Lindberg 1/144 Ships of Columbus, the Nina

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Re: Lindberg 1/144 Ships of Columbus, the Nina

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That is tiny! Nice work.
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Re: Lindberg 1/144 Ships of Columbus, the Nina

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1/144 scale. 1 actual inch equals 144 scale inches or 12 scale feet. Three inch long deck, means 36 foot long in scale... :hmm:

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Lyle, No worries, Mate! My weak attempt at sounding like I am from somewhere other than North Idaho.

Stikpusher, I was kinda vague on the deck measurement, 3 and 3/4 long, so 45 scale feet. The hull measures 4 and 1/2 inches or 54 scale feet.

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Re: Lindberg 1/144 Ships of Columbus, the Nina

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This is brilliant man! Excellent work here, I'll be following along well.

I actually have an old 1/96 scale set of all three of these ships offered in one box. I believe I even started them, but have no idea where they are now.

This will be fun to watch!
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Re: Lindberg 1/144 Ships of Columbus, the Nina

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Great scratch building skills. What are your plans for her sails? I imagine a good set of sails and rigging are going to help define the project. What a goal—to turn bathtub models into accurate ones! I am onboard for the ride.
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Re: Lindberg 1/144 Ships of Columbus, the Nina

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This is impressive. Very impressive. :shocked:
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Bruce, thanks for the comments, they help me keep going!

I will use painted coffee filters with small gauge wire hidden around the edges to shape them.
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Painted coffee filters... brilliant idea!
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Re: Lindberg 1/144 Ships of Columbus, the Nina

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Duke, thank you for showing interest in my build. I have to tell you about a conversation with my wife.

'We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.'
... and she could not stop laughing!

This is my new motto, thank you.
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Re: Lindberg 1/144 Ships of Columbus, the Nina

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Duke Maddog wrote:Painted coffee filters... brilliant idea!
Mark is a beast! You, kind Sir, are right up there, too!
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