Keith Black
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Beautiful progress, Craig. The winch is a treat. I am so thankful the fire was both catchable and containable and that damage was limited. -
She becomes more impressive with each new post, John. Very nice.
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Absolutely amazing!
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Mast and bowsprit look much better, Bob. Good call.
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Gary, that looks spot on as is.
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I agree with with Siggi, Shipman. This would be a better topic discussed in the Nautical/Naval History section of the forum.
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I sit in awe with each new update, Roel. I half expect to see real men treading across the catwalks to their respective stations, simply amazing.
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Steve, sorry to hear you have to give up modeling. I hope you can find that what makes you smile.
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The highlighting makes em pop, Chris. Much better than a flat ho hum surface lacking detail.
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Outstanding detail work, LJP. Very very nice.
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It was worth all the trouble, Chris. The hull is beautiful.
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A soon as I show up you break the bowsprit, what am I going to do with you, Bob?......... wait a stinkin' minute, is Pyle back in town?!
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Ah, got it. Have you managed to acquire all the line you'll need? Cotton, poly? Lacing 2mm deadeyes and tying to shrouds is a challenge everyone should accept at least one in their life.
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Thank you, John. Regarding your Redjacket build, 2 mm deadeyes and single blocks and 3mm double blocks are available. I know they are available from Cornwall Model Boats but I would think they are also available here in the States. The below shows they would work and from experience they can be rigged but you either need great eyesight or a good magnifier. 2mm at 1:192 = 15.12 inches. 3mm at 1:192 = 22.67 inches.
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Thank you, J. Unfortunately at 1:120 a lot of what I do is merely a suggestion and not replication. I learned long ago that leaving a tiny item to the viewer's imagination was far more affective than trying to actually make something.
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Derek, it might be easier giving it to some youngster in your neighborhood/area who has a interest in modeling. You could contact middle schools and see if they know a young boy or girl with interest in ship modeling. Just a thought.
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Tom, thank you suggestions and I did note the file name. At some point I need to mess around with India ink. In this case of the roofing, I'm trying to represent tar paper not wood but I do like the wall. The roof is painted with very thin black acrylic paint wash repeated till I was happy with the results. I intentionally left areas without the third and fourth washes. When the roof had dried I thumb rubbed the surface pretty good. I think that did more for me mentally than what it did for the roof. Thank you, Ken. As I said to Tom above, I do need to get myself to the hobby store and pick up some India ink. I think India ink would have highlighted the individual vertical boards much better than black pastel. I'm still an infant when it comes to weathering techniques.
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Thank you, Keith and Eric. I'll remember your suggestions for the "next" time when I have a black surface. For this roof I made a very thin black wash and applied till I was happy with the look knowing a dark black would be problematic. Thank you both again.
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Thank you, John. Thank you, John. Pretty hard to mess up the planking on this shoebox.
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