Keith Black
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Untangling and rerigging or start from scratch?
Keith Black replied to Rgpracer's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Ray, is the hull itself is alright? I don't think it's ready to be allocated to the bin, not just yet. At this point it doesn't eat much, if you've decided you don't want to mess with it, place everything in a box and hang on to it. Who knows, at some time in the future you might discover a neighborhood kid that has a hankering to make model ships and this ole gal could be the ticket to their dreams. -
Jeff, what scale?
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Glen, great micro detail work. I'm always whining and moaning about trying to make items at 1:120 scale while folks like yourself working at even smaller scales make it look easy, hats off.
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Untangling and rerigging or start from scratch?
Keith Black replied to Rgpracer's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
I agree with Mark. -
Untangling and rerigging or start from scratch?
Keith Black replied to Rgpracer's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Ray, steering wheel is incorrect, the correct term is 'ship's wheel'. I hope you start a restoration log where we can keep track of you progress. -
Keith, if you find one on eBay that's listed by a USA seller and they won't ship to the UK, you could have it shipped to my address and I could forward it on to you. If at anytime you think that might happen, let me know and I'll PM you my address. You might be better served with the 16 inch, model 79-020 because your build sizes are larger plus the added versatility.
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SkiBee, having worked with creosoted piling on the docks in Alaska, the last thing a guy wants to do is work around/with creosoted lumber. Creosote is just nasty stuff. Lumber back then was cheap, dirt cheap. I'm sure dunnage was readily available and even if they had to cut timber/lumber to special lengths it wasn't an issue. Creosote and treated lumber is a relatively new thing, now tar is another matter but I can't see tar being used on a lunch way because it's not slippery enough. Up north when we wanted to move the pile driver or other items without wheels across the docks we greased a path with common lard. Now that does bring up a point, now that I think about it and as I remember, greased launch timbers/lumber untreated and left to the elements was a deep brown, almost black in color. That's something to think about, Lynn. You might do a little research and see if you can come up with anything. SkiBee, thank you for jogging my memory.
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During those times when you need to take a break from the Phantom you can play around with different wood finishes for the launch and decide which effect best suits your taste. I look forward to the next Phantom updates, steady on.
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Happy New Year (and new hobby)
Keith Black replied to MarcusWebb's topic in New member Introductions
Marcus, welcome to MSW. Happy to have you aboard. -
In the end, it's Lynn's world. Us folks in the peanut gallery can express our opinions but It's your baby. You like stain, stain it. You like a weathered look, weather it. You want to use straight up paint, paint it. In the end, whatever course you decide to take, I'm betting I like it.
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Eberhard, you never cease to amaze me with your ability to replicate the tiniest detail. The thoughts of a .02 inch doorknob leaves me shaking my head in disbelief.
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She's looking great!
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Thank you to all for the likes and for following along. BrianK, I've seen the PC clips and they are intriguing but as I already have a third hand so I don't know if they would make my life any easier but thank you for sharing. Brian521, sorry buddy. Thank you for trying to answer my stupid question, "do you remember what you paid" for something you bought in 1984. Lynn, I do hope the Workmate vise meets your needs and works well for you. I've yet to put mine in use as I'm doing a bit more research before starting on the mast and gaffs.
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Welcome to MSW. Wishing you much success with your first wood model.
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Lynn, I like #'s 3, 5 and 6. I'd like to see those three laid next to each other. The photo seems to be picking up a red tone? Without the camera's influence I think I like # 3 best but as I said, 3, 5, and 6 next to each other would make for a realistic look. The texture you added with the wire brush helps a bunch.
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Brett, welcome to MSW. I would love to see some pics of your project.
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Steven, great job especially considering what you had to use as a reference for the build.
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Lynn, this is the look. A little brown in the crevices/wood grain and the whitish gray on the surface. Gary (what a master and I'm glad you enjoyed his logs) will even go to the point of painting knotholes. I'm anxious to see the results of your next attempt. Happy New Year.......KB
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Like heck you did! Eberhard, in your model winter is there , I see it but I feel the warmth of human activity. I think you pulled off the almost impossible task of combining cold winter elements and the warm vibrance of life. In the picture you just posted, you bet, that's winter and it looks dead cold because that's all there is. You, my friend, added life to your model and I feel that warmth.
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Lynn, #'s 2, 3, 4, and 5 are my favs, #'s 4 and 5 have a bit too much gray. For first effort I think you have done an outstanding job and really think you're on to something. Do you have a small wire brush? If you don't mind, please try scratching a scrap piece with the wire brush to give the wood texture and then apply a dark brown, wipe off the high spots, and let dry. The play with lighter brown, gray, and white colors.
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My eyes see the snow and ice but my mind doesn't feel winter's bite. The wood tone colors, brightly highlighted clothing, and rosy cheeks chase away thoughts of cold.
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Johann, the silk fabric looks just fine but I do think the pointed end of the windsock should be open otherwise lift would be limited.
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Eberhard, I'd forgotten all about this model (my poor memory). The warmth and the beauty of it make it one of my all time favorites.
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