wvdhee Posted January 19 Share #1 Posted January 19 Started this before I joined, so no early pics. It's new tooling from 2023, good fit, nice and crisp details. Instructions aren't very good I believe, but maybe I am spoiled with Tamiya instruction quality. Scale is too small for me ( at my age 😬 ) but I did somehow manage to do the pe parts madtatt, Canute, ccoyle and 3 others 6 Quote Walter. Current build: Thinking about it Finished build: HMS Flirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted January 19 Share #2 Posted January 19 Welcome aboard. I see you have a building inspector supervising part of your build. Just hope it doesn't develop a taste for plastic.😄 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...
wvdhee Posted January 19 Author Share #3 Posted January 19 2 hours ago, Canute said: Welcome aboard. I see you have a building inspector supervising part of your build. Just hope it doesn't develop a taste for plastic.😄 Thanks, and yes, she's never far away and very curious 😄 Canute 1 Quote Walter. Current build: Thinking about it Finished build: HMS Flirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvdhee Posted January 27 Author Share #4 Posted January 27 Finished with it, not really happy with it tbh, I think mainly cause I couldn't find the right flat white colour. I used Humbrol 34 which was too thick for this scale and diluted it didn't cover. But anyway, it floats 😉 On to a wooden ship now 😃 Vanguard Models for sure, dunno yet which one, Flirt probably... or Sphinx? 😬 yvesvidal, Canute, ccoyle and 2 others 5 Quote Walter. Current build: Thinking about it Finished build: HMS Flirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 27 Share #5 Posted January 27 4 hours ago, wvdhee said: Flirt probably... or Sphinx? Congratulations on finishing! If you have limited experience with wood, I'd recommend Flirt. Canute and wvdhee 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...
wvdhee Posted January 27 Author Share #6 Posted January 27 3 minutes ago, ccoyle said: Congratulations on finishing! If you have limited experience with wood, I'd recommend Flirt. Thanks! In shipbuilding I've done the "Half Moon" by Billing Boats a long time ago. Apart from that I have build a few violins from scratch. Canute 1 Quote Walter. Current build: Thinking about it Finished build: HMS Flirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wawona59 Posted January 27 Share #7 Posted January 27 (edited) Welcome aboard to MSW! Congratulations on finishing your 1/700 Titanic. I built a 1/700 USS Arizona several years ago and found the PE parts quite fiddly to work with. I utterly failed with the PE railings so you're ahead of me on the PE. Your violin experience should pay you dividends in building a wooden ship model. The Vanguard Flirt would be a good choice. There should be some wonderful Flirt models on the MSW site. Edited January 27 by Wawona59 wvdhee and Canute 2 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project: Gifts for friends: 18th Century Pinnace, Kayak 17, Kayak 21 Indefinite Hold for the future: 1/96 Flying Fish, Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV, 1/96 Arthur Foss tug, 1/64 Duwamish cedar dugout canoe, 1/96 Downeaster "St. Paul" Selected Previous Completed Builds: Revell - 1/96 Thermopylae; Revell - 1/96 Cutty Sark, Revell - 1/96 Constitution, Aurora - Whaling Bark Wanderer, Model Shipways - 1/96 Phantom, AL - 1805 Pilot Boat Swift, Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Monitor and Merrimac, Model Trailways - Doctor's Buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted July 10 Share #8 Posted July 10 10 hours ago, Gambito28 said: Hola, encontré este kit y me parece fascinante, pero tengo una duda, ¿ya viene marcada la línea de flotación en el plástico del casco? Y por cierto, tu Titanic quedó increíble. Nuestro foro requiere que las publicaciones se realicen en inglés. Puede utilizar un traductor de Internet si es necesario. ¡Gracias! Canute 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...
Gambito28 Posted July 10 Share #9 Posted July 10 Hello, I have seen this kit and I find it fascinating, but I have a question, is the waterline already marked on the plastic of the hull? And by the way, your Titanic looked incredible on you. Canute and wvdhee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambito28 Posted July 10 Share #10 Posted July 10 8 hours ago, ccoyle said: Nuestro foro requiere que las publicaciones se realicen en inglés. Puede utilizar un traductor de Internet si es necesario. ¡Gracias! Oh, I didn't realize I posted it in spanish, sorry. ccoyle and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvdhee Posted July 12 Author Share #11 Posted July 12 On 7/10/2024 at 10:12 PM, Gambito28 said: Hello, I have seen this kit and I find it fascinating, but I have a question, is the waterline already marked on the plastic of the hull? And by the way, your Titanic looked incredible on you. Waterline isn't marked Canute and Gambito28 2 Quote Walter. Current build: Thinking about it Finished build: HMS Flirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambito28 Posted July 12 Share #12 Posted July 12 8 hours ago, wvdhee said: Waterline isn't marked How did you go about painting the waterline? Did you use a reference? Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvdhee Posted July 13 Author Share #13 Posted July 13 13 hours ago, Gambito28 said: How did you go about painting the waterline? Did you use a reference? There's a detailed drawing in the kit, I measured it from there. Gambito28 and Canute 2 Quote Walter. Current build: Thinking about it Finished build: HMS Flirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambito28 Posted July 15 Share #14 Posted July 15 On 7/13/2024 at 4:15 AM, wvdhee said: There's a detailed drawing in the kit, I measured it from there. Ok, thanks for helping me Canute and wvdhee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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