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Ok...... we'll leave it to the dedicated SIB modellers.... they're all a little differently "tilted" anyway (no offence intended guys) Andy -
It really looks fantastic... I still say you should try a fully framed Swan-in-a-bottle.. (Just for the sake of sheer badness ) Andy
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Hi Joe, Your Grenado looks like a nice build. About your transom, it should have a slight curve to it. Check using the quarter deck piece, it should let you know if anything is amiss. Looking forward to watching your progress. Andy
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dry brushing
realworkingsailor replied to stevetuck56's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Dry powders, like those need an overcoat to seal them, and they are specifically for weathering. The pigments tend to be coarser than that in mixed paint, and having experience with Tamiya powders and the like, it comes out clumpier. With paint, you have very fine control over the amount of colour applied. Dry brushing, as has been stated, is used for highlighting raised features, or in some cases making a 3D effect, not necessarily weathering. For example, on my Pegasus build, when it came to doing the photo etch friezes I first sprayed them yellow ochre, then dry brushed them white. Had I had my head a bit more about me at the time, I should have done the white highlights from the top, and used blue to dry brush from the bottom. This would have produced light/shadow effects over the flat surface. Andy -
Riiiight... so you're next build is what? A fully framed Swan class sloop....... in a bottle? Andy
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Hmm... I don't know.... your background doesn't look quite watery/rocky enough..... Oh... you mean the boat... Aside from the masts/flag staffs, looks like a dead on match to me! Andy
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Sweet! Looks Excellent! Your workmanship is fantastic..... (never mind how big the scrap bin gets! ) Andy
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Old decals are pretty much a lost cause. There are products out there for restoring old waterslide decals, but I've never heard of anyone having much success. The problem with old decals, is not only does the adhesive expire, but the film becomes very brittle, so even if you managed to get them to slide off, they'd just fall to pieces. You can try making your own replacements with a dry transfer lettering set, and with some new blank decal paper. Woodland Scenics makes several letting sets in different fonts and sizes, and you can get blank paper from Micro Mark. Or if you really have patience, you can get decal lettering sheets from Micro Scale. Andy
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Coppering was not done on boats built for the lakes, it wasn't needed. And given that the average life expectancy of a lakes boat was 7 to 10 years, not worth the expense. As for the list I have of sloops/cutters on Lake Ontario, 6 guns is a bit of an odd number.... Missisauga, Sloop, 8 guns, 1759 (May not have survived until the war) Charity, Sloop or Schooner, 1770 (6 swivels) Caldwell, Sloop, 2 guns, 1777, (6 swivels) Mowhawk, Cutter, 18 guns, unknown build date, civilian requisition? Source: "Legend of the Lakes", A. Britton Smith, 1996, pp 94 I've seen other sources with slightly conflicting information as far as build dates go. These ships, in fact all vessels on the lakes also had a large roll in moving goods around the lakes, and during the revolution, refugees. Most would have been probably designed a bit more like heavily armed merchant vessels. If it wasn't for the number of guns, I'd say yours could be the Caldwell. Contemporary paintings (in the same book as mentioned above) show a raised poop deck. Hope this helps a bit. Andy
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I have a list of ships operated by the Provincial Marine, on Lake Ontario during the period. I'm not sure what operated on the upper lakes at that time. How many guns does your model carry? Andy
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Nice little boat, does the article give much more information about the history of ship? Andy
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See...... I knew that! The Type XXI. In the last days of the war, in the race to snag as much German tech many where taken intact. The soon to be NATO countries ended up with about pair each (most ended up being used for research or testing before being decommissioned). The Soviets ended up with four, and they must have managed to capture the plans, because it was discovered within a couple of years,they were building more of them. The boats then became the subject of the immediate post-war NATO anti-submarine effort. Andy
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Nice deck! Have you maybe considered an alcohol based wash? You can experiment on your own with rubbing alcohol and India ink, or you can buy pre-mixed ones. Hunterline makes various mixes with different tones, I've used their stuff with good success. Using alcohol reduces the risk of warping. Andy
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Just looking at the depth of the breech, imagine loading a shell and some over zealous gunners mate slams the breech lock with your arm stuck up there...... Ow...... Andy
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Gun looks great, But why, every time I go back and look at the prototype photos, does my arm start to hurt when I take a close look at the breech.... Andy
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Hey Frank, looks like I'm late... I hope I haven't missed the first act! Looks like a nice little build, and I'm sure you'll make her look as stunning as your Supply. Andy
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Thanks everyone! Tom, I'm heading back to the same ship I was on last year, the Spruceglen. Andy
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I know I've been absent from building for almost a month now. Been hanging around waiting for that all important phone call, which has been very late in coming this year. Ice on the upper lakes has proven to be a little stubborn to let go this year. I still had no idea when I'd get called back, so I didn't want to get too involved in any big projects. Having said all that, I did FINALLY get a call this afternoon and fit out starts this Saturday. A bit of a relief this time around. This extra long winter break was starting to get to me. Anyway, you can all look forward to season three of Andy's Maritime Adventures to start up in a few weeks time. Andy
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Your "to do" list appears to be getting shorter! You're sneaking up on that finish line quite nicely! Andy
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This is the fun part, watching her slowly take shape as you add more frames....(maybe more fun for us looking over your shoulder ) Andy
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I love it!
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Ed, regarding your comments about the shape of the tank, it all comes down to free surface effect. The easiest way to understand this is by taking a glass of water and a small flat Tupperware container. Fill each of them with an equal amount of water. Give each one a shove across a flat surface. The water in the flat container will slosh more than the water in the glass. A mass of water in a tank behaves like a pendulum with its weight acting about the imaginary swing point of the pendulum. This can result in a very serious loss of stability due to a virtual rise in the centre of gravity. This effect can be lessened by partitions in tanks (not necessarily divisions). I can dig up my stability book and give you the mathematical formulas that calculate the rise in the centre of gravity based on the surface area of a tank, if you'd like. Andy
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I was hoping he'd do a couple of robertsons.... just for badness (Robertsons = "square recessed" for those who don't know, also referred to as "robbies") Andy
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That's a nice parcel you got there! Best kind, full of useful toys for the man-cave.... Uh.... shipyard Have fun, and mind the fingers on the sharp cut-y bits Andy PS.... Whatcha plannin' with all them nice scatch builders tools anyhoo?
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