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GrandpaPhil
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I’m glad you like my binnacle, Robert. Thank very much, Richard! I have 21 rough cut buckets:
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I use a scalpel. It works well for me. I mark the piece with cut lines using a pencil and go from there.
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My favorite is Delta Ceramcoat paint. I used their black and “Antique Gold” for my Victory. You can find it at Hobby Lobby or most other craft stores in the craft paint section. I used copper tape for the coppering.
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new modeler from Barcelona and some Albatros photos
GrandpaPhil replied to Geowolf's topic in New member Introductions
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Congratulations! Well done!
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Most kit plans come with the templates for the die cut and laser cut parts. That is a cheaper alternative than buying the kit. Cornwall and Age of Sails both have a nice selection of kit plans for reasonable prices. It’s just copy, paste and cut at that point (plus you can alter the scale at will at that point). Plus the plans for Triton are $5 with complete POB templates and the plans for Winchelsea are $15, with all templates provided. I have both sets and plan to modify both for masting and rigging.
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The Revenge is a neat ship. I’m looking forward to seeing this!
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Greetings from Central Pennsylvania
GrandpaPhil replied to Bill135's topic in New member Introductions
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Good job on the quarter badges and stern galleries!
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Welcome! Well done!
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Thank you very much, OC! I am glad you found that useful, Emmet. It saved me a lot of time.
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I like to carve cannons from dowel rods. It works well for me.
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Thank you very much! It went back together much better than I thought it would. I thought for sure I would have to redo much more of the rigging.
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Have you thought about buying the Amati plans or Sergal plans from Cornwall or Age of Sails? Both sets of plans should have templates for all of the laser/die cut parts. It would be copy, cut and glue at that point. The old Mantua kit had preprinted wood parts, that you would have to cut out anyway. The hardest part would be making the carvings, and you can buy the carving set from Cornwall if you didn't feel like carving them yourself.
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