Chuck Seiler
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I forgot to mention...based on the care I am taking with the cap rail, I do not intend to paint the edge of the cap rail white. I thought about painting a 1/32" white line below the cap and above the friese. If I had decided to do this, I would have painted the top of the gun'l a bit more than the 1/32 inch BEFORE I applied the cap rail, thus giving a crisp line. The friese would have been applied so that the 1/32" white stripe showed. Maybe next time. -
Since my past efforts to tape and paint without seepage on this hull have proven non-good, I decided to do something else for the top rail. Using red Trans Tint water based (or alcohol based) wood dye, I dyed the under side lip of the cap rails. My initial plan was to use two 1/16" x 1/16" lengths of wood. These would be attached side by side, bent along the whole length of the gun'l so that the wood grain would be always running with the cap rail. Once added, I would have sanded it down to 1/32 thick and as wide as it needed to be. I decided NOT to do that because it did not provide the little flare on the bow. Port side cap rail added. The water based/alcohol based dye does not interfere with gluing. A closer look. You can see how much crisper the demarcation line is versus that of the water line. I will eventually paint with caboose red on upper and side portions, but leave undersides untouch (and hence, unboloxed up).
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Don't forget the Harold Hahn plans still sold by his family.
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Holy Cow! Talk about pre-planning.....I'm impressed. Hello Kurt. It's good to see you again.
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Bob, My efforts to fix the problem proved how true your statement is. I drilled a pilot hole in the piece that was to be glued BEFORE I glued it. Once the glue had dried 24 hours, I used my pin vise to drill the hole the rest of the way into the stem. The stem piece broke again; not a the glue joint, but above it. Apparently the force of the drill pushing into the wood (opposite reaction-pushing up on the stem piece) lifted it right off. All should be well now.
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Great job Toni! Hopefully you are getting a case/dust cover for it. What is your next project?
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This pic shows me inserting the peg in the stem piece. I had originally wanted to use 2 pegs, but it did not work out. My comic-sans font seems not to be working. :-(
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Len Superb work. I will need to go back and spend more time on this. I really like how you did the transom castings.
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Paint job is complete and tape is removed. Note: I have added broken stem piece. Taking pics inside using the ol' laptop as a backdrop seems to be more successful than outdoor shoots with poor light. I am not very happy with the result of the waterline painting. It doesn't look quite right. I have checked and rechecked after painting and that, indeed, is a correct waterline....still looks funny. A gander at the inside. I have touched up the inside, removing or covering the slight overspray. I decided to paint the red topping before adding the toprail. Note the hole in the top of the stem piece. A bamboo 'peg'/treenail will be glued and inserted to improve the strength and <hopefully> keep it from breaking off again.
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Simulate moving fast forward 10 days.
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I have a few days off from work and the boatyard is in full operation. While waiting for paint and glue to dry, I will post some far overdue thingies. The hull is taped out and second coat of white spray enamel has been applied. This will be left to dry and a fine sand before I apply two more coats. As you see from the date, this was actually done a couple weeks ago. A look inside the boat shows that some paint mist is getting inside the boat when I spray, however this is not a lot and it can be easily covered. A note on paint: Normally I like to use acrylic, but have not mastered the airbrush. Instead I use spray enamel.
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Enamle vs Acrylic
Chuck Seiler replied to Timothy Wood's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Popeye, Try Badger paints. Used normally for airbrushing, they can also be brushed on. I found the reds cover quite well. I originally got mine online...getting several colors of red since I didn't know if I could trust the color chart. (I have subsequently opted for caboose red. Santa Fe red isn't bad either.) Recently, I found our local model train store carries it as well. :-) -
Enamle vs Acrylic
Chuck Seiler replied to Timothy Wood's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
A little up front disclosure: Me and paint don't get along real well. I prefer to use natural wood and only paint when I have to. I have experimented with (and used almost exclusively on my SULTANA) India ink. I have also used colored wood dyes. That having been said, I like acrylic because it allows (in my experience) more color variations. By using the artist acrylics thinned with water you can get more earth tones and toned down colors rather than the very bright colors you get with many enamels. -
Eight oars does kind of clutter the place up. Same decoration on both sides?
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Bob, Superb!!! And you didn't break off the stem piece. :-) I wouldn't worry about being slow. You are going great and the result is fantastic.
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I found that the drill and fill method works quite well... or in my case, pinhole and fill.
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Silver Soldering Tools
Chuck Seiler replied to bundybear1981's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Ensure the work surface is thoroughly clean. Also, ensure the two surfaces to be soldered MUST be touching. Unlike low temp soldering, silver solder does not bridge the gap. -
Toni, Looking good! Mine is languishing in the paint shoppe getting the bottom painted. Hopefully I can crank that out this weekend and on to the interior. I like the fly ty.
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We could use it for signal flags. "England expects.....". We could utilize the whole SDSMG fleet for that one.
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Silver Soldering Tools
Chuck Seiler replied to bundybear1981's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Dave B./dgbot, I dunno. That looks like the stuff I use. I will have to check the actual tube when I get home. It is silver solder paste with the flux mixed in. You can get it in three different temp settings, but 1250 is about right. I have 2 temperatures if I need to make two solders close together. The first can be the higher of the two temps so the second one does not melt the first. Jason, Another source for a soldering working surface is to get a ceramic tile from the local home improvement store.. -
Chuck, Thanks. I will take a look at the paintings to see what I can find. If I can make signal flags for a 1:1200 scale HMS VICTORY, I can make an ensign or pennant for a 1:48 longboat. :-)
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Chuck, At our community build meeting last Saturday, we were discussing the flag halyard. What sort of flag or pennant would a longboat fly? The only thing we came up with is the possibility of the personal flag or pennant of an embarked CO or flag officer while going to and fro.
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Mike, Will you be making your own sheeves or buying them?
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Mike, Looks great. Looked even better in real life. You did not say, but based on your past work, I am assuming you blackened the brasswork rather than paint it. Correct?
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Bob, Are you tapering the plank before you edge bend it or after? I would think you should taper before, but the photos in post #36 seem to show that you did not.
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