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  1. Canute
    Jack, that's the key to good soldering, a clean tip. Try a brass scrubby pad; looks like an old Brillo pad, minus the soap. The brass cleans off the old solder without nicking up the iron's tip. Lasts longer that way. I've seen them on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltronics-Solder-Cleaning-interchangeable-Metcal/dp/B00NS49LPU/ref=pd_ys_ir_all_40 Or see if you can find a "sal ammoniac" block. Some of my model railroad friends use one. https://www.amazon.com/Large-Sal-Ammoniac-Tinning-Block/dp/B0051KK252/ref=pd_sim_469_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0051KK252&pd_rd_r=K9C83ZSZTAF4TP66T7Y5&pd_rd_w=EaTYa&pd_rd_wg=lOiwM&psc=1&refRID=K9C83ZSZTAF4TP66T7Y5
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    Your millwork is superb, Frank. As is your whole build of the Dunbrody. Thanks for sharing.
  3. Canute
    Some shops may stock "canopy glue". It seems like a thick-ish white glue and dries clear. Apply as Bob says.
  4. Canute
    Oy, hit, repeat hit, on HMS Visa and the Deathstar. We are so enamored of the tech stuff. And once in, you can't just punt. Good luck with rebuilding the Deathstar.
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    Soon, Jay. Or as my Italian grandparents would say "aspeta" phonetic Italian for wait. I'll wait rather than hacking up my blanks.
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    Sherlock, I am a righty from birth. I learned to respect edged tooled from Cub Scouts. They are normally parked in a rack, so I can pick one up without slicing away anymore parts of my fingers and hands. I've had a couple over my checkered hobby career. As Mark Taylor says, I've put my DNA on a few of my builds. I've dabbled with my #11 and the scalpel, but I've ordered a new carving knife from out west, per Jack's recommendation. So I wait and read and watch some Youtube vids on this carving activity.
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    Very nice work there, Jesse. Ship's wheel looks great.
  8. Canute
    Belt and suspenders, eh? :D
  9. Canute
    Mike, I have the same problem. We must learn to label everything.
  10. Canute
    Nice work, Jesse. Necessity sure is the mother of Invention. Well done.
  11. Canute
    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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    Max, your planking and decking look excellent. Nicely done.
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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.
  14. Canute
    Pumps look great, Jesse. Well done.
  15. Canute
    OC, you're progressing nicely. Warspite is shaping up.
  16. Canute
    Excellent workmanship, Daria. You are off to a great start! Keep at it.
  17. Canute
    Welcome and thank you for sponsoring MSW.
  18. Canute
    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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    Hang in there, Jesse. Your work looks great.
  20. Canute
    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.
  21. Canute
    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.
  24. Canute
    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.
  25. Canute
    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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