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Forum: Scuttlebutt - Members', post your messages here...
02-29-2012, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 684
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abutt1
Re: Airfix 180 VictoryBad,Bad,Bad!Jonathan...I think I'm mort alarmed with Airfix, than Corel. Possible the company's in a bit of a mess with the ownership hopping around between France and GB. Fortunately I have two Victory Airfix... |
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Forum: Scuttlebutt - Members', post your messages here...
02-22-2012, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 684
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abutt1
Airfix 180 VictoryBad,Bad,Bad!Have not run into a plastic kit so poorly designed as this one...and an Airfix, no less! Right from the beginning,connecting the hull sides and decks required trimming and shaving just to get the... |
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Forum: Introduce yourself to the Forum
05-22-2011, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 195
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abutt1
Re: Hello, from your newest member!Welcome aboard Phil...When you get a moment tell us your modeling endevors. Allan |
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Forum: Scuttlebutt - Members', post your messages here...
05-09-2011, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 449
Posted By
abutt1
Re: On the Subject of RiggingI've just started to rig my Chebec, a 1/50 scale plastic from Heller. At that scale nothing is left out, but I've got to find a way to fool the uneducated viewer. Rigging is just plain dull work for... |
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Forum: Introduce yourself to the Forum
03-17-2011, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 360
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abutt1
Re: G'day from OZ!!Welcome aboard. Have a good friend in Perth, Peter Kitchingman. He's a camera junkie, but follows my ship-building hobby closely. I'm presently building a large, plastic Xebec from a long... |
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Forum: Scuttlebutt - Members', post your messages here...
12-15-2010, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 684
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abutt1
Re: Copper Plate BosFrankly, I wouldn't worry about detail like rivet heads on the copper plates. Wouldn't even be noticed. I used that same tape on a model years ago and it looked great! Remember, most viewers don't... |
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Forum: Scuttlebutt - Members', post your messages here...
11-16-2010, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 703
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abutt1
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Forum: Scuttlebutt - Members', post your messages here...
11-03-2010, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,064
Posted By
abutt1
Re: Newbie ques about CA glue stainsRob...I would set aside the thin CA and stick with the "gap-filling" thicker CA. I only use CA on rigging. Good wood glue on the wooden hulls. If I didn't have CA and the accelerator I'd never get... |
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Forum: Shared Projects Forum
10-30-2010, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,860
Posted By
abutt1
Re: Shipboard build of Flying Fish finally underwayFine build Mike. The masts are beautiful!. Shame you can only build while at sea. Allan |
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Forum: Introduce yourself to the Forum
10-29-2010, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 318
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abutt1
Welcome new shipmateWe're not too far away. I'm in Torrington, CT. Working on an Airfix Vasa and Revell's Constitution. Am retired but keep plenty busy with this hobby! Allan |
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Forum: Scuttlebutt - Members', post your messages here...
10-25-2010, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 573
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abutt1
Re: Jackstays???Jim...Thanks for the reply. Yes, footropes is right. Exactly what I was questioning. I think the fine, copper wire approach would probably be the way to go. On the Revell Constitution, fine, black... |
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Forum: Scuttlebutt - Members', post your messages here...
10-24-2010, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 573
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abutt1
Jackstays???I'm a bit perplexed as to what material to use to make the modeling of Jackstays a bit easier. On smaller scale square rigs one can ignore jackstays altogether. But on large ones like 1:98... |
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Forum: Scuttlebutt - Members', post your messages here...
10-22-2010, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 567
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abutt1
Re: Trafalgar AnniverseryJust finished Julian Stockwin's detailed description of that great battle in his book, "Victory"...a Thomas Kydd sea adventrue. Just like being there. Allan |
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Forum: Introduce yourself to the Forum
09-04-2010, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 405
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abutt1
Re: ahoy thereWelcome Stan...Don't worry about being a plastic builder. You're not alone on this site. I'm finishing the rigging on Airfix's Bounty, and will start their Wasa next. If one's careful, a plastic... |
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Forum: Scuttlebutt - Members', post your messages here...
08-28-2010, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 794
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abutt1
Re: Background reading for our HobbyDon... Thanks for the reply. No, I haven't read Six Frigates. I'll check him out and order it. The book I'm reading now is one of Stockwin's Capt. Kidd series, where he has his first command of a... |
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