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I found on facebook a photo album of a beautiful Portuguese fishing boats at the 1:16 scale. I join some of the photos founded on this album. My question: do you know which techniques were used to obtain this result ? For those who are interested, you can consult the complete album at the following address : https://www.facebook.com/pg/Shipmodels.ua/photos/?tab=album&album_id=571832076319604 The team that build this model is an Ukrainian company.
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I would like to start a discussion on Blacken-IT or similar products. It has been about 3 yrs since I purchased some of this from a model railroad hobby shop. I have had mixed results. So here is what I know - 1. You must clean the surface thoruoghly. Preferably with acetone or a similar product. 2. You must take care not to get oils from your skin on the surface you wish to treat. 3. The Backen-it should be deluted with water. I have heard several different answers to the proportions. Most often I have heard 1:1 or 2:1 Water to Blacken-IT 4. The item being treated needs to sit in the bath for a period of time. Again I have heard many answers to this. From 10 min to overnight. 5. Once treated the item needs to be rinsed to stop the reaction. 6. Dry it completely to keep from developing water spots etc. So lets hear your experience and comments. Do you have a different process? Or do you use a different product? How long to you leave the item in the bath? What is your preferred concentration? How do you clean it before and after treatment?
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I was just wondering if anyone has techiques to weather copper to look like Blue Ensign's coppered hull? http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/67-so-where-do-you-do-yours-then-ship-building-that-is/#entry613 I think this liooks authentic and would like to try it out in some of the areas of my build.
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