Intasiabox
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Intasiabox got a reaction from mtaylor in Purchasing Old Wood Kits
There's a local guy selling some of his ship kits at a decent price. I'm looking at the AL Bounty that he has for sale as I had started one years ago but it got destroyed in a move and I wouldn't mind giving it another go. I've read a few times that buying older kits can be a gamble as the wood gets too dried out and splits and cracks, making it unusable. The kit is 20+ years old. Is there any truth to this or is it just antidotal? Thanks
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Intasiabox got a reaction from DaveBaxt in PROXXON DSH 2 SPEED SCROLL SAW – REVIEW.
Nice review, I do a lot of scrolling myself just never for model ships. My saw is getting close to 10 years old now and I have yet to use the guard. I even let my 11 year old daughter, who is a little clumsy, use it when she wants. I've hit the blade with my fingers a number of times and it doesn't even leave a scratch. The hole on your table is a little large for small pieces. My table has a pretty small hole but for really tiny piece I took a piece of plexi glass and drilled the smallest hole I could that let the blade through and then clamped it to my table with c-clamps. Plex or acrylic sheet is pretty cheap and the wood glides over it smoothly. Enjoy your new toy!
I guess I should also mention that I only use pinless blades so the hole can be very small.
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Intasiabox got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in King of the Mississippi by Intasiabox - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - first build
Well it's been awhile since I've done any work to my KOM. I went back to plastic models for a bit as things at work and home were just getting too hectic for a long term build. I happened to run out of primer for a 1/32 Tamiya Corsair I'm in the process of building so it gave me the perfect chance to finish off the engine room on the King and start planking the second level deck. I had some fine mesh from another model that I used for the windows. I tried painting them black but decided I liked the white better so went with that. I'm going to continue on with the paddle wheeler so hopefully I'll be more active on here from now on.
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Intasiabox got a reaction from Canute in PROXXON DSH 2 SPEED SCROLL SAW – REVIEW.
Nice review, I do a lot of scrolling myself just never for model ships. My saw is getting close to 10 years old now and I have yet to use the guard. I even let my 11 year old daughter, who is a little clumsy, use it when she wants. I've hit the blade with my fingers a number of times and it doesn't even leave a scratch. The hole on your table is a little large for small pieces. My table has a pretty small hole but for really tiny piece I took a piece of plexi glass and drilled the smallest hole I could that let the blade through and then clamped it to my table with c-clamps. Plex or acrylic sheet is pretty cheap and the wood glides over it smoothly. Enjoy your new toy!
I guess I should also mention that I only use pinless blades so the hole can be very small.
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Intasiabox got a reaction from msberkman in King of the Mississippi by Intasiabox - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - first build
Well it's been awhile since I've done any work to my KOM. I went back to plastic models for a bit as things at work and home were just getting too hectic for a long term build. I happened to run out of primer for a 1/32 Tamiya Corsair I'm in the process of building so it gave me the perfect chance to finish off the engine room on the King and start planking the second level deck. I had some fine mesh from another model that I used for the windows. I tried painting them black but decided I liked the white better so went with that. I'm going to continue on with the paddle wheeler so hopefully I'll be more active on here from now on.
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Intasiabox got a reaction from WackoWolf in Bismarck by Kevin - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
I wouldn't worry about it. Just spray on a couple of thinned coats of grey until you are happy with the result. The hull grey is fairly dark and it wouldn't take too many passes to completely erase the preshading if you are unhappy with it. I saw the flory model post about a month ago and have been trying to come up with a way to convince the wife why this kit would change our lives for the better! Your model is looking great and you should be proud with what you have accomplished so far.
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Intasiabox got a reaction from Kevin in Bismarck by Kevin - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
I wouldn't worry about it. Just spray on a couple of thinned coats of grey until you are happy with the result. The hull grey is fairly dark and it wouldn't take too many passes to completely erase the preshading if you are unhappy with it. I saw the flory model post about a month ago and have been trying to come up with a way to convince the wife why this kit would change our lives for the better! Your model is looking great and you should be proud with what you have accomplished so far.
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Intasiabox reacted to demonborger in CA glue and metal fittings
Don't forget to pin the parts if they are big enough, drill some small holes and put a brass rod between them.
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Intasiabox got a reaction from Tigerdvr in PROXXON DSH 2 SPEED SCROLL SAW – REVIEW.
Nice review, I do a lot of scrolling myself just never for model ships. My saw is getting close to 10 years old now and I have yet to use the guard. I even let my 11 year old daughter, who is a little clumsy, use it when she wants. I've hit the blade with my fingers a number of times and it doesn't even leave a scratch. The hole on your table is a little large for small pieces. My table has a pretty small hole but for really tiny piece I took a piece of plexi glass and drilled the smallest hole I could that let the blade through and then clamped it to my table with c-clamps. Plex or acrylic sheet is pretty cheap and the wood glides over it smoothly. Enjoy your new toy!
I guess I should also mention that I only use pinless blades so the hole can be very small.
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Intasiabox reacted to Rick in King of the Mississippi by Intasiabox - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - first build
Cutting off the heads of the brass nails to use on the hull is a good idea. I clipped the heads off before installing them. I did drill a hole slightly smaller than the diameter of the nail shaft and filed the cut end flat before driving them in flush.
I actually save the nail heads and glued them on the back side of the paddlewheel castings. After painting they look like nuts to the bolt heads that are molding on the other side. A little extra detail on the signature assembly of this kit.
Rick
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Intasiabox got a reaction from mtaylor in PROXXON DSH 2 SPEED SCROLL SAW – REVIEW.
Nice review, I do a lot of scrolling myself just never for model ships. My saw is getting close to 10 years old now and I have yet to use the guard. I even let my 11 year old daughter, who is a little clumsy, use it when she wants. I've hit the blade with my fingers a number of times and it doesn't even leave a scratch. The hole on your table is a little large for small pieces. My table has a pretty small hole but for really tiny piece I took a piece of plexi glass and drilled the smallest hole I could that let the blade through and then clamped it to my table with c-clamps. Plex or acrylic sheet is pretty cheap and the wood glides over it smoothly. Enjoy your new toy!
I guess I should also mention that I only use pinless blades so the hole can be very small.
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Intasiabox got a reaction from Blue Ensign in PROXXON DSH 2 SPEED SCROLL SAW – REVIEW.
Nice review, I do a lot of scrolling myself just never for model ships. My saw is getting close to 10 years old now and I have yet to use the guard. I even let my 11 year old daughter, who is a little clumsy, use it when she wants. I've hit the blade with my fingers a number of times and it doesn't even leave a scratch. The hole on your table is a little large for small pieces. My table has a pretty small hole but for really tiny piece I took a piece of plexi glass and drilled the smallest hole I could that let the blade through and then clamped it to my table with c-clamps. Plex or acrylic sheet is pretty cheap and the wood glides over it smoothly. Enjoy your new toy!
I guess I should also mention that I only use pinless blades so the hole can be very small.
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Intasiabox got a reaction from WackoWolf in PROXXON DSH 2 SPEED SCROLL SAW – REVIEW.
Nice review, I do a lot of scrolling myself just never for model ships. My saw is getting close to 10 years old now and I have yet to use the guard. I even let my 11 year old daughter, who is a little clumsy, use it when she wants. I've hit the blade with my fingers a number of times and it doesn't even leave a scratch. The hole on your table is a little large for small pieces. My table has a pretty small hole but for really tiny piece I took a piece of plexi glass and drilled the smallest hole I could that let the blade through and then clamped it to my table with c-clamps. Plex or acrylic sheet is pretty cheap and the wood glides over it smoothly. Enjoy your new toy!
I guess I should also mention that I only use pinless blades so the hole can be very small.
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Intasiabox got a reaction from dragzz in King of the Mississippi by Intasiabox - Artesania Latina - 1:80 - first build
Thank-you, I did learn one thing on the first of the planking. Those 5mm wide strips vary a bit in width and I should have kept all of the pieces I chopped from each full length plank together. It would have saved me a bit of filing on some strips already glued to the deck and trying to match the same width strips later.
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Intasiabox got a reaction from bhermann in Bulkhead alignment question
A number of people use lego bricks clamped to the keel and then the bulkheads clamped to the bricks to achieve perfectly aligned bulkheads. It's a simple but effective method.
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Intasiabox got a reaction from Doreltomin in Archival Ink Pen Question
We'll I tried my pens on a couple of planks to see the results and Danny was spot on. The brush tip was much easier to control on the side of a thin plank and by doing just one side of two boards butted up to each other a very scale appearance of caulking is produced.
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Intasiabox got a reaction from Dan Vadas in Archival Ink Pen Question
We'll I tried my pens on a couple of planks to see the results and Danny was spot on. The brush tip was much easier to control on the side of a thin plank and by doing just one side of two boards butted up to each other a very scale appearance of caulking is produced.
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Intasiabox got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in Archival Ink Pen Question
We'll I tried my pens on a couple of planks to see the results and Danny was spot on. The brush tip was much easier to control on the side of a thin plank and by doing just one side of two boards butted up to each other a very scale appearance of caulking is produced.
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