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Mark m

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  1. I’ve been in Nova Scotia for a couple of weeks. Dories are popular here. Museums, Dory Shop, etc. Nice to see the real thing!
  2. I travel around the US and Canada. Often nowhere near a good hobby shop, but I prefer in-store when I can.
  3. I bought a set of small drill bits on Amazon. I measured the bits, and found that the sizes were mostly incorrect, and that 2 or 3 supposedly different sizes were actually identical. In searching the MSW forums, I saw similar complaints about other vendors. Now I’m looking for better quality bits. Is there a good brand or supplier I should look to?
  4. I’ll try that. The pictures in the kit instructions show a round head, so a carriage bolt is more appropriate. Thanks!
  5. Yeah. Paint stirrers for hand drills recommend 600 rpm, and my Dremel slowest is 5000. Thinking of using mixing balls.
  6. I am paint my second kit (MS Norwegian Pram) with the MS paints it came with. Purchased in April. Paint seems thick and not well mixed even after a good shake. I have read threads here about acrylics I general, and a little about Model Shipways specifically. What is the best way to mix and thin this paint? Is water good, or should I use something else? I’ve noticed other brands have brand-specific thinners.
  7. @ccoyle I am trying to make a good looking bolt head. Can you provide a link or other source for bolt heads?
  8. Picture shows nail which is supposed to fit into small holes in adjacent brass fittings.
  9. I am working on the Norwegian Pram from Model Shipways. The kit includes 16 brass nails. However, the instructions call for bolts. I know nails can represent bolts, but there are 2 issues. 1. The pictures show very attractive round heads, whereas the nails are flat. 2. More importantly, the nails are very wide just below the heads and even the diameter of the rest of the shaft is too large for the brass fittings in the kit. Where can I buy better-looking “bolts”? Thanks!
  10. I’ve been on both sides of this issue. As a seller, shipping is very expensive for small sellers, even with the EBay discount rates. As a buyer, I think it’s best to consider the total cost (item price plus S&H). $20 with free shipping is not as good as $1 with $16 shipping. As an aside, the “developing countries” subsidy can lead to ridiculous situations. I needed one or two needle threaders, but it was cheaper to buy 50 from China than 1 from the US!
  11. Still on my simple Model Shipways Norwegian Pram. But looking ahead to future builds.
  12. I’ve read the excellent thread here on MSW discussing the Model Expo ratliner and some related pros and cons of rigging on ship vs off. In Ship Modeling Simplified, Mastini recommends putting the mast into a hole drilled into a 2x4 and building the rigging off ship before moving everything onboard. What are peoples thoughts on his recommendation?
  13. Finally got around to adding the rope from Ropes of Scale. Looks much better than the kit rope would have. What, if anything, should I have done about the fraying ends? Real rope frays, but this looks excessive.
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