Jack12477

Another superlative figure Alan. Great job. 

The lighting is much better in the last group of photos, brings out the details better. 

The darker brown definitely makes the tunic stand out more. Nice job.

Double Wow ! Amazing !

34 minutes ago, _SalD_ said:

My only complaint is that the rigging thread that is provided could have been a little better quality. 

As a general rule, whenever I get a Model Shipways kit I throw out the included rigging thread and purchase the equivalent size SYREN thread from Chuck. Works and looks a whole lot better. 

Great looking model, Sal. Nice job 👏  

30 minutes ago, CDW said:

Technology is changing at an exponential rate, Jack.

I know ! I was on the "bleeding edge" of it as a programmer for 40 years with "Big Blue"

Oh oh! You really plunged down a rabbit hole ! 😊😉🙃🙂 ! Nice looking start.

I like your "showroom" !  Nice presentation! Outstanding paint job on model.

Wow ! Love that shine !  Amazing finish Craig . 

My problem is the tenants in the apartments on the street behind me and 3 houses to the east of me; they leave cans of cat food on their front stoop for the feral cats. So there's a whole colony of them in the woods across from the apartments. When my 3 Corgis were alive the cats would not come through our fence, even tho the Corgis just looked at them and sorta said "ho hum that must be a cat!  ho hum" and never gave chase.  We've tried for years to get the Town to do a "capture, neuter, release" but that seems to be above their intellectual capacity.  

18 hours ago, king derelict said:

How do they survive in the wild I wonder.

They lay in ambush under my dwarf Japanese Maple (Acer) right next to the bird bath waiting for a small song bird to stop for a drink/bath then leap up onto the bird bath. I've see 3 different feral cats 🐈 catch Sparrows, Finch, Nuthatches, et al. Repel All spray works sometimes but I finally had to purchase a couple rolls of Scat-Cat Mats from a garden supply and lay them out under the trees.  

My wife had that same condition but only in one hand. She had outpatient surgery to correct it, in-out same day no hospital stay no skin grafts.  Now she's fine, no relapse.  Consult a really good hand surgeon OC. Get several medical opinions. 

I think everyone is trying to stock up before the tariffs go into effect.  People around here are stocking up on cans of tuna fish (Vietnam) olive oil & pasta (Italy), etc. ABC had a piece on it this morning. 

Glad to hear tho that business on your end is booming.   

Photography looks good to me, Javlin. If you're not happy with the background, get some tri-fold presentation board, foam or card stock, from Michaels. It come in a variety of sizes, e.g., 36x48, and different colors, i recommend white as it will help fill in the shadows. 

Forgot to ask you, Craig, was the cart large enough for the haul of all the prizes etc ? 🙄 😉

Congrats on your awards, Craig. Also for your raffle prizes. 

4 hours ago, CDW said:

Will do! I'm bringing a wagon. 😁

I don't think it will be big enough, Craig! 😉

11 hours ago, Jack12477 said:

I would recommend getting two sets of Surface Dogs and two sets of Wonder Dogs. When I bought mine I quickly realized I needed two sets of each.

Correction:  after reviewing my collection the Surface Dogs come with 4 dogs per set which is sufficient.  But the Wonder Dog and  Hold-Down only have 1 item per set, in practice two are needed so I recommend two sets of the Wonder Dog and Hold-Down. 

Thanks Gary. 

Yes the miniature worktable and accessories are great, well worth the purchase and useful on 1:1 projects as well . I would recommend getting two sets of Surface Dogs and two sets of Wonder Dogs. When I bought mine I quickly realized I needed two sets of each.

Make sure you clean the brush with soap/water/solvent as best you can before you wire brush it. The wire brush is used to remove any remaining paint build-up from the bristles and to straighten them.  

My son is a professional painter, when he cleans his brushes he also uses a wire brush to get the paint out of the bristles, brush from the handle straight towards the brush tip. Use the small brass brushes. The wire brush does not damage the bristles. You can also use Artists soap, it's like a saddle soap. See example below

Beautiful! Fantastic color / photos 

Congratulations to everyone ! 🥳 

Yea, but that's cool ! 😎   Beautiful results Craig, very impressive 👏 

Thanks Alan ! Yes these miniature tools are proving to be very useful. Especially the 1:12 work table with the miniature clamps, stops, etc. 

And "the snail" continues along. Next up was the 3 decks (trestle trees) for each mast, Fore, Main and Mizzen. Once I figured out the drawing "codes", i.e., 219-220-221, 245-246-247, 269-270-271,  on the same picture really meant, Fore, Main, Mizzen, I was able to cut all the parts to length, glue the subassembles together, square the ends of each subassembly with my Veritas Miniature Shooting Plan and Shooting board, and finally glue all the subassemblies together. After insuring everything was square I photocopied the deck templates to use to scribe the curvature and mask the holes for the upper rigging. Then I installed the balusters and railings.  I also added the ring and supports to the lower part of the foremast, still have to construct the Main and Mizzen.

Photos below:

Squaring the subassemblies, assembling deck and squaring the ends

Completed decks for Fore, Main and Mizzen Masts with railings

The Veritas miniature work surface and Shooting Plane and Shooting Board (right hand plane) 

To be continued (with interruptions for yard work, raised bed vegetable planting, et al )