Canute
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Mike, I have the same problem. We must learn to label everything.
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Nice work, Jesse. Necessity sure is the mother of Invention. Well done.
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Jay, nice carving of the ornamentation. The bourbon probably would work, but what a waste of good bourbon. 90% IPA works and it's cheaper than the bourbon.
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Matt, thanks. It not that I'm not building, I am. But I got "volunteered" to do some large scale model RR structures for my train club. Built a 1/24 scale water powered grist mill and a small house. The house is a pile of sticks and some so-so plans (hmm, sounds familiar). The launch sits on the back of my workbench, giving me it's "come hither" looks. And I have a battle station I've been eying with interest.
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Excellent workmanship, Daria. You are off to a great start! Keep at it.
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Welcome and thank you for sponsoring MSW.
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Looks like a great build for your daughter, Mike. I'll follow along, too. Like Grant says, have her chime in from time to time...
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DR, don't know how much tutorial you're gonna get. More like "don't do this because..." I love working with wood, but this is an area I can use all the help I can muster.
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Well, here goes. I've assembled some cutting tools and the carving blanks. Glued the rough blank to a piece of poplar I had and had it sit over night under some weights. Set up nice and flat. Downloaded the carving diagram so I could add the stop cuts, too. Weapons of choice: I've got a scalpel with #11 blade, an Excel # 11 blade, a 1" carving knife and a small micro chisel. I added the stop cuts on the blank, working under my magnifier lamp. May switch to my Optivisor for this delicate work. Felt I was too hunched over, working under the lamp.
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What scale will your ship be built, Alex. At scales above 1/72 or so, the texture will most likely not be really obvious. I've used a fine (220 grit) sand paper to simulate a gravel roof in HO scale (1/87). Use a charcoal gray instead of black. Flat black is too black. A color many plastic ship modellers use is Gunship gray. Testor/Model Master sells it and you can find a Vallejo equivalent, too.
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You may want to look in a sporting goods store that sells reloading supplies for shotguns. The pellets used for bird-shot may fill the bill. What is the actual size for a 6 pounder in 1/64 scale in mm or inch fractions? The pellets are usually steel or lead.
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I have one of Adkin's other books and it is excellent. Well written and numerous maps. Granted it was dealing with land based activity, but Adkin provides a good product.
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Nice repairs to those beautiful windows, Rod. Your Arleigh Burke is coming along nicely, too. Been lurking on your build here for a while. Modern USN are interesting.
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Greg, the aftermarket details really give Yamato some added pop. And the turned brass barrels look super. Looking good.
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Steve, I have one of these in my stash, so I'll follow along to see how this goes together. Your build is progressing nicely.
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Jack, thanks for your support with ME. I'll deal with that tomorrow. Zoltan, thanks. I kind of figured it out when I heard the "snap" of my strake. I think the basswood was pretty well dried out, since I have a very dry basement shop. The first few strakes were bent with the water technique, so I may go back to it.
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Jesse, a belated Happy Birthday, brother! You've accomplished some very good work.
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David, pretty slick, using Sulfuric Acid for that.
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Thank you all. I am having a fitful restart. Tried the blow dryer bending techniques and promptly broke the wood. In 2 places. Will need to trace the part onto some of the excess or else I will be requesting a new part from the fine folks at Model Expo.
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