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Hi Sjors, I haven't tried it yet, but I will do it before making the next 35 Yes, I will paint those wheels. I have tried blackening them, but not a good result. So I will use my Tamaya metalic black spray.
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Thanks Sjors and Bindy @Sjors, yes, only a few more to go (to be exactly 36 )
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Update Hello everyone, Here a short update. I did some painting on the cannon. And WOW, I do really like this paint (admiralty paints from Jotika)!! Here is a photo of the result: I'm still experimenting with the cariages. I don't know if I will change the shape or leave it like this
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Thanks Sjors! @philo426, no, but I think they don't have to be metal in the first place. The quality is OK, but I think wood is much nicer
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Update Hello everyone, first of all, thanks for the comments. I will do my best to make this buildlog good for everyone, with enough but not to much photo's (@philo426, I will and will not recommend this kit. The ship itself is great to build, but the kit itself isn't so good. The wood quality is OK, but there are lots of metal parts. You can make the ship with those metal parts, but I decided that I would replace them) As I said before, my Holiday has started. I started immediately with building On the 15 of february (day 12), I was going to work outside. But because of the strong wind, I decided to work in the barn where we have our bicycles in (I put those outside). I did some work on the balsa blocks in the front of the ship. I did this with a chisel and a file : I did (and do) some experimenting with making gun carriages. This is still in progress By the way, Sjors and Anja send me some files. They worked really great and did help me very much with making the gun carriages. Very much thanks to them!!! Cheers Nick
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Short update: Did some more editing on the topic, because I found it still to lonh and too much photo's. In less than 2 weeks I have holiday. I hope it will remain this weather (here in Holland, where it's sunny (and so not raining), but cold), so I can do a little bit outside and maybe finish the structure of the ship before planking. Cheers Nick
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Hi Alexandru, I was just going quick through your build log and your website. And I can only say: ''WOW''. I'm so amazed of all the work you have done so far. I will follow your built!! Cheers Nick
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Hi guys, Thanks for the fast respons @Demonborger, thanks for the tip. I think I have already found a good matt finish spray, but recommendations about which brand is good are always welcome. @Realworkingsailor, thanks for the explanation. Afterwards, I thought that I could also know it by myself, because of the name DRY BRUSH , But now I know also how to do it. Cheers Nick
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Hello everyone, I have a short question for you about the painting (I also asked this on my other topic ''painting and blackening'': You all give me great tips about painting. Some people mentioned something called dry brush. But what is dry brush exactly and how to I dry brush? All tips and tutorials about drybrushing are very welcome Cheers Nick
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Hi Guys Thanks for your comments and tips. @Modeler12 Thanks for the forum. I will look at it and see if I can do some more experiments (I have enough cannons to experiment with ) I already tried some things to clean it, and some of this helped, but it gave the cannons never the nice resoult I wanted. The strange thing about those cannons, is that they have a some sort of coppery layer. I think that that prevent it from going black. Then a other thing. I will be experimenting with painting (the metal black spray, but also my boat The Hermione la Fayette), and don't know a lot about it. I already got some great tips, and almost all of them say I have to dry brush. But what is dry brushing, and can some of you give me tips on this Cheers Nick
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Hello everyone, Here is a small update to my built of the Hermione la Fayette Update First, the update. As I already said before, I have bought some paint and other stuff. I eventually decided to buy admiralty paint.(with the advice of Sjors and Anja, who has come by at my house ): Green and white have yet to come. I also bought some really good (but expensive) brushes (pencils): With the advice on this forum I decided to buy Metalic black spray from Tamaya. This because the blackening on the amati cannons didn't work: At last, I also bought a new set of files (don't know the englisch word), a set of drills: And now day 11. It was a short day because I had not much time. But I was in a need to buit something, because I hadn´t built for a while (and will not be, until the spring break ). I decided to do some litte work on the crow's nest, I started last time. I work not very fast, and do everything precicely, so my apologize for the few progress I make. I hope to go faster when the may holiday and summer holiday begin, with good weather outside : I also began making the plank helpers wich will be usefull when I will be planking the hull: I hope the time will go fast, and that it will be fast spring break Cheers Nick
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Really good start on a interesting built. Really looking forward on updates from you Nick
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Hi Jct First of all, good to hear that you've decided to return to this hobby. I wish you good luck with your model, and so far, it looks really great Cheers Nick
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Hi ZyXuz Nice progress you have made there Your making on the cannon's are very helpfull for me, and I'm probably going to use your method or similar to it I will follow your built (which I already did ) Cheers Nick
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Hello everyone, Some little things around my built has taken place. One thing you will notice, is that the built log itself is shorter. I got some advice to make it a little bit shorter, with a few less photo's, so it remains interesting and doesn't become boring. I also bought some things that I have not yet recieved but will receive in a few days. You will see what it is when I got it At last, I have to mention that I do not go on with the plan to place LED lights. I have not much experience with it, and the painting itself is already a big exercise for me. I hope I can soon do some little stuf on the ship. Cheers Nick
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Hi all, I did some experimenting with metal blackning from krick, but it did not work on the amati cannons. So I decided to follow your tips and bought metallic black spray from Tamiya. I will experiment with this, and hope it will work. Big hanks for your help! Cheers Nick
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Hi Sjors Looks good. I'm interested in wich way you get the bulkheads in place, so they are perpendicular (loodrecht in dutch , don't know if this is the right word in englisch) I'm following your built closely! Cheers Nick
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Hi Sjors I was waiting for you to begin with this built. Unfortunatly I was busy with some homework and other things so I hadn't had the time to check it out. Now I have, and I think you made a great start. I have a small question for you (wich others might also answer). You put on the false keel the real keel before placing the bulkheads. Is this usual to do (I did this to), because in the instructions they do it later on (yes I know, the instructions are not always good), or can it also be done later? Cheers Nick By the way, Happy New Year to you and Anja (and everyone else ofcource). The calender has got a nice place above my bed
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Hi Kriss Really thanks for the tips. They are and will be very helpfull! Cheers Nick
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Great work on the painting. Nevet seen such detail and neatly paint work. Well done! Cheers Nick
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You are right, but it doesn't fit when I also paint the boat in it's original colours. It would have fit when I doesn't paint it. Cheers Nick
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