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Apostol Felipe by Slowhand - OcCre - 1:60 - Spanish Galleon
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Well, any denatured alcohol you buy in the UK is coloured with Methylene Blue so not much use for craftwork. -
Thanks that’s really useful saved me some time and expense. In the UK you used to be able to buy absolute alcohol 100% when I was working but you needed a Home Office License so that’s out. Liberon sell Shellac in different colours so I may try a light one.
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Thinking about this IPA isopropyl alcohol is readily available as Tamiya acrylic paint thinner, I imagine it’s ability to dissolve shellac flakes is the same as meths, it’s an alcohol after all (X-OH).
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I saw a very nice planked deck of the OcCre Albatross. Can’t find the post now. The lime planks had been finished with Shellac and the slightly different grain on different planks had been high-lighted . Buying Shellac flakes, orangey ones in particular is quite easy but the methylated spirits is more difficult, much of it has blue dye added. Then I read that ‘sanding sealer’ which you can buy in UK has the same purpose and can be used to French polish. In fact I have some in my shed😊😊. I wonder if they are the same or is it worth making the effort to make my own Shellac?
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La Lomellina by Louie da fly - scale 1:100 - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516
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After a few weeks with my new Proxxon Table saw toy, I am confused about the mitre ruler and fence. There doesn’t appear to be an easy way to cut a length a distance of 10mm from the blade. Positioning the fence at the 0mm mark on the ruler doesn’t place the fence right next to the blade, even adjusting the sub mm knob. I suppose I can use a steel ruler to place the fence 10mm from the centre of the blade but it makes the fine adjustment thumb wheel a bit of a gimmick. Stop press - changed blade to a 0.5mm kerf and fence is much closer to blade when at zero position. 😄😄 Awaiting digital callipers as ageing eyesight makes viewing the gauge harder and specs add distortion. Going old is great 😢😢
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San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
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Supermarine Spitfire by Tim Moore - FINISHED - Guillow’s 403 - 1/16 kit, built as display model
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Supermarine Spitfire by Tim Moore - FINISHED - Guillow’s 403 - 1/16 kit, built as display model
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Supermarine Spitfire by Tim Moore - FINISHED - Guillow’s 403 - 1/16 kit, built as display model
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Supermarine Spitfire by Tim Moore - FINISHED - Guillow’s 403 - 1/16 kit, built as display model
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The Guillow's kits are intended to be flying models, powered by rubber bands. Some people even modify then to take electric motors with moving control surfaces. But once you start infilling them with balsa or covering them with sheeting they become way too heavy to fly.
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The decking looks good a nice variation in shades of wood used for the planking
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Apostol Felipe by travis - OcCre - 1/60
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Apostol Felipe by Slowhand - OcCre - 1:60 - Spanish Galleon
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MikkiC reacted to a post in a topic:
Apostol Felipe by Slowhand - OcCre - 1:60 - Spanish Galleon
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Steven, I carved the profile in the lime by hand with a bit of sanding and in couple of hours ready to slice up with the saw repeated for a two more profiles. Kiln dried lime so the very best quality. Surprised how clean the cuts were as to me the blade looks looks quite big with a kerf of 1.5mm. Got a bit carried away making brackets but galleons of that era looked quite ornate, expect Spanish to be similar to Dutch and Venetian. Painting curtesy of Rijk Museum, Netherlands.
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Byrnes Table Saw on Ebay UK
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Byrnes Table Saw on Ebay UK
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Apostol Felipe by Slowhand - OcCre - 1:60 - Spanish Galleon
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Byrnes Table Saw on Ebay UK
Slowhand replied to No Idea's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
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Been awaiting arrival of my new toy a table saw, intended to use some walnut wood turning pen blanks for brackets for stern balconies. Too hard and carving by hand with gouges set my tennis elbow off. Some dried cherry proved too difficult to carve as splinters kept breaking off so back to my old friend lime. Carved effectively a small architrave and sliced it with the Proxxon.
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Hi, My wife, in about 5 minutes, sadly found that Martin Field has died back in 2021.
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Byrnes Alternatives - Saw and Thickness Sander?
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Slowhand reacted to a post in a topic:
Apostol Felipe by Slowhand - OcCre - 1:60 - Spanish Galleon
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Whilst concentrating on getting windows the correct shape I lost sight of the fact the lower balcony should in line with step above transom and the windows would need to be lower. What to do? Without too much bother I cut out and raised the step and replanked. So now it’s on to carving the wooden brackets similar to Costeo’s version last image that’ll be interesting. As I said when I began no exposed metal or ply in this build.
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San Martin by Pfälzer - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:90
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I’ll certainly keep an eye on this build, very interesting subject in the thick of the action at Jutland.
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San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
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Lind, This is all I use a LED panel using 240v power. I find placed at the side creates less shadow on the side of ship I’am working on. Not particularly powerful 11.5W. I bought it in B & Q a UK superstore. I prefer natural daylight whenever possible. SORRY misread your post you meant internal lighting in the ship.
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HMS Hood 1941 by Johngr - FlyHawk - 1:700 - PLASTIC
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Hello Lind,
I’ve attached two photos of the LED panel I use when natural light is low. I bought it from B&Q a UK store. It’s wired up to 240v. Hope this helps.
Steve
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The strip walnut you buy in the UK is African Walnut and is not related to true Walnut. If you haven’t the facility to mill your own wood I think it is a good option. I am using it on my current build Apostle San Felipe and is a light brown.
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