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That’s the way to do it. if the lid becomes stuck run a butane torch around the lids edge, that little bit of heat will soften the shellac and you should be able to unscrew the lid easily. -
Could you run some clear Matt finish over it once it’s rigged on the model? that would cut the sheen.
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Tally Ho by AntonyUK
jerome replied to AntonyUK's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
An excellent choice for a scratch build. Tally Ho is a beautiful sailboat.- 19 replies
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Keith, If it were I, I would leave the stabilizers off the boat. The gracefulness of the hull is just too sweet to have something hanging off it. Here’s a similar hull of a plastic kit currently being built.
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Very nice workmanship Gary.
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And away she goes. Yesterday in Penobscot bay. She will now leave US waters for Turkey.
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Miniature wood rasps?
jerome replied to Captain Cambo's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Search for rifiler files. I believe that will fit the bill.
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Does anyone know of publications printed around 1855? specific to rigging large American ships. This is for a real boat rigger friend of mine who’s at a loss on this era of rigging. Thanks.
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That ice is the best looking ice I ever seen. Excellent!
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And in case you’re curious. Cyrus Hamlin designed this pulling boat. Plans for this boat may be here: Additional material, including the majority of Hamlin's ships plans, can be found in the Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT.
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Wow! finally someone building this long ago made kit. I vaguely remember this kit. I live close to Rockland, Maine and grew up just south of Rockland so remember the Outward bound school and there pulling boats. Never seen a build of the kit so will be interesting to follow along. Good luck. one tip for the planking aspect. put scotch tape on the molds so t when glueing the planks on you do not inadvertently glue them to the molds.
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I was wondering how much work you’d get accomplished being in the museum working on this model. You have become an entity and can answer questions for visitors. Visitors like this kind of thing. best of luck on this renovation/ build.
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Nice to see this beautiful boat being built.
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The ice plants in Maine only supplied crushed ice. it was easier to shovel. Not sure about the southern ports.
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Found plenty of images here. https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=chesapeake oyster drag/dredge&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5
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One like this?
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What ever you use for ice I would add some broken pieces of mica to the top surface to give the sparkly look of ice.
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Lovely project. I will search out a copy of this book to read it. Very clever idea.
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I’ve restored a number of ship models over the past 27 years and can honestly say you never know what the original builders intent was, you can only guess that what you are about to do is in line with there thoughts. And with a bit of luck what you add to the model will not be noticeable to the average viewer. You will find something’s are not able to be fixed or adjusted. You just have to live with it and not fall in love with the restoration. once it’s completed everything will be fine.
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Following this new old build/restoration. Quite a story for this beautiful model.
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Would rub on lettering help in regards to the ships name? Woodland Scenics here in the US has a great selection of rub on lettering. https://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/category/DecalLetters
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Wood is fine in an unheated space. Your paints definitely want to be in a warm space. oils would be fine with freezing temperatures but not acrylic paint, Acrylics and glues too should be brought into a warm area. the models maybe fine. there are a lot of variables in model construction so some can be frozen with no damage but other not so much.
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