Winnie

I got the set, and they've already been a great help. Really good when you just want a quick color rather than setting up brushes, painting, cleaning etc. Gets 5 stars from me!

A little more. Handrails attached. the long pieces are VERY difficult to get off the fret and cleaned up without bending them. then sticking them on making them all straight and even... Unfortunately I didn't notice that it focused on the wrong pieces... Again, this is 'A deck' and behind a bulwark so you'd have to use a boroscope to really see anything.

@DocRob, Midwest Modelshop also has some, but I'll torture myself with the brass ones, just to see... I've already sunk about $2K into this model, so we have to say somewhere that enough is enough!

Need more medium CA... Anyway, the white glue (using Mod Podge gloss), works a charm so far. Easier clean up, and does wonders in sticking small pieces of PE to plastic. A deck structures: One door missing, the handrails are a bitch to get/keep straight... Thankfully this will be behind a bullwark on A deck, 1 deck below the boat deck. Some of these windows have the "stained glass" from the KA set... Micro cutting with very fine scissors on slippery plastic... NOT easy, but whatever! Looks really cool The most time consuming part of any, is cutting the PE from the fret, cutting the nubs, then filing the nubs... There are 44 of the smallest windows on the longest structure shown... So there are TONS of windows. But, I think this is an excellent primer to more advanced warships, because even though there is a dearth of PE parts, most are easy subassemblies requiring a single fold, if any. Or a gentle curve. So there are thousands of parts, but they're relatively easy to affix! I'll probably eat those words later. Cheers H.

I like the AK for the color, but I have used the Tamiya and it's close enough for me...

I think that's the wooden ship, Occre or some such. I won't be doing any massive surgeries, I have a couple of Shapeways parts, like the B deck front bulkhead, that looks more correct. @DocRob I'm not using wood glue to glue PE to PE, only PE to plastic, a couple of the bulwarks had some tension due to the etching, and they are holding with wood glue, but not with CA for some reason. That was the problem with the hull-plates as well, the plates held for a bit then one edge would peel... pain in the canugies... The waterways, and expansion joints are flat pieces on flat decks with no strain, and they're holding down great with white glue. And it's easy to position, and they're flexible ish after setting, so that they shouldn't pop off... Your wooden ship is magnificent though...

I'll try to add a few pictures! A Deck, deck veneers laid down, waterways and expansion joints laid down. I've been using white glue for all of it. It's flexible enough to allow for temperature differences, and seem to hold the PE better than CA glue... She's a big lady! Still have to finish the hull plating at the stern, I will try with the metal plates again, but if that fails, I can add in the plastic plates from Midwest Model Shop. Cheers H.

Titanic takes up quite a bit of room... [img]https://i.imgur.com/R1P8tzd.jpeg[/img] It's taking shape, but the biggest parts need painting.... and some more metal added to the stern. but hope to get at it after this weekend. Have to go golfing with the nephews! The lady as she's awaiting more parts! [img]https://i.imgur.com/5v38cgr.jpeg[/img]

I'll post more shortly, I'm already well on the way on 'A' deck, just a few (A LOT) of windows to do...

This is a multi year project, I have started threads in a few maritime forums, but thought I'd make one here too. This is the progress made THIS month! So got a tiny bit completed on B deck, not much to do, 2nd class restaurant and a couple promenades. and the deck below the bridge. had to work to get the deck to fit, minor surgery. Also fitted the PE sheets for the rails on the outside bulkhead, but only the back plate, the spars will have to happen AFTER the decs are inserted. Pictures are bad, because I was in a rush... Waterways still need a dash of black there! and the ladders came off the rear bulkhead, those will be reattached shortly, with the last deck equipment needed. Shapeways bridgefront there. The doors seem very red, they look more brown in real life. Holes are drilled for portholes, and I have fiberoptic, but I'm questioning my plan to light it. we'll see, once I finish the hull, I'll have to make my mind up... Cheers!

Mandarin? Best Chinese in Ontario..

Never DID save up enough for that 48th B-52... I'll ever regret that...

I concur! I missed your comments and build! Good to have you back!

Well I'm an idiot... I searched 32nd, and hence couldn't find them... Gotta go look for 2 seaters now. Thanks!!

Those scissors are the cats meow!!