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  1. Keith Black
    Mort, wouldn't you wait to copper the rudder until after the hull was coppered? Sorry, Gregory, boiled eggs..........heck, I was lucky to remember eggs were involved!
  2. Keith Black
    Cornwall link to a 13 MM brass wheel...... https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=mm ships 12 wheel&PN=Aeronaut-5655-13-Wheel-Brass-8-spoked-13mm-AN5655_13.html#SID=663
  3. Keith Black
    MSW is a treasure trove of knowledge and experience.
  4. Keith Black
    Will, of all the blackening agents I've used, Birchwood Casey brass black is the best. Birchwood Casey also makes a plum brown which sounds intriguing but I've never had the need or didn't know that I had the need. I'd like to play with it for grins and giggles just to see what the actual color is. As far as antiquing the copper tiles after applying to the hull.......that's the way I'd want to go but one would have to make certain that there were no CA spots or you'd get a splotchy coloration. The hull would need to be as clean as you could possibly make it. I kinda like the egg shell approach, take three eggs and call me in the morning.
  5. Keith Black
    Belay that antique white. It's Folkart acrylic "vintage" white # 515
  6. Keith Black
    Will, I think the deck looks fantastic, I really like the color. I agree with Maliba 100%, get the hull finished before adding bits to the deck.....patience. I've never coppered a hull so I maybe talking out of my hat but, I'd start at the waterline and move down. That way the uneven tile are hidden along the garboard/keel edge and can't be seen when the model is on it's stand. I'd wait to copper the rudder till the hull was coppered, that way you can match the tile line from the hull to the rudder making for a even flowing look. You're doing a great, keep up the good work.
  7. Keith Black
    Scott, I use acrylic hobby paint and the white I use is antique white.
  8. Keith Black
    Jeff, welcome to MSW. I look forward to you starting a build log.
  9. Keith Black
    Mike, welcome to MSW. What part of the Alaska were you in? My wife and I lived in Egegik for nine years.
  10. Keith Black
    Casi, welcome to MSW. I look forward to seeing your build of the Commerce de Marseille.
  11. Keith Black
    What a neat build, Harvey. Thank you for letting us tag along.
  12. Keith Black
    Yeah, I wanna see.
  13. Keith Black
    My thoughts on being a member of MSW/NRG is, we're family. At times we may disagree, sometimes vigorously but we cheer each others success and we suffer as one when tragedy befalls one of us.
  14. Keith Black
    Rshousha, I'm sorry for your loss, my condolences.
  15. Keith Black
    Royal Mail thingie?
  16. Keith Black
    All lovely little bits, Brian. Impressive work as always.
  17. Keith Black
    Have you considered 1/4 inch plywood?
  18. Keith Black
    I couldn't agree more regarding Cornwall, top shelf folks.
  19. Keith Black
    I don't see why not and it comes in a multitude of colors, thank you for the link.
  20. Keith Black
    Trond, impressive, very well done.
  21. Keith Black
    Harvey, the vision is coming to life. Nicely done.
  22. Keith Black
    Johan, welcome to MSW. Please do start a build log when you've made your decision.
  23. Keith Black
    Nice job on the carving. I don't know how you're going to attach to a vertical surface? If you were applying them on a flat surface your life would be so much easier. I quit using tweezers on small pieces, they invariably fly off into space lost to the world.
  24. Keith Black
    The way this piece is cut I'm not surprised, it's almost like it's asking to be broken off. I'm sure it's fixable but it is a pain in the backside.
  25. Keith Black
    Pete, welcome to MSW. Having a MSW build log allows people to better help/advise when you have a problem.

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