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Valeriy V

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  1. Hi, Sasha! You have made a wonderful model of an interesting ship! I wish you good luck on your long journey.
  2. Phil, when soldering is done with silver solder, there is no need to worry about the structure being destroyed. This soldering can withstand the heaviest loads.
  3. In this photo the screws are installed randomly and therefore there is an error. When the model is finally assembled all the screws will be installed correctly.
  4. The entire propeller-rudder system is pre-installed on the cruisers hull. The blades will be twisted and the propellers will be fully polished later, before final installation.
  5. The four propellers are soldered together using a silver-based solder. These photos show the propellers after soldering and cleaning them from carbon deposits using a citric acid solution.
  6. Ras, the idea with the mosquito net is very interesting! I will definitely remember it.
  7. Nils, it's great that everything is getting better. I look forward to an interesting continuation of your work.
  8. I did the marking and cutting of the brass plates manually. There is nothing complicated in this process. The main thing here is the correct determination of the coordinates of the location of the holes for the propeller shafts according to the drawing.
  9. Now we need to install the ship's propeller steering device. Marking the directions of the propeller shaft lines.
  10. I continue working on the cruiser's hull and draw the outline of the armor belt.
  11. I am looking for a drawing of a propeller that was installed on British cruisers of the 20s of the last century. Perhaps someone will have a drawing of a similar three-bladed propeller.
  12. Hi, Nearshor! I admire your woodwork and I hope I don't disappoint you either.
  13. Thank you, Chris! This choice can be considered only half mine, and the other half belongs to the customer.
  14. Yves, the need to cover the hull of the model with fiberglass and epoxy resin of static models is the result of the experience of previous generations of ship modelers. 1) If you leave the hull unprotected, then, as a result of the effects of moisture and temperature changes on the wood, the contours of the wooden slats of the sheathing will appear through the layer of paint 2) For hardened epoxy resin, fiberglass plays the role of steel reinforcement in reinforced concrete structures. Without fiberglass, the hardened epoxy resin will gradually crack and peel off from the hull.
  15. Yes, Keith, you are right. I began my work on the cruiser's hull in parallel with the completion of work on Blagoev.
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