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Ship's launch kits for 18th century ships - 1/60 or 1/64
grsjax replied to peterbrowne's topic in Wood ship model kits
I was given one of these kits and started to build it. Ended up throwing it out. Not well made and the wood is cheap. -
Well I got the new carbide jewelers draw plate and it is a fine tool but does not work well for making trunnels. Using my jewelers drawplate made of steel by drawing the wood from the back to the front works ok but not perfect. The carbide plate is made differently and has a short straight section. I can draw bamboo slivers through the plate and make satisfactory trunnels but the effort required is to great to make it worth while. I guess I will have to take a look at the Byrnes draw plate.
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I am aware of these being for drawing wire but if you turn them over they work well for making treenails. I have an old wire draw plate that works well but only goes down to about 1mm which is to large for anything less than 1:24 scale. This one goes down to .26mm. I paid $3 shipped for the new one and if it doesn't work for treenails it will still be good for wire drawing which is a useful thing to have around. I was aware of the Byrnes plate and considered it but with shipping to Hawaii it costs about the same as the plates on Amazon. It would be a good choice if this one doesn't work out.
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Needed a draw plate with small holes for making truunels. Was checking Amazon and most were between $30 and $50. However in with the more expensive ones I found this one, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RN8F1Z9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Looks good and at this price I figured it was worth taking a chance on. It will be here next week and I will post an update.
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Probably steel coated with copper. Fine steel wire will burn.
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Maybe site management can explore that idea further. I have seen group buys on other sites that provided members with quality products at a discount.
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CAF models has some really nice POF models.
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Great kit. I would take it but I already have one in my stash. List it on eBay for $100 and it should sell pretty quickly.
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Belaying pins could be made from wood, iron or brass. They were not painted as the paint would wear off pretty quickly from the rope rubbing on the pin.
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I have one like this but different brand name. Made in China but once the blade was sharpened it works really well. Think I paid $9.95 for it on eBay.
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Looking good. What a great starter kit. Looking forward to seeing Model Shipways new series develop.
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I will take this one if still available. PM sent Rigging Period Ship Models - Petersson. ISBN 1-86176-061-2. $8.00
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Picked up a great kit but it doesn't have any plans. Does anyone know where I can get a set?
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My wife the artist put me on to this box for storing .5oz (14ml) bottles. She uses it for alcohol ink but it works fine for paint bottles of the same size. https://www.amazon.com/Ranger-Tim-Holtz-Alcohol-Storage/dp/B079KVZGY9
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Model ship stations identification help request
grsjax replied to highlanderburial's topic in Wood ship model kits
Both kits were manufactured by Corel. Don't think they are still in production but both are available on eBay. -
Lower cost (?) shiny metal parts
grsjax replied to Patrick Matthews's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Copper can be plated directly on to non-conductive surfaces. The process is called electroless copper plating. It is a fairly simple process but does require the use of formaldehyde as a reducing agent. Using this process a thin layer of copper can be plated over almost any surface. Electroless copper plating is used to make printed circuit boards. The advantage is that the metal layer is uniform over uneven surfaces including inside holes. plated items can be used as is or as a base for electroplating with other metals like nickel. BTW brass electroplating is possible. Caswell sells a kit for it. EDIT Here is a PDF of a process for electroless copper plating. http://www.nmfrc.org/pdf/p0295g.pdf This process can be done with chemicals available on ebay and Amazon. WARNING Sodium Hydroxide and Formaldehyde are not chemicals you want to be careless with. Wear gloves, eye protection and a mask when handling them. Sodium Hydroxide is a powerful corrosive base that can cause a lot of damage to your body. Formaldehyde is a poison. Treat these chemicals with respect. Work carefully and always work in a well ventilated space. -
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Recently picked up a Midwest Endeavour I kit. Great looking kit marked "Level 4". Did Midwest make any other level 4 kits? I have seen a few level 3 kits but this is the first time I have run into a level 4. I would be interested in hearing about any other level 4 kits that Midwest produced.
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Hi Chris I have looked at the Bluejacket listings but apparently there are a lot of older designs that they do not have. Maybe someone has some old Laughing Whale or Midwest catalogs they can share.
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I keep running across models made by Laughing Whale and Midwest that I never heard of before. An example is the square toed frigate kit on eBay. Is there a complete list somewhere of all the kits that were offered by these two companies (they seem to share a lot of designs)? There are the common ones that show up on eBay and are listed at Bluejacket of course but it seems there were a lot more of them produced then the ones you see.
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No responses to my inquiry. I went ahead and bought a Bucktool scroll saw anyway as it had pretty good reviews on Amazon and had more features than other saws in my price range. Saw arrived today and first impressions are very good. Haven't cut anything with it yet but after setup and blade installation I gave it a dry run. Sitting loose on a concrete floor it ran very quite with very little vibration. The saw is rather heavy with a cast iron base and table. Table insert is steel and fits very well. Blade installation is easy and the air blower actually works but not sure if it will be up to clearing a lot of sawdust. So far so good. After cutting some wood for a model I am working on I will let you know the score.
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Not mine, just saw it on eBay and thought someone might be looking for one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Laughing-Whale-The-Square-Toed-Frigate-Wooden-Ship-Model-Kit-No-124-Boxed/392901137512?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Dfe97e1f9b7e440ea854e282df544f815%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D392900052305%26itm%3D392901137512%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A340f2f7f-d9e5-11ea-974e-5ef97f0ce4b3|parentrq%3Ad0f9de9f1730ad397f240289ffffcab6|iid%3A1
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Interesting article. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/christian-muslim-symbols-found-in-7th-century-shipwreck-in-israel-636389
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Thanks druxey. So about 5 or 6 inches inside diameter?
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