Dave_E Posted August 18, 2022 Share #31 Posted August 18, 2022 Is that substructure in the nose thick card under a pattern? In the picture it almost looks like wood. popeye the sailor, Egilman, AJohnson and 3 others 6 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share #32 Posted August 19, 2022 Various covers in place -- it was hard to find an angle that showed all of them. And a standoff view . . . Next up is constructing the aft fuselage. hof00, mtaylor, Landlubber Mike and 12 others 12 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted August 19, 2022 Share #33 Posted August 19, 2022 Hi Chris, I’ve spotted them all, but only by comparing to my 1/24 Airfix version. Do you have any tips on how you get the card parts to “dome” and do you fill the void underneath each part at all, to stop them crushing flat again? popeye the sailor, Egilman, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share #34 Posted August 19, 2022 4 hours ago, AJohnson said: Do you have any tips on how you get the card parts to “dome” Parts are dampened first and then carefully formed over a variety of tools -- whatever has the right shape and diameter. 4 hours ago, AJohnson said: do you fill the void underneath each part at all, to stop them crushing flat again? Nope. I always have to be careful afterwards about where my forgetful fingers grip the thing. Dave_E, Egilman, AJohnson and 8 others 10 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted August 19, 2022 Share #35 Posted August 19, 2022 30 minutes ago, ccoyle said: Nope. I always have to be careful afterwards about where my forgetful fingers grip the thing. That's what would be my undoing, I'm forever holding things on kits that result in broken/bent/squashed bit! 😏 ccoyle, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 7 others 10 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share #36 Posted August 20, 2022 More fuselage work. popeye the sailor, Ryland Craze, Old Collingwood and 11 others 12 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted August 20, 2022 Share #37 Posted August 20, 2022 The more I see the, more I want Micheal Caine and Robert Shaw as my wing men! Those naughty Yellow Nose’s! (Apologies to non BB film fan’s!) Egilman, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted August 21, 2022 Share #38 Posted August 21, 2022 31 minutes ago, AJohnson said: The more I see the, more I want Micheal Caine and Robert Shaw as my wing men! Those naughty Yellow Nose’s! (Apologies to non BB film fan’s!) One of my favorite airplane movies, I watch at least twice a year. 👍 Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Edwardkenway and 5 others 8 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted August 21, 2022 Share #39 Posted August 21, 2022 Yes one of the best war movies of all time... It shows the period of the RAF Fighter Command's greatest victory... Going from a hairsbreadth from extinction to eliminating the Luftwaffe from the skies of England.... Very few true stories tell such a tale.... Many do not know how close the Germans came to complete air superiority over England in 1940-41.... Their finest hour.... Old Collingwood, Dave_E, mtaylor and 4 others 7 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...
Canute Posted August 21, 2022 Share #40 Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) It is, for me, one of the best filmed flying movies. It was filmed in the late 60s and they had a B-25 with wide open windows flying the cameramen. Technology has made quantum advances since then. I've studied that campaign as part of my Air War College courses. The courses brought out the points EG stated. Edited August 21, 2022 by Canute Dave_E, AJohnson, Egilman and 4 others 7 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted August 21, 2022 Share #41 Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) And the seen towards the end when action stations does not sound and no bombers/escorts are on the boards - epic moment. OC. Edited August 21, 2022 by Old Collingwood Dave_E, Canute, popeye the sailor and 5 others 8 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted August 21, 2022 Share #42 Posted August 21, 2022 30 minutes ago, Egilman said: Very few true stories tell such a tale.... Many do not know how close the Germans came to complete air superiority over England in 1940-41.... They were what.... a month away from knocking the RAF out of the air if I recall correctly? Hitler being Hitler changed the plan almost overnight to bombing cities instead of the RAF. Canute, AJohnson, king derelict and 5 others 8 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...
Old Collingwood Posted August 21, 2022 Share #43 Posted August 21, 2022 29 minutes ago, mtaylor said: They were what.... a month away from knocking the RAF out of the air if I recall correctly? Hitler being Hitler changed the plan almost overnight to bombing cities instead of the RAF. My parents where both serving mum in the ATS and Dad in the RAF, but both their parents spent many days/nights in their airaid shelters with near by houses getting hit. OC. popeye the sailor, Edwardkenway, AJohnson and 4 others 2 4 1 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted August 21, 2022 Share #44 Posted August 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said: My parents where both serving mum in the ATS and Dad in the RAF, but both their parents spent many days/nights in their airaid shelters with near by houses getting hit. OC. It was a fatal strategic mistake to shift to bombing the cities. I'm waiting to see what Chris does next on the build and am surprised by the detail. Dave_E, king derelict, Canute and 5 others 8 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 August 21, 2022 Share #45 Posted August 21, 2022 It all came down to those radar stations along the coast, the Germans didn't know what they were at first but figured they had a lot to do with the success of Fighter command downing so many bombers that they decided to launch a campaign against them and vector fighter sweeps against the airfields where the Hurricanes and Spits were being flown from... towards the last few months, fighter command was down to less than 50 flyable crates, and yes they were crates mostly hastily repaired birds barely able to fly.... Every day the JU88's & 87's were bombing the radar stations... The Luftwaffe would knock the towers down and the RAF Fighter control were putting them back up, Finally the Luftwaffe had them where three of the sites were offline.... They ran out of parts for the antenna sets.... Which meant that Fighter command was unable to vector what few fighters they had against the german bomber formations... It was the darkest hour.... one more week of bombing the radar stations and sweeping the fighter fields would have left the island without any early warning or defenses in the air at all.... Then, inexplicably, Hitler ordered them to concentrate on the cities, predominantly because of the reduction in resistance the RAF was putting up... Not realizing that he had basically won the fight his reasoning was that bombing the cities would reduce British resolve to fight... One of the biggest miscalculations of the war... He gave the RAF a reprieve and a chance to rebuild, while at the same time hardening British resolve.... A lot of historians consider the war lost for the Germans from that point on.... And to be honest it was.... It was the RAF's finest hour.... Three years later, the Germans found out for themselves how effective fighter sweeps & a concentrated bombing campaign were against an airforce... The allies were using the same tactics that almost won the Battle of Britain for the Germans... Everyone likes to think it was the Royal Navy that kept the Germans out of England, tactically, no it wasn't, it was failing to secure air superiority that kept them out of England... They had it in their grasp and failed to realize it... popeye the sailor, king derelict, Jack12477 and 5 others 7 1 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...
Old Collingwood Posted August 21, 2022 Share #46 Posted August 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, mtaylor said: It was a big strategic mistake to shift to bombing the cities. Coventry was really hit hard so much destruction. OC. Egilman, king derelict, popeye the sailor and 5 others 8 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Dunn Posted August 21, 2022 Share #47 Posted August 21, 2022 I blinked and Chris has another build 2 pages down. Nice job man! Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, Dave_E and 5 others 8 Quote Dion current dry dock USS Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted August 21, 2022 Share #48 Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Coventry was really hit hard so much destruction. OC. Coventry was raided 17 times during the war the first in June '40, the last raid being in June of '42.... When people talk about the bombing of Coventry they usually mean the raid of Nov 14/15th 1940... It was the first major firebombing of a major city during the war... (the Germans applied the same tactics in this raid they used to bomb Guernica during the Spanish Civil War) The bombing raid lasted for over 10 hrs continously... some 800 cannister bombs containing over 30k incendiaries were dropped over the city after an estimated 1200-1600 High explosive bombs ranging between 50kg and 500kg in weight. (roughly 500 tons) There is a story that the RAF was warned of the mission from Ultra intercepts and Churchill decided not to do anything about it to keep the decryption of Ultra messages secret, but the conspiracy is completely unfounded... The Ultra intercept happened Nov 9th, it was not decoded until Nov 11th and was concerning radio vectors that the Germans were using to guide bombers to their targets... It indicated three potential targets, Coventry being one of them... All efforts to figure out what the actual target was failed... 1:00 PM the afternoon of the 14th the radio beacons were detected but no specific direction were indicated by them... 3:00PM they were jammed by countermeasures but it made it clear that Coventry was the target... There was no "pre-warning" and there was no alert given at that time... At 6:15pm the first wave of Kampfgruder 100's HE-111's crossed the English coast but not riding the beam it could not be determined what their final destination was.... At 6:50pm it was decided that Coventry was the target and a yellow alert was sent at 7:02pm... The Yellow alert was upgraded to a red alert at 7:10pm and the sirens started.... 7:10pm Kampfgruder 100 started releasing it's first bombs... The raid continued until first light the next morning, 6:02am when Luftwaffe records state the last bomb was released.... The allclear was sounded at 6:17am.... The fires are reported to have burned for two days.... It wasn't the worst raid the Germans had committed, but it was the first major fire bombing raid of the war and as such it sticks in the mind.... And then there is that phoney conspiracy theory over Churchill deciding to allow Coventry to be bombed.... It was a devastating raid, the worst up to that point, but hardly the worst of the war is the truth of the matter... PS: by mid '43, most of the damage had been repaired.... Edited August 21, 2022 by Egilman king derelict, AJohnson, popeye the sailor and 6 others 9 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...
Canute Posted August 21, 2022 Share #49 Posted August 21, 2022 Some of it was Goering's ego. Using Bf110 Zerstorers as escorts when then couldn't really protect themselves. Later, tying the the Bf109s to close escort of the bombers. Luftwaffe tactics were too restrictive; they had a good fighter, but employed it badly (luckily for the Allies). Dave_E, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted August 21, 2022 Share #50 Posted August 21, 2022 Absolutely incredible. 😲 popeye the sailor, Egilman, Edwardkenway and 5 others 8 Quote SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! On the bench: HMS Harpy - 1796 (production prototype) - Vanguard Models - 1:64 On Hold: HMS Winchelsea Double Capstan - Syren Ship Models - 1:48 Finished US Baltimore Armed Privateer Schooner Grecian 1812 (prototype) - Vanguard Models - 1:64 'Zulu' fishing boat, Vanguard Models - 1:64 Fifie' fishing boat, Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Flirt 1782, Vanguard Models - 1:64. Duchess of Kingston c.1780 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Sphinx 1775, Vanguard Models - 1:64 ERYCINA - Plymouth Ketch-Rigged Trawler 1882, Vanguard Models - 1:64. 'Nisha' - The Brixham 'Mumble-Bee' - Vanguard Models 1:64 'Saucy Jack' fishing boat - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Ranger 'Barking Fish Carrier' - 1864 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Indefatigable - 1794 (production prototype), Vanguard Models - 1:64. Indeterminate: Tender Avos - Master Korabel - 1:72. H.M.S. Victory (production prototype) - Amati - 1:64. HMS Granado 1742 (cross section) - CAFModel - 1:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share #51 Posted August 23, 2022 The vertical stabilizer has been added. It has a substantial amount of substructure, as can also be seen for the rudder. Unhappily for me, the stabilizer is noticeably crooked -- a fact I failed to notice until after the glue had well and truly set. This will subsequently require the judicious use of flattering camera angles. GrandpaPhil, tkay11, Canute and 15 others 18 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted August 23, 2022 Share #52 Posted August 23, 2022 Incredible work if it was plastic or wood - but paper/card - just can't believe it. OC. Jack12477, mtaylor, hof00 and 8 others 11 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted August 23, 2022 Share #53 Posted August 23, 2022 Hey Chris, really nice job on this one. I really love these planes with the yellow noses. If I could make a request - can you not do such a great job on them using card? I think you're making us plastic guys jealous with how amazing your work is. Ian_Grant, Canute, Old Collingwood and 8 others 3 8 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share #54 Posted August 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: If I could make a request - can you not do such a great job on them using card? I think you're making us plastic guys jealous with how amazing your work is Oh, Mike, Mike, Mike . . . if I were to share more of the work of the True Masters of this medium (a group that does not yet include me), we'd all quit and take up knitting. 😂 Anyways, I have hung the rudder. I canted it a bit to starboard -- that creates the visual illusion that the vertical stabilizer isn't quite so crooked. AJohnson, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 13 others 16 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted August 24, 2022 Share #55 Posted August 24, 2022 11 hours ago, ccoyle said: Oh, Mike, Mike, Mike . . . if I were to share more of the work of the True Masters of this medium (a group that does not yet include me), we'd all quit and take up knitting. 😂 I'll go fetch the Admiral's knitting needles! - Woolie jumper for Winter Anyone? 😆 Keith Black, Ryland Craze, Egilman and 8 others 1 10 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted August 24, 2022 Share #56 Posted August 24, 2022 I want to step in here and defend knitters as I don't think there's anything "easy" about knitting. For one, there's hundreds of different types of knitting needles (of course my wife requires at least one if not two of each) two, there are at least a hundred different types of knitting stitches, and three, there's all the different types of yarns and their respective weights that go hand and hand with those hundreds of different needles. The real kicker is being able to visualize making a three dimensional object out of a single strand of yarn from one of the countless patterns that if placed end to end would stretch from here to the moon. popeye the sailor, Dave_E, Old Collingwood and 9 others 4 1 7 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted August 24, 2022 Share #57 Posted August 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Keith Black said: I want to step in here and defend knitters as I don't think there's anything "easy" about knitting. Oh! Well on second thoughts, down the pub it is! 🍻 king derelict, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 7 others 4 6 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted August 24, 2022 Share #58 Posted August 24, 2022 27 minutes ago, AJohnson said: on second thoughts, down the pub it is! Make it a black and tan for me, laddie. I'll be along shortly as I've got to pack away this wee bit of knittin'. Egilman, mtaylor, Edwardkenway and 6 others 1 8 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted August 24, 2022 Share #59 Posted August 24, 2022 Now there's a challenge - someone Knit a plane/tank or ship........ OC. Dave_E, Edwardkenway, Keith Black and 4 others 4 3 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charter33 Posted August 24, 2022 Share #60 Posted August 24, 2022 I'll join you down there, Andrew, for a pint of 'heavy' - it's been a stressful day.... Dave_E, Old Collingwood, AJohnson and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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