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  1. Gregory
    Very nice. If you have any thoughts about embellishing it further, here are some ideas from Mondfeld.
  2. Gregory
    Paper is just a very thin layer of wood..😁
  3. Gregory
    Something you might consider in the future, and it might not be too late now, I do my deck planking on thin paper off the ship.. If the margin planks don't fit perfectly along the bulwarks, small gaps ca be covered with the waterway..
  4. Gregory
    Here is a search for models with key words " Navy Board " Most of them are pre 1700. Centurion 1732 shows up..
  5. Gregory
    This might have some useful information: Spanish Galleon 1530–1690 Reasonably priced.. It is doubtful step by step instructions exist. These plans of Golden Hind might be useful.. Golden Hind Plans Here are some plans at a Czech site .. Rigging for Golden Hind
  6. Gregory
    Should be under the 'Window' tab.
  7. Gregory
    Just to add another twist to " Admiralty " ( Navy Board ) style. I recall seeing a number of these at the NMM: The text in part: I don't recall ever seeing a build here, where the spaces between frames were painted onto a solid hull.
  8. Gregory
    Thanks for taking the time to show your work on laying out the belts... Very informative and instructional.
  9. Gregory
    The quantity shown here is really overkill, but I was referring to the little Dremel sanding drums.. Sanding Kit As for holding the square stock, I rounded off the axles after the carriages were assembled, but there would be more than one way to approach it. You might hold it firmly in some padded pliers or clamp. I just carefully pushed the tool onto the axle. There is the possibility of twisting the axle off, which I did a couple of times, so practicing is in order to get a feel for how it works.
  10. Gregory
    I've shared this method when it has come up before.. I use a brass collet with the desired opening in a small rotary tool. It's great for getting small round stock from square. Let me know if you want more detail. For the half circle, you might try making a template, tracing with a pencil and using small sanding drum with a rotary tool.
  11. Gregory
    I think it have one of these in my stash.. I may have to dig it out.. Please make note of any perceived problems or shortcomings..
  12. Gregory
    Might be because water and water based products have a tendency to raise the grain of the wood.. Also something to think about when painting, if the wood hasn't been sealed..
  13. Gregory
    After reading your post, I took a closer look at a Panasonic FZ80 I had my sights on for a camera upgrade. Turns out it has 'focus stacking' and calls it 'post focus'.. It has two different modes that I haven't fully explored, plus I have a lot to learn about optimizing all the features on this camera, but for now, I'm pretty much going with the automatic basic settings.. Anyway, here is my first experiment in ' focus stacking .. This is a shot using the auto-focus feature of the camera.. I think the 2nd gun from the front was what the camera focused on. Here is a shot using the " post focus " feature. Rick mentioned it takes a ' short movie'. One second of 30 frames to be exact, where it shifts the focus from front to back, then merges them into one image. Processing only takes a few seconds. I have a lot to learn about using the camera, but this feature shows some promise for taking better pictures of model ships.
  14. Gregory
    Cured CA is plastic, so it could get brittle under the same conditions any plastic would. Sunlight would probably be the biggest influence.. Next up, would be extreme temperature.
  15. Gregory
    These come from Amazon. Happened more than once when I was refining the process.. I used a thin grinding disk to rough up the inside edges. I use high RPM and move the piece slowly.. I realize there is more at risk when using limited kit parts, but I make my own carriages, so it's no big deal to make a new one if I break one.
  16. Gregory
    There is some comprehensive information about Hahn and his models here: Harold Hahn - The man and his models
  17. Gregory
    Great review!
  18. Gregory
    At that scale, try some black tissue paper..
  19. Gregory
    I believe James uses Vallejo's Liquid Gold, mixed with a few drops of isopropyl to allow it to flow easily. He has mentioned it in his logs..
  20. Gregory
    Has your wood darkened, or is that just the lighting.. It really looks good..
  21. Gregory
    Just a quick tip before moving on; consider laying the piece ( particularly thin pieces ) to be sanded on a flat surface rather than trying to hold it.. If this is hard to visualize I will try to post pic or video later..
  22. Gregory
    Impressive! The look like they are carved..
  23. Gregory
    Looks like a great project to cut your scratch building teeth on. Not too ambitious so as to be discouraging..
  24. Gregory
    Do you think these would lend themselves to some lamination like you did with the hair brackets?
  25. Gregory
    I don't want to clutter up your build log unnecessarily, but having had a lot of trial and error laser cutting and finishing my own parts, I have the scrap bin to prove it.. I might have a tip or two in this regard. Let me know if I can help, or I can start a new topic.

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