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MESSIS got a reaction from catopower in Royal Caroline by Messis - FINISHED - Panart - 1/48
Chain plates on both sides. Hard monotony@ But still enjoyable to see the whole standing in place waitting the rigging process to begin.
The ladder was also very challenging. The kit shows two ladders, right and left of the royal cabin, but I followed Bellabarba's book, to build only the left ladder. On the right side Bellabarba is showing a closed compartment, which actualy inside of it is the staircase to the lower deck. Both constructions have a side door to enter the staircase, which I havent done, because I believe there were of no use because the staircase is communicating directly with the R.Cabin. The crew that needed to go to the lower deck could do that through the hinter stairs, without passing through the RCabin.Also the dimensions of both construction appear to be very low (1.4 meters) and narrow for the existence of a door.
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MESSIS got a reaction from catopower in Royal Caroline by Messis - FINISHED - Panart - 1/48
Chainplates and Royal Cabin in place.
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MESSIS got a reaction from catopower in Royal Caroline by Messis - FINISHED - Panart - 1/48
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MESSIS got a reaction from catopower in Royal Caroline by Messis - FINISHED - Panart - 1/48
@Landrotten Highlander and @catopower I was in politics a life long.... no I dont think @catopower deserves such a penalty! Lol lol
Its an answer trying to help me explore my way of thinking and find a way through . Anyway am settled, am going for nice instead of heistorical accuracy.
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MESSIS got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Royal Caroline by Messis - FINISHED - Panart - 1/48
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MESSIS got a reaction from bruce d in Waxing modell rope thread
Very interesting gentlemen! The easiest thing to do is then: "Go safe. Dont put your build in any danger. So dont use bee wax. Go for micro-chrystalline... "
After reading what I have just wrote, makes me think... I could open an advertising agency lol 😆
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MESSIS got a reaction from thibaultron in Waxing modell rope thread
Very interesting gentlemen! The easiest thing to do is then: "Go safe. Dont put your build in any danger. So dont use bee wax. Go for micro-chrystalline... "
After reading what I have just wrote, makes me think... I could open an advertising agency lol 😆
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MESSIS got a reaction from mtaylor in Waxing modell rope thread
Ok John, thank you for clarifying this to me. Its the hydrogen, carbon and oxygen bondings that are varying, the ph not. Still why some people still talk of the acidity that the bee wax may on a long time term damage the threads? That means that some times we get ph values under 7, or even slightly under 7, but still a 6.4 or even a 6.8 ph can on a long time basis damage the cotton thread I suppose.
Christos
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MESSIS got a reaction from mtaylor in Waxing modell rope thread
@allanyed great! So I gues it can be ph7 or it can also not be. As said: "the compounds and their ratios vary from species to species,".
So with the micro-chrystalline wax am on the safe side.
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MESSIS got a reaction from thibaultron in Waxing modell rope thread
Ok John, thank you for clarifying this to me. Its the hydrogen, carbon and oxygen bondings that are varying, the ph not. Still why some people still talk of the acidity that the bee wax may on a long time term damage the threads? That means that some times we get ph values under 7, or even slightly under 7, but still a 6.4 or even a 6.8 ph can on a long time basis damage the cotton thread I suppose.
Christos
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MESSIS got a reaction from thibaultron in Waxing modell rope thread
@allanyed great! So I gues it can be ph7 or it can also not be. As said: "the compounds and their ratios vary from species to species,".
So with the micro-chrystalline wax am on the safe side.
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MESSIS got a reaction from Chuck Seiler in Waxing modell rope thread
@Chuck Seiler thank you Chuck. Do you do something else after applying the wax, flame or any other heatting, or is the product you suggested, which I can get easily from amazon uk, soft enough so as not to need any further handling?
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MESSIS got a reaction from mtaylor in Waxing modell rope thread
@Chuck Seiler thank you Chuck. Do you do something else after applying the wax, flame or any other heatting, or is the product you suggested, which I can get easily from amazon uk, soft enough so as not to need any further handling?
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MESSIS got a reaction from mtaylor in Waxing modell rope thread
Waxing or not waxing the thread? Waxing ofcourse offers a better standing of the rope and an easier binding. But wax brings dust on the rope, makes the texture of good quality model rope to look dull and flat.... and lastly there is always the danger of acidity on the long term.
So am very sceptical if is better not to use wax. And if use wax am not sure which kind of wax is better. Normal candle wax oris it better to use the nice soft furniture bee wax?
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MESSIS got a reaction from thibaultron in Waxing modell rope thread
@Chuck Seiler thank you Chuck. Do you do something else after applying the wax, flame or any other heatting, or is the product you suggested, which I can get easily from amazon uk, soft enough so as not to need any further handling?
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MESSIS got a reaction from thibaultron in Waxing modell rope thread
Waxing or not waxing the thread? Waxing ofcourse offers a better standing of the rope and an easier binding. But wax brings dust on the rope, makes the texture of good quality model rope to look dull and flat.... and lastly there is always the danger of acidity on the long term.
So am very sceptical if is better not to use wax. And if use wax am not sure which kind of wax is better. Normal candle wax oris it better to use the nice soft furniture bee wax?
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MESSIS got a reaction from Chuck Seiler in Waxing modell rope thread
Waxing or not waxing the thread? Waxing ofcourse offers a better standing of the rope and an easier binding. But wax brings dust on the rope, makes the texture of good quality model rope to look dull and flat.... and lastly there is always the danger of acidity on the long term.
So am very sceptical if is better not to use wax. And if use wax am not sure which kind of wax is better. Normal candle wax oris it better to use the nice soft furniture bee wax?
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MESSIS reacted to catopower in Rope-where to go since Syren is no longer making it?
Getting back to the original topic, which is about what sources there are for finished rope, I have to say this looks very nice.
Thanks for the post MESSIS.
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MESSIS got a reaction from catopower in Rope-where to go since Syren is no longer making it?
https://www.rigging-ropes.com/
Is in Germany. Have used the products twice. Great quality... great service, reasonable prices.
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MESSIS got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Rope-where to go since Syren is no longer making it?
https://www.rigging-ropes.com/
Is in Germany. Have used the products twice. Great quality... great service, reasonable prices.
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MESSIS got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Royal Caroline by Messis - FINISHED - Panart - 1/48
Lifeboat... mmm I did enjoyed it.
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