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"Raise your words not your voice, it is rain that grows flowers, not thunder." Greetings all. This is Part 3 of 3 series log Accesories\Uspscale mini kits of naval guns. It is not the typical review, where the review subject is giving evaluation, it is rather the parts 'in action', In other...

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. We're so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside. Ralph Waldo Emerson I...

Photo etching, also known as photo chemical machining or chemical etching, is a manufacturing process that uses corrosive chemicals and photoresist masking to create thin metal parts. The history of photo etching can be traced back to the early 20th century when it was used to create intricate...

Happy Monday, folks!! Last week, I had reviews of the mini-kits from DryDock, the Windlass, and Capstan. If, for any reason, you missed those reviews, you simply click the links below and make your own decision. Today, we are continuing to review Mini-kits from DryDock, and the subject for...

Greetings all. Today, we are continuing to review Mini-kits from DryDock. The first review was about Capstan and can be found on the link below. https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/drydock-models-and-parts-capstan.15248/ Today, we will review the Windlass mini-kit. The windlass...

If you have landed here, you most likely visited the post about reviewing some aftermarket products sold by DryDoc Models and parts. No matter how you find this page, today, our topic for review is the Capstan. The word capstan comes from the Old French capestan or cabestan(t), which may have...

Well..well...well... I recently received some new products from Drydock and decided to share my experience with all of you. Who knows, I hope it might be useful to someone in their next purchase. We already know Drydock for its excellent quality and popularity of rigging blocks, so...to me, it...

* there is no copyright on any images in this review Let's face it...How many of us have been disappointed with the cannons supplied in the kits? Personally, I found that manufacturers don't pay enough attention to cannon details. Often, the carriages are out of scale and made from cast metal...

Today I would like to show and describe you the content of a very interesting kit Schooner for Port Jackson (1802) in scale 1:36 by Miniature Arts HISTORY and Plans for an Australian schooner of 1802 /1803 In 1785 the First Fleet arrived in the new British colony of Port Jackson (now...

Kit in review: USS Missouri (BB-63) Injection molded, with PE and CNC parts by JoyYard Greetings folks! Hope all is well and you are busy building your models. I have been asked in the past many times if there is a possibility to make a plastic kits review. Well, today I have a chance to...

Dry-Dock Deadeyes are offered in boxwood, pear & ebony. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 mm are available. The quality is exceptional as usual. In the macro view, minimal traces of the CNC milling cutters can be seen; if this bothers you, you can simply sand them. But here, too, there are no remnants of laser...

Other manufacturers recommend extra markers to blacken their blocks, with Dry-Dock's Ebony Blocks this procedure is not necessary. Without any laserchar they are beautifully deep brown/black blocks made with fantastic precision. The smallest Block I can show is a 3 mm Double, the biggest is 7...

I got a bunch of items from Dry-Dock Models and Parts I like to review within the next couple of weeks, starting with their premium boxwood blocks. The overall look is a good compromise between the different contemporary drawings of blocks and looks especially great when rigged. Perfect and...

If you are considering to buy this kit or never heard about it before than take a look at these unboxing videos. https://drydockmodelsandparts.com/pages/great-lakes-snow-hms-ontario-1780-1-48-scale And a promo 3D rendering video for the kit Also a build log on Sos by Don Robinson...

Hello fellow ship model builders I'd like to introduce my new online shop Dry-Dock Models & Parts ,we are going to start selling Coastline blocks from China from around April ,they were mentioned here by @SAIL AND SAIL Blocks are pear and boxwood (the Chinese pear is much darker than the...