Canute
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Chris, have you seen Pan Pastels: https://modelingcolors.com/ They're a powder you apply with a variety of tools, but they'll stay in place a little better than chalks.- 146 replies
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Costa Passenger Coach by yvesvidal - OcCre - 1/32
Canute replied to yvesvidal's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I think it's the Latin influence. I'm half Italian and I also like the red. Progressing nicely, Yves. -
I'll be looking over your shoulder, Dave. I have a Fokker D7 in the stash.
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I have faith that you will solve this problem, Rob.
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Your leather looks real, Craig. Pretty close to an American Civil War McClellan saddle I own.
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Well done. Alan. I think you've overcome any limitations and turned out a quality model. 👍
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Mike, I'm in for this build. Very interested in your integrating this mass of detail parts.
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Very nice diorama, Mike. The aircraft is beautifully done.
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Spitfire Mk.Ia by davec - FINISHED - Kotare - 1/32 - PLASTIC
Canute replied to davec's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Well done, Dave. You did a great job on this iconic aircraft.👍 -
Looking good, Mike. The spindly landing gear turned out quite nicely.
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Great job with the yellow, Mike. That and red are the hardest to get even coverage. 👍
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Really like your build, Bob. 👍 A couple of items for your painting and staining toolbox: Basswood tends to stain blotchy, so use some Minwax conditioner before staining that wood. Read the instructions on the can for timing issues. Stain before gluing. The glues we use seal the wood, so staining post gluing doesn't work well. Like Chuck says, test before doing whatever on the build.
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Looks good. You may want to double check where the crash netting sets up. Your recovery flight deck looks like the whole air wing is positioned on deck. The launching configuration deck looks much better.
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Costa Passenger Coach by yvesvidal - OcCre - 1/32
Canute replied to yvesvidal's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Yves, do you have a coupler height gauge for this scale? Kadee makes one. Looking at the truck bolster(round pad) and the car bolster, sanding is an iffy proposition to lower the car height. Does Kadee make offset couplers in this scale? -
The steam donkey engines in our train layout logging area had water tanks. The small ones had a tank of maybe several hundred gallons, the big engine had a proportionally larger tank. Yes, you need water close at hand to preclude burning the lines up.
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The logging donkeys used water from the surrounding streams, acquired thru a suction pipe, run thru an engine based pump. The suction pipe had a screened intake that got dunked into the stream for the water, Logging locos hauled their feed tank(the tender) with them. There probably was a feed tank on the scow for startup water. (For those of us who live in rural areas, the fire companies still do the suctioning of water from selected ponds. They also maintain a tanker or two. Not everybody lives within 1,000 feet of a fire hydrant.) Since the pile driver was working on pier pilings, I'd expect they'd either have a hose from a handy hydrant or some kind of water hoy to keep the clean wet stuff available. This last is pure conjecture on my part. The time frame for the railroad I model is the mid 1950s and they didn't have water barges in that period. City water in Hoboken/Jersey City was enough. The Lackawanna Railroad pile drivers had sheds for their mechanisms that were painted a light tan with dark brown trim. That was their Rail Marine department colors, since the passenger ferries were done up in those same colors.
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Keith, the feedwater from the NYC mains would be good for making steam. Harbor water would be brackish and unusable. Maybe OK for cooling, but steam water needs to be pretty clean. I know out west , railroads had to treat their water if it was too alkaline. Depending on how fast the cylinder used the steam, that would be used to calculate if they needed a pump and what size it should be. All the feedwater heater does is warm up the boiler water before it goes into the boiler. They do that to increase the thermal efficiency of the engine. It should all be inside the shed to prevent freezing the water pipes, else they'd have to be drained, in winter. And New York Harbor was one cold spot with the northerly winds blowing down the Hudson. I grew up in that area and spent 4 years in an engineering school in Hoboken, across the Hudson from Manhattan.
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Looking good Keith. I'm with Bob M. and the blue overalls. It's early in his shift. For Brooklyn Navy Yard photos, this site gets some in passing, so to speak. He has compiled a lot of data for all the railroad maritime facilities on the New York State side of the harbor. The navy Yard was west of the Wallabout terminals, so some shots were taken from the yard into those piers. http://members.trainweb.com/bedt/indloco/wu.html Here's the main page for the website: http://www.trainweb.org/bedt/IndustrialLocos.html This can be a very deep and complex rabbit hole. Enjoy.😄
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It's a shame that all that beautiful work will disappear under the car's skin. But, you'll know it's there. 😄 Arduinos are great for do-it-yourself lighting set-ups. And if you really want automation, you can control servos for that. Another rabbit hole to explore.
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You could also try some dense styrofoam pieces, usually found as packing in electronic gear or similar items. Not the stuff that breaks up into those little pieces, like the inexpensive coolers and cup holders.
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Costa Passenger Coach by yvesvidal - OcCre - 1/32
Canute replied to yvesvidal's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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USS Cairo by Zetec - FINISHED - 1/50 scale
Canute replied to Zetec's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
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Boeing774, here are some online sources for WWII USN ship camouflage. Painting what for Measure 32: https://shipcamouflage.com/measure_32.htm Painting where is here: https://shipcamouflage.com/DesignSheets/M32_1D_CB-1.jpg A light touch with finer sand paper. Or get some fingernail files at the drug store. Two sided, the coarser side works well for cleaning up the sprue gates on your parts. The finer side will help clean up your rescribed areas; just follow the boards. Welcome aboard.
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Costa Passenger Coach by yvesvidal - OcCre - 1/32
Canute replied to yvesvidal's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Yves, good plan to be able to operate this car in a train. Will the wheels have enough side play to allow the trucks to roll smoothly into and thru a curve? I know in HO and N, there is a little wiggle room in the trucks. -
Milk delivery wagon by RGL - FINISHED - Miniart - 1/35
Canute replied to RGL's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Love the headgear on ol Bessie. 😄
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