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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.

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chris

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!

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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

I would love post WW2 Australian Warships in wood and metal at a scale of about 1:200. Especially my beloved HMAS Torrens.

chris

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.

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chris

what is the scale of this model please?

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.

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chris

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-24/conestoga-shipwreck-found-after-missing-for-95-years/7275294

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chris

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.

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chris

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

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

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.

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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?

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Chris

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

Hi all, can anyone help me out and show me an easy, or any, way to make rope coils. The sort that lay on the deck, not the coils that hang from pinrails. i have tried the jig from the wooden shop modelling for dummies site but i still end up with just a bunch of twisted rope. are there any other jigs, tips, tricks out there?

Cheers Chris

surprised it took so long!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-13/colombia-spain-in-row-over-3billion-loot-from-galleon-san-jose/7024530

chris

yep. just like the figurine mentioned by TMAN well placed buckets, barrels etc. can be very effective.

chris

matt or at most semi gloss clear. the glossier the coat. the more imperfections will show.

chris

i think it was lost in the great crash! its a real shame as david produced a really beautiful model. i too would have loved to have seen pics from earlier in the build.

cheers chris

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-06/spanish-galleon-san-jose-found-with-3-billion-of-treasure/7005266

cheers chris

thanks for the help and advice guys. there is much to learn and do! but for now, at least, its dinner time!

chris

sucks eggs our dollar is so low but i want be getting anything till i get the mckay book anyway. that may or may not be for xmas. i know it is ordered. will give me plenty of time to search out suppliers, quantity, and size etc. i am still a bit confused as to whether or not to go with single plates of copper strip? anyway i still have to complete first planking so a final decision is a ways off.

hey hornet. i'm 100% with you on modeller's shipyard prices on anything! i have been to the float a boat store and dealt with them before. they are terrific people. they where the ones who told me that mckays bounty book was not available in oz. i have ordered a copy from the uk. looks like i may have to do the same with the plates.

thanks brian. now just have to find somewhere in oz to buy them? still have a few more questions though? is copper tape better than plates? how much of either will i need? what size for a 1:60 model should the plates be?

i really am a copper novice i am afraid!

chris