Keith Black

 What a beautiful creation, every photo is filled with wonder. 

 Keith, sorry it didn't remove the nylon coating. The Acetone I use comes in a metal container. I know it dissolves plastic because years ago when first started doing fiberglass work and using Acetone for the first time I made the mistake of pouring Acetone in a plastic container and had the bottom immediately eaten away. Since then I've been careful when using plastic around Acetone as I've had other incidents of plastic being melted. 

 My experience with chemicals has been OJT, using a chemical to preform a certain function but one not necessarily mentioned on the manufactures label. One time I accidentally mixed chlorine crystals and antifreeze resulting in instant flames. I say this as it's vitally important to read and follow the manufactures warnings and use at all times. 

 Edit:

 I Googled what would melt/remove nylon and there are chemicals that will work but they are dangerous to work with.

 Keith, is removing the nylon coating windmill tilting? 

 Allen, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. 

 Alexandre, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. 

 Duh, I didn't notice the date of the first post. 

It works, Keith.

 Peter, welcome to MSW. Hopefully someone can assist you in your endeavor. 

14 minutes ago, Glen McGuire said:

Epic!!!

Stephen Sondheim would be aghast at what I did to his Send in the Clowns but I just couldn't help myself. 

Isn't it rich?

So, you're making a pair? 

High above ground

They'll graze in mid-air

Send in the cows. 

Pat, have you considered Gutermann polyester? I suggest polyester because of it's longevity versus cotton. Some say the poly thread has a shine to it, I can't see it. 

 Keith, Acetone evaporates so quickly you'll need to place enough Acetone in a lidded jar to cover the wire you're trying to treat. I doubt I needed to mention this to you but there maybe someone looking in who just tries rubbing Acetone on the wire not giving it ample time to work its magic. 

 Acetone should remove the wire's plastic coating. 

Is that Splodge? I remember you hanging a much younger photo of her below deck. What a precious child, you're a very lucky man, Mr Keith. 

 Congratulations on getting your NRG logo attached. It lets everyone know you support your model ship building community. 

Mango, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. 

 It must be FedEx.

 She's a beauty, Chris. 

Jason, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. 

51 minutes ago, Bitao said:

I did some work on the color

They are gorgeous! 

 Bob, sorry to hear about your son's skin condition. Hopefully that clears up shortly and he can get back to work.

 Bill, just swung by your Victory build log and looked at her yards, leave the sails off. Don't spoil the beautiful rigging job you've done thus far. 

 Really looks nice, Keith. Crisp and clean. 

 Bill, i'd say almost impossible without damaging lines. Save the furled sails for the next model. 

 Lee, welcome to MSW. Would you consider building a clyde puffer from a kit? Caldercraft makes a RC kit but most everyone has it on backorder with the exception of UK eBay. I did come across this site which is a downloadable kit that might work for you.

https://scalescenes.com/product/t030b-clyde-puffer/

UK eBay offer

https://www.ebay.com/itm/142147941869

 John, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.