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I don't really want to "avoid rigging" it's actually the part that most interests me. As far as what types of ships, I like the classic Age of Sail era, mid-to-late 18th century to early 19th. The pinnace isn't bad, even if it has no rigging, I suppose. E: Nah, you're right. I'm just going to wait and get the Sherbourne when I have time to work on these things. 3 Action Economist fucked around with this message at 15:03 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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I made a model boat!  E: It's even made of very, very thin wood! 3 Action Economist fucked around with this message at 02:23 on Aug 26, 2015 |
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Aug 26, 2015 01:16
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That AT-ST is one of the most amazing models I've ever seen. Reading MSW build logs is a great time waster, but I kind of wish they had the page number drop down like SA does so I could skip ahead. The planking stuff is neat, but I don't need 12 pages of updates with every single plank being a new update.
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Aug 26, 2015 16:31
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The Locator posted:Actually they do, it's just presented differently. Click on the page number listing, and it pops up a 'jump to page' dialog. Thank you! I'm reading this guy's 92-page build thread of the Connie and it just goes on forever about every plank he adds.
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Aug 26, 2015 16:38
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Huh. Quite a lengthy debate spreading in to multiple threads on MSW about steelers/drop-planks.
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Aug 27, 2015 15:00
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Throbbing blob posted:If anyone is interested, I can take more pics of some of the other models, or try and answer questions about sailing ships or ship models. Do you really have to ask?
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alucinor posted:I just picked up a 1:12 scale project which I'm going to attempt to customize. Plank up the sides and then rig a mast to the top.
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Sep 20, 2015 13:41
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Do they have to be plastic? There are a ton of MDF ones available. E: Actually, for plastic: http://wargamesfactory.com/webstore/individual-sprues-and-bases
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Sep 25, 2015 18:40
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Unkempt posted:Those'd be perfect but would cost me twice as much for the shipping. I was thinking of something you could get in a hardware store. What're the MDF ones you were thinking of? I'm a big fan of Gamecraft Miniatures, but I did a Google search for "MDF bases" and came up with tons of them. So depending on where you need them shipped, check through a few.
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Some good stuff here: http://gizmodo.com/incredible-scale-models-of-war-scenes-from-world-war-i-1736469424 I especially like the U-Boat surfacing
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Speaking of Facebook, here's a video of model cranes building model cranes: https://www.facebook.com/alhrf.alnatq/videos/955533104479128/
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Oct 20, 2015 12:06
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Is this Hi-Mock month!?
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Nov 2, 2015 16:38
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There sure are a lot of little parts in this Hi-Mock kit.
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The Locator posted:Yea, so far I've stuck to purchasing kits of ships without coppered hulls. I've gone through a lot of build logs and it just looks incredibly tedious and painful. Also, I really just don't like the looks of the coppered hull compared to a nice natural finish (even if it's correct to copper). The problem I always have with the coppered models (and many others, really) is they're always perfectly clean and shiny, which might have been the case on the day of launch, but certainly wouldn't have lasted. And actually I don't think even the day of launch, because that's when they'd be oxidized the most.
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Greyhawk posted:Yeah, I plan on artificially aging the copper with a vinegar-ammonium-salt mixture. God bless you! God bless the hell out of you!
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On the Hi-Mock, am I understanding these instructions correctly that most of it does not need to be glued, unless there's that little symbol that looks kind of like a sticker being peeled back? I don't know a lick of Japanese, but I found this site that seems to say that: http://www.mech9.com/2009/10/meaning-of-the-symbols-found-in-a-bandai-model-kits-manual.html 3 Action Economist fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Nov 7, 2015 |
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Nov 7, 2015 23:28
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Ah, perfect then. Been a while since I've built anything other than little plastic and pewter mans.
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The Locator posted:1st place in surface ships & Best Ship. Pretty good day. Nice! Also, this Hi-Mock is fun. I could get addicted to these things. E: 
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Nov 8, 2015 03:11
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Lemon Curdistan posted:Good news: a bunch of the kits for the current-airing Gundam show are going for $8 on Hobbysearch, which means they'll probably be sold shipping-free by Amazon retailers for $10-12. HGs in general tend to go for $10-20, and MGs are only ~$30, so it's a cheap enough addiction to have. Sure, but then there's all those weapons and accessories.... They're little Gundam Barbie dolls.
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Molentik posted:Not sure if this is the right place to ask but if you make a tank significantly lighter for example by removing the turret, would it be faster? Or is that more of a transmission/suspension thing? That's pretty much exactly what they did with tank destroyers.
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Baronjutter posted:I don't understand why they don't just mount the sort of weapons they give gundams to kill each other on something much smaller and cheaper like a tank. But I guess that doesn't make good anime. Same question I always had with Battletech, as much I love it. Why develop these amazing weapon systems and then put them on the most vulnerable platform around, one that can be knocked out by taking off a leg?
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The Locator posted:Both of those are great. I haven't even finished the assembly on mine, so I am pretty sure that getting it done by the end of the month (i.e. tomorrow) is just not going to happen. Oh well. I built mine (see previous posts), but have done nothing since. I had some ideas, but no real time with work ramping up (I work at a ski resort - it's opening time). So mine will probably also be late.
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Nov 30, 2015 01:57
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Speaking from the Historicals thread, maybe rather than a single mini, we could paint a small squad of something. Warlord Games lets you buy a couple of sprues for cheap! E: You know, make Crap Diorama or whatever.
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Actually, another nice thing about Crap Diorama is you can use a bunch of junk/parts/models that you've had just sitting around doing nothing. Like a stew of models.
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Arquinsiel posted:Murica Now I want to make one for Mercia
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Ensign Expendable posted:I kinda wanted to get the massive 1:16th full interior Trumpeter T-34, but I ruined it for myself by getting the 1:48th scale version where all the details are the same, but smaller. Oh well, maybe I'll find another massive tank I like. C'mon, Tovarisch! You can never have too many T-34s!
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Dec 6, 2015 20:39
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Amazon doesn't seem to have either version of that model on Prime. I suppose I could get it from some random shop.
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Dec 8, 2015 01:40
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They did use buried tanks as gun emplacements, although I'm not sure about the Nazis. Did Israel do that at one point?
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Congratulations.
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Arquinsiel posted:Motion to add it to the modelling dictionary. Seconded.
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Can we do an XB-70 for the next craplane? E: So many options: http://www.edwardsflighttest.com/b70.html
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The Locator posted:I have no idea what you are talking about. Ships don't have camouflage, they are wood, with cannons and sails. Except that time HMS Surprise camouflaged itself like a whaling ship. Or all those merchant vessels who painted fake cannon ports on themselves.
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The Locator posted:Fair points, but I wouldn't really call that camouflage so much as misdirection. They aren't trying to hide or make the ship harder to actually spot, they are trying to fool the observer into thinking that they are something different, either to lure people in close (Surprise) or to scare off would be attackers (fake gun ports). You made me look something up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_camouflage#Early_use Apparently the Romans did actually use camouflage on their ships.
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Hey you. Good job.
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Some of us live in climates where spraying primer is not always possible. I've had great luck with the Vallejo stuff, and when it runs out, maybe I'll try that stynylrez stuff.
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The Locator: What do you use to cut out replacement parts on your ships? I broke the gunwale on the clipper, and I want to finish it. Band saw? Exacto?
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That Tomcat, woah. Do you computerize it so it dopes things a certain way? Like, on display oin front of a video, banking, turning, landing, taking off, &c.?
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There's even an entire company that does nothing but Lego lighting: http://www.brickstuff.com/
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It blends in to the sky when looking from below, and aging bananas when looking from above!
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Holy moly. I want to live in that room.
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