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    Another thing that will help is to use a scraper instead of sandpaper. The sandpaper will lightly tear the small fibers and might spread the caulking. Scraping is like using a sharp razor. It shaves the fibers and as a result will not affect the caulking. it will also polish the deck David B
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    Dan, you did an excellant job on that gun staion. I just hope you are staying warm. I heard on the news your area was really getting hammered. David B
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    You are a glutton for punisment. I tip my hat off to you David B
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    Unfortunately not at the moment. The Chicago Maritime Society would like to get a museum going but are having a hard time getting started. When Daley took over he siad that we do not need that heritage. I can put you into contact with some people who can probaly help you out. One of them is Kurt Van Dahm. If you PM him he might know who you can talk to. David B
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    The only drawback to a metal sheer is it is not a perfect cut. It will get it close enough that you can snap it off. Then you clean up the edge. Of coarse I am talking about thicker material such as aluminum and steel. I have no experience with thin copper sheet. David B
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    The paper I am now using is twice the thickness. I am sure some would say go thicker but I like the way it works. I will go thicker when I have to. The first thing was to run it through my HP 6000. I might be able to go thicker later. I started by putting together the hull. As I wrote before these two items made the job easier. I started in the same order as before and was able to correct the mistakes I made earlier This time I was able to make the stern area run even. So far everything came out nicely. I found that a couple of drops of Elmers glue applied with a bamboo skewere works well for apppling and spreading the glue. Also a set of twezers to hol those corners tight. David B
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    You are doing a fantastic job. Question what kind of lathe and mill do you use? David B
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    It is good to see this build again. David B
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    My sister had a bundle of thicker stock lying around so I am beginning again. I will post photos as soon as I get going. David B
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    I agee 100 % you are doing just fine. You are not in a race. Take it easy and enjoy yourself. David B
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    The King makes into a nice model. If memory serves me correctly Seaways Ships in Scale did an extensive article on this kit. If you can find those issues it would help out tremendously. If my SIS CD was brought with me I will try finding those issues. David B
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    Nicely done you are doing a great job. Keep up the good work. David B
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    Welcome back to the fold Slog I will be watching your build with interest. You must be getting eye strain with all that photo-etch. Will you airbrush them or leave as is, David B.
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    I have seen Toni's Long Boat and have taken photos for our clubs newsletter. What it looks like with boxwood is wonderful. You will have a blast once you get started. Every one in the Chicago Area that I know became addicted to this model. David B
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    Before I bought my Preac table saw I would clamp my brass down to a piece of lamitated board and score it several times with a utilty knife. After I bought the Preac I would sandwich it between two thin pieces of would anc just cut it down using a slittlng blade. You can di the same thing if you have the Byrnes saw with a slittlne blade. David B
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    I have had good results from Birchwood Casey's Brass Black. The secret is to make sure the brass is super clean. And if you are going to solder use a silver bearing solder or just hard solder. When properly cleaned you will get a nice color. David B
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    Looking good. Did you rub down your planks? David B
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    Are you using and airbrush or by hand. As for the the brass it can be chemically blackened. David B
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    Now to study up on different ways of planking so you can do another superb job. I would recomend Donald Dressels Planking the Built up Ship Model. David B
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    Have you exoerimented with boxwood or cherry? David B
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    Out of sheer stubborness I decided to put on the last piece I cut out. Then I proceeded with the glue up. The difficult part of this was keeping the edges even. At this point I used a set of siccers to hold it together After I was done I was not happy with the end result. Since I now have an idea I am going to start over some some thicker stock. This card modelling is beginning to intrigue me. David B
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    The Lobster Smack makes into a nice boat. What makes it really nice is that you can make a dozen of them from the same kit and each one can be different. You could start your own fleet. David B
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    I you go to a jewelry supply store they have silver bearing solder flux that will blacken. I use Sante Fe Jewelry Supply http://www.sfjssantafe.com/ another good site is Contenti Jewelry Supply http://www.contenti.com/ I have used this material in the past and it works pretty good. Check out both websites I think you will like what you see. David B
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    Doris, your work is magnificent. There are a lot of modelers out there who are in awe of your craftmanship. That is a work of art and beauty worthy of a gallery or a museum. I would love to see that model at our contest in Manitowoc WI. It would take peoples choice modelers choice and best of show. David B
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    Much of the wood that is used is run through a sheer while still green. They then stack it up and claamp it down until dry. Much of the wood strip are dried out with no structural integrity after a long time just sitting around in storage. I saw a video of this years ago at a club meeting. Ever since I have been leery of using it. I will either cut it myslef or go the the Hobby Mill. David B

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