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  1. Canute
    Testor's Model Master paints carry Engine Black and Grimy Black, in enamel and acrylic. Vallejo acrylic shows theirs as 70.924 #94 Russian Uniform WW2. Good to see the Badger equivalent colors. Thanks, Kurt.
  2. Canute
    Are those iron parts painted? That's a nice faded/bleached out black.
  3. Canute
    Marc, there are some card models of blockade runners. Check out: ecardmodels.com. There is a web site for Ironclads and Blockade Runners at: http://users.wowway.com/~jenkins/ironclads/ironclad.htm Maryland Silver Company has some plans, although not much for runners: http://www.marylandsilver.com/Ship.htm
  4. Canute
    Dee Dee, just started reading your log. Well done! Several techniques of yours will find their way into my "bag o' tricks". I'll continue to follow your build, too. p.s. Your avatar looks like one of my resident mouse-banes, name of Socks.
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    Augie, well done. And I like the shrink wrap for strapping. May try it on some barrels.
  6. Canute
    I read on Augie's current thread where he used shrink wrap on his elm pumps as the iron strapping. Looks good.
  7. Canute
    Matt, thanks. I dithered over doing just that, worrying over the plank lengths. My muddled noggin over the holidays didn't help. Cathead, thank you; that's my plan right now. I'm in the midst of staining the planks right now. I have some 1/32" stock to do the job. And I'm waxing down my mold boards for the cherry frames. Yeehah!
  8. Canute
    Tuff, love the barrels. Well done! A question: would real thin plastic strip work for hoops?
  9. Canute
    Cap'n Steve, we may have to report you to the Admiralty for coffee abuse (almost as big a sin in these parts as alcohol abuse). Leaving it under yer bed?? 3 weeks, eh? I hope you used instant, since it's not considered real coffee anyway. Seriously, I've got coffee and I don't know how many teas the Admiral has stashed in the Purser's Store Room. Some might work better than others. I'm guessing the black teas and pekoes should work better than the herbal stuff. It's that engineer in me coming out again. Third Engine Wiper
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    Been busy working on non-ship stuff. I'm the membership guy for an organization I'm in and January is very hectic doing renewals and compiling a couple of reports. It's my first time doing this, so I'm proceeding with all due diligence. I'm itching to get back to more fun (?) stuff. I'm sanding down the transom to remove the laser label and make it look like it's built up with separate boards.
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    Matt, nice sewing. I may have to get the Admiral's old Singer tuned up to do these.
  12. Canute
    Brian, excellent work! You might look for "yello-glo" leds. Model RR folks use them for old kerosene burning headlights. Not sure if they come in that size, yet.
  13. Canute
    You renaming it the Minnow?
  14. Canute
    Mobbsie, you adapted and overcame the "issues". Well done. Oopsies are a learning situation. I like your rubber band trick to hold the frames.
  15. Canute
    beautiful work. Thanks for sharing.
  16. Canute
    Do you plan to paint the outer hull or leave it stained? The planking looks great.
  17. Canute
    All I can say is WOW. I love your workmanship. It is inspiring to this neophyte.
  18. Canute
    Rob, Nice crisp shots. And I second using a tripod.
  19. Canute
    Like Eamon said, too. Follow the doctor's orders and don't shirk the PT, once you can do some.
  20. Canute
    Gene, Looking good. Keep up the good work. Slow & steady works better than fast.
  21. Canute
    Great work cutting all those 'ports. Very well done!
  22. Canute
    You might want to try putting some fine sandpaper under your metal templates to eliminate slipping. I did it to a steel ruler that I use for both marking and cutting out pieces. Might also consider cutting out those little triangular glue tabs and curved parts with a small chisel blade. Might be easier than pressing down a #11 with your index finger.
  23. Canute
    Jonny, you might also try Mozilla Firefox. I've used it for years and haven't had any bad incidents. IE is too easy to hack, apparently.
  24. Canute
    Sort of been on hiatus, due to a nasty head cold. Mostly scheming and dreaming. I do have some thin basswood on order, so I can jump onto the transom fix. I did get a belated, surprise Christmas present of a Mamoli Constitution cross section. More fun!
  25. Canute
    Clare, I was looking at #6 or so bird shot (shotgun shell ammo), since I have some dark gray stuff. Unfortunately, it's about 3 mm diameter - way too big. Might work in 1/4" scale. The deck and rails look good. Are you using Shipyard paint?

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