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grsjax got a reaction from michael mott in Detail sander from an electric toothbrush
Picked up a cheap Oral-B 500 toothbrush on ebay and made an oscillating detail sander from it. Pulled the bristles out of the head and glued a small piece of sandpaper on it. Tried it out on the hull of a model I am working on and it worked great. Produces a nice smooth surface. I am not going to trying using coarse sandpaper with it as I think it would be to aggressive. The head oscillates at a high rate.
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grsjax got a reaction from Bill Tuttle in Detail sander from an electric toothbrush
Picked up a cheap Oral-B 500 toothbrush on ebay and made an oscillating detail sander from it. Pulled the bristles out of the head and glued a small piece of sandpaper on it. Tried it out on the hull of a model I am working on and it worked great. Produces a nice smooth surface. I am not going to trying using coarse sandpaper with it as I think it would be to aggressive. The head oscillates at a high rate.
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grsjax got a reaction from allanyed in Detail sander from an electric toothbrush
Picked up a cheap Oral-B 500 toothbrush on ebay and made an oscillating detail sander from it. Pulled the bristles out of the head and glued a small piece of sandpaper on it. Tried it out on the hull of a model I am working on and it worked great. Produces a nice smooth surface. I am not going to trying using coarse sandpaper with it as I think it would be to aggressive. The head oscillates at a high rate.
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grsjax got a reaction from dvm27 in Detail sander from an electric toothbrush
Picked up a cheap Oral-B 500 toothbrush on ebay and made an oscillating detail sander from it. Pulled the bristles out of the head and glued a small piece of sandpaper on it. Tried it out on the hull of a model I am working on and it worked great. Produces a nice smooth surface. I am not going to trying using coarse sandpaper with it as I think it would be to aggressive. The head oscillates at a high rate.
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grsjax got a reaction from Gregory in Detail sander from an electric toothbrush
Picked up a cheap Oral-B 500 toothbrush on ebay and made an oscillating detail sander from it. Pulled the bristles out of the head and glued a small piece of sandpaper on it. Tried it out on the hull of a model I am working on and it worked great. Produces a nice smooth surface. I am not going to trying using coarse sandpaper with it as I think it would be to aggressive. The head oscillates at a high rate.
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grsjax got a reaction from Canute in Detail sander from an electric toothbrush
Picked up a cheap Oral-B 500 toothbrush on ebay and made an oscillating detail sander from it. Pulled the bristles out of the head and glued a small piece of sandpaper on it. Tried it out on the hull of a model I am working on and it worked great. Produces a nice smooth surface. I am not going to trying using coarse sandpaper with it as I think it would be to aggressive. The head oscillates at a high rate.
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grsjax reacted to mtaylor in Patrick O'Brian's Aubry/Maturin Series
Lextin,
This link might shed light on what you seek: http://www.ctbasses.com/misc/BruceTrinque/ :)
There's a list here, but no pictures: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Aubrey
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grsjax got a reaction from wefalck in Detail sander from an electric toothbrush
Picked up a cheap Oral-B 500 toothbrush on ebay and made an oscillating detail sander from it. Pulled the bristles out of the head and glued a small piece of sandpaper on it. Tried it out on the hull of a model I am working on and it worked great. Produces a nice smooth surface. I am not going to trying using coarse sandpaper with it as I think it would be to aggressive. The head oscillates at a high rate.
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grsjax reacted to Matrim in Patrick O'Brian's Aubry/Maturin Series
Forester is good, O'Brian is better. More realistic, more rounded, more historical, more interesting.
I enjoy both but each to his own and it is all subjective to the reader in the end.
Let us try and keep the thread on O'Brian and not turn it into a mud-slinging attempt to praise whichever author you randomly prefer.
Joss
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grsjax reacted to druxey in Detail sander from an electric toothbrush
I have used an old electric toothbrush with fine polishing powder (pumice) to buff up carvings.
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grsjax got a reaction from Brinkman in Detail sander from an electric toothbrush
Picked up a cheap Oral-B 500 toothbrush on ebay and made an oscillating detail sander from it. Pulled the bristles out of the head and glued a small piece of sandpaper on it. Tried it out on the hull of a model I am working on and it worked great. Produces a nice smooth surface. I am not going to trying using coarse sandpaper with it as I think it would be to aggressive. The head oscillates at a high rate.
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grsjax got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Detail sander from an electric toothbrush
Picked up a cheap Oral-B 500 toothbrush on ebay and made an oscillating detail sander from it. Pulled the bristles out of the head and glued a small piece of sandpaper on it. Tried it out on the hull of a model I am working on and it worked great. Produces a nice smooth surface. I am not going to trying using coarse sandpaper with it as I think it would be to aggressive. The head oscillates at a high rate.
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grsjax got a reaction from Mark P in Detail sander from an electric toothbrush
Picked up a cheap Oral-B 500 toothbrush on ebay and made an oscillating detail sander from it. Pulled the bristles out of the head and glued a small piece of sandpaper on it. Tried it out on the hull of a model I am working on and it worked great. Produces a nice smooth surface. I am not going to trying using coarse sandpaper with it as I think it would be to aggressive. The head oscillates at a high rate.
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grsjax got a reaction from mtaylor in Patrick O'Brian's Aubry/Maturin Series
They are all good. I found it best to read them in sequence. Although each novel is a complete story reading them in sequence makes them more understandable. Look at it not as 20 different books but one book 6000 pages long.
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grsjax got a reaction from mtaylor in Detail sander from an electric toothbrush
Picked up a cheap Oral-B 500 toothbrush on ebay and made an oscillating detail sander from it. Pulled the bristles out of the head and glued a small piece of sandpaper on it. Tried it out on the hull of a model I am working on and it worked great. Produces a nice smooth surface. I am not going to trying using coarse sandpaper with it as I think it would be to aggressive. The head oscillates at a high rate.
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grsjax got a reaction from druxey in Detail sander from an electric toothbrush
Picked up a cheap Oral-B 500 toothbrush on ebay and made an oscillating detail sander from it. Pulled the bristles out of the head and glued a small piece of sandpaper on it. Tried it out on the hull of a model I am working on and it worked great. Produces a nice smooth surface. I am not going to trying using coarse sandpaper with it as I think it would be to aggressive. The head oscillates at a high rate.
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grsjax got a reaction from Canute in Patrick O'Brian's Aubry/Maturin Series
They are all good. I found it best to read them in sequence. Although each novel is a complete story reading them in sequence makes them more understandable. Look at it not as 20 different books but one book 6000 pages long.
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grsjax got a reaction from Duanelaker in Old Montgomery Ward Model Kit worth building?
You have to start somewhere and this is a very cheap way to get into it. Enjoy the process with your kids and let them have the pleasure of seeing it come together. Next kit can be something more advanced.
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grsjax got a reaction from Canute in Old Montgomery Ward Model Kit worth building?
You have to start somewhere and this is a very cheap way to get into it. Enjoy the process with your kids and let them have the pleasure of seeing it come together. Next kit can be something more advanced.
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grsjax got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Old Montgomery Ward Model Kit worth building?
You have to start somewhere and this is a very cheap way to get into it. Enjoy the process with your kids and let them have the pleasure of seeing it come together. Next kit can be something more advanced.
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grsjax got a reaction from mtaylor in Old Montgomery Ward Model Kit worth building?
You have to start somewhere and this is a very cheap way to get into it. Enjoy the process with your kids and let them have the pleasure of seeing it come together. Next kit can be something more advanced.
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grsjax reacted to Duanelaker in Old Montgomery Ward Model Kit worth building?
Not sure how old your children are, or if you are trying to gain their interest by building models with them, or if you are interested in getting to build model ships....but you would probably be better off looking at Model Shipways site and ordering a beginner kit from them.
As for the model you have, its worth as much as someone would be willing to pay...which is probably about $20 on Flea Bay. Or you could just have fun with your kids gluing and painting, but keep low expectations.
Best of luck and happy modeling!
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grsjax reacted to ccoyle in Old Montgomery Ward Model Kit worth building?
The answer to your question is somewhat subjective. If the kit is old, which it looks like it is (my guess is anywhere between 1945 - 1965), it might have some value to a collector, even though it is more of a novelty than an actual scale model kit. I don't collect kits, so I can't determine how much that value might be.
Now, as to whether you should build it, that too is somewhat subjective. The kit appears to be highly simplified, in which case it would not be nearly as difficult to build as an actual scale model kit. On the other hand, is the kit a good design? That I can't answer -- only building it will tell. Building a poor kit design can be very frustrating, but if you got the kit for free and aren't afraid to possibly booger it during the build process, then what is there to lose?
Sorry I can't offer more help than that.
Cheers!
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grsjax reacted to Baltic_submariner in San Juan felucca by Baltic_submariner - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:70
San Juan is finished. Kit was really fun to build even if whole ship was easy and non requiring any gymnastics during assembly.
For blackening of anchors I used AK Interactive 159 Metal burnishing liquid which gives nice a little rusty look. Liquid is very easy to use but beware as it's rather "heavy" chemistry.
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grsjax reacted to Edwardkenway in Providence by Edwardkenway - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:25 - New England Whaleboat
Well, four days and the planking is finished
I have still got to seal it prior to painting
The keel, stem and stern pieces are fitted
a touch of sanding and sealant and it's ready for some paint!
Thanks for looking in.
Cheers
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