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  1. TOM G
    Your garboard plank is to far up the bow...... as you progress your plank's will end up with tooth pic ends. You have to correct the garboard, and start over.
  2. TOM G
    Yes very nice builds......... But i think Doris holds 1st place in card modeling.
  3. TOM G
    What you did is right....... I read this somewhere, that even so you are building to scale something won't look right. and you have to go off scale to make it look right to the human eye. A good gauge to use for this is a scale figure, in your case a 1:48 can be found on ebay ( o scale figure ) in model railroad trains in toys and hobbies.
  4. TOM G
    A lot of work goes into building a wooden model ship........ And you have to have your thinking cap on your head, all of the time. 🧐
  5. TOM G
    We live and learn. 🙂
  6. TOM G
    go here for wire. https://modelexpo-online.com/search.asp?keyword=wire
  7. TOM G
    Using the veneer put the icing on the cake ! 👍
  8. TOM G
    I never herd of the nib method...... Where can i find that ?
  9. TOM G
    I would double and double check..... at how far that garboard plank is to be at the bow...... if it's running up the bow to far your plank's will start bunching up and you will have tooth pick ends on them. Mind you..... you will have to add some drop planks...... but that's normal.
  10. TOM G
    There might be something here for you, as far as ageing the wood. http://www.besttrains.com/vetero.html
  11. TOM G
    Look's real good........... I'am sure your dad will treasure it.👍
  12. TOM G
    Looking ship shape.👍
  13. TOM G
    Class "A" build 👍
  14. TOM G
    I don't know about ca glue....... I use WELD BOND...... I have had bad results with ca glue....... comes apart in time........ Maybe it was the brand of glue I used ?🤥
  15. TOM G
    Use a peice of saran wrap on your spacer....... glue won't stick.🙂
  16. TOM G
    You can find #11 blades on the cheap brand new..... on ebay.
  17. TOM G
    I think your right on target, as far as having the model done for your father's birthday.👍
  18. TOM G
    I think you will have it completed before his birthday. 👍
  19. TOM G
    If your still into building stick & tissue. check this out........ home of the very first balsa wood model airplane kit. https://clevelandairline.com/default.aspx
  20. TOM G
    THank You, 2200 lumens, very bright and LED......... That should work for me just fine........ with my old age i need bright lite.
  21. TOM G
    Nice work area. I like those swing arm lamps, the light look's real bright. Where did you purchase them from ?
  22. TOM G
    You will have to read about it, to see if it has the degree of hardness that you are looking for.
  23. TOM G
    Don't use a lacquer based flat coat, on enamel base paint...... act's like paint stripper. I use dead flat varnish it's water base........ and it is dead flat...... you can reduce it and use it in the airbrush.
  24. TOM G
    Looking good 👍
  25. TOM G
    Glad to here, that you are not giving up on your hobbies.

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