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Chris, You mentioned a while back that you use a spray sealant on all of your card models prior to cutting. What spray sealant are you using and where do you get it? Thank you very much in advance! Phil
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Here are the two that I assembled yesterday: They still need edge painted, sealed and their eyebolts, but I will do all 6 at the same time.
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These are the six that I’m making right now: Given that they’re hanging from boat davits, I should probably make some eyebolts, too. I need a couple hundred of them anyway, between this project and the Mercury. Although, it looks like the ones in the single davits are strapped in. So, those won’t need the eyebolts. Actually, they probably should have eyebolts for consistency. You aren’t going to tell me that they stashed the ship’s boats in the same davit, every time. Plus, you still have to fish said boat out of the water, which means eyebolts.
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Working on the next 6 boats, which hang off the quarterdeck. On a quick personal note, I went through my stash last night and counted up/examined the plan sets (including those found in reference books, which is where I developed my Prince de Neufchatel and Hannah models from) and kits (ship and non-ship) that I have. I have a lot of models that need built. I also have several hundred miniatures that need painted (28mm, 30mm and 54mm, mostly). Lol, it will keep me busy for a very long time.
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Very nice display!
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Small diameter gears
GrandpaPhil replied to bridgman's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Plasticard or card would work well (seal the card prior to cutting and then reseal it after painting for best effect). -
Yes, but it would be very nice.
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It looks like the overall height is about 250’. The plan view of Titanic is from Wikimedia Commons.
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The keel to the top of the funnels was about 175’.
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Very nicely done!
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Very cool!
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Very cool!
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Very nicely done!
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Congratulations! Well done!
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Congratulations! Well done!
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And, I installed the forecastle. I couldn’t help it. I had to install it and then I had to add the fittings since I had already made them, lol. Side on view:
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I made the steam launch today: Then I made the large cutter. Then, I had to do some repair work. Solferino rolled out of her cradle. She is now glued to her base. Here is Solferino with the second ship’s boat after getting partial new railings on the observation deck and the blockhouse: I have 9 ship’s boats left. The regular ones are a lot easier than the steam launch. Then it will be on to the hull fittings and the rest of the deck fittings.
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Very impressive!
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Excellent! Thank you very much for sharing!
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Thank you very much! Step 4, the main deck fitting section, is now complete! The most recently added fittings still need edge painted and sealed. But, round two of the ladders turned out much better! And, now on to the ship’s boats! The Solferino, at the time of the Paris Museum model’s depiction, carried 11 of them! I’m starting with the steam launch, because it is the most complicated and it is the first in the sequence. Plus, I can just drop it in its cradle when it is done.
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Thank you very much! The stands for the binnacles are made and installed: They still need edge painted and sealed. The binnacles are rolled and just awaiting their tops.
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I’ve had a good model building day. The observation deck is mostly done. It only needs some edge painting and sealing. The railing around the top of the blockhouse is done and just needs sealed. The ladders are under way: I made a jig a la Zu Monfeld and it has worked so much better. Also the railings are under way for the ladders. Here is where Solferino is at now:
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32 pins in place: Cutting railing pins (12) for the top of that blockhouse while I’m at it.
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