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Posts posted by realworkingsailor
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It's not embarrassing.... Just not correct I'm afraid....
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Hmmm.... Time for a hint, perhaps?
Part of her still exists.
Andy
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It's a head scratcher, that's for sure
Andy
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No weaponry on her (except perhaps the odd shot gun carried by a hunter taking passage).
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Blue Funnel Line "A" Class vessel:
Table from: http://www.rhiw.com/y_mor/blue_funnel_home/a_boats/a_class.htm
Andy
- Beef Wellington and egkb
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I'd say also leave off the trunnions as well, just mould a little dimple as a drill start point. They're easy enough to make with wire afterwards.
Andy
- src and newbuilder101
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Just a thought, what about casting the canon barrels as halves in a flat open mould, and then gluing them together?
Andy
- mtaylor, newbuilder101 and Piet
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Helps keep them from gumming up the air brush.
Chances are, that mix is something the creator came up with that works well in his air brush. A friend of mine uses a one brand (Can't remember off hand if it was a Badger or a Paasche) , and has no end of trouble with acrylic paint (enamels or lacquers are no problem for him). He gets about 15 to 20 mins of spray time before he has to disassemble and clean out the mechanism. More than anything, it's an issue with his particular model brush, rather than the brand itself. I have a Grex and have never had any trouble with acrylics.
Andy
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I agree with Robbyn. I would love to replace the timber in some of the kits I have bought (and who knows I may even try scratch building something in the future), but I also find your ordering system a bit... well... awkward, even more so than some since I'm not American. I know others further afield than myself have made it work, but it would be nice if everything could be done online.
Andy
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Gulfmedic1, sorry I missed your post.
My ratio was about 1:1, thinner to paint, and I used clear Windex. Remember to keep the bottle well sealed, out of direct sunlight and upright. If things appear to be getting a little thick, just add a bit more thinner to regain the consistency you desire. Incidentally, as of last March, the paint was still good, so that's now well over a year.
Andy
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I think your source is a little off, he has the historic details correct, but it was the Aurora that fired the first shot of the October Revolution. The Potemkin mutiny was in 1905. The ship itself was eventually scrapped in 1923 (after being rendered useless by British and White Russian forces).
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Yeah, still at work.. got another month to go.
I was looking at the end-on shot (the second, vertical, pic you posted)... maybe my eyes are still crossed.....
Andy
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I find these are slightly better in some cases: http://www.micromark.com/spike-insertion-plier,8242.html
Andy
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Yup, 100 years ago.
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To further my earlier remarks...
You have managed, far more than any other interior shot I've seen so far (on the entire MSW), to take us literally into the ship yard.
I like how the graceful sweep of the planks draws the viewers eyes towards the details around the mast step, and even though it's probably only a few inches in reality, it seems like a hundred feet. Without a sense of scale, you somehow manage to convey the massiveness of the timbers, the intricacies of the joinery, and moreover, the accuracy of your construction.
Incredibly well done. You really should get that one printed and framed.
Andy
- amateur, avsjerome2003, bhermann and 5 others
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That last photo, I think, qualifies as the most stunning of the build so far. Absolutely amazing!
Andy
- Erebus and Terror, mtaylor, clipper and 3 others
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Name the Ship Game
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Er...... Not quite.... Sorry....