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Jeff preisler

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  1. Thank you for your information. I will have to look into it, I saw a product called flow medium (Masters Touch) at my local Hobby Lobby which is supposed to thin but give I glossy finish per label. I actually used Liquitex matte medium to lower viscosity, but it wasn't like using paint thinner, so I did not experiment and after brushing on some scrap wood I decided to brush paint as my impatience with trying something new got the best of me. After reading your reply and doing some research, I found Liquitex does make an actual airbrushing thinner which my local hobby lobby did not have, I will order some and try it out. Thank you so much for your input and I will definitely try experimenting with my airbrush in the future.
  2. More progress on the Nantucket. Completed all deck structures. Instead of just glueing the life rafts to the radio house roof, I decided to add tie downs for more detail. I also did the extra work and made a propeller and shaft out of scrap brass for the large whale boat, made some mounting cradles out of hardwood as well. I'm probably wrong on my color choice for the boats flooring and benches as it was supposed to be the deck grey, but I went with red brown instead as I like the look. At this point in my build the only deck structure that is glued down is the small engine room skylight, everything else is just positioned in its location. Currently working on the boats davits then it will be on to the masts and rigging. I'm really enjoying this build but looking forward to the finished product.
  3. Thank you and glad you like it so far. The kit that I have is supplied with .020' x .020" styrene plastic for the drainpipe and .020" x .10" styrene plastic for the baseboards.
  4. I spent several hours yesterday and today finishing up the pilot house and forward deck house. After bending the brass railings to fit, (which took a lot of persuading), I sprayed them with Tamiya flat white primer and set aside to dry. Installing the railings were a little tricky but came out Ok. The port and starboard lights is the only thing left and I will install these later. The photos show I need a little touching up to do around the pilot house side portholes which I will take care of as well. Now it is on to fabricating the stack.
  5. Made some progress on the deck structures. The Pilot house was a challenge with all the portholes so close together, I had to be careful here using my Dremel tool. For the railings, I used a tiny piece of plastic strip behind the photo-etched railing to keep it away from the sides of the structures. to simulate the porthole glass, I used Microscale Kristal Klear. Not in the photos are the completed steps going into the pilot house and up to the bridge deck which I will add later in the build. The structures are not glued down yet just checking the alignment and taking measurements as I still have to spray paint the forward deck house.
  6. Installed rubbing strakes and bilge keels and then cut out the starboard slot for the spare anchor. After lots of sanding and some filling I brush painted 2 coats of Liquitex white gesso as a primer. Did some light sanding with 400 grit after gesso was dry, then I brush painted 3 coats of Liquitex red and black thinning with Liquitex matte medium to improve the flow. I normally use an airbrush, but this time I thought I would brush this as I was curious about the end result using the Liquitex acrylics. Brush strokes are minimal, and I am pleased with the end result. After dry I mounted the hull to its temporary base.
  7. I decided to brush paint the model using Liquitex cadmium red for the bulwarks and blue gray for the deck. I did brush sanding sealer on entire hull before this step, but I did not use any primer. I thinned down the paint with Liquitex fluid matte medium and paint brushed on rather nicely. I will use the same red color for the hull, but I will see if I can thin this for airbrush use, if not brushing this will be ok. I also plan on priming the hull with the Liquitex white gesso first.
  8. After thinning bulwarks and more sanding I proceeded to drill all necessary holes on deck according to plans. Installed braces on bulwarks around foredeck, and carefully cut out the stowing port for the spare anchor.
  9. Thanks Al, I was wondering about that as I saw one of the other build threads that styrene was used. It all worked out fine with my heat gun.
  10. As far as my question concerning the ship's forefoot, this is what I came up with. I first soaked an oversized piece of that 1/16 basswood in water and used my heat gun to make the curve. I cut that piece in 3 sections then glued it to the hull in that location. Viewing images of other models, I just saw a continuation of the keel around the curve and up the stem and made my best educated guess.
  11. After the last several months away from ship modeling, I started building Bluejackets Lightship #112 Nantucket from 1936. This was a kit that I purchased at Bluejacket several years ago while vacationing in Maine. After reading through the manual and studying the plans I proceeded to shape the hull. This solid hull was very close to plans and very little wood had to be removed, therefore, according to manual, the use of hull section templates was not needed. At the bow, I drilled out the hole for the central anchor hawsepipe boss and glued it in place. Marked out locations of all portholes and drilled them with an 1/8 drill bit. After gluing in the propeller frame/sternpost casting I proceeded to the next step but I'm a little confused. Unsure of the ship's forefoot construction, the kit gives you a 1/16" x 3" x 6" piece of basswood for this step. My question: Is this supposed to be just a continuation of the keel around the curve of the hull, or is it to simulate an additional plate of steel that was welded to the hull in this area?
  12. Thank you so much! I agree with you on the coppering of the hull, I think in this scale it looks just as good if done right. Glad you like.
  13. After 6 months and a huge number of hours, I'm finally calling this ship complete except for the case that I will have to make yet. I made some mistakes along the way, but I am very pleased with the outcome. This is my 1st 2 masted sailing ship, and it was quite the challenge for me. Last year I was fortunate enough to take Nic's (Bluejacket ship crafters) rigging class, and I can say that class was very, very helpful and I learned so much. The only problem I have now is figuring out what my next project will be.
  14. Work is progressing slowly, but she is starting to come to life. Installed lower and top mast shrouds over the last few days. Hopefully I can get this completed in the next few weeks. Sure, wish I knew some shortcuts to working with those tiny deadeyes as some modelers make this look so easy. Although not perfect, I'm pleased with my results so far and I guess that's all that should matter. I will get better at this as I gain experience.
  15. Completed and attached bowsprit, added all the required blocks, eye bolts to the bow for the rigging. Also installed trail boards then finished and installed the cutter. Progress has been slow for me the last month or so as I've been busy with other projects, but after all this work completed, I finally mounted the ship to its permanent base. I previously had all the masts, yards, boom and gaffs completed so now I'm ready to put my rigging skills that I have learned to work.
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