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Chuck Seiler

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  1. We, in the Colonial navy, called it non-skid. I have used fine sand paper to simulate it.
  2. As the resident vexillologist, I visit the CRWFLAG/Flags of the World site quite often.
  3. Commissioning pennants are still in use today.
  4. Does anybody have any experience with TransTint wood dye? I have heard good things about it.
  5. If you are going to weather your treenails, you will need to weather the decks and every other thing on the model. You can't have new decks and old treenails.
  6. In reference to Brian's (Gunther) post, .021= #75 size drill and .031= #68
  7. BCD, What model are you working on? Scale? Size, etc? What size drill bit did you use originally to drill your treenail holes?
  8. What size drill bit did you use? The item you are trying to duplicate is only an inch to 1.5 inches in diameter (scale) Remember, decks are not tree nailed. They are bolted. What you see is a plug used to protect the bolt heads from weather, etc. Plugs, like tree nails, will be subtle. Looking at your model from 3 feet away is like looking at the real ship from 20, 30 feet away. Subtle. If it were me, I would give the deck a good soaking with rubbing alcohol, rip up the deck and re-plank (sez a guy who just ripped off 4 weeks of hull planking to get it right.)
  9. Dave, I agree, in the end, go with the colour you as the builder like. (within reason....I would question the metal flake hot pink and iridescent green...but who am I?) Joel has echoed your thoughts on manufacturer vs difference in color. I think Chuck even mentioned that he used to use one brand, but they changed and the color is slightly different. Anywho, while I will continue to experiment, I have the answers I was looking for. For me, give that a shipyard of yore could mix a batch of paint one day that looks like one panel and then another batch a week later that looks like another panel leads me to a conclusion: Pick the hue I like best for the bulkheads. Pick another for the gun carriages and deck furniture. See if anybody can tel the diff...or if anybody cares. Thanks all.
  10. Carefully. One possible way would be to install some pre-painted 1/64" thick fillers.
  11. How does it compare to the hues in post 18?
  12. Oh yes, so he did...back in post #6. When he stated that he 'checked his kit' I was envisioning him opening the box that has been on his bedside cabinet for 10 years. I have some that have been sitting around AT LEAST that long. Just sayin'.
  13. Understood. What I am trying to determine is, which (if any) of the colors/hues I posted would be reasonably good for use on a model of a late 18th century Continental warship? ....or should I continue to experiment?
  14. Is it constructed or still in the box?
  15. True. I used the term acrylic red to differentiate between oil, acrylic or water color. There are a significant number of hues within the 'red' range based on what they were made with. These are further expanded with mixing and shading.
  16. He uses Crimson Red. The second from the left on my plate #2.
  17. The other option is when you make a custom color, make a whole lot of it. <then, of course, it sits in the container and gets all dried out..... :-( > I guess I was supposed to use
  18. The answer to your question will depend on what your experience with woodworking is and what equipment you have to work with. Making a mast and yards from square stock may be the best answer, but may not be practical for you. Another option might be to use something to reinforce the existing mast. If the mast is hollow, try brass tubing for the inside.
  19. I have to say that I have been interested in getting 'the right red' almost to the point of obsession for several years. I looked at different woods, different dyes, etc. This is an extension of that. It also explains why I have seemingly alot of reds laying around. Shortly after Joel posted his color swatches above, I got with him IM and discussed different reds. It prompted my to develop my own swatches, which I took to the NRG conference. Unfortunately, I did not take the opportunity to discuss wit may people. One thing did get from Joel was to post a common item, like a can of soup, so differences in monitors, etc, can be gauged. Plate 1 consists of some colors I was playing with (upper) as well as combinations. CABOOSE RED is obviously not close to red ochre, but it was a possible option for bulkheads and gun carriages. Plate 2 consists of plain reds I had. WINE and PERMANENT RED are not very appealing to me. Thoughts and comments?
  20. It looks like the bells they had in the old California missions.
  21. Chuck, Will we get the carving blanks thru SYREN or thru NRG?
  22. Dealing mostly with 18th century ships, but also having worked on a 1607 vintage ship model, I got some insight on wales. I am sure there are more knowledgable people on the subject, but I will add my 2 quid. One function of the wale is to hold the frames together...sort of like barrel hoops. I am not sure if that is the intended function, but as a major structural part, that's what it does. What I believe to be the primary function, is to provide structural "meat" to support other parts of the ship. In the 18th century, this was to support the deck structures, such as the clamps, knees, etc. In earlier years, the frames were much different. Then, the futtocks were NOT bolted to each other. Rather, they were bolted to a wale where the two futtocks overlapped. That is why you see several narrower wales on ships like the Santa Maria or same era ships. ...and, yes, from what I could tell from the plans, there were wales below the waterline.
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