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On the subject of magnifying glasses, I am not a fan of the headband style. I do not wear prescription glasses but at age 57 I do now use reading glasses. A Jeweler I know turned me on to the type of magnifiers I have been using for more than 10 years: Telesight half-frame magnifying glasses. They flip up out of the way, and come in different magnifications. Very comfortable -- not heavy. http://www.telesightmagnifiers.com/catalog/i169.html They make a full frame version for your RX lenses if needed, and a clip on version. Also available on ebay.... BrianK -
Lynn, I second Keith's recommendation. Soft sanding sticks are great in part because they are semi-rigid and will follow a modest contour like you have with the bulwarks. I keep a take-out container of them next to the bench and use them on plastic, wood, non-ferrous metals..... pretty much everything. I have not done bulwark sanding yet like you are doing, but I was thinking about this challenging task and thought of sanding sticks for it too. They make them in different widths and graduated grits too, as Keith's link shows. In fact they go down (up?) to polishing grits in the couple 1000's that will work on model airplane canopies. Many many brands available too. The wider ones are also searched for under the term sanding sponge. BrianK
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Looks great Lynn. Such a clean edge at the waterline! Love the birdseye photo (from below? 😃 ) of the whole coppering job. It just looks real to me! BrianK
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Keith, I will be curious to see how you space the ratlines. Is there a record of the "step size" spacing between ratlines on US Navy ships like the Tennessee? I have a Sterling Kearsarge sloop of war on the shelf that is hopefully in my distant modelling future. I would love to make note of your scale ratline spacing for future reference..... BrianK
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Chris that is not a 1/4 scale penny is it? 😃 I am continuing to be amazed by the quality of your work Chris. BrianK
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Wow Chris, those 15 roof support brackets look so tiny. I would of flicked them all over trying to cut them out. 😃 BrianK
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Looks great Keith. I'll bet those other 91 pairs will fly by when you enter your zen dead-eye tying mindspace..... If you disappear for a couple days we will understand. 😃 BrianK
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Wow Lynn! Just wow! Inspirational for an inexperienced boat builder like me!! BrianK
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Great work Jack. These photo really show how much work a kit like this takes! BrianK
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Thanks Captain Slog. I had an old bottle that sat for 18 months and was chocolate milk colored too! I thought that was odd but I guess its common. It still worked but left a brown tint behind when I tried it on some hidden bulkheads. After this new bottle I may switch to something else... Maybe Chris's canopy glue. My Microscale Kristal Klear canopy glue bottle is still white on the inside and just as old..... 😃 BrianK
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Chris are the tub walls edge glued or do they have tabs that insert somewhere or fold over? They look great! BrianK
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Chris, on the subject of glues.... do you have any experience with Roket card glue from Deluxe Materials? I am trying a bottle out now on my first card build in years and it seems to give just enough time to move things around before setting up. I think it's quite a bit faster than Elmer's white has always seemed to set for me on other paper projects -- thus the reason I tried it on this card build. It is very liquidy though. Microbrushes are what I use to apply it..... BrianK
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Sounds like you have a good bead on things Chris. It is starting to look like a warship!! I will be curious to see how you "clamp" the superstructure. That sounds like a delicate but forceful operation to perform. 😃 BrianK
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Chris can I ask how you painted the 3mm rod? Did you attach them to the cradle first? Spray or brush? They look great. Adding such small parts always makes me stop and figure out the sequencing for gluing, attaching, and painting..... BrianK
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I thought so too. I recall Frank was not so happy in the scene and said it looked like the artist. But the colonel was happy, which is the important bit....... Anyway, your round-from-square masts are masterpieces and I am filing that technique away for future use! 😃 BrianK
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Understood George. I am suddenly reminded of the episode of *MASH* where Frank and Margaret want a bust carved of Colonel Potter. The local carpenter-turned artist hands a piece of wood to Frank as a sample of his work. Frank says "looks likes a 2x4". The artist replies as he cradles the piece: "Thank you. It used to be round." 😃 BrianK
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Chris, I found my Swann-Morton handles on ebay. They have both metal ones for ~$25 and also $7 "disposable" ones. I am guessing they are called disposible handles because they are possibly made of a material that can't be easily sterilized (plastic maybe)?? If I were buying again, I think I would look at them....
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Hi George, I just started following your build and I am in awe. You describe how you "machined" the masts but the artistry still seems like sculpting to me 😃 Warm regards and thanks for sharing inspirational energy through your craft (and for sharing so many awesome ideas)..... BrianK
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Chris the overhang is gone. That looks great! Well done. The edge painting is spot on too. BTW Chris, I think I finally figured out why watching you build card models creates such a pleasant feeling for me (other than the joy of watching a skilled modeler execute his craft). When I was a boy in Connecticut and visited Mystic, my mom and dad bought me the Mystic Seaport paper (card?) model of Seaport Street. I spent many happy hours building all those buildings! I had totally forgotten that until today. So sure enough tonight I found that 1968 Monte Enterprises kit on ebay for $10...... Thanks for waking that memory! Regards, BrianK
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This is a waterline model right Chris? That should make it easier to solve the overhang issue with your hull thickening idea.....
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Chris I am a Shapeways fan too. I have used them for many model railroading parts. Since you will cover the 3D frame with the skin, do you even need to smooth it at all?
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Can't wait to see the copper plating!
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Catchin' up on several of your posts SkiBee. It is looking great. Absolutely love the thin sides. Will be doing that to my bulwarks too. That deck is ready for masts. I will be curious how you go about it. Thinking about drilling those holes scares me a wee bit. BrianK
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Fantastic Chris! That is so impressive. I hope you sit back and look at that aircraft for a long while with nothing but a smile. You deserve it. BrianK
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