I've had the kid for about a week now, and the only thing I've done with her is lay all the plans out on my pool table and one by one Fabreze them. This must have been in an old musty garage or basement, because the box was disintegrating and all the directions smelled very musty.
I wanted to build this for a long time now, and just like everything else I've decided to build, it was fresh out of circulation. I found one on Amazon for $223,78, but it has free shipping!!! Most everything else was SOLD OUT waiting for restock, I found this one on Ebay for $10.00. It had a steep shipping price of $30.00, but it still worked out to a decent price for a fun winter project. I then got an email from the seller that Ebay over judged the shipping, and he reimbursed me $17.00.
Now I'm in the process of doing research in how to paint her. I think I'm going with the traditional white stripe, with a green on the spar deck bulwarks, and an ornate fantail. I'm going to detail the aft cabin and gun deck with 3mm LEDs hidden to look like sconces and lanterns. Another thing I've been thinking about, if it's an easy fix, is to omit the gun covers. I've read where most of the time they were stored below.
I'm not sure how accurate Revell's rigging directions are, but it seems like I can follow along, so I'm going to stick with them.
I'm going to try and stiffen the split masts with brass rod or pieces of coat hanger.
Now I just have to work on my work area's lighting. I'm tired of working in the dark.
Thanks for reading the ramblings of an old man, I'll try to do more ship and less rambling from now on.
I've had the kid for about a week now, and the only thing I've done with her is lay all the plans out on my pool table and one by one Fabreze them. This must have been in an old musty garage or basement, because the box was disintegrating and all the directions smelled very musty.
I wanted to build this for a long time now, and just like everything else I've decided to build, it was fresh out of circulation. I found one on Amazon for $223,78, but it has free shipping!!! Most everything else was SOLD OUT waiting for restock, I found this one on Ebay for $10.00. It had a steep shipping price of $30.00, but it still worked out to a decent price for a fun winter project. I then got an email from the seller that Ebay over judged the shipping, and he reimbursed me $17.00.
Now I'm in the process of doing research in how to paint her. I think I'm going with the traditional white stripe, with a green on the spar deck bulwarks, and an ornate fantail. I'm going to detail the aft cabin and gun deck with 3mm LEDs hidden to look like sconces and lanterns. Another thing I've been thinking about, if it's an easy fix, is to omit the gun covers. I've read where most of the time they were stored below.
I'm not sure how accurate Revell's rigging directions are, but it seems like I can follow along, so I'm going to stick with them.
I'm going to try and stiffen the split masts with brass rod or pieces of coat hanger.
Now I just have to work on my work area's lighting. I'm tired of working in the dark.
Thanks for reading the ramblings of an old man, I'll try to do more ship and less rambling from now on. :rolf_3:
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