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Hey Mike, perhaps if you post a few pics and outline your problem we may be able to offer more help. Cheers Chris
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Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
vossy replied to Cathead's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Thanks guys for the explanation. chris- 281 replies
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Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
vossy replied to Cathead's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Hi all, hope this isn't a captain obvious question, but why are the river boats called packets? thanks chris- 281 replies
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QUICK-FIND INDEXES to BUILD LOGS FOR KITS
vossy replied to Dan Vadas's topic in - Index of all kits by brand and subject
Fantastic feature Dan. Very helpful. Thank you and the team. Chris -
This is really impressive mate! I have this kit along with all the PE. One day I will get around to doing it! lol Chris
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Yeah these look good. Shipping to OZ is a bit expensive but I really want fancy ladies and dandy gentlemen strolling the uppers. Thanks for the link. Chris
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Eric, those are exactly the sort of figures I am looking for, however these appear to be in HO scale, which if I'm correct is a lot bigger than O scale??? If this is the case I reckon these maybe too large. Certainly O scale at 1:48 would be acceptable, but not sure about HO scale. Chris
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Hey Eric, your Bertrand is truly beautiful. Haven't actually read much of your log yet, just mainly looked at the pics. Am pretty sold on the idea of painting the hull white now. Bit of a shame to cover the lovely wood, but perhaps if I thin the paint a bit the grain will still show through somewhat. I really like your little people figures in your build. I have been trying to source some for this build in the right scale (1:50), and time period, but I haven't really had much luck. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Chris
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Kurt, Eric, thanks so much for your research on the topic. I don't think I will simulate deck caulking now. I am very new to Riverboats but I have very definitely fallen in love with them. I got the Way's Packet Directory for my birthday not long ago. What an undertaking that must have been to write! Chris
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Thanks Kurt. when you say black, are we talking tar like black? indeed, would this have been a tar like substance to improve watertight integrity? Also would upper decks have been caulked between planks like those of older sail vessels? Chris
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Hi all. I have very nearly finished the second planking of the Sergal Mississippi Riverboat. I understand that this model isn't a depiction of a real vessel, but I bought it because I fell in love with the box art really. Having said that, whilst the box art depicts her with a varnished hull, having looked at my Way's Packet Directory, and read some comments from other riverboat logs, am I correct in saying that most hulls would have indeed been painted? If so, what colour would they most likely be? Would they be like many vessels with a two tone, above and below waterline scheme? Any advice greatly appreciated. Chris
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Thinning water based paint
vossy replied to grsjax's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Hey mate. Acrylic paint dries via 2 main methods; absorption via a porous substrate, or evaporation. By thinning the original paint with any only adds even more liquid to be dispersed via both these methods. If you have access to a speciality paint store they should have drying agents you can apply that will greatly speed up the process with only a few drops. Thinning paint can lead to colour change between area's unless you thin each batch with exactly the same amount of thinner/paint ratio. This occurs because you have changed the viscosity, hence drying time of the paint. A few drops of a professional drying agent is a far better way to go. -
Dan, are these card models just plain old cardboard? they look like thin wood? happy birthday btw. chris
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Maybe not one for the developers or manufactures, but in this hobby as general, I for one would love to see more affordable display cases. We spend $1000,s on the model, only to find they can very easily become super dust collectors because we cant afford/don't want to, spend the same amount on a display case.
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thank you very much Nils. reckon I could maybe use some of these. specially the fancy ladies.
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hey kurt, would they have them in the period? also any links to suppliers? cheers chris
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Hi all, am currently building the Sergal Mississippi Riverboat 1:50 model. Given its not an actual real boat I am thinking I may like to put figures on the model. does anyone have any sites where I could get the correct scale and period figures for this? time period would be 1870-1890 odd. Am thinking along the line of fancy ladies and gentlemen etc. strolling the upper decks, plus maybe ships boys tending the fire buckets etc. and captain in the wheel house type of stuff. cheers chris
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Hi, first of all I live in Victoria, Australia. About 2 weeks ago I bought the Sergal 1:50 Mississippi Riverboat kit from Cornwall Modelboats in England. I purchased it online at about 5pm on the Friday evening and it was on my doorstep at 10am the following Wednesday! With exchange rates the total cost including postage was $612 AUD. The EXACT same kit, had I purchased it from a prominent vendor in NSW Australia, a mere 8 hours away by road, would have cost me $997 AUD for the kit alone! The service I received from Cornwall Modelboats was second to none! Not to mention the $400 odd dollars I saved. It pays to shop around! Chris
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BNA Modelworld in Melbourne is my go to place. just google BNA Models and follow the links. Chris
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super build, can I ask what medium you are using for airbrush thinner and cleaner? chris
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hey greg, the uppers on a sea going ship are washed down and cleaned every day. every branch has a part of ship they are responsible for. main weathering would be mostly inaccessible area's like the hull as this is generally too dangerous to do at sea. cheers chris
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Hi all. Has anyone got experience using this product? Is it as good as they claim? Or indeed any good at all? I emailed the guy at VMS and I can only get it via British ebay apparently. Just wondering if it is worth my while? http://www.vms-supplies.com/flexy-5k-pe-product-overview Cheers Chris
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Hey Greg, I got a complete gun and compressor for xmas. I would highly recommend just spraying water onto cardboard for a while till you get a feel for the trigger and pressure settings on the compressor. No messy clean ups! Chris
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yes thin the paint and turn down the pressure to a fine mist. experiment with plain water in the gun until you are comfortable with the outcome. I usually just spray old bits of cardboard so I can see the pattern and get used of the pressure coming from the gun itself.
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Jan, if you are posted to a larger warship you tend to stick to mainly your part of ship. And trust me you get to know it very well indeed. You are on it 24/7 at sea! Chris
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