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First of all you have to decide if we want bronze or iron cannons. In the latter case it will be painted first black and then rubbed with graphite. If you decide to imitate bronze we can use this procedure: we will mix black and gold in equal parts. You can use more black than gold but not vice versa. After the color obtained will be mixed with a third of green, increasing or decreasing the proportion of this color according to the intensity of oxidation that you want to simulate. Finally, with gold and a very dry brush, we will highlight the cannon rings and the parts that had to wear the most. Once the paint is completely dry, it can be gently rubbed with a wadding to polish the surface.

Maybe you can find more info here

 https://www.niagaradivers.com/index.html

 https://www.niagaradivers.com/divesites/pentang.html#Western Islands

http://www.boatinggeorgianbay.com/wrecks.html

Those two wooden beans are supports since those two compartments seem to be in the air.

You Could try to moisten the pieces and press them between two woods, you could leave for 48 hours to ensure that they are completely dry and see the result, If unfortunately you notice the same problem after the process, the solution would be to remake the Parts.

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From California to Florida, Ages of Sail charge $8 shipping and they have iron nails,pack of 200 (10mm) $1.59.

The wood is calling you again mate...good winds in this new project!

A skylight for the kitchen below.

There are two kinds of quebracho, white and red.. It is a wood much appreciated for the construction of furniture, which will last for hundreds of years. Also the red is used to make the railroad sleepers. Watch out for the red powder as it is very toxic.. The bark of white quebracho is used as medicine. There are many species of trees in South America that are beneficial to health, we know for centuries thanks to the indigenous population.

When the Spaniards arrived in South America and discovered the quebracho they took tons of this wood because they used it for different parts of construction of ships, especially the keel.. In Europe they used another kind of wood that left it submerged for years (in some cases 100 years), with the Quebracho reduced the wait.

I am following the construction process and it is really very good, where did you get Quebracho wood?

Since it is a tree originating in South America (Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia)
The wood is very high density and from there comes its name.. Quebracho/quiebrahacha/axe-breaker..

Excellent work Amalio! the perfection makes the master...

I remember when I built the CWM and put the rudders inside the boat, three harpoons, ropes and six oars, a bucket, a small flag on its post to mark the dead whales.. And I did it in the six boats, of course this in the modeller to detail even more equipment.

As to how the rudder was secured a clue could be the AL kit.

Thank you very much!

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Excellent work Doris!

Welcome aboard Anna ! I like your painting, it looks the same to the puzzle that I'm putting together..

Welcome aboard Michel!

I'm using Dremel Micro (I bought it in December 2014 ) and in my opinion is amazing for small jobs,you can use drill bits from 51mm to 3.2mm.

Like I said is for small jobs,it comes with 5-speed, 1 or 2 you can have a great accuracy. Speeds up 1 or 2 is too much for this small Dremel and is not recommended to use it at high speeds for a long time.

For me is a great tool and I recommend it for the type of work that we do,after you try it,you fall in love (tip: ideal for round dogs nails after cutting)

Amalio, is your plan to finish the ship with a complete rigging ? (arboladura)

I hope if you do, since it would be very helpful in terms of learning in addition to being a work of art due to the precision in the detail.

7 hours ago, JimInKY said:

I'm working on a 1950's version of the Flying Fish.   The model instructions, and many post on this site suggests whipping it to the shroud, on the mast site.   My brother sent me photos of a ship what was in Boston Harbor last year.  The Lanyards are whipped to the lanyard, between the blocks.   Would you experts know if there is an accepted practice for a 1880's ship?  Thank you VERY much.

If I'm not mistaken that is the galeon Andalucia, which I saw and is not 100% replica. The right way to do this is as shown in the picture.

Billing Boats have this model,maybe they can help too.

Sorry for my misunderstanding.

I do not know if I understand well, you mean this step?

Many times for different details like this I look for solutions in ships that still survive and that are a source of information.. Surely that this part was covered with copper as also tiles..but in the case of USS Constitution looks like planks.

Edit: yes, are planks and covered with metal sheets..

If the provider of this kit does not have the sails the next option would be to make them... for that should have the plans of this model to copy it in its exact measurements.