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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 -
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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This is super Greg. Do you sand/shave of the plastic handrails before attatching the PE ones?
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Just my 2 cents worth Pat, and I don't want to hi-jack Greg's remarkable build thread, but I think if you use medium CA it will give you about 4-8 seconds moveability time per piece. thin you have not much hope unless the piece is already firmly in place and you just want to reinforce it. Medium (green bottle) Zap-a-Gap is really good. But again, as Greg says, make sure you have everything ready to go and glue before opening the glue bottle. personally I just use el cheapo toothpicks to apply a small amount to the surface.
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hey greg, can I ask how you apply the zap a gap glue? do you squeeze some out of the bottle and dip into it? or do you squeeze straight out of the bottle as you need it? hope that makes sense? anyway I guess I am asking is how do you get the glue from the bottle, onto the model, then position the pe piece? cheers chris
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Coverage question?
vossy replied to vossy's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
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Coverage question?
vossy replied to vossy's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
thanks mate. good to have at least one answer. cheers chris -
Coverage question?
vossy replied to vossy's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
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Hi all, I just got some paints for my 1:200 Trumpeter Bismark. They come in 22ml bottles from Lifecolor. My question is, how much will these small bottles cover if airbrushed? I am yet to get an airbrush (soon though) but at 22ml, its not much paint to cover a beast like Bismark. Should I get more? Oh, I am talking about the red color below the waterline. cheers chris
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looking at ships, what's the best boat for a newby?
vossy replied to shutter's topic in Wood ship model kits
hi. my first kit was the amati santa maria. mainly because i am a columbus tragic! i found it challenging but not impossible. i am pretty proud of how she turned out. i always say, do a kit you are interested in first and foremost. you are far more likely to finish it and enjoy the process along the way! cheers chris -
hello Clarence, I really look forward to this log. I loved your last build, especially the lights you incorporated into the model. I really like these non sail vessels, and you have inspired me to build a riverboat along the lines of your last one! thank you and good luck with this. chris
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I would love post WW2 Australian Warships in wood and metal at a scale of about 1:200. Especially my beloved HMAS Torrens. chris
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hello, I don't know if a sail set exists for model or if you can make one yourself, but I would love to see this kit with sails. even furled would be super and not obscure the intricate rigging work. cheers chris
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Tools and Supplies for My "Shipyard"
vossy replied to daveward's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
i would 100% get a soldering iron to bend the planks. also a metre long piece of plumbing pic pipe, glued and capped at one end to pre-soak the planks before heating and bending with the iron. also a dremel is very useful if the budget allows. cheers chris -
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-24/conestoga-shipwreck-found-after-missing-for-95-years/7275294 cheers chris
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Hi Marv, all the pieces in the above pic were drawn to scale by Roman himself, then he had them transferred to suitable wood and laser cut. I haven't spoken to him for a long time but he did send me his plans etc. for all his upgrades. will see if i can dig them out. cheers chris
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what an interesting life this chap must have had. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-07/one-of-the-last-cape-horners-celebrates-his-100th-birthday/7146498 cheers, chris
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Hi all. Thought this may be of interest. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-21/costa-concordia-photographer-takes-eerie-photos-inside-ship/7103234 cheers, Chris
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Buying an Expensive Kit and throwing most of it away
vossy replied to pirozzi's topic in Wood ship model kits
i have only 2 rules: 1. given most vessels i build are actually 3 to 4 hundred years old, i always try to throw out and replace the plastic parts that most models seem to contain. given plastic wasn't invented until 1907 i don't feel too bad about this. 2. just enjoy your build. this is not the ship modelling Olympics. cheers chris -
Hey Charlene, this is looking really good. Can i ask what metal parts are missing from your kit? Also any other missing parts you have identified? cheers Chris
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Hello Kurt, thank you so much for this advice! This is exactly the type of response i was hoping for. i will definitely try this. it looks so simple, cost effective, and straight forward. i can't believe such a task as making coils have been giving me so much grief. Cheers Chris
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