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I'm thrilled to bits when I see your Java displayed like this. I am curious as to how your sea will turn out.- 378 replies
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You should consider the scale. Thatch has an avergae length of 1.2 m, you can calculate the length based on scale. I would use 2.5 cm (1") and overlap 1.5 - 2 cm (3/5" - 4/5") which gives you 1 - 0.5cm (2/5" - 1/5") It will give your thatch some body. Furthermore, I would build it up, starting with 0.5 cm as per drawing below (if it makes any sence to you) You can use the same principle for the upper edges of doorways and windows
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Thought those nip-ships gave you a fair taste of "complicated" masts/superstructures, looks challenging though ...
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I don't expect you to take it off. It would probably be quicker to builld the "housing" a new. The bristle would certainly look more like thatch compared to the paste. Your first atempt looked a bit tree barkish. Personally I think it is rather hard to make paste look like thatch, as I wrote before, since the body part of the straws is invisible, all you see are the ends cut at an oblique angle. Let's first get this one spinning Marcus
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You are good, Igor. I miss the sea though You show some dexterity with thos chopsticks!!! Well done
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I see you struggle Marcus. Why not take the "hairs" from a coarse bristled broom and use that, take one with natural bristles. I would go for that approach, as you will never get the thatch look like the real deal with pastes. Near us there is a house "thatched" with plastic elements. You can spot it to be fake from a mile away ... You can try it out on a small piece of wood first, before you decide to apply it to the structure
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Eduard is ... what can I say ... it doesn't always cover the entire build ...
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You know those youngsters, they catch their zzzzzz's whenever possible, so you never know when he starts his work ... Piet???????? C'mon get up
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I have never in my life seen a newly thatched mill, so I would go for a medium to dark brown -greyish. You might want to google on "rieten daken", and have a look at the images. Most thatched roofs discolour within a year, so it is rare to see a straw coloured roof, and if you do, it will have been (re)thatched very recently. One used to see roofs with a lot of moss, nowadays thatched roofs are shorn, the thatcher removes an outer layer of approximately one inch, which removes the budding growth of moss on the roof. Even shorn, it doesn't look new, it has a newish look, but still brown-greyish ...
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You knoiw civil servants, they do know how to enhance a party ... "Eh, no problem, my mom is a young 87, her sister is a young 86 and my brother just had a kidney removed in February, they can make the 300 yard walk from the corner." You might consider borrowing a Humvee for taxi purposes ... Have a wonderful day, Sam, and your missus too
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Jan That won't give the same "glassy" shine as the poly. I do have seen a few guys on youtube make the sea from acrylic kit products ...
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Before you start looking, kpnuts, Greg (RGL) didn't leave brass bare, although those Nip ships did have a fair share of it ... he did however, do a lot of astonishing weathering on his latest 3 - 4 builds, maybe a nice contrast with the bare brass ...
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What's for grub, Mark? ... you keep on tinkering ... I just wondered, copper or cast iron pans ...
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Nice pattern in you planking Chris. You spoil your passengers!
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Super ... Patrick, I see you are a man whom likes his curves I'm ready anxious and waiting on al those magnificent steps in this build. You always seem to pull a rabbit out of a hat at some point ... curious what you'll come up with this time ... when I look at it's size compared to shadow, you'll have your hands full with the size of your interior decorating ... I would like to see a golden tap in the bathroom if you have the time
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