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  1.    eatcrow2 reacted to a post in a topic: US Brig Syren by Redshadowrider - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64 - First wooden ship build
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    Carronades Port & Starboard I sure am ready to get this behind me. Time to work on the hatches and grates…
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    Port Side Carronades. Although it has not been that warm, I have been able to complete the carronades. Now it’s on to the starboard. I can honestly say that I am glad to have it behind me. I thought I had a good set of tweezers, but they don’t grip very well. I spent a good portion of this part looking for parts that popped out of them. Some were found, and others have gone to that parts graveyard called the workbench. I figure I will find them when I clean off the bench to build another airplane. Flying season is getting close.
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    Minor Process Change Rather than complete each out haul from one cannon to the next, I decided to go as far as needing the line coils, then hold off adding them until all are ready. This will keep the deck clear until the very last minute and I will add all of them after one last deck cleaning. Newbie Note: I did not see this in any notes, but ran across it on these cannon. The top left and right out hauls are very short. Be sure to keep the distance between the blocks very short. I found myself reshaping the hooks just so I could pull the line tight enough.
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    Breech Lines Not Breach Today while typing Breach, I looked at the word, and thought, that it just didn’t look right. Sure enough, even though, spelling is not my weakness, in this case I missed it entirely. So it will be correct moving forward. 16 Cannon, and “breech” lines are in place and next step will be the out hauls. These pics show my progress. Please overlook the spare line on the starboard cannon. I will have a talk with the crew about leaving things about on deck.😀
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    And Now the Coils Since the garage temp is wreaking havoc on my fingers, I chose to use the wash on the coils as well. As I suspected, a few of them sprung apart even using alcohol. However, these are my first attempt to make them, and I am chalking it up to ones that I made early. I noted that I changed the process (jig type) several times before I found one that worked. When I do it again, I will add a step to apply heat after coiled and waxed. It worked well on the breach lines to keep them drooping toward the deck. Will update when it when weather warms up a bit.
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    Hung ‘em Out to Dry The weather warmed up enough to do some prep work. Now that I have the color wash at the tint I was looking for, I took the time to wash the out hauls. The picture is of them drying, although most were dry in a couple of minutes. I blotted each after they were in the wash for less than a minute. They all vary in tint just a little, but I that’s what I was going for.
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    Temporary Hold Due to the return of the cold weather, the garage has become a giant fridge. So I set about working on the color of the rope coils, and outhauls. I mixed some black acrylic, steel (mostly silver) and alcohol to create a wash. I dipped one out haul, and coil in, and used paper towel to soak up the excess. In the pic, the left side is before, and the right side is after. By sheer luck, I found the right combination. The difference is subtle, but that’s what I wanted. Warm up is coming in a day or two so I can continue.
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    A Mistake Resolved I think that I might be doing something wrong. I have been cutting the rigging line and running it through beeswax, then adding color. It probably should be the reverse….colored, then waxed. It hasn’t been a big issue for the breach lines because I give them a shot from the heat gun, but it could pose a problem down line. The reason I bring it up is because I got to looking at them and they looked too orange. So, I decided to try to age them a little. I mixed some acrylic black and alcohol to create a wash. Tested it on a short length breach line and it looked good. Taking a small brush, I put a drop on the breach lines, both sides, and touched up where it didn’t get to. The pictures in the previous post show the before. Here is the after.
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    8 Cannon, 7 Breach Lines The weather has warmed up a bit, so the space heater in the garage does make it tolerable. Mostly, it’s the hand dexterity that goes first. Just added the 8th cannon on the Starboard side. When it is truly dried, I will add the breach line. I am still using my heat gun to help set the line positions…as indicated, this is some of the sproingiest line I have used. However, once through the bee’s wax a small amount of heat makes it easier to form after it is in place. I know what I know: Progress is at a nails pace, so patience is this week’s word.
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    Thanks, @vossiwulf that gives me a couple of options. As soon as it warms up, I will.
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    Idle Hands…. Just a quick update. Unfortunately, my work area is in the garage. The weather around here is cold and snowy, making one’s hands hard to manipulate. However, we are warming up next week, so I will be back to working. In the meantime, a Question I did not recolor the lines for the out hauls, or the coils, but I still plan to. Does anyone have a good process for doing this. I am not too concerned about the out haul’s because I can make a wash to brush on them. It’s the coils that have me wanting to stay away from liquids. I can just see them unraveling once the diluted white glue softens. Does anyone know a better way to do this without affecting the coil? I will be going for a slightly oily look.
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    Flipping Tip (literally) and 2 PICs I am now on deck, and am starting on the breach lines. As we all have experienced the lines flipping up and even glued to the deck to hold them in place. I have shown that placing a long straight pin under the sled and bringing the breach line under each side does help. However, that does not always work. So today I tried another way to avoid having to glue them down. If you have ever dealt with RC planes, there is a type of film that shrinks to tighten after applying. So, before I removed the straight pin, I used a covering heat gun to make the line more flexible. I am sure one can use a hairdryer, but I would have to check with the admiralty first. I took mine, and carefully heated up the line so it would hold its shape then removed the pin. It did seem to help. As usual…..YMMV Here is a pic of the heat gun and of the result on the deck…
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    No Pictures Needed……. Finished the outhaul lines today. I completed 75 of them, which, by my count should leave me with 1 extra for the cannon rigging. So, next step is to begin on deck with the breach lines. I am considering two different approaches to the rigging. First, will be to do all the rigging on each cannon, then move to the next, or ….. to install all of the cannon, with the breach lines in place then add the rest of the rigging. I am thinking that doing it one by one will leave me more space to work with. Once I get my work area ready, I will move in the hull and update progress. One thing is for sure, this was a huge task that didn’t look like it from reading the instructions,…and I am glad it is behind me. Now to the rest of the deck!
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    No, I Am Not Just Drinking Eggnog 😀 After breaking a couple of micro drill bits, and getting replacements, I am back to constructing the outhaul lines. For first timers be aware of a couple of things. The blocks are really really small, and I have to use my visor to drill out the holes for the line to go through. Even drilled out, I have to dab CA on the line end then cut it to a point to be able to thread the line………And about the line. I have never worked with such a springy material and so thin, I can barely feel it between my fingers. I didn’t do this, but some builders buy lines with better consistency. I can’t count how many times, I had to reshape it while tying it to the blocks. However, I am making good progress and have now completed 58. Feel free to count..😁

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