Jump to content
Supplies of the Ship Modeler's Handbook are running out. Get your copy NOW before they are gone! Click on photo to order. ×

Dave_E

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,248

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Dave_E

  1. Dave_E
    I’ve decided to keep the mast and the bow sprit “wood” with no paint. I’ll paint the spars black. The kit has walnut dowels for everything. Any suggestions on stain? Just leave it?
  2. Dave_E
    Jim - post a photo or two with the description of your progress. 😀
  3. Dave_E
    I spent the day fixing the mounts. I filled in the old cut out and square holes, then laid out the new position for the cross brace, cut new notches and the sprit sits at the angle per the drawing. 👌 I then drilled a 1mm hole through the mounts and the sprit and will use wire. I don’t have what it takes to cut out a 1mm square. On to other deck equipment and more eyelets.
  4. Dave_E
    I’ll second that! Nice paint! 👍
  5. Dave_E
    The rattler is one of my future builds. I’ve pulled up the “follow” chair for your Rattler. 👍😀
  6. Dave_E
    NICE! 👍
  7. Dave_E
    Hi Joe, I would start from scratch and mechanically clean the entire part and start your blacken from scratch. The exposed bare parts are probably oxidized and won’t take the blackening solution. Your results were the same as mine before I mechanically cleaned the parts to remove protective finishes applied by the manufacturer. They blackened beautifully and then whipped right off like yours did. Give it a try. 👍
  8. Dave_E
    Thanks Greg. I have Glenn’s completed Lady saved on speed dial and I visit it often when something I’m not sure about comes up and his build is a creation of quality that inspires me and gives me a result to strive for. I’m going to rebuild the original parts, will send photos when complete. Thanks 👍
  9. Dave_E
    Thanks Glenn. Good insight. I have found at least 5 drawing errors so far, this is the worst. I'll have to think about this one. 😐
  10. Dave_E
    Hi All, This question is really for anyone who has built the Lady. I'm to a point where I'm building the implements and structures on deck. The bow sprit mount... all per drawing and in place. I set the bow sprit in place. It doesn't even come close to sitting in the cutout at the bow ( see photo 1) without the angle being all wrong. The box cover from Amati shows the bow sprit way up off the cutout and covering the holes for the forestay. is this one of those fix the bad kit moments? Lowering the mount?
  11. Dave_E
    Hi All, Don’t see a forum sub area where a build log for the NRG Half Hull project would fit. I plan to build the Half Hull before I start the Rattlesnake as it is a single plank “POB”, and I remember what my first planking was like on the Lady Nelson and must know what I’m doing before I start it.
  12. Dave_E
    I can’t help it. Comes from a lifetime of: being raised in a military family, then being in the military for 16 years, then 33 years at major aircraft manufacturer and all the way hearing, seeing and doing “clean as you go”. 😀
  13. Dave_E
    Welcome Marty, glad to have you. Look forward to your build. 👍😀
  14. Dave_E
    Welcome to the forum! Good place! Go say hi in the new member area. 😀
  15. Dave_E
    Hey Tim, I did not follow your build (too many to follow on the forum). Outstanding build! I too am a first time builder and hope you don’t mind if I pick your brain about some of your rigging techniques. I hope my first build comes even a little close to this beautiful ship! 👍
  16. Dave_E
    This is getting serious now boys. 😆
  17. Dave_E
    Yo Cat - welcome to the forum. Some of the processes and procedures for home building is the same on a model ship... just WAY smaller.😆 Look forward to your build. 👍
  18. Dave_E
    I’m totally down with that Allan! After spending a few hours this week, just starting the process, was just curious about the time it takes for a larger model.
  19. Dave_E
    Ok, I know the following photo has nothing to do with my build log, but it came today. 😁
  20. Dave_E
    Hey Pat, The process is all good, I’ve got that down. My question is on a full kits worth of brass to blacken, how much time are you spending on just that process. 10 hours, 2 days?
  21. Dave_E
    Hey Peanut, I just went through the same decision with my Rattlesnake. I agree with you, at this time in our building life, things like kit completeness, quality of material in the kit and instructions are way important! I received good answers from many folks that had their reasons for picking the kits they did. My .02 for you is research each kit to the best of your ability, and look at ALL the build logs and see what builders had to say about the kit they built. I had the same questions about size of the scale you brought up. I personally would be looking at the 2 larger scales. 👍
  22. Dave_E
    Hi All, This is not another “how do you blacken brass” question, but a question for you who do the brass blackening process. I’m building the Lady Nelson, a small single mast, beginner type ship and after all my experimentation, I think I’m leaning toward brass blackening for my ships. When the parts are in the solution and right after coming out, boy are they black. After rinsing , still black. However when you wipe them down (If you don’t, you’ll have black all over your fingers and then all over your ship), the parts are not black, they are “gun metal”. So here’s the question: What kind of average time do you spend on the blackening process for a 2 or 3 masted larger ship?
  23. Dave_E
    Got the mounting figured out. I did the math and purchased some brass sheet, cut little pieces and glued them in the pedestals. As you can see in photo where the pedestals will go, they took off the paint. I drilled 1mm holes and will epoxy brass rod into the keel and the pedestals after they are mounted to the display board.
  24. Dave_E
    Thanks Guys, My mistake for sure... left the tape on for 2 days. 😯 I put on a coat and then let it dry, added another, etc. This went on for 2 days as I tried to find the correct thinning of the white so it would brush on smooth and not set up too quick, but also not be like water. So on the next one... continue to add coats as the previous coat tacked off? I certainly cannot see retaping with every coat. Am I incorrect assuming that?
  25. Dave_E
    Hi All, I went to Syren and purchased some .2mm.

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...