Chuck Seiler
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Based on your detail, I thought you HAD the document. Perhaps an open crate with the bar shot. Bratten says there was only the 2 bar shots but I find it hard to believe that was all they started out with. He says there were only two 12 pound balls found in the wreck and fifty four 9 pound balls. Based on how it was anchored, almost all of the firing was from the 12 pounder. Since the British were sailing into the wind, it would make sense that barshot was used early to impact their ability to close with the Yanks. Based on the numbers, Philly was about to run out of ammunition for the 12 pounder. I wonder what they would have done if they had not sunk. -
Not true. John Bratten's dissertation on the Philadelphia indicates 2 bar shot were found on the Philly, one was in the 12 pounder at the time of sinking. Bratten's full dissertation can be found here. https://nautarch.tamu.edu/Theses/abstracts/bratten.html
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That would be dependent on what kind of glue was used. Can you tell?
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Clare, This is really looking good. Looking at the pics in post 65, if you told me that was cardboard not wood, I would be hard pressed to believe, Well done!!
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Hmmm. My book said "6:0,25:0,5". The commas threw me. I agree that ratios with less than 1 are strange. The 24:1:2 makes more sense. Thanks.
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Clare, Awhile back you mentioned Ages of Sail was working on being distributor for Woody Joe models. Is that still in the works?
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Clare, I am looking at the painting and have some questions. After the first wash of #03 I have a wash of 15/29/30 (yellow/brown/black) which is supposed to be the basic wood, followed by a second wash of 15/29/30 in different proportions that are meant to simulate wood grain. First ratios are 6:25:5 while the second are 6:1:1. This doesn't make sense to me. The first set of ratios would seem to make a darker color. Am I wrong or did I get the ratios wrong?
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I have some PIGMA Micron markers. I will experiment with a medium brown and a pencil.
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Javier, What wood are you using?
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That paint job really looks good. The nails are looking a lot better too. Now that I know what I am looking at, it probably makes a diff. I plan on doing nails in pencil before I give it the old #3. Hopefully they will be a bit more subdued.
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Clare, Will you trim those ends up at some time in the future or just cover over?
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Who do you think opened the door?
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Didn't he display that at the NRG Conference in Vegas last year?
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Sergio, Have you started the 400 scale TITANIC yet?
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Clare, 2 x number 3 (already misplaced 1 😕) . 1 each #01, 06, 08, 15, 29 and 30.
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Bob, Thanbks. Good info for me. I will check it out. Bad news for Slim...keep your flank covered.
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Bob, One reason I liked the Philly is because of the VERY simple rigging plan. Everybody is commenting on your detail. One are I specifically like is the detail of the bolts and other hardware. I don't recall that being in the kit. Where did you get those? Oh no! Cat knocked over the coffee pot. Slim with cutlass is unhappy.
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Chris, Embrasure, yes, thanks. Clare, The second coat is thinned as well, correct? I agree, the kit supplied red is far too bright. I will either do as you have done, or tap into my artist acrylics and make a barn red. 🐄
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Slim appears real intent on guarding that cookstove. I would be concerned if I was the cat.
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Comparing what I see here and my plans/part, I would say the basic hull structure is exactly alike-man deck down. Mast and yards and rigging exactly the same except for the fighting top on Wonder Dog. Also WD has the bodacious forward castle. HK has what I will call a basic quarterdeck with wings and associated bulwark extended to the second shroud so that it forms a U. WD does not have the wings and the bulwarks are extended with notches (there is a name for that, but it escapes me) for archers. WD also has red decorative stuff and a cool jalapeno eating direwolf on the sail.
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Clare, I need to find my camera before I start a build log. I will see if I can find it this weekend. I will refrain from using my cell phone--the iconic pictures of bigfoot are paragons of clarity compared to my cell phone pictures. If all else fails, I will compare notes. I may need advice on painting. While not intended, I think the painting of the unobserved hold area serves as a practice for the other areas. I started painting with old #3 and realized I would HAVE to water it down, or else you cannot se the lines thru the paint. I am stalled on the next step. Will that be a consistent color/wash or should there be streaks in it? There is apparently a third step as well...algae green. I am assuming you don't have to get the ratios exactly correct. If so, I am doomed.
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Hi to all from Tijuana MX.
Chuck Seiler replied to Sergio Camacho's topic in New member Introductions
Sergio, Welcome! I would invite you to come to the San Diego Ship Modelers Guild meetings, but the Maritime Museum (where it is held) is closed for the duration of COVID and I suspect border crossings are clogged with reduced lanes. Stay tuned. Chuck
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