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I have never used Vallejo. As mentioned above, I like Windsor and Newton. It mixes well with water and I can vary the consistency. Because I paint small areas, I have come to like the "carriage process" outlined by Chuck Passaro in one of his builds. Winchelsea, I believe. I am told it is so named because that is how they painted fine carriages in days of old. The paint is thinned to sightly thicker than water. The paint is applied and allowed to dry, then buffed between coats. I have found the first 2 coats go on without buffing in between. At first it is very transparent/translucent, but it gets better. Six to eight coats. Its marvelous!!! I have been searching for 'the perfect red' for years. I sometimes will see a great 'barn red' barn while driving. I will stop and take a pic. Cadmium Red Deep and Red Ochre (or sometimes a mix of the two) are what I have settled on.
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Martindale blades for Byrnes saw...
Chuck Seiler replied to CPDDET's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
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Martindale blades for Byrnes saw...
Chuck Seiler replied to CPDDET's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
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Martindale blades for Byrnes saw...
Chuck Seiler replied to CPDDET's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
PS-Thanks for reminding me. I just ordered 5 x CT303012000 -
Martindale blades for Byrnes saw...
Chuck Seiler replied to CPDDET's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Martindale acquired Malco a few months back. As a Malco customer I got notification. Malco is becoming 'part of the team' so Greg and company are still players. Since it will take awhile to incorporate Malco stock into their catalogue, I was told to continue to order thru Malco. -
FYI, MALCO has recently been acquired by Martindale Electric Company. I received that info in an email a few days ago. If you are doing business with MALCO you will probably get the same.
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Patina and Stain: Did you get those from Pavel or a local source?
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I have the V2 version and have gotten as far as making the frames (while I work on another model). I have thought about using copper wire, with the end treated with a cupping burr. Once the nails/rivets are in place, they can be darkened using Liver of Sulpher...at least that is my theory. I am told LoS does not stain the wood. Alot of work, though.
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I had that problem as well. I read alot about it and followed many build logs. The light finally came on when I took what I had learned and started experimenting. By taking a test plank and sanding the bow end as I go, I test fit the plank. At one point, the plank fit snug with little or no problem This was normally right at the curve of the keel up to the stem. Working it out just from plans never worked. Test plank or cardboard template in conjunction with the model ended up working for me.
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When I made the Pavel Nikitin "JOHN SMITH SHALLOP", I replaced the line with after market line. Two GREAT sources are SYREN SHIPMODEL COMPANY and ROPES OF SCALE. Both are MSW sponsors. ROS offers synthetic and cotton line while SYREN only has synthetic. Both are good.
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