Keith Black
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Marc, the question should be in the past tense. I stopped messing with cars in 2010. It was a drug habit I finally managed to kick but while still an addict I mainly messed with British iron. I did some American cars....1919 Model T fairground racer (real deal out of Wisconsin), 27 Nash rumble seat roadster, and 32 Model A set up for the Great Race. The British stuff was a 1937 MGTA, 49 Morris Minor convertible, 58 Triumph TR3A, 59 MGA, and a 64 box Sprite. Got too old to twist wrenches, only thing I've still got is a 48 Farmall Cub tractor. Marc, I love tours. Do you throw in a free lunch? -
Short kid, bout inch tall, freckles, name Lochie. He's OK but his mother is a bit flighty.
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Chris, welcome to MSW. I look forward to seeing your build log.
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Chris, that all appears to be a bit fiddly, well done.
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Marc, thank you. As I said, I've not a clue but I've always wondered how they managed to cook on deck without burning more than the Captain's supper. There had to be embers aplenty flying about?
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Marc, because the ship would be sailing with the wind, with the stove under the forecastle, wouldn't wind be a problem? If the stove was under the stern castle, wouldn't that afford more protection? I know nothing of ships from this time period, just trying to understand the why of things. I look forward to seeing the stove painted, lovely bit of work.
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Gary's dioramas are relatable. I've never set foot on an 18th/19th century ship but I have been in that garage.
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Brian, I just came from Gary's (FriedClams) log and coming here I get gobsmacked all over again! The boats turned out fantastic but then everything turned out fantastic. You are one of the top builders I've been privileged to watch who has the ability to use styrene to create such believable realism.
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One on the right and the middle one, the middle one looks the best IMHO.
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Hello From A Newbe In Connecticut
Keith Black replied to Freebird's topic in New member Introductions
You're welcome, Rick. Unfortunately that log was abandoned and we're left not knowing the reason why. From reading the log, he and his wife had just bought a house and that's where the log stops. Abandoned logs and unfinished builds seems to happen far too often. It's sad and I wish that somehow there could be 'build medics' that were able to rush in and save a modeler and their build before a model is abandoned. Brain's Niagara build held a lot of promise but we'll never know how good it could have been and we're all left the worse for not knowing. -
Eric, no I don't but I enjoy looking at pieces of those that do. My dad carved but for whatever reason that bug didn't bite. I enjoyed painting and clay sculpting but that's been what seems like a long time ago. Classic car restoration consumed the better part of my productive years.
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Hello From A Newbe In Connecticut
Keith Black replied to Freebird's topic in New member Introductions
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Rob, if can make a suggestion......why not spread the eye of the eye pin and slip the end chainlink onto the eye, providing it fits.
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And the same to you, Rob. May God bless you and yours.
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Eric, hull progress looks very good. As you said, a little filler and those gaps disappear. Thank goodness you were able to save your tools, that would have been costly should you have needed to replace them. You've got a couple of sweet carving knifes in that group, makes me wanna go to the internet store.
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I'm lazy so I cheat by adding poly over the paint, brush marks are never to be seen again.
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Gary, spot on with the transmission. Now, someone may say, you can't pull the engine with the shift lever still attached and they'd be correct in saying so. But once the top plate and the forks and lever are removed and the engine pulled, and engine palletized, all would be reassembled onto the transmission for the obvious reasons.
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One can glue onto a varnished surface but contact isn't as good as gluing wood to wood. In suggesting doing the bowsprit now I was thinking more about filling around the bowsprit, sanding, and then paint/varnish. If one first applies paint/varnish and then adds the bowsprit and filling needs to be done, one would be sanding the already applied paint/varnish. To my way of thinking I'd want to add the bowsprit first, fill as necessary, sand as needed and then paint/varnish and then follow the directions step sequence. You want to be careful not to get glue on the deck as I'll explain in the next paragraph. The bowsprit is never going to be easier to work than right now, once one starts to add this's and that's the they become a hindrance. Varnish is a personal like or dislike. I like varnish (actually Polyurethane in my case but varnish is great) as it protects the surfaces. Were it I, I'd varnish the deck before adding all the deck furniture. If you add the deck furniture first and get a little sloppy with the glue, it might discolor the wood deck. Varnish first (if you want to varnish the deck) the glue on the deck furniture. Then the glue can be cleaned off without worry about discoloration.
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Kramer, the hull looks really nice but don't you want to add the bowsprit before applying varnish and paint? You'll have better gluing surfaces plus you'll be able to fill in any gaps around the bowsprit.
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One of the proposed alternatives to the Panama Canal
Keith Black replied to bruce d's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Not to mention the amount of coal required for power and coal required for transporting coal to the isthmus. I bet big coal was heavily promoting this idea. -
Rob, it's looking lovely. You speculated as to the sails being too large. It might be an optical illusion due to the panel sizes. If the panels were narrower it might help make the sails look smaller while still being the correct size overall. Even if that's the case, were I you, I don't know that I would change them at this stage. It maybe something to tuck away for your next build.
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Hello From A Newbe In Connecticut
Keith Black replied to Freebird's topic in New member Introductions
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Kramer, brass belaying pins can be bought from Cornwall in the UK and I would think suppliers here in the US. In the great scheme of things I don't think painting a wood pin with a brass metallic paint vs a actual brass pin is going to matter. The paint you've used to paint the pit is a bit too gold me thinks.
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At your suggestion I dropped in on Marc's build, what an amazing log. Modelers like Marc and others of equal caliber set the bar for the rest of us. Thank you for the heads up.
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