GrandpaPhil
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I’m still making steady progress on Victory. I haven’t forgotten about the Triton.
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I made and installed both of the anchor palm blocks. They were carved from 1/4” basswood sheets. At this point, the majority of the hull fittings are done. I need to clean them up a bit, and then I’ll touch up the paint down the sides. I still have some boat davits to make, but I will make those when I make the railings, the hammock netting and the boomkins, netting and anchors up by the head. The head is mostly done (except for what I just mentioned). The stern is mostly done (except for the boat davits). Next up will be the upper gun deck.
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The starboard side chesstree is made and installed.
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Thank you all for the likes and the comments! I made my port-side chesstree and installed it. I also installed the second fender on the port-side.
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Okay, my apologies. I didn’t catch the part about the stern and quarter galleries being prepainted. I had to paint mine and I thought yours were the same.
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Welcome!
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Welcome!
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New Member from Pittsburgh PA
GrandpaPhil replied to JackRussellMan's topic in New member Introductions
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I painted mine antique gold by Delta Ceramcoat. You could always use the same yellow as you used for the stern/quarter gallery pieces.
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Most wood kits require some adjustments to get the parts to fit right. I would recommend checking against the plans to see how it’s supposed to go together and adjust accordingly.
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Thank you very much!
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Awesome! Your U-Boat is fantastic! I am looking forward to seeing this build!
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Happy New Year everyone! Thank you all for all the comments and the likes! I used my new contour gauge for the first time to take the contour of the upper hull for the starboard fenders. I made two of them from 1/16” basswood. After trying to glue both, I realized that the second fender didn’t look like the first one, so it got pulled off and slimmed down. Time to make fenders for the port side!
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I use Elmers for bonding wood and CA (Model Expo) for bonding everything else. I also like Vallejo paint, but I predominantly use Delta Ceramcoat from Hobby Lobby.
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Attaching wet planks, if thoroughly soaked, creates the problem of shrinkage that can leave gaps between planks. I may or may not have experienced this.
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I could never paint the 1/72 figures well. I would like to learn because I would like to get a set of Daniel Dusek’s 1/72 sailors for future models. I do however, have a whole slew of 28mm figures that I need to paint, lol.
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I bought mine off E-Bay. Those are 54mm (1/32). Chris Watton (Vanguard Models) is making 1/64 figures of Lord Cochrane and Lord Nelson. They look awesome, but I haven’t bought them yet. Otherwise, there are plenty of 28mm (1/56) figures that can be found out there. Some can be used as is, others would require some conversion work. They might be too large though.
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The starboard side ladder is on.
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Thank you very much! I finished the grenadier:
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