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Keith Black

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  1. Keith Black
    I use FolkArt acrylic craft paint, Vintage White # 515. It's not a brilliant white and has very little yellow pigment.
  2. Keith Black
    Speaking of seals, I found this site interesting. https://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/Web/People/lkb/seals/aboutseals.5.html
  3. Keith Black
    Bob, you really do hate polyurethane don't you.
  4. Keith Black
    Keith, it all makes perfect sense and I think you're spot on regarding the materials.
  5. Keith Black
    When I think what straw color looks like, my minds eye sees this.
  6. Keith Black
    Sorry, I got to this party a bit late. A thumbs up to all post back to the beginning.
  7. Keith Black
    What a lovely ship, neat and tidy work, Jorge.
  8. Keith Black
    Dang supply chain problems, hope that it gets to you soon. She's really coming along nicely, Phil, well done.
  9. Keith Black
    Jason, welcome to MSW. Please share your Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes build in a build log.
  10. Keith Black
    Jorge, welcome to MSW. I look forward to seeing your build log.
  11. Keith Black
    Dave, good on ya and God bless.
  12. Keith Black
    Yes I do, Siggi, but my wife is usually too busy tending to other things.
  13. Keith Black
    Painting a boat or ship's interior white or a light color would have been beneficial for night vision and the ability to see items within. If a boat was to be used only during daylight hours, interior color wouldn't have mattered.
  14. Keith Black
    Siggi, I wish my carpenters and painters were as talented as yours, they do beautiful work.
  15. Keith Black
    Brian, a thought. If you painted the interior of the ship's boat white (or light color) the darker oars would stand out. In the photo I just posted, the interior appears to be white.
  16. Keith Black
    Brian, I came across this image, hope it's useful.
  17. Keith Black
    Kramer, the hull's second planking turned out nice, great job!
  18. Keith Black
    Lynn, go to the home page and in the search box enter 'marking the waterline'. There are several builds where folks show how they marked the waterline. Nice to see you making good progress. And you're right, I don't have a clue how I found the time to hold down a full time job. To recruit new employees Walmart is offering a $5,000.00 sign up bonus. I thought about it for a split second but I figured the 'nap' clause I'd have to negotiate in my contract wouldn't be worth the trouble.
  19. Keith Black
    Barry, welcome to MSW. I look forward to seeing your work.
  20. Keith Black
    Lynn, where are you? it's too cold to be playing golf.
  21. Keith Black
    It's always fun when we get the Keith, Keith, and Keith conversations going. It's like the 'who's on first' bit.
  22. Keith Black
    Keith, you're doing a super job on the rigging and the ship as a whole looks great!
  23. Keith Black
    Here's a link to Keith's employer, looks like a good outfit. https://www.airtindi.com
  24. Keith Black
    Keith, I wish we could sit down together sometime and swap bush plane stories. Most of my experience was in a Super Cub on tundra tires in summer and skies in the winter, a plane my buddy owned and piloted. I know what's involved, please fly safe. Nice ride, very nice. Do you have to fuel out of 55 gal drums or can you get into a for real fuel service?
  25. Keith Black
    Dave, this is a decorative model and unfortunately it has no monetary value particularly in its current state. Are there any young kids in your neighborhood that you could give it to? As a toy, if it were to put a smile on a kids face it becomes priceless. And who knows, maybe it sparks a interest in model ship building in some young boy or girl.

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