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  1. Canute
    Piet, thanks for your research. It amplifies the incidents covered by Cox in his book. I look forward to your work.
  2. Canute
    The ammonia will work, but once the internal structure of the wood gets modified to bend, it doesn't actually revert back to what it was. I believe the wood structure is weaker internally after an ammonia bath. Good support under the bent wood is a must. Steam is a better bet, since the wood fibers don't get weakened.
  3. Canute
    Ouch, Dan. Very pricey. The low cost shops in Hong Kong may not carry much US stuff. I did a fast check on some other shops and 1/250 PE isn't readily available, except from GMM.
  4. Canute
    Dan, what scale is the new ship? Gold Medal Models, http://www.goldmm.com/ may cover it and should be available in OZ.
  5. Canute
    Jack, thanks for the answer. Been busy. They even include a section for home-made cleaners to keep use of the manufacturer's recommended thinner product for just thinning the acrylic paints as you use it. Can save you a bunch of cash.
  6. Canute
    Piet, my library found me a copy of "Rising Sun, Falling Skies". Got it from a county out east of here, I'll start into it tonight. Read the intro and he mentions the few prior books written on this sad chapter of the start of the Pacific War.
  7. Canute
    Model Railroad Hobbyist (http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/) published a booklet comparing the Floquil paints with Vallejo Model Air, Testor's Model Master and Badger's Modelflex acrylic paints. You have to subscribe, but it's free. Search for mrh-acrylic-painting-guide-post-floquil-landscape.pdf The file is a zipped pdf, in a 22 page booklet but besides the charts, gives a lot of good tips for acrylic painting.
  8. Canute
    Les, it's a great idea. The various glues, paints and assorted other substances we use in constructing our models can be toxic, some immediately, some over time. I'd break it into the various uses; glues, paints, blackeners, etchants, etc.
  9. Canute
    Greg, he's gone on holiday to Stockholm. Don't think he took any comms/computers.
  10. Canute
    Fife rails turned out great, Jesse. Glad you're feeling a bit better.
  11. Canute
    They're pretty new; no more than 3 years or so. The resin & PE will ratchet up the degree of difficulty, along with the size. But, it's better than 1/700 stuff.
  12. Canute
    Nice work there, John.
  13. Canute
    Interesting ironclad there, Danny. I'll pull up a chair, too.
  14. Canute
    Piet, thanks for the book title. I'll check with my county library. I wonder if Boris will do more ships of that area in 1/350?
  15. Canute
    Greg, I'll ride along with you on this one, too. I think these Japanese light AA cruisers were the equivalents of the American Atlanta class. The Atlantas were loaded with 5" turrets and lighter for AA protection of the carriers.
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    Piet, I'll join you for this one. The start of the Pacific chapter of WWII was a sorry one. I've read a few histories, but in depth accounts are rare. The few ships the Allies had in the area seemed to be frittered away. Commemorating these folks via well researched and built models goes a ways to remembering them.
  17. Canute
    Bill, you're right with those woods. I've been tunnel vision on small scale models and basswood. I use a conditioner on the basswood before staining, but that's not a sanding sealer. Thanks.
  18. Canute
    No, since you've just sealed the wood. I'd recommend staining first.
  19. Canute
    That series from Steve Wiper is a good one for references. Craig, I'm in on this one, too.
  20. Canute
    What Jack said. Most definitely worth it. Floquil is/was good paint, with good coverage. Since bean counters run most corporations nowadays, they have to cut costs anywhere they can. Testors dropped the line because it was probably smaller than the aircraft/armor colors market. I went to acrylics.
  21. Canute
    Jack, you're probably right on the original buyout date. I remember Floquil in the square bottles, from Imre/Risley or some such. Testors still makes solvent paints in their ModelMaster line. I'm trying to wean myself off the organic solvent paints.
  22. Canute
    Do a very thorough mix & don't shake it. If you have one of those little battery powered stirrers, use it. The Floquil you have is an enamel., so use a good solvent thinner. If you want to spray it, run it thru some filters to get any lumps out. I store my solvent paints upside down. Floquil was bought by Testors some years back and has been folded into the Testors line. Probably affected model railroaders the most, but with the changeover to acrylic paints, it's not too bad. One of their online magazines (Model Railroad Hobbyist) published a booklet to cross reference the old Floquil/Polyscale paints with Vallejo and Modelflex acrylics. You have to sign up to get to that booklet, but it's free.
  23. Canute
    Greg, very well done, mate. Love the detail work. I'll try to sit quietly waiting your next build.
  24. Canute
    Join your local library. Mine has a lot of those titles, the rest they get through a statewide tracking system. And they notify by phone or email. Neptune's Inferno was very good. It struck me as a knife fight at night, in a phone booth.
  25. Canute
    I'm off to Colonial Williamsburg, in Virginia. It's a reproduction of the city as it was around the times of the American War for Independence. They do very authentic work, so I'll get some pictures at the wagon-makers shop. It's most likely a bit early for your Butterfield stage, Eddie, but can't be too far off.

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