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Iron Band at the Heel of Masts
marktiedens replied to Doug McKenzie's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Looks more like a muffler belt to me. Mark -
Newbie Keel Problem
marktiedens replied to Jim in KC's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
You might also check at a Michaels craft store - the ones near me have a good selection of thin plywood (if they are open during this virus thing). Mark -
Marvelous job! I see you have discovered the infamous OcCre rigging plans! I had some of the same issues with the last OcCre kit I did - 2 lines going to 1 pin plus difficulty trying to determine the run of some of the lines. Some were shown actually running from a stay in front of a sail & belaying to a pin behind the sail! I ended up deviating from the plans in places just to make it look halfway believable. Luckily,you only have 1 mast to deal with. Love the lights! Mark
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Thanks. This is the fifth hull I`ve coppered,so I`ve had a little practice. Mark
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Thanks Mike - The glue actually does ooze out from under the plates. After positioning the plate I blot it with a paper towel to pull off the excess. I do get some smears on the plates,but I use a cloth with some acetate to remove the smears. It smells a bit,but the acetate does soften & remove the smears. Just have to be careful not to use so much that it would get under the plates & loosen them. It also needs to be done in a well ventilated area - besides the smell it is very flammable! Mark
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Thanks O.C. & Ernie - much appreciated! I forgot to mention that the copper plates were glued directly to the bare wood with an odorless medium viscosity CA & are stuck so well that a chisel would be needed to remove them. I have done it this way on other hulls & have never had a copper plate fall off. The only prep I did was to clean the plates with acetone to remove any oily residue. Mark
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Thank you very much,Edward. Mark
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Thanks Richard. Looks slightly shiny with my bright light on it,but should dull down somewhat in time. The copper on my Victory has dulled down pretty good over time & it has the same copper plates I am using on this. Mark
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Really nice work! Mark
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Hi all - coppering done (except the rudder) Have to do a little shaping of the rudder before coppering it. Mark
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Amati is supposed to be coming out with a Bismarck - pics looked really nice. Mark
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Curtiss P-40B Warhawk by Asat- Airfix- 1/48
marktiedens replied to ASAT's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
All nice looking aircraft - to me,the most menacing looking one I can think of is the F4 Phantom. It just looks so mean & nasty. Built one long ago & it was in a display cabinet at my local hobby shop,but it`s gone now - don`t know where it went. Mark -
What I do when I drop a small part is turn the lights out,lay on the floor,& shine a flashlight across the floor. I usually find my part (along with reminding my I need to sweep a little more often). Doesn`t work well,though,if you have carpet. Mark
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All I can say is WOW - super job! All you guys doing plastic is giving me the itch to do one. Mark
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That`s the only kit I never completed - the fit was so poor that it was more putty than plastic. Mark
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You are doing such a fine job with this kit - the last JoHan kit I tried to build in my youth was so bad I just threw it in the trash! Never bought another one. Mark
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Thanks O.C. - I`m not real good at metal work,so looking forward to making sawdust again. Mark
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Greetings - hope everyone is staying safe! Hull coppering is about half done - not much else to do with most stores closed. Still no T.P. or paper products in the stores that are open. &^*%$#*! hoarders. I would have preferred to use Amati plates,but the wind in HMS Visa`s sails is a little too weak for what that would cost. Besides,I had to do something with the 3000 Caldercraft plates I already had. I tried flattening the "nails" in them,but it distorted them too much so I just used them as is. They are not as shiny as the photos indicate - I had a very bright light on them. They have actually started to get a light brown patina on them just from my handling them. Mark
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Excellent work - your attention to detail amazes me! Glad your feeling better. We don`t need to lose ship modelers - we are a special breed!!! Mark
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I may be wrong, but I think Birchwood Casey actually makes a product for blackening aluminum specifically. I saw it while looking for brass black,which the sporting good stores & gun shops no longer seem to carry. I don`t know why they would carry aluminum black,but not brass black. Try googling Birchwood Casey & look through their products. Mark
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Yup,got one of them too...... Mark
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