"WTJ" Topic
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| charles popp | 05 Nov 2021 6:48 a.m. PST |
Just placed an order for some 1/3000 WW1 ships. I am going to mostly 3D print my own but looking for a source for the smaller ones DD and smaller. They look fine order was delivered in a respectable time frame but and this is a deal breaker. They shipped them without nothing what was what in the box. So even though they look great, are a great price and more importantly are USA based I can not know what is what I unfortunately place further orders with them. I will Go with NAVWAR. |
 Virtualscratchbuilder  | 05 Nov 2021 7:27 a.m. PST |
Yeah. I order in 1/1500 so it is no big deal to compare the ones I cannot visually ID with their pics online or with one of my references, but I can see where that would be a problem at 1/3000. |
 ColCampbell | 05 Nov 2021 9:49 a.m. PST |
Have you looked on the bottom of each ship? I ordered some samples several years ago in 1:2400 scale, including a pre-dreadnought destroyer. They all had the ID number on the bottom. Now granted I had to use a magnifying glass to see the number, but it is there. Jim |
| Col Durnford | 05 Nov 2021 11:34 a.m. PST |
Same same on I'd numbers on underside. |
| Virtualscratchbuilder | 05 Nov 2021 2:01 p.m. PST |
Well I'll be. Yup. The numbers are on the bottom. Learn something new every day. |
| charles popp | 05 Nov 2021 3:45 p.m. PST |
guys they printed them in clear resin how the hell am I supposed to see that even with magnification? |
| HMS Exeter | 05 Nov 2021 8:44 p.m. PST |
@Charles Popp Thin some black paint to a thin wash and ink it to the inderside of the model. It should generate enough contrast to allow reading, but note, you will need a high degree of magnification, even so. |
| Prince Alberts Revenge | 06 Nov 2021 8:29 a.m. PST |
I was really impressed with the WTJ ships. In 1/3000 the details was exquisite. Identifying the ships was a challenge (good tip on using an ink wash on the bottom). I ended up ordering the same fleets (pre dreadnought) from Navwar as well. I will go with the Navwar castings as they are a little more robust to handle drilling for wire masts. The less detailed Navwar ships don't look as out of place with slightly over sized masts. Additionally they are easier to paint. |
| charles popp | 25 Nov 2021 4:20 a.m. PST |
I have a 3d printer and files from a Kickstart I backed. I am just looking to fill in the holes. I found two other guys I plan on using in addition to NAVWAR. The WTJ ships look awesome but the simple fact that they can't make it easy to know what is what is a no joy for me |
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