share #171 Posted April 12, 2022 Well, slight setback. I'm finding the paper pipes to be a bit tedious, so I've tried making the pipes from styrene rod by using the 2-D card parts as templates. The trouble is, I very rarely need to make styrene-to-styrene bonds, so I don't have any plain ol' plastic model cement on hand to join the sections together, and none of my other glues have been making satisfactory joints. I'll probably pick up a tube of cement on the way home from work tomorrow. Egilman, mtaylor, Canute and 7 others 6 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted April 12, 2022 Share #172 Posted April 12, 2022 Chris, I thought that CA worked the best for bonding styrene to styrene? Not true?? Canute, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share #173 Posted April 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, Keith Black said: Not true?? Not in this instance. Egilman, Old Collingwood, Keith Black and 4 others 7 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted April 13, 2022 Share #174 Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Keith Black said: Chris, I thought that CA worked the best for bonding styrene to styrene? Not true?? NOoooooo... CA is the worst glue for Styrene made... the best is liquid MEK... (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) Testors Plastic Cement for Models in liquid form... Edited April 13, 2022 by Egilman Old Collingwood, Dave_E, mtaylor and 6 others 7 2 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted April 13, 2022 Share #175 Posted April 13, 2022 20 hours ago, ccoyle said: Well, slight setback. I'm finding the paper pipes to be a bit tedious, so I've tried making the pipes from styrene rod by using the 2-D card parts as templates. The trouble is, I very rarely need to make styrene-to-styrene bonds, so I don't have any plain ol' plastic model cement on hand to join the sections together, and none of my other glues have been making satisfactory joints. I'll probably pick up a tube of cement on the way home from work tomorrow. I don't blame you Chris, those ones you have done look super, I can only imagine trying to roll and bend card into those intricate shapes! Hope the glue supplies are in stock for you. 👍 mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Cutter Trial - Vanguard models (1/64), HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64), Hawker-Typhoon-1b-"Car-Door" - Airfix (1/24) Completed (Ship):- "Nisha" - Vanguard Models (1/64), HMS Orestes (Mars) - Caldercraft (1/64), HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft (1/64), TSS Earnslaw - Paper Shipwright (1/250), Puffer "Starlight" - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Completed (Non-Ship):-Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C - Airfix (1/48), Bristol Beaufort - Airfix (1/72), Mosquito B.XVI - Airfix (1/72), , Sea-Harrier-FRS1 - Airfix (1/72), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - Airfix (1/24), De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - Airfix (1/48), Flamborough Head Lighthouse - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share #176 Posted April 13, 2022 Got myself some new gadgets to toy around with. Egilman, mtaylor, Canute and 9 others 12 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted April 14, 2022 Share #177 Posted April 14, 2022 Must have found the hobby store open Chris. Can't just walk out with only the item you "need." Always need to look around and add to the list. Keith Black, Canute, druxey and 5 others 5 3 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 14, 2022 Share #178 Posted April 14, 2022 16 minutes ago, lmagna said: Must have found the hobby store open Chris. Can't just walk out with only the item you "need." Always need to look around and add to the list. True. We can't waste gas on multiple trips so if we see something that "might" be useful, we grab it. druxey, Dave_E, Canute and 7 others 5 5 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted April 14, 2022 Share #179 Posted April 14, 2022 7 hours ago, lmagna said: Can't just walk out with only the item you "need." Always need to look around and add to the list. Ain't that the truth!!!! mtaylor, Dave_E, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share #180 Posted April 14, 2022 11 hours ago, lmagna said: Always need to look around and add to the list. I always cruise around and look for stuff that I might be able to use down the road. Here's a bit more pipe. I won't go into detail about how aggravating it was to get this little bit done. With my headband magnifier I can see all the niggling mistakes, but I have to admit that from a stand-off distance, it's looking pretty awesome. Keith Black, lmagna, EricWilliamMarshall and 12 others 14 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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