JJUSNRET
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A real work of art! Well Done!
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Absolutely fantastic. This is my first build and heavily using your technique to get her done. Photography is incredible! Thanks for your help
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SUPER WORK!!!! Also new to this. Currently working Charles W Morgan as my first build. Please know that I am using techniques you are showing on Connie (which I have in my"shipyard"). Quality of photography is far superior to anything I have seen anywhere. As ret USN (20) and ret Middle School Special Ed teacher (25) you have a tremendous understanding of teaching as does Eric, Der Alte Renter, GS, and the others that are contributing to this effort. I am saving these as pdf files on hard drive. Techniques I have seen here will help others and can be applied to any model they may build!!! WELL DONE!!! JJ
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GREAT job Steve - have not seen the jig for the boats before, Really like that. I have a question would it have been possible to build them but leave the bottom of the boat off? Would that have made sanding the inside easier, then add the bottom last? Looks like feathering the last layer would have been really difficult without digging into the bottom? The final results really look great. (PS - I am STILL struggling with the skylight). Again, GREAT JOB! I truly think I must have lost my mind trying to build this one as my First!!!!!!!!
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Steve - wanted to show you how I am making the pintails. I make a shallow cut in wood from my counter saw stop and placed 3/32 inch strip into the indentation. Using #70 bit in pin vise, drilled the holes for the rods. the sides of the cut seem to help in preventing the wood from slitting. tried the polystyrene, but the plastic seemed to cause the strips to bend and did not cut the holes evenly. 10 made so far from the 3/32 strips and seems to be working. THANK you for all the advice and looking for more in your build. MANY more holes to be drilled! . .
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Steve - just for info - K&S 0.020 in. D X 12 in. L Brass Rod 5 pk Rods (#8159) are available through Ace hardware and Amazon. Mine came in the mail about an hour ago. ($1.89 each - got 4 packs for $7.56 and almost $11.00 for shipping)
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Truly a work of art! I had never thought about styrene - I hope I can build this as well as you did. Have the 0.02 rods in the mail from Ace Hardware and should receive it by the weekend. I cannot over state how much this means. I have learned so much from these build logs and I share them with the members of the Model Group here in Tidewater VA - especially the new builders (like me). Means a LOT!!!!! Super Job!
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Steve - I really think you found the answer and I think I will follow this means to do honor to the ship and those who sailed on her. Thanks for the examples you came up with! GREAT job!
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Thanks Steve - my brick sheet will be here Monday.
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Steve - I was about to begin the sky light when I saw your input. The wood is so small it will be difficult to make them. Two ideas. First would make a difference to treat the wood with titebond first then drill? Another idea could be to reduce the number of holes from 9 to five. As to the extra 2 mm, thanks for the heads up! Truly impressed!! JJ.
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WOW!!!!!!! I have been sweating having to cut 450 brinks and somehow building this thing. Your photographs are extremely well done and clearly demonstrates how to do it. I really appreciate the end on shots that show the layers. This is truly the work of a master builder and will following this will truly help any builder make this possible. Using Gerald Spargo's templates gives the dimension of each part so I feel that I can actually build it. SUPER JOB AND THANKS!!!! JJ
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I really like the brick sheet you showed so I just ordered a sheet. Concerning the color, have you tried a thin application of a brick stain to get this closer to CWM try works station? I should get mine in about a week. This issue has been bothering me for a while so MANY THANKS! Will advise when I get it done. JJ
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I am trying to glue brass to brass for rudder hinges and not having much luck - tried guerrilla glue, but does not seem to hold. Any ideas on what to use? Can't solder to the coppered hull, will have to glue the hinges. Thanks for any recommendation!!!
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I wish I had this before I started my CWM. Absolutely beautiful prsentation! Will be following your methodology as you progress!
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THANK YOU for the idea of glue drops for "rivets". Like you, thought of cutting the pinheads would drive me nuts! GREAT work!!!
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Looking at this to build for a friend. Relatively new to this. How good are the plans for deck furniture and structures including some mast rigging?
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Absolutely incredible!!! Just completed the hull planking on my MSW CWM and about to paint the inside bulwarks. Want to get that done before deck planking so I don't mess up the deck. Truly impressed with the skylight fixture. Trying to figure out how to do that. There is an instruction on line for better description of the tryworks station, still, it looks challenging!!! Best of luck, your photographs are really helpful (this is my first)!!!
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I had the same issue on the stern - had to make a smoother transition - planks just could not make the complex curve even after soaking and steaming- also had to use some stealers to fill in. Great start, stay the course. Recommend looking at some of the build logs and follow some of what each stage will look like. Folks in this forum and local model guild have made a tremendous difference. John at Model Expo is also a great resource and can recommend help. Also, look at the real ship and see what the finished product looks like. Sometimes best strategy is to push away for a day or two, the get back in. Bob Hunt and Don Passaro have some super how to pdfs on this platform. Keep going mate!!! JJ
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JJ so I can follow. Thanks again!
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kmart - Thank You so very much for the ideas and details. I have the MSW kit and copying to file. Currently working CW Morgan but Constitution is next. Most helpful!!! JJ
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John - I am trying to build CWM and I would like to ask about the try works station. Could you tell me where you got the bricks and could you tell me specifically which bricks you bought? I just today finally received what i ordered and i am not happy with it, so I want to make sure I have the specific blocks or sheet set you got? Thanks, JJUSNRET
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Thanks for the photos! Great Work. Picked up a LOT of tips, Most helpful!!!! Any new updates?
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SUPER Job!!!!! Thanks for the info on blackening liquid! Hope my CWMorgan turns out as well as your did. GREAT!!
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GREAT help to those of us who are doing this the first time. techniques used here will absolutely help in building any model. I am building CW Morgan and jus purchased Syren and I will absolutely use what I leaned here. THANK YOU!!!
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Bench Top 5" Disk Sander
JJUSNRET replied to DocBlake's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I am setting up a very small model building shop in my home and I need a little advise on disk sanders. Both Model Expo and MicroMart have 5 inch disk sanders on sale. Model Expo has a Proxxon sander on sale for $271. MicroMart has a sander that looks VERY much like the proxxon unit but for almost half the price. Is Proxxon really worth the difference in price? Thank You in advance. JJ
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