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Canute

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  1. Canute
    Druxey, thank you for sharing this build with us. It's a beauty.
  2. Canute
    Looks good, Mark. And the ship is right side up.
  3. Canute
    Jesse, that's a sad bit of news. Both of you are in my thoughts and prayers.
  4. Canute
    That is some fiddly work, Greg. Nicely done.
  5. Canute
    Think I'll plop down on this here rope coil and open my box of popcorn. This will be good.
  6. Canute
    The only difference between men and boys id the price of the toys. We never really grow up!
  7. Canute
    That is one gem of a barge. Most excellent workmanship.
  8. Canute
    Nice work on your hull, Elijah! Very smooth looking.
  9. Canute
    Excellent, another Cheerful build. I'd like to follow along, too.
  10. Canute
    Congratulation, Matt. I really like the electronic addition. Nicely done concealing the battery and switch.
  11. Canute
    Nice looking lathe there Jesse. Have fun.
  12. Canute
    Like Mark says, Bondo Spot putty. They have several formulas, as I recall, so read the label and get one for metalwork. I have some orange label Bondo for plastics and it's a good filler. However, wear gloves and a good mask, since the stuff is loaded with VOCs. Work outside or with good ventilation.
  13. Canute
    Jack, coming along nicely. The deck looks great. And yeah, a few touch ups, but we all do them. Darn crisp, clean closeup photos. I've been working on some Z scale (1/220) structures for a diorama at my club and my brush work is the pits, in places. Good thing they're going into a dimly lit space.
  14. Canute
    Mario, you seem to have made the cant frames flow very nicely. Lookin' good!
  15. Canute
    If it was sheet plastic bricks, with brick faces and grout lines, a gray paint wash would work. Apply and wipe off the face of the bricks quickly, leaving the paint in the joints only. With real (scale) bricks, you might try a spackling/joint compound, used on drywall. Color it a medium or darker gray. You'd have to force it into the joints or try to actually fasten the bricks with the mortar. As you build up the brick floor, attach the bricks to the brass, leaving enough room between the bricks, for the "mortar".
  16. Canute
    Like John said. The parts look good.
  17. Canute
    Brian, you could do the same with a piece of sandpaper under the steel straight edge. Set if back from the edge, so you can cut against it and also draw lines, holding a pen against it.The wee space prevents wicking the ink/paint under the edge.
  18. Canute
    WOW, Bug. You're doing Augie proud. She's a beauty.
  19. Canute
    Ken , 2" in HO is.023"
  20. Canute
    Your Brodie stove is a beauty, Paul.
  21. Canute
    Chuck, great pieces! That laserboard is very versatile.
  22. Canute
    The Germans classed them Panzerschiffe
  23. Canute
    Jim, as a once upon a time AF Navigator/Weapons Systems Officer, using celestial navigation was a required subject. I am fascinated with your build. I need to find one of that quality. Thanks for sharing.
  24. Canute
    Most of the casemate boats of both sides had little or no armor on their roofs. They armored the casemate sides and pilot houses to keep shot from other armored boats out. Some of the later riverine Union ships, like Chillicothe and Indianola, had deck armor of an inch. Not much stuck above the casemate besides the pilothouse, stacks and maybe the tops of the paddlewheel boxes. Reading accounts of the engagements along the Mississippi, some boats had to break off engagements due to the stacks getting riddled and the boilers no longer being able to get a good draft.
  25. Canute
    Max, my deep condolences. Be strong. Hobbies can wait.

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