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sticker replied to sticker's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
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sticker replied to sticker's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Hi vaddoc no not tried it yet, just started panarts armed pinnace, still planking so not yet ready to stain I can't see there being any problems (famous last words) may be in a couple days I'll give them a try on some scrap wood we'll see how it goes cheers -
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Hi all could i draw your attention to a product that may be of some use to you if you need to stain some of your wood for your models ,it's some stain sample bottles that cover a lot of colours from a company called furniture clinic here in the UK . The bottles are 15ml, they come in various pack sizes and colour types ,i bought 2 packs 1 x 5 bottles of browns and 1x9 bottles of various other colours for less than £15 which seems good value to me , i have no connection to this company it just seems like something us modellers can put to good use ps i forgot to mention earlier that i bought them on amazon ,again no connection cheers
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Pin pusher. Help please
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HMS Renard 1872 by Draque - 1/24 - POF
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HMS Renard 1872 by Draque - 1/24 - POF
sticker replied to Draque's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Hi draque i see where your coming from with this model .when I get chance to visit any model ship collection ( such as whitby yorkshire ) this type of model with its age and style always grabs my attention, there is something that I can't explain about them ,but they will always stop me in my tracks to stare at them ,don't get me wrong I love looking at model ships of any type and finding a model in a different type of setting is always a joy eg , the treasurers house in York has a beautiful model ship in a gorgeous case which I can happily stare at for ages just taking in the details . I hope you keep going with your model it deserves your best efforts , and I will be happy to follow along good luck and happy building ............ sticker -
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Restoration of the Emma C Berry by Tom Lauria
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Restoration of the Emma C Berry by Tom Lauria
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Tom lauria makes some excellent videos I look out for them on YouTube the way he works and the pace he presents at is a joy to watch (as opposed to some of the videos that machine gun you with info from other youtubers) if you haven't seen any of his other videos check them out! You won't be disappointed I have no connection with him I just admire his work
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New member looking for kit advice
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Hi Marcus don't get too disheartened with your model you've learned a lot so far , planking is probably the hardest part for a beginner to atempt we all had to go through this at the start and as with everything in life some people are better than others at certain things ,you're next model will be better .my first model was billing boats VASA Waaaay to much for me, got binned never went near models again for around twenty years then restarted but with something smaller and a bit easier and carried on from there so don't worry it will all work out in the end stick it out cheers sticker
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A tuit.....usually circular in shape, but an essential tool so you tell the captain yes dear I,ll do that job when I get a round tuit . apologies sticker
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HMS Sphinx 1775 by mtaylor - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
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hi mark first class idea and well timed for me i need to fit pinned cleats and gun tackle eyebolts and was pondering how to go on ,and as usual someone comes up with a simple and efficient method ! cheers sticker
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Good work mark and a nicely paced blog happy to follow cheers sticker
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sticker replied to starlight's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Hi starlight you might like to try Admiralty paints from cornwall model boats (no affiliatian) they seem to do the trick cheers sticker -
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HMS Sophie by TBlack - kit-bashing Jack Aubrey's first command from the Vanguard Models HMS Speedy
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Thanks for that tom i hope you and your family had a great christmas and you got plenty of modeling related stuff in your stocking ( i did! ) looking forward to seeing your model progress in the new year . So happy and prosperous new year to you and yours and to anyone else reading this cheers sticker
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Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
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Hi papa ive been following along for sometime now and i reckon your doing a fine job ,i must admit the one part of model ship building i find hard is the repetition of certain parts so i would find the whale boats challenging i have just finished my cannons on my granado and i struggled towards the end of them ( theres only ten ) . Would you mind if i pointed out a youtube channel that maybe of interest to you ? ,its TJ Lauria he is currently running a series on building a model whale boat ,i dont mean it as a tutorial just maybe of some interest ,and i also think his channel deserves a bit of merit i particulaly like his pace of explanation , sorry if you already know of him but maybe some others reading this dont keep up the good work cheers sticker
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Hi jeffft personally i dont think there is one drill press out there that will do everything ,i have a large bench pillar drill which is great from 13 mm down to about 4mm but the chuck wont close to any smaller than that but you could use a small chuck in the big chuck if you get my drift but the accuracy suffers so for small modeling jobs ie 4mm and under to around 1mm then i use a dremmel type in a purpose built drillpress and for 1mm and under i use a hand held rechargeable drill just because of the feel you get , and i dont break to many small bits so in my opinion its horses for courses , by the way have you heard the saying? ......you need a big hammer to knock in a big nail...... its very true
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Hi vane as it happens my wife bought me the book on granado .........and ....... tell you what have a quick look at my post re aots books ,i dropped lucky cheers sticker
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Hi steve g ive used an AMATI pin pusher for the first time on my model and found it fine after a little practice on some spare plank stock its alittle slimmer than the one you have ( i have affiliation to amati ) the kit i'm on is an amati so maybe the pins work well with this pusher than others cheers sticker
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