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  1. petehay
    I see that AL’s latest incarnation of this kit suggests painting the hull. My current situation is: I am building a kit from the 1980s that was barely started and then stored in an attic for years. I picked it up on Marketplace and have completed the hull. I then hit the hull and deck with “natural “ Minwax oil based stain. Due to age, the wood pieces are very dry and the hull planking is very non-uniform from plank to plank (very stripey). How do I proceed to prep the hull for painting in its current state. Do I need to stick with oil paint? Pete
  2. petehay
    Thank you. Looking for any examples of this kit being painted and weathered as opposed to using the natural wood look.
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  4. petehay started following Captian Eddy by petehay , Swift 1805 waterline and 18th Century Longboat by FarmerJon - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48 Scale - first build
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    In the side view, is the waterline (for painting purposes) the heavy line that runs parallel to the keel? Does it seem kind of high up the hull? Pete
  6. petehay
    Thank you, so much. It was driving me crazy
  7. petehay
    I just picked up the Model Shipways Longboat kit from a yard sale. Kit was opened and laser cut pieces were cut from the sheets. After doing some research, everything does seem to be there. Now my question for anyone who is familiar with this kit. There are 2 pieces for the keel and 2 pieces for the stem and rudder. Do these pieces get sandwiched/glued together? I see no mention of this in the instructions. Pete
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  16. petehay
    My attempt at a ship's wheel for the flying bridge. Made with an O-ring, some straight pins and some beads for the handles. It's 3' in diameter from tip of handle to tip of opposite handle at 1:48th scale. My old hands don't have the dexterity to go much smaller.
  17. petehay
    Got it. Thanks
  18. petehay
    Alan, It looks like issue 16 is not available to non-members yet. I will keep an eye out. Thanks Pete
  19. petehay
    My next step will be figuring out how to create the ship wheels from scratch at 1/48th scale. Any suggestions?
  20. petehay
    Thanks for the clarification.
  21. petehay
    @FlyingFish…and there would also be a wheel in the “wheelhouse”? BTW - the detail on the Orca is absolutely amazing.
  22. petehay
    My next question regards the structure(?) on the wheelhouse roof.as shown below: These plans are based upon a fictional lobster boat from the comic strip "Non Sequitur" by Wiley Miller. In the images below there is a shop's wheel up there. Is this correct or is it artistic license? (I hope I'm not breaking any copyright rules here)
  23. petehay
    Thanks for looking. I will have some questions regarding how to proceed in my next post. Pete
  24. petehay
    First I want to thank Chris Coyle for his help in moving my previous posts in the "Ship Plans & Project Discussions" forum to this build log. Below are the photos of my progress thus far.
  25. petehay
    Thank you so much. Saved me a lot of work. Pete

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