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maaaslo reacted to leginseel in Kits with good instructions
Thanks for the advice Allan, is the glue you refer to like the Titebond range which I can get in the UK?
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maaaslo got a reaction from Martin W in Carving tools, books and carving woods discussion
Perhaps, i can only speak from my own experience. When i was finishing my carpentry studies, the old master gave us a piece of linden plank a d told us to carve something. I failed so miserably...
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maaaslo reacted to xken in USS Constitution by xken - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76.8
Nils, Thank you! I also enjoyed looking at your builds and brass work as well. I see that you do a great deal of steel ships; here is a link to rivets that you may wish to evaluate for extra details on your builds.
http://www.scalehardware.com/miniature-rivets-c-10
Keep up the great work you are doing and I encourage other builders to look at and enjoy Nils builds.
Thanks again!
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maaaslo got a reaction from PeteB in HMS Victory by gigantesco giovanni - open model
I think its going to have two huge cutouts... Looking amazing already.
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maaaslo got a reaction from thibaultron in Carving tools, books and carving woods discussion
Perhaps, i can only speak from my own experience. When i was finishing my carpentry studies, the old master gave us a piece of linden plank a d told us to carve something. I failed so miserably...
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maaaslo got a reaction from WackoWolf in Carving tools, books and carving woods discussion
Perhaps, i can only speak from my own experience. When i was finishing my carpentry studies, the old master gave us a piece of linden plank a d told us to carve something. I failed so miserably...
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maaaslo got a reaction from mtaylor in Simple carving techniques for first-timers using a chisel and knives
Back home in eastern europe, wood carvers traditionaly use wood of Linden tree. Its soft and behaves a lot like hard butter...
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maaaslo got a reaction from Canute in Simple carving techniques for first-timers using a chisel and knives
Back home in eastern europe, wood carvers traditionaly use wood of Linden tree. Its soft and behaves a lot like hard butter...
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maaaslo got a reaction from WackoWolf in Simple carving techniques for first-timers using a chisel and knives
Back home in eastern europe, wood carvers traditionaly use wood of Linden tree. Its soft and behaves a lot like hard butter...
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maaaslo reacted to reklein in IJN Fuso (Halinski) Card Model Review by Captain Slog
Yes! I agree with this 100%. Consider DORIS' card models. Bill
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maaaslo got a reaction from mtaylor in HBMS Amphion 1798 by Matrim - 32 Gun 18pdr Frigate
Hi
Magnificient and trully masterfully crafted plans are being drawn here.
One thing i would like to ask. Since i only visit the forum occasionally, i do not recall seeing any previous versions of your plans, nor i recall actually stumbling upon any of the previous works you have mentioned in your first post. What exactly are you planing to do with the finished plans? Are you going to release the data in any form? If so, how would one be able to obtain the results and where?
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maaaslo got a reaction from Canute in Working with Hull Planks on Model Space HMS Victory Kit
I just started to do decking. According to the instructions, you only need light sanding after the decking is done. Well in my case its impossible to find two planks that would have same dimensions. Thickness ranges between 1.31-1.67mm and width between 4.82-5.14mm so far. Width does not bother me, but the thickness gives me headaches. I dont have thicknesser to hand and the supply of planks is rather limited.
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maaaslo got a reaction from WackoWolf in Working with Hull Planks on Model Space HMS Victory Kit
I just started to do decking. According to the instructions, you only need light sanding after the decking is done. Well in my case its impossible to find two planks that would have same dimensions. Thickness ranges between 1.31-1.67mm and width between 4.82-5.14mm so far. Width does not bother me, but the thickness gives me headaches. I dont have thicknesser to hand and the supply of planks is rather limited.
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maaaslo got a reaction from mtaylor in Working with Hull Planks on Model Space HMS Victory Kit
I just started to do decking. According to the instructions, you only need light sanding after the decking is done. Well in my case its impossible to find two planks that would have same dimensions. Thickness ranges between 1.31-1.67mm and width between 4.82-5.14mm so far. Width does not bother me, but the thickness gives me headaches. I dont have thicknesser to hand and the supply of planks is rather limited.
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maaaslo got a reaction from mtaylor in Working with Hull Planks on Model Space HMS Victory Kit
Do wood supplied is ok. Nothing extra. Just soak it in hot water for 10-15 mins then bend it and nail it to the model. Leave till next day and only then glue... Also, when sorting the bunch of planks, keep the soft ones for them sharp bends around the bow and the back...
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maaaslo got a reaction from Canute in Working with Hull Planks on Model Space HMS Victory Kit
Do wood supplied is ok. Nothing extra. Just soak it in hot water for 10-15 mins then bend it and nail it to the model. Leave till next day and only then glue... Also, when sorting the bunch of planks, keep the soft ones for them sharp bends around the bow and the back...
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maaaslo got a reaction from WackoWolf in Working with Hull Planks on Model Space HMS Victory Kit
Do wood supplied is ok. Nothing extra. Just soak it in hot water for 10-15 mins then bend it and nail it to the model. Leave till next day and only then glue... Also, when sorting the bunch of planks, keep the soft ones for them sharp bends around the bow and the back...
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maaaslo got a reaction from CDW in Working with Hull Planks on Model Space HMS Victory Kit
Do wood supplied is ok. Nothing extra. Just soak it in hot water for 10-15 mins then bend it and nail it to the model. Leave till next day and only then glue... Also, when sorting the bunch of planks, keep the soft ones for them sharp bends around the bow and the back...
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maaaslo got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS VICTORY 1759 by isalbert
While i certainly am admiring the quality of your workmanship (outstanding!!!), i think that the name of the thread is a bit misleading. The model you are so beutifully crafting is of the Victory after her great refit. The gallion figure is completly different to what it was in 1759. At the rear you have no balconies, as far as i know there were galleries there before refit. If you have a look and compare your masterpiece to the one off Doris, you will see a lot of differences.
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maaaslo got a reaction from Cap'n Jim in Hermione La Fayette by TheDutchShipBuilder - Artesania Latina - second wooden ship built
it is always nice to see somebody with so much enthusiasm. ive lost mine long time ago ( i build only when i am in mood. last "mood " was two months ago...)
id ike to point at something. you mentioned you want to use balsa for carving. i am not so sure if it is a good idea. balsa is not the best material for carving, due to its grain. i would probably grab rather something like... wood from linden tree, perhaps something soft, but carveable. balsa is i think just way too soft for carving.
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maaaslo got a reaction from Ryland Craze in my variation on lathe
Ryland
i am not taking it away from you, it works good for you, but those sanding sticks do cost a lot of money (at east over the time).
i bought a whole roll of this sanding paper, i thing grade 120 for near to nothing. this way its going to last me a life time... it barelly was showing any use on it.
also, if you push too hard on the stick, you bend the dowel you work on. if you hold it in the hand, you wil avoid any vibrations... and it really takes fraction of time, you can push as hard as you want and have the drill on full...
Pavol
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maaaslo got a reaction from egkb in my variation on lathe
i was thinking, do i have room for lathe, and more importantely, do i have money to waste? ( considering i love models it is not waste of course...) so i was thinking, many people use drills and atach parts of the real lathe onto the wooden jig frame. i do not have room for that. after i spoke to my friend, who owns joinery shop and he explained to me how they use the lathe on processing very thin materials, ive had an idea what to do.
i raided my wifes kitchen drawer and aquired her thermo glove. ive cut a bit of coarse grade sanding paper. fitted the boxwood dowel into the acu drill and grabbed the whole thing in my hands.
first i was surprised at just how effective this very primitive setup is. in matter of 1 minute ive had the bowsprit half done. it only needs a bit of fine sanding done and it would be ready to fit...
arent the most primitive tools some of the best? there is litterally nothing that could go wrong with this...
btw, i recommend using outside, or perhaps in dedicated workshop: very messy...
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maaaslo got a reaction from TheDutchShipBuilder in Hermione La Fayette by TheDutchShipBuilder - Artesania Latina - second wooden ship built
it is always nice to see somebody with so much enthusiasm. ive lost mine long time ago ( i build only when i am in mood. last "mood " was two months ago...)
id ike to point at something. you mentioned you want to use balsa for carving. i am not so sure if it is a good idea. balsa is not the best material for carving, due to its grain. i would probably grab rather something like... wood from linden tree, perhaps something soft, but carveable. balsa is i think just way too soft for carving.
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maaaslo reacted to chris watton in Newsworthy updates from Chris Watton
Hi,
Yes, it is the same model. It seems to have took an age to get this far due to all of the internal work.
I have added PE window frames to the kit version of the area in front of the stove, after my trip to Portsmouth
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maaaslo reacted to st george in Naval History On This Day, Any Nation
Kevin shouldn't we be on May 5th?
2009 - A French-team using deep-sea robots began to recover bodies from a 2009 Air France plane crash
1944 - USS Comfort is commissioned in San Pedro, CA; first ship to be manned jointly by Army and Navy personnel.
1980 - USS Robert E. Peary rescues 440 Vietnamese refugees from disabled craft south of Thailand.
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