Canute
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Matt, are you steaming/boiling or just pressure fitting your planks? I presume the latter, since you're zipping right along and using CA. The rabbet seems to be good, although your joint at the stem is in shadow. I used a steel binder clamp to hold the hood end of the planks in the rabbet. Don't want to leave my finger prints where they shouldn't be. Keep on truckin'. -
I've had a Stylus for a number of years. It's handy for me; used it to rough shape the Bounty Launch stem before final shaping with sanding sticks. The lithium ion battery has held up very well. Does sound like my dentist's office, but then all my Dremels sound like that.
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Jonny, sorry to hear that. Hope you're happy with the fix, but I have a teensy suspicion this "faux pas" will fester and you'll be replacing that bowsprit.
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The tread-heads, aircraft modelers and, more recently, model railroaders use rivet decals from http://www.archertransfers.com/index.html Check them out if you need strings of rivets.
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I use pieces of plastic bags as my glue "palette" and like Jay a round toothpick or an unbent paper clip. As that old ad said, "a little dab will do ya". Neatness does count!
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Nice looking work, Joe. Like your photos.
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Sanding or dipping in white vinegar (mild acetic acid) will both do a good job of prepping the brass for a good primer, like Keith suggests. You still may end up retouching the paint after flexing the etch brass after attaching it to your model. Use a very fine brush fir that.
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Don't think that's correct about Mamoli being out of business. They were shut down due to a fire last year, but are back in operation. I just can't cite exactly where I read it here on MSW.
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Yeah, tough life for a squirrel. Like we keep saying, this ain't no race. Read a little, converse with the squirrels, talk to Junior, mull your moves before launching off a tree branch, Rocky.
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Ah, schmeckt zehr gut! Although, you might have enjoyed a Bitburger Pils with what looks like sauerbraten. But, that's just me. Three years in the Eifel affects you that way.
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Matt, I really like the lines of the Ranger. I'm pulling up a chair in the front row to watch this build.
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I'm the newbie here, so all I can say is WOW. Your workmanship and perseverance is superb. My hat's off to you. Cheers!
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Jonny, any model train shops near you? They may have some brass wire in stock. We have an outfit called Detail Associates (DA) that makes round brass wire. If my ciphering is correct, 1mm equals .040 inches and DA carries that size. They go all the way down to .006 inch wire.There are other brands, too. Maybe try a local hardware store, too. Staring at the screen like that does a number on your eyes. Back when PCs were new (mid 80's), we had monochrome amber screens. I had to do data entry for my unit's weapons scores. If I spent more than a half hour doing that, I'd get bleary eyed. The other Weapons officer wore his sunglasses to do entries, it bothered his eyes so much. The CO thought we were daft, but our inspection results were always top notch, so he humored us.
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Matt, my Italian Gramma did that kind of beautiful work. I have 2 pieces for putting under lamps, inherited from my Mom. Sis got all the rest of the handiwork. That is some beautiful work! And as Keith says, it makes a lot of sense that Captain Bligh would carry the barricoes that way. They keep liquids in, so they can also keep salt water out. I work with a lady who crochets. Maybe I can talk her into doing something like this.
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Scott, excellent work installing all those knees.And nice camera work, shooting through the gunports.
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Dang, I nearly swallowed my gum! A three decker Twould be a rather largish chunk. Your launch does look good. Congrats. And I'm drawn to that paddle wheeler, too;since it's around the American Civil War time frame I'm fond of.
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Looking good, Jon. Keep after it. As far as adding light, you almost can't have too much, especially as we get older. When I went into the AF at age 20 or so, I was Hawk-eye, 20/10 or so. Twenty some odd years later, I flunked the vision part of a flight physical. I needed glasses! The more light, the easier it is for the eyes to adapt. Nowadays, I wear glasses and work under 2 pretty bright lights, one with a magnifying lens built in. That setup helped me when my train club built an N scale diorama for the local county historical museum. I could build laser cut, double hung wood windows with sashes and panes. They were 6 mm by 11 mm. I swore off working in that scale, with that level of detail, after that.
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Matt, I like the idea of a captures ship conversion. Very interesting premise. That being said, I hope you are not planning to impart cannon damage with anything much more than an air-powered BB gun. I have a little experience with assorted weapons. Gunpowder puts lots of oomph behind a given projectile. Remember blowing up plastic ships with firecrackers? This kit could turn into your first scratchbuild, if you get too exuberant. Be careful, brother.
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Buck, I know of what you speak. I want to start selling off my slew of plastic ships. I don't see me building any of them. Makes room for "others", like a Syren or Granado. Or getting some new tool goodie, like a lathe or thickness sander. Ah, well, I can dream...
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If I had a ramp, maybe. The snow is rotten, very thin. But the crust is glare ice. I've a few friends go down with broken wrists and shoulders, thanks to this ice. I'm not a fan of CA, though I have built a wooden freight car or 2 with some medium thick stuff. I use various CA thicknesses on resin, metal/wood, no problem. Wood to wood, I like to use yellow glue. It sets up in less than half an hour and if I screw up (or is that when?), I can undo it with isopropanol. I was pretty careful marking the hood end locations in the stem rabbet, if you look closely at that in my last picture. The garboard does hang past the transom, but not by much. I want to finesse that plank in it's place.
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Go Speed Racer Go! Wait a minute, better start a new log, Matey! I do like cutters, though. Sleekness. Better get an Italian English dictionary, while you're at it. Although, in looking at the Mamoli instructions for my Connie section, you may just stick with the drawings.
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Hornet, I've used a cutting mat for years. Cut wood, plastic, card stock on it. And they're a little insurance, too. Spilled glues and paints on it. Cleaned up OK. I think the mat will protect your blades better than the melamine. Try out a half page or page size. They're not too dear.
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