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    Porters armored 10 gun sloop

    I think this is one of your best looking designs so far. Just wished my building desk wasn't covered by 5 feet of stuff so I could build one. My modeling room looks like something you would see on those hording shows on T.V. Keep on the good work, you're bound to run out of ironclad designs...
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    got ac 130?

    Several AC-130's are available in 1/48 scale over at ecardmodelers.com. Not free, but very reasonably priced and well done.
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    hi, and can you point me to the advice section please?!

    For small holes I use a leather punch, or a small brass tube with the end sharpened to a nice cutting edge. Don't forget the "search" feature of the forum for specific questions. And, welcome!
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    New member and stoked to share!

    Welcome aboard. Hope to see some photos of your models. Lots of help here on building and designing. What are your primary modeling interests?
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    Heli Simulator

    This is a nice package if you have a transmitter: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15582
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    Imperial Russian Battleship Novgorod, or some serious circular thinking and design.

    Well, your model will certainly be strong. I almost bought a pair of Fiskar scissors yesterday, but have no way to get them past TSA on the way home (no checked baggage). I look forward to your build, be sure to post lots of pictures!
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    Imperial Russian Battleship Novgorod, or some serious circular thinking and design.

    Sorry for the double post, I'm working on a 386 machine running Windows 98, slow slow slow.
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    Imperial Russian Battleship Novgorod, or some serious circular thinking and design.

    I wouldn't laminate more that a couple of sheets together. Otherwise it is too difficult to cut and bend. I started this vessel twice, but never completed it. From my memory, the base will drive you crazy bending, mounting, and aligning all the little keel pieces. The prop shafts are also a...
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    Imperial Russian Battleship Novgorod, or some serious circular thinking and design.

    I've started on this kit twice, but never completed it. I would think twice about laminating more than a couple of sheets together. It's pretty hard to cut and fold more than a two layer lamination. At one time, one of the smokestacks was a different color than the others, I don't know if...
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    Free Ironclad Model

    Thank you very much for that catch. Sorry for any confusion. Here's the link: http://ecardmodels.com/product_info.php?products_id=861 To download, you have to start an accout at ecardmodels, then add the model to your basket and checkout. The cost is $0, and you need to log back onto your...
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    My fleet of Confederate ironclads

    Another model has rolled off the shipyard, the CSS Baltic. It should be coming to an ecardmodeler.com site near you soon. The CSS Baltic was built on and defended Mobile Bay for three years, until she rotted so much that her armour had to be removed to keep her from sinking.
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    My fleet of Confederate ironclads

    I should point out that not all my builds are Confederate ships. Here's some of the competition, the USS Lehigh available at http://www.myspace.com/mmpapermodels . The gray ship is the original USS Monitor from Paper Shipwright.
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    My fleet of Confederate ironclads

    Not really ironclads, but CSS boats still the same. I shrunk the TinTank CSS David and the new CSS Pioneer available at papermodelers.com's download section to fit in with the 1/250 scale fleet. Looks like there's some Union forces coming in to investigate.
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    My fleet of Confederate ironclads

    The final model in my Confederate fleet is the CSS Albermarle, as mentioned above it is available for free at http://www.myspace.com/mmpapermodels . The Albermarle is basically an all grey Neuse, so not much to add here except I made up some external stairs for this model. Thanks for taking...
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    My fleet of Confederate ironclads

    The CSS Neuse originally was released as the CSS Albermarle at http://www.myspace.com/mmpapermodels . The Albermarle model downloads as basically a wood color. If fact, when I first went to build it I thought it was a timberclad warship. I decided to recolor the model in a more realistic gray...
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    My fleet of Confederate ironclads

    The "double-ender" was another beta build for CT Ertz. I haven't seen it released anywhere yet, but should eventually be available at http://ecardmodels.com/index.php . The model was built stock, with the exception that I replace the grating on the deck with wooden hatches. I guess the idea...
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    My fleet of Confederate ironclads

    I should add that you can get a recolored CSS Virginia II with a display base for $2 at http://ecardmodels.com/product_info.php?cPath=60_115_92&products_id=635 .
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    My fleet of Confederate ironclads

    Another freebe from CT Ertz is the CSS Virginia II available from papermoders.com at http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=213 . Don't forget to pick up the additional parts sheet at http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=215 . On this build, I...
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    My fleet of Confederate ironclads

    The CSS Tuscaloosa is in the same download as the Huntsville posted above. The only difference is the coloring and one hatch on the hurricane deck. The Tuscaloosa is a darker (painted?) color and has a large grate on the top deck. I made up a tread grate for the large hatches, and punched out...
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    My fleet of Confederate ironclads

    The CSS Huntsville is a two-fer kit, you get this plus the CSS Tuscaloos for $4.50 at http://ecardmodels.com/product_info.php?cPath=60_115_92&products_id=958 . These models are designed by CT Ertz. The only problem with the kit is he doesn't tell you which one is the Huntsville and which one...
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