first ship build

ghettochild

Member since
November 2003
From: houston,texas

first ship build

Posted by ghettochild on Monday, October 18, 2004 6:56 PM

this is my first ever ship build. it is academys 1/600 scale ship, it wasnt for me, im not really a ship guy but i enjoyed it alot. i have a lotta respect for you guys who do alot of these, cause that rigging drove me crazy!

-Josh

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Monday, October 18, 2004 8:44 PM

ok Josh.... either you majored in macramé in college or you are truly gifted... that's some impressive rigging!

Great job!!! I look forward to your next build!!!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Monday, October 18, 2004 8:45 PM

P.S. I like that modelling table you got.... nice and roomy... ::jealous look::

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 18, 2004 9:08 PM

nice looking build Josh! how can you stand to give it away? Big Smile [:D]

Now you just have to deliver it... very carefully!

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ghettochild

Member since
November 2003
From: houston,texas

Posted by ghettochild on Monday, October 18, 2004 11:04 PM

thanks guys,
tho- that little area where the boat is sitting is the only area i work in. once in awhile i do a little cleaning, but i always clutter myself into the same spot!

matt- funny you should mention that. i actually delivered it friday. well the guy i built it for had just built a mantle to put it on. and this monday morning at work he said he snapped one of the wires. Laugh [(-D]

oh well!

-Josh

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Big Jake

Member since
February 2003
From: Lacombe, LA.

Posted by Big Jake on Monday, October 18, 2004 11:15 PM

I didn't know that they made a 1/600 Titanic model. You did GREAT for a first time, but Humbrol make a near perfect shade of "White-Star Buff" for the funnels, Pactra makes the color Terra Cotta for the lower hull.
Jake

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scottrc

Member since
December 2003
From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W

Posted by scottrc on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 10:41 AM

"Not really a ship guy". Gosh, you could have fooled me Big Smile [:D]

cause you now. Looks really good.

Scott

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 5:51 PM

looks great !

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paulnchamp

Member since
January 2003
From: Warwick, RI

Posted by paulnchamp on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 6:20 PM

Josh, for your first ship, that's a great job! And yes, you too can be a "ship guy"!
Looks like you've got the right stuff.

Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 21, 2004 9:32 AM

hey josh, whats the orange egg shaped thing on your desk ? is it a silly putty container ? i never sen silly putty before, dont have the stuff here

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ghettochild

Member since
November 2003
From: houston,texas

Posted by ghettochild on Thursday, October 21, 2004 6:24 PM

thanks jake, scott, reggie, and paul
jake- i just mixed my own colors, had i had that info i wouldve just bought em
reggie- yea that silly putty, ive never seen them inside anthing else. its everywhere round here

-Josh

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armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Thursday, October 21, 2004 8:52 PM

If that's your first... imagine what the others will be like! Nice Work!

Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM

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ghettochild

Member since
November 2003
From: houston,texas

Posted by ghettochild on Monday, October 25, 2004 5:22 PM

thanks armorman! im looking forward to building more boats!

-Josh

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Sunday, October 31, 2004 9:10 AM

Josh, it's a beauty! Thanks for giving me a thread to follow, as I don't come near enough in this forum. I wish I had the courage to get started on one of those!

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SNOOPY

Member since
December 2002

Posted by SNOOPY on Sunday, October 31, 2004 10:17 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by reggiethedorf

hey josh, whats the orange egg shaped thing on your desk ? is it a silly putty container ? i never sen silly putty before, dont have the stuff here

Reggie, if you want silly putty, go to www.crayon.com. The sell it there in bulk or by the egg.

Josh, that is really a nice job you did. I hope my first ship comes out like that (well, looking as nice, not doing a Titanic so it won't be the same). Smile [:)]