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1/700 Edmund Fitzgerald

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  • From: Pottsboro,Tx
1/700 Edmund Fitzgerald
Posted by Mars on Friday, December 15, 2017 9:33 PM

Has anyone built the Ironshipwrights 1/700 Edmund Fitzgerald? If so, how was it? I cant seem to find a review.

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    February 2011
Posted by Hokey on Friday, December 15, 2017 9:42 PM

Mine here. (Can't get the hyperlink to take - copy paste link below)

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/170652.aspx

1/700 Edmund Fitzgerald Resin Kit Done

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Saturday, December 16, 2017 9:33 AM

I built that kit- loved it. It is a fine kit.  I kind of specialize in Great Lakes freighters, mostly scratch built- doing that kit was a pleasure, it went together very easily.  I find I do not have a picture on my computer.   I will try to take one to post within a few days.

I was given it by a friend, and another member of the club who is a great resin caster did a wavy base with flat spot in middle matching ship's planform, adding to nice look of finished model.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    June 2017
  • From: Pottsboro,Tx
Posted by Mars on Saturday, December 16, 2017 11:07 AM

Wow ,nice plaque. Thanks guys. Ive seen debates on what color to paint it. In its launching video, it appears to be a black hull. The photos I saw as a kid were the red hull and white decks. I believe I saw her with a gold colored hull once. I assume she wore many different colors.

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    June 2014
  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 6:06 AM

Hi;

   I don't know about 1/700 but a funny thing happened to me on the way to the workshop . You all know I dabble in LEGO . Nuff said . I have found the perfect compination of parts to do a passable Lakes freighter in that venue .

 It came to me in the form of a Christmas gift !  The pieces create a nice Bilge curve and Bilge keel for a ship with a fairly flat bottom ! There are other pieces that allow for the bow curve all the way to the main deck .

 I personally am going to give the  "Eddie Fitz" a shot . In that scale which works out to 1/20 , Yes , it will be shorter than scale . My workshop ain't that big !

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 12:15 PM

Finally got some photos today.  Found that some of the PE details and top of masts had been damaged in handling.  Someone else had been a bit rough with it. It will take awhile to fix, so I just decided to take pix as is.

 

 

Again, the water was not part of the kit, but it is a waterline kit, so you need to do a mounting surface of some sort.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    February 2011
Posted by Hokey on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 12:25 PM

Neato Don!

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    June 2017
  • From: Pottsboro,Tx
Posted by Mars on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 9:04 PM
Wow,Don, thats nice. Mine will be here in a few days. I didnt realize it was a waterline. I have never done one. Is yours translucent blue or just an awesome paint job?
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  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, December 21, 2017 8:54 AM

The sea was cast resin, kind of tan color, so the paint job was some effort.  After the shades of blue and blue green (airbrushing), I applied several coats of a clear gloss polyurethane from a spray can.  Can't remember the brand, but they advertise it as a heavy/thick version.  Then, I applied a bit of acrylic gel medium to create bow and stern wake, brush painted white.

Ordinarily I put the waves down by brushing all the waves with the acrylic gel medium.  This was the first time I had a wavy sea to work with.  I did all the sea- er- lake painting before gluing the ship to the water.  The guy who made the water left a flat area the size of the ship.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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