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John Slater
Sydney Australia
You would not steal a wallet so don't steal people's livelihood.
Think of that before your buy "cheap" pirated goods or download others work protected by copyright. Theft is theft.
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I hate production work ...
... But, the money is very good.
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So whats the Paashe' bottle for? Do you test each and every torp and tube?IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!Comment
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Yes, I qualify the weapons and launcher -- full up, practical in-water tests.
Test protocol for the 1/72 weapon system (comprising one launcher and three weapons)
1. Install a weapon, put launcher to 'battery', charge weapon, and place assembly in water and check for leaks
2. Take launcher in hand, cup left hand over muzzle and launch weapon, catch weapon and place in water and observe proper run
3. Repeat for the remaining two weapons
4. Dry weapons and launcher, bag up and send to CaswellLast edited by He Who Shall Not Be Named; 09-07-2014, 09:16 PM.Who is John Galt?Comment
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I use a Golden Retriever to get mine from the local lake. Lord Tweedmouth created an excellent gun dog with an extraordinary soft mouth. No scratches on the fish, and the drool I can double duty on the reload as greasing the shot. He doesn't answer back, does exactly what he's told, and is happy to be paid with the thoughts of potential liver treat.John Slater
Sydney Australia
You would not steal a wallet so don't steal people's livelihood.
Think of that before your buy "cheap" pirated goods or download others work protected by copyright. Theft is theft.
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Working to finish my SubTech 1/60 ALBACORE kit.
I hate painting!!!!!!
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Oh yeah, I can tell you hate painting, look at that sloppy work! That Albacore is looking great. Once you have the dots removed did you do a thinned spray of gray to blend it?If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.Comment
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Yeah, that's what I did. I first laid down a dusting of the lighter gray over the sonar window portions of the sail, let it dry, then popped off the little masking discs. Then I sprayed on a bit more paint -- just to tone-down the contrast between the dots and the surroundings.
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Laid down the 'scum' line and further defined the discoloration you see at the rudder and hulls waterline. Grunt work. Ugh! And I started in on the masking required to achieve the 'oil-canning' effect seen on the sail and control surfaces exposed to wave action.
I wanted to try out a white charcoal pencil for the light colored band at the waterline -- denoting dried and bleached, 'sea grass' that clings and grows on the hull and other surfaces near the surface. In the past I've used oil pencils which are fine if you are faced with a smooth surface, but this model had a rather rough surface, to better hold the charcoal dust once rubbed onto the work. But, before committing to the ALBACORE, I first tested it out on the old, unfinished, 1/96 WEBSTER hull that has been collecting dust for decades.
The grease crayon would represent 'sea grass' and would be applied and streaked over the white charcoal -- the methodology worked out on the test article, recorded, then applied to the ALBACORE. The green little specks of grease crayon were easily pulled into streaks with the aid of a cotton ball.
The initial lay-down of charcoal -- in order to produce a well defined line at the waterline -- was done with the aid of flexible straight-edges cut from .020" polystyrene sheet. The strips of styrene were easily bend and held in place against the hull and upper rudder with masking tape.
To breath some life into the display I decided to take the time to work in an 'oil canning' effect to the sides of the hull -- the apparent dishing in of the sails plating as a consequence of wave action.
When the plating goes concave between stringers and frames it is evidenced by the shade pattern as sunlight bounces off the portions of plate in line-of-sight to the sun. Today I got as far as starting in on the masking for the forward, tightly spaced, dished sections. I'll have it all done by tomorrow afternoon.
I dressed up the 1/60 drawing of the sail to indicate the plating observed on the ALBACORE as it sits in its pit today. From that study I determined the dishing pattern, which would be applied, as masking, with tape to the sail itself.
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I always wondered how you got such a crisp line of delineation at the scum line. Very instructive. I dropped your receiver in the mail today - should arrive in about a week.Comment
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you cant say thats not Art. I would say fine art at that. I was wondering why you chose to represent her in the way she sits in that mud hole up in November Lima { that stands for "No Liberty", not New London} I think most of the white stuff that streekes her sides now is from the acid rain water run off and the seagull and pellican poop. She looked prity spiffey at the Commissioning in 53 and in the early 50s 'Wheeties box "cammo pic. I really like that grid attachment to the drawing table with the multiple leads. That looks like a "must have one" item on Santas listComment
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