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  1. Canute
    Mike nice start. I'll follow along, too.
  2. Canute
    Excellent work, Frank! Fit is terrific.
  3. Canute
    AF 70-98, and Mark's a Vietnam brother.
  4. Canute
    Well done, Cathead! The colors are great and the display looks very good.
  5. Canute
    Nicely done, Mark. See, Marines do have a sensitive side. :D
  6. Canute
    Bob, tools turned out great! Well done.
  7. Canute
    Nicely done, Matt. Looks very good!
  8. Canute
    Nicely done. Better get cracking on the rest of those gems.
  9. Canute
    I think kids aren't into building kits like we grew up with. They do CAD work and then 3D modeling. The Hobbytown near me (45 min?) is OK for paints and other supplies, but unless you're an RC wonk (cars, some a/c) not much else.
  10. Canute
    Heck of a job with the doors and paneling, Glenn.
  11. Canute
    Furniture stains are OK; just make sure not to use a stain with a gloss finish. Wood dyes are another method of coloring wood.Haven't tried that yet.
  12. Canute
    Ditto from me, too, Sjors.
  13. Canute
    Looks like AL had a hand with the kitting. Good luck, Bryan. I'd like to follow along, too.
  14. Canute
    Treenails look great; very subtle.
  15. Canute
    If you want some harbor barges, in HO or O Scale, look at http://www.laserkit.com/laserkit.htm Go into the scales to find the barges. It's an oddly connected website. The kits are laser cut wood, Sylvan Scale Models has some resin kits in various RR scales : http://sylvanscalemodels.com/HO%20ships%20new%20page.htm
  16. Canute
    Works lots better than swiping your finger through the glue ooze. You could use a micro-brush, also known as a dental swab in that cup of water.
  17. Canute
    Good looking decking, Brian.
  18. Canute
    Mike, this is my technique for cutting brass. I cut the PE using a curved Xacto type knife, laying the PE on a piece of plate glass. No flex like a cutting mat would have. Cut as close as possible to your part. Use plenty of light, maybe some magnification and for sure wear safety glasses. You may want to consider putting some tape on the part to keep it from sailing off or maybe(?) hold it with a finger (carefully). If you have a nub of brass after cutting, carefully grab the part with a locking tweezers or something similar and take a fine file to the nub.
  19. Canute
    Pikers, that beauty is worth at least a keg. Gorgeous workmanship there, Dan. Slainte. :cheers: :cheers:
  20. Canute
    I think you're on the right track, Cobr@. The great guns had been retrofitted with flintlock triggers, but these could break or misfire. The backup was the linstocks or slow match fuses you made there. I'd think they'd go towards the ship's center-line, between the guns.
  21. Canute
    Don, I'll be following along, too. The Swan Class has some pretty lines and someday I may do one. Right now, I'll work on my Launch.
  22. Canute
    Nice decking, Bob! The holly looks perfect.
  23. Canute
    Nicely done on the cross, Cobr@.
  24. Canute
    I await your next photos. For some reason, this thick Yankee isn't seeing the picture correctly. I'll go stand in a corner and wait now....
  25. Canute
    Mark, can you make a paper template/tracing of the base of the railing and then scan it into your drawing program. That would get you closer to the correct sweep.

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