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| Gene Bodnar |
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  Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | Thanks, everyone. Winston, There are 146 frames on this one. But they're only half frames, and I work on her about 5 hours a day. Gene | ||
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| Winston |
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winston  Registered Member #1 Joined: Sat Jun 13 2009, 02:08pmPosts: 2499 | That's comforting Gene. That means that instead of 5 years to build all the frames it would only take me 2 1/2!  | ||
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| Pete38 |
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  Registered Member #4127 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 01:04pmPosts: 79 | Just amazing.....and I love the concept of wall hanging on hinge to see the inside..... | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | She is finished. I cannot say that I am happy with this model. I would rather have built the entire ship fully rigged, but the sheer size of it precluded that desire. Gene         | ||
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| Winston |
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| winston Registered Member #1 Joined: Sat Jun 13 2009, 02:08pmPosts: 2499 | Still an impressive model though Gene. But I agree, it would look much better as a fully rigged ship. It sucks that we are usually so limited in the space we have for displaying models. | ||
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| catopower |
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 Registered Member #247 Joined: Tue Aug 25 2009, 01:57amPosts: 211 | Maybe so, Gene. But, you got to admit, it's a neat looking model. Well done! I love the reversibility factor with the hidden interior. Clare | ||
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| SteveM |
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  Registered Member #1764 Joined: Thu Sep 08 2011, 03:12amPosts: 206 | I think it is great to have a model intended to be taken down off the wall and examined to see how these ships were constructed. | ||
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| Tim C |
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 Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1113 | Nice finish. Later 42rocker | ||
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| teleman |
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 Registered Member #1925 Joined: Tue Nov 29 2011, 05:32amPosts: 1357 | Looks Great Gene!!! | ||
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| aew |
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aew Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2921 | I'm with Gene on this one; I'd have liked to have seen at least the lower rigging. But that's not to deny it's still a fine model. | ||
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