Valeriy V
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Nils! I don't have a final decision on the boats yet. I have some thoughts on this, but I need to experiment first. -
Thank you, Tony! I try as best I can. There are few parts on the spar deck yet, there will be about twice as many of them.
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No, Yves. This is one pintle.
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Some parts are put together.
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Keith, these are beautiful, elegant lines hull!! You know how to choose prototypes for your models!
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Thanks Gary! The ladders are soldered on a simple device that is easy to make precise on a milling machine.
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Thank you, Nils! I make glass for portholes using the old proven method. These are plexiglass cylinders that are polished at the ends until completely transparent.
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Gary, you never cease to amaze! Great process! 👌👍
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I welcome everyone! The number of parts on the model has been increased. Gangways.
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Thank you, Nils! This is a hawser reel.
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Some more details have been added.
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Yes that's right. This model will be built like the Varyag in the style of "factory demonstration models".
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Thanks Nils! Yes, this ship was not distinguished by advanced equipment.
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Hello Joachim! Regarding nickel plating, I wrote everything I could in the topic on Varyag. Look there carefully. I can say briefly about this process that I learned it from videos from the Internet in Russian. I think that the same videos are available in English and German. In a search engine, write for example: “nickel plating or copper plating at home.” This is all quite easy to study and understand on your own. Unfortunately, my weak English will not allow me to tell you the same way as in these videos.
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Steam steering drive.
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Keith, almost all the fine detail on this model will not be covered with paint. Nickel plating or polished brass coated with varnish will be used.
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And now I tried them on the model hull.
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Саша , Gary , Roel, Ricr and that's all, thank you for your kind words and attention to my topic! The photo shows a small number of nickel-plated parts.
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Perhaps, after the appearance of small details on the model, your opinion will change a little.
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Better visibility of the ship's side area at variable waterlines is a secondary purpose. The main task of such painting is to protect the metal of the sheathing sheets from intense destruction.
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Keith, I do not use spray cans when painting, as they do not give the desired uniformity to the paint layer. I use airbrushes with nozzle diameters of 0.3 and 0.5 mm. As for the light stripe, this is not the waterline. This is a strip of variable waterlines, it indicates the level of the minimum and maximum permissible draft of the vessel. Very often this strip was painted with a special antifouling paint (patent). Mostly these paints had pink, green shades. Pink paints contain mercury oxide, which kills microorganisms and gives the paint a pink tint.
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And now some paint on top.
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I welcome everyone! The painting process took some time. The photo shows the hull of the model after covering it with primer.
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It is better to impregnate paper with cyacrine glue, but several layers are needed for good strength. I wish you success in your experiments!
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