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Thanks Guys, The original ship carried ladderways in the same position, they were just a little different than these, but not having an exact matching set up, these work just as well for me. Many times details are manufactured to a certain generic level that will work for more than one thing...

Hi PA, Zathros is right, just think about how many years of abuse it took to get you where you had problems. Getting it back is gonna take a little time too, but you will get there following the sawbones advice and taking better care of yourself. Just hang in there and know we are all...

Hi All, I got started in working with the ladderways from the laser cut card details for my Nagatsuki model. Trimming out a single length of the steps and a left and right side rails section was first. Measuring and then cutting down the steps was next. Once measured I folded up the sides...

Excellent news, I share your observation on the jokers who caused it to be shut down in the first place. Trying to make a fast buck is never a good way to treat folks who offer their work for free.

Hi Emanuele, Nice work on the gun mounts. Thanks for the heads up on the color on the Dardo Kit. After looking around after suffering sticker shock on E Bay for what the guy wanted for the Dardo I found it on a couple of other card model dealers in Europe. While the color may be off I can...

Thanks Zathros, I have some more bits and pieces coming to add to this thread and I have been working on the ones that are in the first installment to ready them for installation on the Nagatsuki. Unfortunately my "Day Job" keeps cropping up to keep me busy. But my weekend is coming now and...

Thanks Micah, I have been working on the rest of the parts aft of that nose piece, getting them rolled up and glued together. With this little project that is mostly what it is, rolling and gluing. I also have a number of the parts that are doubled in thickness flat parts. I have been...

Glad to hear that he is steadily improving. Looking forward to when he starts working on his projects again. Until then we are all here pulling for him.

Hi Micah, That would probably work as well. Lots of good suggestions of how to go about these things. I sanded it down after the paint and glue had dried hard and then added another coat of Aleene's Tacky Glue which smoothed it out even more and let it dry. Grubbing around in the paint...

Thanks for the tips Silver Oxide. They will come in handy when forming things up on the fly to add some detailing to models. I went ahead and sanded down the exterior of the second nose that I built. With the internal strips that were used in building these up and the amount of Aleene's...

Hi SO, Great job on the first one, it came out looking righteous with all the detail and extra bits that you added to it. I can see this next addition is going to be just as gnarly. I'll be sitting here in the wings watching and taking notes on stuff to add to my own builds. ;) :thumb:

Hi PA and his Gal Pal, We are all glad to hear that he is starting to get the use of his talented digits back which means he is starting down that road to getting back to battery once again. And thank you for keeping us updated. While the internet is a vast place, making connections with...

Hi Silver Oxide, One of the guys on the German Forum site used "simple" mathematics to figure out the length and size of paper needed to make a form to do just what you suggest. The length over all of his strip turned out to be 1.8 meters long but once he rolled it up it was a perfect sized...

Hi Zathros, That's a good thing since it is the one that I just finished and reflects using water colors to edge with. ;) Seriously though, I am working my way around different ways to try to get the best look for this and the other three little mini U Boats in this Card Model Publishers...

Hi Shrug 52, Are you talking about the Model Rail Road kit of Carol's Drive In? I have seen a couple of these in RR Modeling Magazines and on websites. They seem to be a sort of generic late 50's early 60's styled scene in both HO and N scales. The same thing can be said for Drive In...

Hi Zathros, Yeah, this is an excellent spot to check out. I won't recommend someplace unless I check out a download first and my AV software says it is clean so you can rest assured that there aren't any bugs hiding in the weeds. The models they have are very nicely designed and look like...

Hi All, I have been looking through my supply of art stuff and came across some watercolors. I did think about trying acrylic paint as well but the water colors got the nod first. Mostly because they are transparent to a certain degree unless you layer on a thick application. I had to mix...

I'm a little late to this one, but it is a very nice build and a sizeable one to add to the collection. Congratulations on making it to the Gallery as well.

Thanks for taking the time to post all of those. Being a "treadhead" model builder only, I can appreciate them all. One of the early lessons that I learned early on in the Marine Corps as a Recon Marine was to stay as far away from anything armor plated as possible. Those things draw fire...

Sorry to hear that you had to endure 4 strokes but the good news is that there is a light at the end of that tunnel and you will be coming back home to recover after a bit of surgury to get you going back in the right direction. Thanks to the gal friend for keeping us all updated.