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  1. Canute
    Nice joinery there. Kudoes to the crew.
  2. Canute
    S.S Atlantus (sp) off the west side of Cape May, NJ off Sunset Beach. It 's a concrete ship. Can't copy photos, but you can see pix on Google Earth, search Sunset Beach, NJ.
  3. Canute
    I would put the filler on the bare wood, sand it to your degree of smooth, recheck the filler, then prime the surface. A light sanding with fine grit paper or very fine steel wool and you should be good for your paint. Your primer color should be white or light gray if you plan on painting yellows. These colors are more translucent and you'd need more coats of paint to get the color right. Not good with some acrylics, especially if you're brush painting.
  4. Canute
    Jonny, dunk the brass in vinegar. It's a weak acid and will remove the oils. The blackening agent may need diluting to work properly. Read the bottle. Good luck.
  5. Canute
    Great details, Bill. The cartridge bags look great.
  6. Canute
    Congrats to the Admiral and you. I think you'll be happier with brass barrels, though you'll need to blacken them somehow. The chemical way lets the details show better than paint, but the chemicals require a couple of steps. There are a couple of logs explaining the process here.
  7. Canute
    The resin plug issues are pretty typical for most resin cast kits. The molds are soft and rubbery, so the dimensions can vary by small fractions. Every rolling stock kit I've ever worked on had a lot of cleanup, truing and squaring. Check against accurate plans, said the novice to the masters. Request permission to watch one of the masters.
  8. Canute
    May want to let it dry overnight in place. Don't rush it.
  9. Canute
    Mobbsie, it's looking great! Very nice joinery and finish. And glad to see how you've organized your work documents in ring binders; I've done that for years and most modelers around here think I'm OCD or just anal.
  10. Canute
    Matt, I'm sure between your design ideas and the Nuts Bros skills, those carronades will be primo! Keep it up.
  11. Canute
    Cap'n Steve, that's one of those unwanted thoughts forever seared into my brain. Maybe some rum will wash it away... need a number for the Nutz Brothers.
  12. Canute
    Good call by that parrot... oops, cockatoo.The shaping and finishing of the cap rail look great! Looks like that aft pivot gun/caronnade will have a good field of fire. My compliments to the Nutz crew.
  13. Canute
    Your Mk XVII stern pieces look sufficiently "sturdy" compared to the Mk II "stiletto" look. Much more appropriate for a man o' war. Maybe if you do a yacht some day....
  14. Canute
    You may want to lay your making tapes on a clean metal or glass surface and cut it with your sharp knife and a metal straight edge. The flat surface with take some of the tackiness off your tape and the fresh cut tape edge is way crisper than the factory cut edge. And like grsjax said, seal the edge.
  15. Canute
    Brian, good idea firing up the mill. The cannons look very good, as does the sloop.
  16. Canute
    Like how that aft platform turned out. They must have studied under Mr Myagi!
  17. Canute
    Matt, love the patterning and choice of wood colors. Good work. My compliments to Woodie and his crew(s). Dare you Splice the Mainbrace?
  18. Canute
    Yowzah! Beautiful detailing there! Well done.
  19. Canute
    Hope you didn't feed Tiny one of you "manly" cupcakes. Chocolate is bad for pups. Why not stain your wales black? Stain can be a good option vice playing with ebony wood. What's wrong with baking? I brew a little beer and bake bread occasionally.
  20. Canute
    Ken, pretty much standard issue back then. We USAF aircrews had several other less "PC" names for them, too. I salute all veterans who served any time and any where. And to all my Viet Nam brothers and sisters, Welcome Home!
  21. Canute
    Jim, Thanks for the mini-practicum.So many things to learn here.
  22. Canute
    Grant, your little tutorial is excellent. The dimly lit light bulb in my brain just got lit up like a fireworks display. Thanks for that explanation for doing the beams.
  23. Canute
    Very nice job on both the Bomb Vessel and the Pirate Pig. Hope the Pig floated upright!
  24. Canute
    Jonny, I'll pull up a seat and follow along. I like these cutters.
  25. Canute
    Yer last photo had some good looking pieces there, Cap'n. But don't ye be leavin' any o' yer blud on the scantlings, unless yer meaning to paint them bulwarks in Claret.

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