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  7. colinmaclock
    It was a great learning experience watching your meticulous restoration process of this fine builders model. As usual, you have exhibited those fine masterful skills I have always admired in you. Cheers old boy! Colin
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  12. colinmaclock
    Michael, would you need to install handles on the sides of the crate for moving it around or is it too heavy for that?
  13. colinmaclock
    Mott old boy, a fine job on the ports, nav. lights, davit blocks and life boats. The "Albertic" is almost complete I see. I am sure you will go into a state of post restoration shock when it's done. You will find yourself wandering around that empty spot where the ship was for days. I might have to fly up to Edmonton again, this time with a bottle of 18 year old single malt to help debrief you! Cheers, Colin p.s. I went up to Qualicum Beach last week to take some pics of the Princess Marguerite I restored a few years back and thought of how more detailed your restoration of the "Albertic" was compared to this. (I still have to have it returned to my shop to finish the upper railings, lines to blocks on davits and boats, rigging, funnels and final finish on wheel house & top deck etc.).
  14. colinmaclock
    Funnels look great, spot-on old boy! The hull repairs look good too, you matched the surface and colours well, a challenge indeed! Now comes the fun part, attaching all that rigging (you made some up if I recall).
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    Nice spray booth set-up Michael, can't wait to see those funnels back on the ship. Colin
  16. colinmaclock
    Great Michael, sounds like you know this process well. Keep in mind those three colours you are using are already blends of pigments. Bring in some others as well, lets say another orange or yellow, mix tiny amounts in with what you have plus a very tiny bit of black and see what transpires. Cheers, Colin
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    Michael, Do you have a colour wheel or chart? sometimes the oddest combinations of primary, tertiary and secondary colours work out what you want. Choosing the right base colour to start with is the work half done. Most importantly, in your type of work, use natural light to do you paint matches! Do no trust indoor lighting, even if it is colour balanced. Cheers, Colin
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    Hi Michael, It is hard to determine weather the original paint on the hull is lacquer based or enamel. To apply a final clear or semi-gloss finish over your paint may help blend in the luster. Caution though, do a small isolated test area in case of a reaction causing blistering. This occurs sometimes when using different brands with different bases. I found that using an old piece of nylon stocking to burnish a finish to match old and new painted areas can work as long as the new paint has had enough time to cure hard. Cheers, Colin
  19. colinmaclock
    Mott old boy, matching the paint and finish below the waterline will be a challenge indeed. You are doing a magnificent job, glad to see you back at it again.
  20. colinmaclock
    The short boom with block and tackle leading up to the small roof could be for lowering and stabilizing the ladder over on the side of the hull in an opposite direction because of wind and wave change. Maybe?
  21. colinmaclock
    Michael, A number of years ago I worked on a water damaged builders model of the Carmania. Upon close inspection of the name plate I could see where a larger nameplate was there before. Those faint impressions revealed the name; Royal George.
  22. colinmaclock
    Michael, I usually run a small flame quickly along the line to remove the "fuzz". A bic lighter at a low setting works. Careful not do this with poly, it will melt. Only use this method on cotton,hemp or linen threads. Weak tea may bleach out with time, I would recommend a very diluted water base stain.
  23. colinmaclock

    Bensid54,

    Yes, my workshop was quite a mess at the time I received the "Maggie" for restoration. I usually do model ship restorations upstairs in a different part of the house where there is plenty of natural light. Because the Marguerite was so large, it went to the "catch all" work bench downstairs where I work on everything from furniture to kids toys.

  24. colinmaclock
    Hi Michael, Yes, this was the TEV Princess Marguerite. The restoration required taking nearly all the super structure off and start from there. It was an unfinished model to begin with so it made that part easier. It had no details like stanchions, railings, rigging and anchors etc. plus the davits and lifeboats needed overhauling. The fenestration needed framing and all areas of the hull and decks required repainting and refinishing. The model was 5' 6'' in length and built with yellow cedar strip on frame and considered a primitive, although a high end primitive. The chap who originally built it was an engineer on the original Princess Marguerite that was torpedoed off Malta in the 2nd WW and was a chief engineer on the Marguerite II.
  25. colinmaclock
    Mott old boy, I appears you are coming along nicely with the restoration of the 'Albertic". You are a master of jigs and tool improvisation, the two important things you taught me 49 years ago! But I understand when the undertaking of professional model ship restoration sometimes reduces your profit margin to something like 15cents and hour, I've been there! Cheers.

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