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  1. Canute
    Jesse, looks good. At normal viewing distances, the average bear won't even realize the plates aren't perfect.
  2. Canute
    Dave, that's great news.Congrats.
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    J, start checking model railroad shops. Some may have these rivets. One brand I've used is Bowser, up in Montoursville, PA. They may still be carrying these rivets. Or their commercial outlet, Toy Train Heaven. Precision Scale is another brand; they're up in Idaho/Montana. here's one link: http://www.toytrainheaven.com/.sc/ms/sch/ee/2?search=valve+gear&go.x=27&go.y=10
  4. Canute
    Happy to assist, David. I'm not ready for an HMV kit, yet.
  5. Canute
    Duffer, no pictures showed on my end either.
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    J, lay your rivet with the head down on a hard surface. Put the Stephenson links over them in appropriate order. Take a thin nail/brad and put the point into the open end of the rivet, if so configured. Tap the nail head gently to flare the river out. If it's a solid rivet, take a finishing nail and put the dimple on the head over the end of the rivet and tap the pointy end of that nail. The rivet has to be flared to hold the rods together and work. Go very slowly; tap and check your progress. Too hard and the rivet flares too much and you end up drilling it out and starting over. This is how I've built a few steam engine kits, although those rivets were open for doing the first method. My Picket Boat kit is stored away and not quickly accessed to check the rivets. This should allow you to make working valve gear.
  7. Canute
    Jay, great idea. Usually work for me. And that area is beautiful.
  8. Canute
    Mario, seeing your work on the keel parts has started my creative juices for this work. Some good ideas for a relatively new ship builder. Thanks!
  9. Canute
    Thanks, guys. Much appreciated. The Admiral will be taking me out to dinner somewhere, when she gets off work. As a "gentleman of leisure", time off is easier to schedule, although I do a fair amount of volunteer work with my church and the County Sheriff.
  10. Canute
    Alclad II paints has a blue green lacquer window tint for spraying onto modern passenger car windows. See: http://alclad2.com/finishes/transparent/
  11. Canute
    Go 'Heels! :D Nicely done with those colors, Dave.
  12. Canute
    David, did you seal the paper/card? I got some Krylon Matt Finish #1311 at Lowe's or Ace Hardware. Quick drying flat sealer. Haven't had any ink runs from the white glue I use.
  13. Canute
    Rinse the part in white vinegar (common household stuff) for a few minutes. If there's any grease, this should remove it. Double check if you have to dilute/cut the blackening solution. I haven't used this particular brand. Some blackeners must be cut to work properly.
  14. Canute
    Well said, Keith.
  15. Canute
    Greg, your detailing is going superbly.
  16. Canute
    Like David, I'm pulling up a chair to watch this build. I've got an Amati/Victory Granado in the stash, so any tips I can glean on these brand kits will be a plus.
  17. Canute
    If you have a kit downloaded from a website, you can re-print a part, since you own the file. Working with a kit published as a booklet (typical of the many fine European card modeling sites), you have to be quite careful or else be paranoid and copy all the pages before hacking up the original.
  18. Canute
    Ed, I've just started reading your work(s), lured by the reviews of your book(s). Beautiful work and nice clear explanations. Takes a lot to impress this former Jersey-man and I am very impressed. Thanks, and I'm following along, too.
  19. Canute
    Nice job on your serving machine, Matt.
  20. Canute
    You may want to look at yelo-glo LEDs. Good simulation of the old kerosene lantern look. Or paint Tamiya Clear orange on the LEDs. Take a look at these folks' products: http://www.litchfieldstation.com/xcart/home.php?cat=22
  21. Canute
    Dan, excellent primer on working with photo-etch.Thanks for the great photos.
  22. Canute
    Great save! Another idea for that bag of "tricks".
  23. Canute
    Cap'n, it's lurking in the shop. I've been lured by a card ship from the American Civil War. Not to worry, I'll get back to it. Boyd, thanks for the compliments. I had a wee block and wandered into a card model. I'm more comfortable with wood, just need to do some of the basics better. I'm fortunate for the assistance of all you folks and hope I don't prove your judgement isn't misplaced.
  24. Canute
    Good stuff, mate. Thanks for sharing.
  25. Canute
    Jay, I've used a piece of rail as a weight a time or two. But I wanted to weigh down a large, flat item, gluing card and cardboard together. Are those diving weights? Not sure about the iron ball. We've used big weights for surf fishing, but those were lead.

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