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  1. galf
    OK, portlights in and painted. Would like to main rail and top gallant rail done before holidays, my wife wants her counter top back!!
  2. galf
    Thanks for the tip. I was using the red and blue ultra fine point MARKERS just for stars and stripes on the eagle. I am using the Sharpie PAINT Pens (which is oil base paint) on any of the wood that needs a fine touch like the white letters of the constitution name plate on the stern. Otherwise I am using all Acrylic paints. I was able to get black, white, red, silver and gold in extra fine point and medium point. I don't know if you have ever seen them they work really well, I was surprised to get them so cheap because they normally $4 each.
  3. galf
    Portlights
  4. galf
    Using my diamond burr set to drill holes for Berth Deck Portlights. They make a nice clean hole instead of using regular drill bits which may splinter wood. Also went crazy at Office Max/Depot they had paint markers and pens on sale 50 cents each, great for doing fine details instead of painting with a brush!
  5. galf
    pounce tool worked great.
  6. galf
    Bought the Excel 1/4" Pounce tool from Amazon to add nails on copper plates. Looks like it should work good. Still have to test it out.
  7. galf
    Used a fine point Sharpie to paint window trim
  8. galf
    Assembled windows for quarter gallery. Found it easier to assemble windows out of ship, then will sand to fit into section.
  9. galf
    Assembled windows for quarter gallery. Found it easier to assemble windows out of ship, then will sand to fit into section.
  10. galf
    done with copper plates
  11. galf
    Thanks for the reply Bill, Although it would be hard to do this to scale, it looks like the pattern is similar to the upper plate...or don't put a pattern on it at all?
  12. galf
    Putting on copper plates. Does anyone know if there is a nail pattern on the plates?
  13. galf
    Have mark copper lines and cut copper plates
  14. galf
    Painted hull
  15. galf
    Finished planking hull
  16. galf
    Thanks, now I glued canons from the inside of hull and am going to finish planking hull and deck.
  17. galf
    painted and assembled canons
  18. galf
    Clean up canons and bases
  19. galf
    Instead of buying the rivets I tested the best way for me to duplicate them. First I painted 1 coat of green, then I dabbed a small drop of wood glue on and let dry. Then painted 2nd coat of green on...
  20. galf
    I am farther along, spent last couple of hours trying to figure out this website...Notice tape on Exacto knife, GOOD TIP, helps prevent knife from rolling off table and sticking in your FOOT! LOL
  21. galf
    This is the 4th wood ship model I am building. First was the Model Shipways Essex, then scratch built Syren, and Model Shipways Flying Fish which is 3/4 done. I also built the RMS Titanic 1/400 scale, Academy Anniversary Edition, complete with LED and fiber optic lighting. (looks COOL!)

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