Laggard
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Thanks all. I can paint the brass but find that the paint peels off too easily.
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Any parts you will buy now instead of building from scratch? For instance, I will never again try to create a chain plate with deadeye. just curious.
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This may be the dumbest question ever but here goes. I can’t get this to blacken brass. I’ve tried room temperature water, I’ve tried scalding water. I’ve left copper pieces in there 10 minutes and overnight. Nothing. I’ve even tried different ratios of water to sulfur. Thanks!
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Oh I know. This damn ADD makes this stuff difficult. Thanks.
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Sadly no.
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Sorry if this doesn’t belong here or is irrelevant to most. Kit Craft in Studio City is going out of sale after roughly 100 years of business. Everything is 40% off. I got this for $100 They have several Model Shipways kits from at least the late fifties. I have no affiliation with this shop.
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So much to learn, y’all. I first need to get a grasp on the terminology. Stropping, seizing, beckets, etc!!! Crazy 😛
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Once I finish this I’m going to practice seizing blocks and tying knots using the silk that we have to use for rigging. I’m convinced a neurosurgeon would struggle with some of this. Next model is going to be a bit larger than this 10” thing. I can’t work on such a small scale.
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Appreciate that. Newbie here. Took me two hours to rig this tiny section. No way I’m undoing it. Next build I’ll get it right. 😊 I simply don’t have the dexterity to tie a 3 mm block to a mast using a bowline knot. Or any knot for that matter.
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I have some tan rigging lines and blocks with a bit too much CA on them. By accident. Causing them to look unnaturally shiny and crusty. What can I use to cover up this look? Thanks.
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If my wife catches me on these sites I’m finished!
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For the size of city I live in (L.A) there are very few hobby shops. It’s crazy.
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Wow! Michael’s is a goldmine of eyelets, wire and useful tools!
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Excellent post! The twisties work really well but as you mentioned the end diameter is to wide for some drilled holes. Going to buy some round pliers.
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The problem was I purchased some .20 inch piano wire. I was simply unable to work with it as it was so stiff. I switched to .20 brass wire and it’s a breeze to work with. Eyelets came out the perfect size. I have so much to learn about when it comes to material.
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Cool. Spent a lot of time at Michael’s and didn’t look hard enough. Thanks!
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Wow thanks! That is easy. I was trying to do it with 28 gauge wire that is just impossible to bend. Tried some lighter gauge brass stuff and it’s quite easy. I need an open eyelet which is easily created by snipping the loop. Thanks again!
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Thanks. I need these.
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I need some eyelets for suitable for 3 mm blocks for my 1:48 longboat. 1. I cannot make them myself. Two hours of trying only lead to some blood from being stabbed by the wire. I have a vice, hemostats, needle nose pliers, etc. I simply cannot do it. 2. An hour of Google only lead to one place that carries them but they are in England. Shipping cost and time is crazy. I have checked every resource available here and can find no sources. Anyone have a supplier? Thanks.
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Just need 6 or so 3 mm blocks. I can get them online for $2 for 10. Minimum order though is 5 plus 5 shipping which seems like a lot for six blocks. Color does not matter at all. Thank you.
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1. How do you clamp a 3 mm block in a pair of hemostats without the block breaking?Even at the lightest setting they invariably break. My self clamping tweezers are not strong enough. 2. Anyone willing to accept Venmo to send me a few blocks? I can’t spend 10 bucks just to get blocks to replace the broken ones. Thanks
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This newbie got model shipways 18th century longboat as his first kit. It was nominally listed as a good beginners kit. I was surprised how little detail the instructions provided. “Strap the block to the mast” was literally all one section said with no instructions on how to do so. Lots of resources on line but growing up building plastic kits that basically held your hand through the whole build I found it odd that a new modeler was expected to know how to do some of these things. I’d like to find a current book conveniently providing details on how to do these things. Some of the helpful advice I got from people here were drawings from early 20th century German books on modeling. Crazy.
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I lived in Minneapolis for 25 years. Welcome!
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WELCOME!
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I can’t wait to do my next model so I can do the planking correctly.
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