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  • Birthday 11/25/1974

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  1.    EspenT reacted to a post in a topic: Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
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  9. EspenT
    Is Sanding Sealer the same thing as a primer?
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  23. EspenT
    Added some more details last night. It is starting to really come together. I am so glad I found this hobby. It is a really nice way to clear your head and also get a feeling of accomplishment. (All relative to your level off course. I still have most of the things to learn). After completing maybe 50% of the build I just started looking at the included plans. This is a lesson for my self and I will remember to study them more on future builds. It will save me from some head scratching. Chris’ instructions are so well made that I didn’t really remember that I also had the plans. I have been thinking about how to finish/varnish the ship. Here I would really appreciate some input since there are so many options and ways to do this. Some posts above I added a photo of some different products that I tested. I think I will go for this combination: Do I apply the Danish Oil on all unpainted wood? Do I spray the varnish on entire ship or just the painted parts?
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  25. EspenT
    After glueing all parts I want to try to apply a finish to the deck and bulwarks. Went out and grabbed some different types. I think I prefer 2 layers of Danish.
  26. EspenT
    Great looking photos and I really like the format of your build log. Very clear and easy to follow.
  27. EspenT
    Is this mess fixable? I spray painted the two pieces separately, but stupid me had to try and fix a small error and the paintbrush slipped. I guess I could just leave it as a reminder of errors made early in my ship building career 😃
  28. EspenT
    That is looking very nice. I am waiting for my 3 kit bundle to arrive so I can start as well. I am noticing during the Sherbourne build that I definitely need 2 builds going at the same time to avoid downtime during gluing.
  29. EspenT
    I have been traveling for a few days, but got a chance to do some painting today. Hopefully this will be completed tomorrow so that I can work on something else than the hull 😵‍💫
  30. EspenT
    Fantastic and inspirational. Regarding CNC: are digital files included in the monograph, or do you scan the paper copies? And do you have a list of the different woods you have used?
  31. EspenT
    First of all thank you for all inputs. As a beginner I don’t have many skills or techniques to contribute with so I am very greatful for anyone reading or commenting. I bought a wood filler today. It seems a bit dry for use on tiny models so I ended up wetting the tip of my finger and ran it over the places that needed sanding. It sanded very nicely so that was a big plus for the product. I will try to lay the first coat of white paint now. In the instructions it says to mask of the deck and bulwarks. There are still parts to be added that will cover the base layer so I am not sure why I need to mask it off. Edit: is the masking in place to make sure the glue works as it should?
  32. EspenT
    Second plating has started. Ran into some issues at first with the rabbit not being big enough. Used a small chisel and scalpel to fix this.
  33. EspenT
    If people want to go down the dark road of piracy there are few things that are simpler to copy than 2D files with simple geometry. What I think keeps people returning to buy more kits is the overall quality of the kits. From the quality of the materials to detailed instructions, nice photo etch, sails and ropes.
  34. EspenT
    Very nice. How do you get rid of smoke and fumes? Are you using it in a very ventilated room or have you built some extractor for it?
  35. EspenT
    Thank you so much for the detailed write up.
  36. EspenT
    Just like resin printers have filled a gap and are creating a multi million dollar market for plastic modellers, I wonder when (not if) we will start to see the same thing happen in wooden ship building. The price/quality ratio for resin printer has improved drastically over the last 3 years. This has led to an explosion of both aftermarket and full kits being available for home print. It wont be long before you have very good desktop lasers available for less than 4-500 dollars, and I hope to see the same trend in our hobby. Just being able to make your own spare part if you broke a piece would be great. I could of course scan the plans, clean them up and use Lightburn or similar to print them, but I would much prefer to be able to for example contact @chris watton at Vanguard Models and buy the Gcode for piece 55 of the Sherbourne model directly. He will make some money and I would have my piece within minutes. win-win. Just like there are plastic modellers that would never move out of the comfort zone of what they have always been doing, there will be wood modellers that never will embrace this. But I am sure there will be a market for it here just as in other hobbies. What do you guys think about this? How long before we see marketplaces where we can buy files for our laser cutters?
  37. EspenT
    I was quite happy with this until I see the photos blown up all over my screen. All the mistakes screams at you at this zoom level

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