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Hello Paul. Your sardine carrier looks great. Here is some related information on the anchor that may be of help to you. I scratched the William Underwood carrier years ago and here is what the plans from Harold Payson called for. It's a 160 lb admiralty kedge anchor. The Underwood is 70 ft LOA and the Pauline is 83 ft LOA, so yours would most likely be a little larger. But they are from the same era. Here's a webpage that might help in sizing the anchor, its weight and dimensions. Note that everything is in metric. https://www.tullyn.com/product/admiralty-anchor/ Here's a few drawings from the Underwood. Hope this helps. Looking forward to the final glamour shots. Gary
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Brig Le FAVORI 1806 by KORTES - 1:55
FriedClams replied to KORTES's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
Very time-consuming work - but it is going to look so great! Gary -
Hello Andy, I saw some activity at this thread, so I stopped in to see what was going on. I have been watching Louis Sauzedde for a long time and have spent countless hours watching his videos on boat building. What a master he is - from selecting wood to the fit and finish, such detailed information. I didn't realize he was starting an Orca build, so thanks for the heads-up. I will definitely follow that. Waiting for your next build, soon I hope - done with the Parthenon? Gary
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Hello Grant. Just found your log and it looks like a terrific project. SierraWest has a great reputation for high-end kits though I have never built one or even seen one in person, so I'm very interested in following your progress. You are certainly off to a great start and I'm certain this will be fabulous build. I agree with you on the chalk/alcohol method for coloring and weathering wood. The process is easy to control and variations of all sorts (be it subtle or aggressive) are simple to add and blend. There are a number of commercial products out there that are very good at staining wood, but I haven't seen any that work better. I know many modelers who swear by a product called Silverwood that was manufactured by Builders in Scale. They sold the business years ago to a company called CC Crow and I understand availability can now be spotty. Never tried the stuff. Pigments and alcohol are also a great porous surface colorant albeit a bit heavy-handed - great when you want deeper richer tones. Loved your steam pumper project and I'm looking forward to this one. Gary
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Roter Löwe 1597 by Ondras71
FriedClams replied to Ondras71's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Beautiful work Ondras! Gary -
Nice Keith! The silhouette is a delightful image - so peaceful and evocative of a distant time. Gary
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Catching up on your log is always a pleasure, and your research is wonderful and such an interesting read. Thank you Marc, for sharing this with us. Hope your relocation is going smoothly. Gary
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It's been a while since I've visited your build Nils, and boy this model is coming along and looking great! Love that engine! I remember back a year or so when you constructed it, and I wrote into my notes your use of a wristwatch cover sealing O-ring for the belt - such a clever and resourceful idea. Nice looking fish too. Gary
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Good to see an update on your Bluenose Richard - really very nice furniture/cabin work. Love your shop. With a frig and a cot, there'd be no reason to ever leave. Gary
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Good grief Valeriy - such excellent modeling - you are in a class by yourself. Love those boats (along with everything else on this model). So inspirational! Gary
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Good to see an update on your sardine carrier Paul. Your model is looking great! Good solution. Whenever I'm building a model with a lot of lines on it, I always plan and depend on one last line that I use to tension all the rest. I have a deep reservoir of cuss words, but when I've exhausted all of them, I find arranging them in novel combinations helpful. Good to hear you've been enjoying your 1:1 boat. Looking forward to future updates. Gary
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Nice update Brian - great work all around! I'm no expert on the matter, but I often find that when the color or overall look is wrong, it's because the white balance is off. Often the camera is confused by a mix of lighting conditions such as artificial light mixed with natural lighting. Try manually setting the white balance on the camera or correcting it software by pointing to what you know is a white or neutral gray spot in the image. Also, because there is a lot of black on your model, the automatic exposure may be overcompensating and washing out the colors. Try stopping it down. My two cents anyway. Like Eric, I too admire snakes - but I wouldn't want them in the house. If it happens again, show real dominance and make a pair of carpet slippers out of him. Then walk around outside with them on. Terrific work on this model - very nice, clean and exacting. Gary
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Your cutter and the tarp look great. Quite an effort for such a small object, but certainly worth it. Gary
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Brig Le FAVORI 1806 by KORTES - 1:55
FriedClams replied to KORTES's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
Beautiful Alexander. Your work always has a wonderful rich quality and contrast. Very nice indeed! Gary -
Very nice progress Marc! Beautiful thoughtful work as always. Gary
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Beautiful work Dan, wonderful paint work - so clean and yet authentic in appearance. Nice. Gary
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Just catching up OC and very nice progress indeed. I've always been in awe of your figure painting skills and what impresses me so much is that it is consistently great, no matter how many are painted. I think it would be easy to try and rush through the process knowing that many more still need to be done. Your latest renderings are every bit as perfect as your first figures. Great stuff. Gary
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F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale
FriedClams replied to Egilman's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Hello EG - I've been away for a bit and just catching up. Great progress on this model and it's looking beautiful. Your "Rub & Buff" results look fantastic and worth all the time you spend nailing down the technique. And thanks for heads-up on the HD Preval sprayer - interesting. Gary -
Been away for a while, so I just had the pleasure of reading through a few pages of your wonderful log. Glad to hear you are well and your work (as always) is beyond fantastic. So inspirational. I particularly like the steam boats and your process in creating them. Such a shame that they are forgotten, as they produce remarkably fine results and have a rich and authentic presence. Very, very nice Valeriy. Gary
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Just catching up Keith and you have been busy. Beautiful work as always - every bit of it. That photo of the cabin is really cool. It has a nostalgic feel to it, especially with the out of focus foreground. That’s a keeper. Gary
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Catching up after some time away and pleased to hear that you’re moving forward in life Keith, as difficult as that process may be. It’s all anyone can do after personal tragedy strikes. Life is short and so fragile, but it needs to be lived and enjoyed as best we can. Glad to see you were able to acquire that nameplate. Great score and it will be a really nice addition to your finished model display. Gary
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Considering its small size, I think your boat looks quite good. I’ve had decent results using emptied out tea bags for fine canvas-like material in small scale. They drape nicely when wet, hold together and don’t shred. And there is always one in the cupboard. Paint is brutal and I feel the most difficult finish to get right. Some folks seem to think that paint covers inconsistencies, but oh contraire. I have always found paint to exaggerate anything that isn’t just so. Nice progress. Gary
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