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Alan, this is the Woodland Scenics stuff I used to make the snow fo my Sherman tank winter diorama. The paste goes down first then dusted with the snow. Dries pretty flexible and sets pretty quickly. The snow bottle is also a shaker.
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Yes ! Good news! The latest track shows the outer most cone passing roughly 50-75 miles southeast of me later in week.
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No, I haven't, Alan. I mostly use the Hydrocal plaster of Paris. Sets up pretty quick, very light weight, works well with the rubber molds, especially the small details. ScaleHobbyist is in New Hampshire and I have had very good service from them.
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Just an FYI, Alan, Woodland Scenics makes some really good reusable rubber molds for all types of cliff faces, etc. I've used them on several dioramas. See my Sherman tank build log around post #158 for an example.. Nice job !
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Teutonic knight c. 1200 by wefalck
Jack12477 replied to wefalck's topic in Completed non-ship models
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If it was me, I would try to salvage the side pieces, first soak in water until wet, careful not too long or the ply might delaminate, then using a hair dryer try to flatten out the curvature, one piece at a time, go SLOW. Once flat clamp between 2 pieces of 1/2 inch or thicker hardwood, cherry, oak, maple. Let sit overnight. Unclamp and see how it looks. If necessary, reclamp and let sit for another 24 hours. It doesn't have to be perfectly flat since it will conform to hull curvature anyway.
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Bottom 2 photos look like Caverns of Luray, Top photos Shenandoah. Been there, outstanding pics
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welcome back !
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Minimum plank length
Jack12477 replied to Don Case's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
If the minimum plank length is 25 ft and the ship is 110 ft, then two 40 ft long planks plus a 30 ft plank would meet the minimum length specified in the contract (40+40+30=110 or 30+30+25+25=110). Minimum does not preclude using longer length boards, but it does preclude using shorter lengths, as in your example, 10 ft, 15 ft or 20 ft. -
Just to let you all know, the boat building is on hold while I do some outdoor work on my 25 year old wood fence which is slowly disintegrating with age. Have to replace several 8 ft long panels, cannibalize usable pickets to replace rotted/broken pickets, and deal with short supplies at the lumberyards. Lumber prices have soared at least 200%, quality is down, what used to be a 48 inch (4 foot) height is now 42 inch (3.5 foot) height. Grrrr! So before the heat and humidity get prohibitive it's time to make repairs.
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Who is your friend there on the deck with you ? 😉 Very nice looking work. A masterpiece.
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