GrandpaPhil
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I started cutting the top pieces of my gunport lids. So far I’m 210 pieces in. I need a total of 288. I’m building them IAW Wolfram Zu Monfeld’s Historic Ship Models. I’m making them out of 1/32” basswood.
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I decided to make my own gunport lids because I didn’t particularly care for the metal ones that came in the kit. They don’t look right and in order to make them historically accurate I will have to install two eyebolts. This means drilling two half millimeter holes which doesn’t work well with metal fittings. I am using basswood and I made a jig out of scrap wood.
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You could always load the sections up with whatever cargo you wanted to have and leave a side panel or two off, plus 1/72 is a standard scale for miniature figures, so finding a crew wouldn’t be too terribly difficult.
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Greatings to All From a New Member...
GrandpaPhil replied to DavidMil's topic in New member Introductions
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Frank, I built it years ago and unfortunately didn't take any construction pictures. I wish that I had. I only have one picture left of it. Phil
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Last 2 dummy guns.
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All but 2 of the dummy guns are now mounted. I am waiting on all glue to dry before I touch up the paint and drill the holes for the last two dummy guns, up by the quarter galleries.
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That’s a good collection that you’ve got there. The only addition that I would recommend is a handle for the razor saw. It’ll make a huge difference when you have to make a large number of cuts.
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Very nice! I built the Heller Reale and it came out really nicely. You’ll enjoy this build!
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A schooner is a good starter model. The rig is relatively simple and everything is relatively easy to get to. Model Expo makes really nice kits. They are excellent to learn on.
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I haven’t forgotten about the Triton, I’m still working on the Victory. I just started mounting dummy guns.
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Got the dummy cannons painted and started installing them on the Victory.
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The antique gold is good now too.
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Starboard side now
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I touched up the black and painted the rails and the gunport frames black on the port side. So far so good.
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Favorite Paint
GrandpaPhil replied to Koa4225's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
I like Delta Ceramcoat. It’s usually ready to use out of the bottle and works beautifully for larger models. It coats well and is acrylic, which makes for easy clean up. The only downside is when painting brass and some plastics, you must put some kind of sealant on your model first. For smaller scale models, the Ceramcoat works well, but Vallejo Model Color paints just can’t be beat. -
The last time I painted a sub, I base coated it with Ceramcoat black and then dry brushed a thin coat of a dark charcoal gray, also Ceramcoat.
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