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  1. Canute
    Let me add my best wishes, too. The SOS looks great, Dave. They sure built them ornate back then. :)
  2. Canute
    Beautiful stuff.
  3. Canute
    Testors makes a metalizer, as does Alclad. I think they are lacquers and should go on over primers. The Alclad goes over a gloss black or gloss dark gray. Here's Alclad's site: http://alclad2.com/
  4. Canute
    "Cheerful" is looking great, Bob.
  5. Canute
    Here's the US and Canadian web-site: http://www.hobbyzone.biz/ Right now, you send them an email for a quote and work out your payment.
  6. Canute
    Sort of a reawakening for me over the weekend. I finally added another plank. :) One small step for a ship building padawan.... Been a bit of a mental block, so I sat down with the Admiral, a former Reg Nurse and worked it all out. I had to get past a few ideas about being "available" for "small" little jobs (GIs may recall what an sljo is) around the house. No more wasting time on the computer, that kind of stuff. I'm back. Lawrence, thank you for your kind support. I hope to complete the planking without further ado and try my hand at rigging and adding some accouterments to the basics included in this kit. I haven't rigged a ship since high school, back in the late Renaissance. (Around the Beatles invading the USA).
  7. Canute
    Mike, another trick for use on sheet stock is to put some light colored masking or drafting tape on the back side of the sheet. You can draw the outlines of the deck furniture on the tape and make your cutouts from the backside, off the model. You want the tape on to prevent splitting along the grain. Cut it away where it crosses your deck beams, so the planking runs smooth and flat. That's assuming you don't plan to show off any 'tween decks areas. If you're doing that, take the tape off.
  8. Canute
    The HobbyZone folks are in central Europe, either Poland or the Czech Republic. I know of a US distributor, but right now you email them for quotes on their products. Can't order directly on line. The product line looks pretty interesting. I'm contemplating a few modules to store some stuff, but have no other "financial" interest in the products. Jim's setup looks better stocked than the few remaining toy stores around these parts. I hesitate to call any of them hobby shops, unless you're an RC car guy.
  9. Canute
    Nicely done, Bob!
  10. Canute
    Thank you, Cathead.
  11. Canute
    Cathead, did you use the Bluejacket Pewter black or just the brass black? The metals look good. Your carronade is definitely shinier than the long gun. Nice work on both naval guns.
  12. Canute
    Nicely done, Mark. Like that silver maple.
  13. Canute
    I hope you went to Urgent Care to get that looked at. Blood infections are dangerous. The swelling is not a good sign. I was an EMT once upon a time and the Admiral is an Registered Nurse, so I know all too well about these things. Be safe.
  14. Canute
    Jack's got a line to follow there, Mike. I got one, after looking at my left hand and the three or four gouges and slices I've put in it over the years. Your hands are a most valuable tool, after that sponge between your ears and your peepers. Take care of them. We like seeing your continuing work on the Montanes, not hospital trip reports. :)
  15. Canute
    Interesting boat from one of our sponsors. I'd like to follow along, Don.
  16. Canute
    Those delicate wood pieces need a humidity percentage in the mid 40's. Go down into the 30% range or lower and cracks start. Most home "weather stations" have a relative humidity range displayed on them. I have one at each end of my house (a ranch style) and my forced hot air furnace has a humidifier attached to the plenum on the furnace. I maintain the whole house between 41 and 45% all winter. Hope the framing recovers. It looks very good.
  17. Canute
    Try a Guiness Stout, on draft if possible.
  18. Canute
    That is some wonderful looking work.
  19. Canute
    Beautiful joinery there. :)
  20. Canute
    Nice job with the pin stripes, Greg. I had to look extra close to see the deck edge lines. Must have used an Optivisor to get them on nice and straight.
  21. Canute
    Well done, Bug. That's a keeper idea.
  22. Canute
    The red outline makes it pop. And your joinery is superb, as always.
  23. Canute
    Old model railroad trick is all.
  24. Canute
    Ray, your colors looks good. I can't tell if you had any wood grain cast into the plastic to help with doing dry brushing. Graining helps, but you can still do some without the grain effects. For the next time you have smooth plastic, run a suede brush or similar and lightly scratch the plastic length-wise to impart a grain effect. Don't get too carried away and make deep scores; you just want a hint of wood grain. In lager scales, say 1/24 or 1/32, you could also drag a fine bladed Xacto saw blade along for a similar effect.
  25. Canute
    Good looking barky, Jack. And nice work bending the sails on.

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