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  1. Antonio Vasquez
    I finally got all the cannons mounted. I made some small rope by using my drill. I don’t have a rope walk.
  2. Antonio Vasquez
    Don’t drop them! Mine fell off the desk today tips first into a small rug. They were stuck and I had to wiggle them a bit to get them out of the rug. At a distance of 28” those tips went through the rug , hit the cement and bent. I had to sand the bent tips and reface them.
  3. Antonio Vasquez
    I’m pretty sure I have that same set. Ordered them a few months ago. I love these tweezers, way better than any I was using before.
  4. Antonio Vasquez
    Getting the gun port covers on. I can’t wait to see how many I break off before I am done with this build.
  5. Antonio Vasquez
    I’ve never tried an airbrush before and I have a new one coming in the mail next week. I was wondering how much overspray they normally produce? Would it be possible to paint small parts indoors without having overspray getting on other stuff in the room?
  6. Antonio Vasquez
    I got a lot of ideas from seeing the way the other builders have done the sides of the gun deck . I try to make those rings as small as I could get them they still look a little large. I think this will work out better than those little pins that were molded into the side of the side of the hull.
  7. Antonio Vasquez
    I am having a heck of a time getting the sides to stay glued to the deck. They keep popping out.
  8. Antonio Vasquez
    Working on lower deck. Lines were scribed and deck was washed with diluted black paint then light sanded. When I did the Cutty I did the same th ing on that deck except that I went. over the black wash with a brown wash to darken it up. I wasn’t happy with the way it turned out, so I will probability sand this deck a little more and leave it the way it is.
  9. Antonio Vasquez
    Painting cannons and adding strips to the gun port walls.
  10. Antonio Vasquez
    Yeah I would have to order those pants from Amazon or from an online hobby store, I picked up the pants that I got there from the local Michael’s I realize that they’re probably not that great for painting plastic. The testor enamels that I have do cover better. I like the soap and water cleanup of the acrylics.
  11. Antonio Vasquez
    These are the acrylic paints that I was able to get from our local Michael’s.
  12. Antonio Vasquez
    I’m going to try to scratch the deck planking in to the plastic that comes with the kit . I’m going to have a hell of a time seeing the lines in the deck, even with my magnifier on. I had thought about using Veneer strips And gluing them to the deck but I wasn’t sure what type of adhesive I’d be able to use effectively. I also was not sure how I would cut the veneer to the thin strips that I would need, I have never worked with veneer before. I have been toying with the idea of getting an airbrush but I have to admit I’ve never used one .
  13. Antonio Vasquez
    I’m thinking I should have used a white primer, oh well, live and learn.
  14. Antonio Vasquez
    Thanks for the info, it was very informative
  15. Antonio Vasquez
    I’m not airbrushing, aside from the large areas I’m painting by brush.
  16. Antonio Vasquez
    It is taking a lot of coats of white paint to cover up primer between the gun ports. I am at four coats already and I can still see some of the primer beneath the paint . I’m not sure if that’s normal or not .
  17. Antonio Vasquez
    I am thinking very seriously about covering the decks with the Veneer. I’m not real sure what type of adhesive to use .
  18. Antonio Vasquez
    I’m using a gloss acrylic paint for the first time normally I use testers enamel. I have been thinning the paint about 75 percent paint 25% water. After about four coats I can still see the primer through the paint. Is it normal to have to put a lot of coats on? The paint coming out of the container is very very thick so I am having to thin it . From the tutorials I have seen on YouTube they say thin the paint to the consistency of milk. I am thinning it a little thicker than that but it is still very transparent when I apply it.
  19. Antonio Vasquez
    The lower deck pieces are really miss matched as far as edge thickness goes. I saw one of the other builds where he made the deck planks more visible as well as the nail heads. I’ll have to look into that. Meanwhile I will have to get the deck assembly together nice and flat.
  20. Antonio Vasquez
    I am primering everything I paint this time. The copper paint I used this time was a spray paint and it came out a little darker than I would’ve liked. The testers brush on paint that I used on the Cutty Sark came out a lot lighter.
  21. Antonio Vasquez
    I just unboxed everything and found at the sails were squashed in some spots. When ahead and broke loose to hull halves, the stand , and the gallery stern. I washed all the pieces and cut off all the burrs. I am assuming that I should primer the hull before I paint it but this is something I did not do on my last build which was the Cutty Sark . The painting on the gallery stern looks like it is really going to be a challenge . I am definitely going to have to look at some pictures to see how that part gets painted. Any tips you can throw my way are welcome .
  22. Antonio Vasquez
    Hi, I just finished the 1/96 Cutty Sark and have received the 1/96 Revell Constitution for Christmas this year. The Cutty was a blast to build , it took seven months to build. After seeing some of the other builds online I wish I would have gone slower and put a little more detail in. I plan to look at a lot of pictures of the Constitution before I start my build. I have been into woodworking for over 20 yrs and would love to try a wooden ship. I am smart enough to realize that a wooden ship will require special skills that I may not yet possess. I want my first wooden build to be a learning experience so I don’t mind a beginner ship kit. There certainly is a lot of great information on this site . Any recommendations that members can give me as far as what my first wooden ship should be or tips on my constitution Build would be greatly appreciated . thank you.

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