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| Charles |
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  Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 744 | Monitor BlueJacket kit K1035 1/16’’ = 1 foot Note a combo can be obtained Monitor and Virginia kit K1037 BlueJacket is the oldest American ship model company. It has been in operation since 1905 I visited their store some year ago I really felt like I was in a museum. If you're interested here is a little video of their installation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC35KiWsp5Q The model is I think a very old model no idea of its date of design. It is a model solid hull type, the first of this type that I will make at first sight the model is really simplistic there are 4 steps in the construction Sanding the hull, The marking of the bridge, The construction of the propulsion system The construction of the turret The wood is basswood a soft wood that asks not to hurry So the hull had to be sanded with great care     This was followed by the marking of the bridge to note that of the type of wood basswood the marking of the plates of the bridge was easy in the sense of the grain of the wood (direction of the horizontal bridge) by cons in the opposite direction impossible to just engrave with a knife without causing damage to the wood. So I had to use another method and gently just make cuts in the deck. 5, 6   | ||
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| Tim C |
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  Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1105 | Interesting. Good Company. Looking forward to following this build. Later Tim | ||
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| Charles |
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 744 | Well for propeller and rudder 7 We must dig the well in the block of the hull 8, 9  The propeller and the rudder are install the part circle in red was made from my drop of PE from the France no indication in the instructions other than what is on the drawing (refer to picture 7) 10  The hull bottom part finish 11  The bridge is completed by the addition of the 4 access hatches of the 2 door pennants and 2 cleats and a small block for the pilot house therefore very minimalist 12  Probably the most difficult part of the turret model The kit comes with a plastic template to form the wall of the turret that is not the same diameter as the grid that serves as a roof so I did not use it The instructions give no suggestion for the floor so I cut in a 1mm plywood drop the same diameter as the grid. I and made the shape of the wall by adjusting it to the floor and the roof, the instructions say to make an overlap and hold the wall with a piece of cardboard. I opt for a non-overlapping fit and make the joint solid 13  Add 3 more columns that simulate some internal structure and done 14, 15   | ||
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| aew |
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aew  Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2760 | I've seen lots of pictures and articles of the monitor but never realised the top of the turret was open like that! | ||
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| Charles |
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 744 | Yes Arthur I was surprise of this also After verification it was like that Will finish the paint this morning | ||
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| Tim C |
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| Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1105 | Wow, open top I guess that's why it sank in a storm. Thanks for the pic updates. Later Tim | ||
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| jacknastyface2 |
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| Registered Member #5239 Joined: Sat Apr 21 2018, 05:29pmPosts: 397 | I can just imagine what the interior would be like after firing those guns---hence the open top.  Keith. | ||
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| Charles |
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 744 | The painting very simple as the whole of the model As support 3 small studs The hull equivalent to Floquil Boxcar Red = Tamyia XF64 Ref: https://www.microscale.com/Floquil%20Color%20Chart.pdf Painted inside the turret (the plan just says to paint) is gray medium Matt black superstructure Take + - 30h Finally a little simplistic kit Just 3 things that take time Sanding, a soft wood so it demand some precaution The well for the propeller The turret The instructions are very basic for those who need specific details (like me) its lack of details but with a little research is still going well       | ||
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| Charles |
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 744 | Next the Virginia | ||
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| Tim C |
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| Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1105 | You did a good job. On to the Virginia Later Tim | ||
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