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9 minutes ago, Peterpools said:
Awesome work and perfect for a summer project.
Thanks Peter, these chairs are comfortable and easy to build compared to the Adirondack chairs, I built two years ago.
Cheers Rob
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1 minute ago, Peterpools said:
Nice miter cutter. Yours look a bit more substantial then mine (Micro Mark but it does do the job). Enjoy your new cutter
Thanks Peter, I hope I'm able to cut wooden planks for my sailing boat project with the cutter, without squeezing the wood. The wood is not thick, but it needs precision cuts.
Cheers Rob
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1 hour ago, GusMac said:
Very impressive woodworking skills there Rob. At least you've got weather to enjoy them in. Softwood gets destroyed in about a season here
Thanks Gus, in the moment we have a great summer, but we have harsh conditions here too, lots of humidity, wind, fog and then everything changes to dry heat, not perfect for softwood as well. I built some Adirondack chairs two years ago from a very durable wood, but I have to rework them this year. The new chairs are foldable and will be stored inside, when the weather turns bad. The new built sea view terrace is more a summer terrace, because there are cruel winds blowing in winter time and we will use the place for a winter barbecue only on days with no more than a breeze with a Kamado barbecue, which distributes a lot of heat.
Tha Canary Islands are called the islands of eternal spring only for the tourists, it can be pretty rough here, specially northern bound and up in the mountains. I do feel cold more often here, than I felt in Berlin, where the houses are better insulated and better heated.Cheers Rob
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1 hour ago, BlrwestSiR said:
Rob, those chairs look amazing. Got any plans for them that you could share or where to buy them? Sue would love something like that too.
Thanks Carl, I used the following plans, but they are in German. If you have questions about the plans you can PM me. I followed the basic measurements in the description, except, I used threaded rod of 6 mm (M6) stainless steel and drilled the holes in the wood with 8 mm diameter. In all the construction took three days, it's a relatively easy build.
Tipps & Tricks: Kentucky Stick Chair (senotto.de)
You can buy this kind of foldable chair as well, for example in the Netherlands.
Fieldchair | Weltevree - order now, free shipping within EU
From this company I bought the sheepskin with a leather loop, to attach the skin to the chair.
Cheers Rob
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Actually it's off the bench right now, because it's ready. Two 1/1 models of Kentucky Stick Chairs, which I built over the last week. Another summer project, which will be a present for my wife's birthday, to use on our new sea view terrace. For colder days, you can put some sheepskins on.
Cheers Rob
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After a long journey, the Mitre cutter appeared at my door today. The first package from AK was lost somewhere, but they immediately sent me a new packet. Very good service, I have to say.
The cutter should be the same as the DSPIAE one but branded by AK.
Cheers Rob
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16 minutes ago, Bill_S said:
Happy birthday. To me, from me.
Happy birthday Bill, you got yourself a beauty. I will build Gabriels Fokker on your box, but have a different D.VII boxing with the decals from Lifelike.
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The Kawasaki is done, luckily so, the summer is not
. It was ment to be an easy build and it was, the kit is perfectly engineered and a joy to assemble. Painting and specially applying the wet transfers were a bit harder, with the HGW product partly failing for the fourth time, I used them. All in all, the outcome isn't perfect, there are some residues on the canopy, which I couldn't remove and I didn't weather or panel lined the plane, because I was afraid to destroy the camo. In the display case though, it is a colorful addition and the build was a laid back summer experience.
And this is for Kai
Cheers Rob
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In the moment there are some Phantom builds around here, different in scale and in version. Your British version looks fabulous and I like the low contrast scheme, paired with that black fin. The FOD covers are another eyecatcher.
Cheers Rob
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Wow, what a great looking Mirage. The paintjob is stunning and very contrasting. You see, all the extra work paid off at last and I raise my hat, to you being tough enough to fight the very bad base kit.
Cheers Rob
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I'd like to buy a ticket for the ride. I love the fugly Wessex and very often was close to purchase the Fly kit. After seeing Shark's build here, I iced my plans, but that needn't to be forever. Can't wait to see, what yours will look like.
I have the 1/48 incarnation of the HH-34J from Gallery models, which I plan to build as a German Bundesmarine SAR. I heard it's a good kit and should be a good start into the bigger Wessex.Cheers Rob
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Interesting planes, great pics. Thank you for taking us on the tour Carl.
Cheers Rob
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The Panzer IV looks well built Phil, can't wait to see it in final colors. I always opt for spraying things separately, but nearly never on the sprues. I've never build a Schürzen wearing vehicle, but really like to do so. I have a Jagdpanzer IV with mesh Schürzen and a less than half build STUG.
Cheers Rob
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Great looking P-38 Phil, congratulations. I'm very pleased to hear (and see), that the Academy kit is doable and not only this, you achieved a very beautiful result here. Painting is flawless and I'm inspired to start mine sooner than planned. I have an Academy with goodies (later model in NMF) and the Tamiya waiting for me.
Cheers Rob
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7 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:
Got the land based companion there too since they're basically the same kit.
Do we expect an acrylic water using underwater display for the non land based version, Carl?
Cheers Rob
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Great work on the intakes and of course the absolutely gorgeous looking pit. It's a good idea to strengthen the joins on such a big bird, to have a better control of the gaps and a sturdier plane in all. You may start to raise a tiny bit of interest in me into a plane, I never had any love for, shape ways. Keep on with your good work Carl.
Cheers Rob
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40 minutes ago, Peterpools said:
I just ordered a few of Tamiya's new LP Lacquer paints to test out and see how they compare to their acrylic whites and blacks which I use a lot of.
You will love them Peter, except maybe for the smell. They spray perfect. Be prepared to use even more thinner than with acrylics. I use a ratio of 1/3 LP-color and 2/3 Levelling thinner or Tamiya Lacquer thinner.
Cheers Rob
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Who reads all these stencils in reality
. Great work Peter, missiles and tank are looking bueno.
Having built two Tamiya kits in a row, I found one rare letdown with them. It's the color callouts. When there are lots of different colors and detail work involved, it can be quite confusing with all these X-, XF-, LP-, TS,... Please Tamiya print your manuals in color.Cheers Rob
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3 hours ago, GazzaS said:
Today was one of those days spent doing little things that results in looking like you've done nothing at all.
These are the most important days in modelling, they are the foundation to cash in at the previous work the next day and have great results.
Like Kai said, the gunsight looks perfect.Cheers Rob
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This boat (I remember you trying to sell us the story, that the boat followed you home
) will eat up a lot of space when displayed, but it's well worth it. Beside the great build and looks, I admire your will to give desperate and lost kits a new home. I always remember your story, when my wife has this fierce view, when I receive a new kit. One day, I will tell her...
Cheers Rob
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I can't understand, how companies can interpret shapes completely wrong, when there is an original plane at hand (given the G4 and G6 are equally shaped in this area).
In the end Gaz, it's a bit like my canopy with distortions. You put a lot of research, effort, work and money into the kit. Finish it, and you'd be surprised, nobody will note the issue (except us). Luckily it's the bottom side.
Cheers Rob
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29 minutes ago, Peterpools said:I feel as you and knowing the cause of a problem, leads to both a solution and avoiding it in the future.
About ten years ago, I purchased a beautiful display case we keep in the hallway of our home. The only models I have in my display case are those I've built over the past ten years and a chunk of that time, I wasn't even modeling at all, so I still have loads of display room. The display case is in the hallway and we treat it as a piece of furniture. Besides looking at my 'mini museum' when the mood strikes (very often to be truthful), the extra bonus of the display case is the models stay absolutely dust free and are never touched. I do have forum friends who do as you do and when their display shelves are full, give a few models away, making room for the newer builds.
My motivation for modeling is mostly the same as yours, as it's a means of relaxation and enjoyment, where I can leave the outside world behind when need be. I just wish there were a selection of 1/24th scale civil aircraft that I can build models of the planes I've flown and always wanted to but never did.
But in the end, I'm just so lucky my wife Diane was so happy about the display case and is my number one fan.
It's always interesting to see the motivation of fellow modelers and what is driving them through the sometimes painful process of building a kit. You are very lucky Peter, that you have a wife, supporting you with your hobby and accepting the display shelf in the house.
My situation is a bit different, my wife accepts my hobby, but would never support me. She likes to see me doing things with passion and dedication, but has no understanding for all the money, I spend on the hobby and has a general dislike of weapon thingies, which I can understand.
It's not only because of her, that there are no kits displayed in our houses, I wouldn't like that either. We have a very special shaped and decorated living area, where kits simply wouldn't fit in.
This status quo is ok for me and sometimes, I manage to get my wife involved into a specific model related subject, when I achieve to address her professional pride, being an engineer for technical risk management on a very experienced and advanced level. It takes some minutes then for her to mind, that she have been tricked in and we both have a laugh.
If I follow the lead, you are leaving with your avatar, for example a Piper Cub would be not too difficult to build from scratch or based on a wooden kit. With 3D-printing on demand, even the complicated sub assemblies like engine or interior are in reach. Obtaining scaled technical drawings of the better known types shouldn't be a big prob either.
C'mon Peter fulfill your dream and let us peek in.Cheers Rob
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What a sad story behind your marvelous build Rod. Painting and weathering looks perfect, as are the pictures.
Cheers Rob
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2 hours ago, GazzaS said:
Great and atmospheric pic Gaz, but the canopy looks distortion free
. Looks like it has Hasegawa origins.
Cheers Rob
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Soo.... What did you just get???
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Not that much to show Peter. The Le Renard is an slowly ongoing project, where the next step is the second planking.
My next winter project could be the Duchess of Kingston. I bought the kit some month ago. It will be a tempting project with lots to learn, but Vanguard kits are a bit like Tamiya in wood. They make it easy for the builder and that is well appreciated for me being a novice wood ship builder.
I plan to do a WIP about my Duchess of Kingston adventures.
Royal Yacht, Duchess of Kingston – 1778 – VANGUARD MODELS
The cutter made a good job, cutting the planks. There are two different types supplied with the Duchess of Kingston, the lighter is cut perfect, the darker has a very slight squeeze. One second on the grinding machine will make it perfect.
Cheers Rob