Kentoshi-sen by Glen McGuire - 1/400 - Bottle

[Glen McGuire]

23 hours ago, Javelin said:

Having a bit of a Z-cut along the hull in the vertical direction also makes it easier to line up the hull halves. It also prevents the loss of width created by the sawing and loss of saw dust. 

Thanks for the comment, Roel.  That's an interesting idea to do a vertical Z-cut.  I may play around with that before my next split-hull SIB.  I've always used tapered locating pins (toothpicks) to help guide things in place when joining the hull inside the bottle.   That Yi Soon Shin series looks like it would be worth watching.

 

 

 

On 4/20/2025 at 9:14 AM, Knocklouder said:

There is a white out in Manitoba that we are hoping it last to med June

Thanks for reminding me why I live in Texas, Bob!

 

 

 

20 hours ago, Keith Black said:

Cutting that hull in half is like jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.

Good analogy, Keith! 

 

And on that note, I'm going to jump out of this Kentoshi-sen airplane for a few weeks.  I'm heading up to New London, CT for the Northeast Ship Modelers Show and when I get back, I'm going to dive back into the Constitution and see if I can finish her up.

Edited yesterday at 02:22 PM by Glen McGuire

[BANYAN]

A belated Happy Easter Glen; looks like you have been busy.  That is looking really good mate.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[FriedClams]

Another interesting subject for a SIB build, Glen.  And you're off to a great start.  I'm amazed you were able to split that hull through the keel so cleanly!  Well done and nerve wracking, no doubt.  I once built a model that I was so unhappy with that I wanted to cut it half, but in the end decided using it for kindling was easier.

 

Gary

 

  

[Keith Black]

35 minutes ago, FriedClams said:

using it for kindling was easier.

 LOL 🤣