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GrandpaPhil

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    Welcome!
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    Absolutely incredible work!
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    Very nicely done!
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    And use beeswax! Paraffin wax is kerosene based and does horrible things to your rigging. I got my chunk of beeswax from the hardware store.
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    Welcome!
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    Alan, Thank you very much! Jolle, Thank you very much! The main deck railings are made and installed: They still need painted. The last railing on this model is the decorative railing on the Admiral’s Walk.
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    Sjors, Very nicely done!
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    Johnny, Thank you very much! I really enjoy card models and look forward to seeing your Baltimore! I have a few other Orel pre-dreadnoughts and ironclads that I am looking forward to building in my stash. A metal mesh could work, but you would need multiple sizes. Alan, Thank you very much! The railings are just a matter of drawing them out and then cutting them out. It sounds and looks a lot worse than it is. The amidships railings are installed: Time for the aft deck railings!
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    Welcome!
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    Congratulations and very nicely done!
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    Welcome!
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    The barge and your steamers look great!
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    Very nicely done!
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    I have the boarding ladders completed: Some parts still need sealed, but the entire superstructure is now completed. I am currently working on the railings around the main deck: My method, which is modified from a method that I learned from Digital Navy’s how-to section before their website went down, is to draw out a bunch of railings. I usually go down the long side of a sheet of cardstock for bulk railings. Then, I seal both sides with my Folk Art brush-on clear primer. Then, I cut that out. Then, I cut to size and preshape/score the railings. Lastly, I cut out the empty area of the railings. It takes some practice and a lot of care and patience to avoid cutting the frames. But if that happens you can glue them back together with PVA. It’s not really any big deal. I usually paint them after gluing them in place. I like how they turn out and they avoid me having to mess with brass or string. Neither one usually works out well for me.
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    Working on the last of the ladders:
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    Very nicely done!
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    Welcome!
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    Steve, Thank you very much! The yards and running rigging are now made and installed: That closes out the inner structure! Now on to the outside of the inner bulwarks!
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    Hope you guys get to feeling better soon! Bellerophon looks amazing!
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    The guns and smaller fittings would be easy enough to remake, and a good introduction to scratch building, but the turrets would be quite difficult. Have you contacted Heller?
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    Welcome! Which parts were lost and can they be easily replaced (remade)?
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    I learned to paint from tabletop wargaming 30 years ago and I treat my ships as gigantic wargaming miniatures, and paint them accordingly to make them look as realistic as I can. Mine usually featuring medium level weathering and techniques such as drybrushing and highlighting to bring out the detail.
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    Mark, Thank you very much! The rest of the cradle stored ship’s boats are installed: Next up, I will be making/installing the yard arms and finishing the running rigging.
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    When I tried to build the 1/96 Revell Constitution many years ago, I dry brushed the detail scrollwork on the bow.
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    Glen, Thank you very much! Thank you all for the likes and just for stopping by! I realized that with the ship’s boats in place, it would be impossible to secure the braces on the main deck so I am going to find somewhere else to secure them. I have also seen them secured to the opposite mast. So, I installed the two sets of steam boats: Definitely making progress!

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