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OldeManToad
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I'm a little late to this party. Your Albatros looks absolutely fantastic. I just received this kit yesterday and hope to get started soon. This will be my fourth build, once I finish my current boat, but my first actual ship. I hope I can do as well as you.
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Best White Wood Glue For Ship Building
OldeManToad replied to OldeManToad's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
OK, I'm really confused now. You all convinced me that Titebond Original was the way to go. Well, guess what, that is what I have been using all along. I thought that was yellow carpenter's glue. I went to the store to buy more sandpaper and I bought some Gorilla Wood Glue. It at least looks white. The bottle says it dries natural color. I found out that the Gorilla glue is a PVA where Titebond is an Aliphatic resin emulsion. Hopefully this will work better on areas of model where glue joint is exposed. -
About the paint, there are 2 stain colors, a primer, a bottle of varnish, and 5 different paint colors. I just thought it funny that the package said 5 PC set. On the part list, for the decking, I believe they list a different part number for each use of the decking planks. The main deck gets one part number for longer planks,the upper deck gets another for shorter ones, etc. I just think it's strange. I can imagine someone looking for a piece of deck planking a certain length when they are all the same length. Or what if they assigned a different part number for each time a deadeye is called for. Oh well, it is what it is.
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Just received the Occre Albatros kit along with the Occre (5 pc. set) paint package for this kit and after reviewing the contents, I have some very basic questions and comments. 1) Why does my (5 pc. set) paint package have 9 bottles? (not really a question just a comment) 2) On the color chart why do the reference numbers for the Albatros not match the reference numbers on the bottles? Color names are correct though. 3) One of the smaller bottles is primer. Is that needed for everything that is to be painted or only the metal castings? 4) When looking at the kits parts list there are many part numbers for what I presume is the same part. For example, they have a .06 x 5 sycamore planks listed with many different lengths for the decking. Why list different lengths when the kit contains all these planks of the same length? Would make it very difficult to count and verify you have all the parts. Of course, it would be very tedious to count all of the parts in these kits. (Hmm, let's see, 6098 nail brads, there should have been 7000. I've been cheated.) Overall, the kit looks fantastic and I'm eager to get started. I have to finish current project first or the Admiral will get mad. I am sure I will have some real questions once I get started. Thanks for putting up with this post. Roger
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Best White Wood Glue For Ship Building
OldeManToad replied to OldeManToad's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Again thanks for the replies. This has been a good discussion on glues. In my younger years I used to build and fly RC airplanes. Built 3 from kits and 1 scratch built quarter scale Sukhoi SU 27 aerobatic plane. The planes were built from balsa and plywood. Used almost exclusively CA on the balsa and 2 part epoxy on the plywood. Didn't really use much wood glue that I remember. Then I moved onto model railroading and I used carpenters glue extensively building the bench work and also for wood structures. Now I'm moving on to wooden ships and got confused about white glue because Elmers white glue is what I used for ballasting track and laying down scenery materials. That didn't seem appropriate for ship modeling. Anyways, thanks for clearing things up. -
Best White Wood Glue For Ship Building
OldeManToad replied to OldeManToad's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Thanks for the replies everyone. I guess I'll be going with the Titebond Original. Can you undo mistakes using alcohol with it? I already have a Medium CA , Excelerator, and Epoxy. Need to get some thin CA and Contact Cement. Is Weldwood brand for Contact cement OK? Also changing the subject of my post, can anyone recommend a good wood filler? I'm currently trying to use spackling putty as recommended by a book put out by Model Shipways. I'm not satisfied with that. My Occre Albatros kit arrives tomorrow but I still have lots left to do on my Lobster Smack. Thanks again for the help. -
I am fairly new at ship model building. Received the Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory with tools at Christmas. It included a small bottle of yellow carpenters glue which I have used to build it, the Norwegian Sailing Pram, and I am now building the Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack. I have also used Elmers carpenter glue that I had available and some diluted Elmers white glue when needed. I am getting ready to start on the Occre Albatros kit in a few weeks and it is recommended to use white glue. Is there a preferred brand? I see Titebond white wood glue. Any difference between white and yellow wood glue. I know the yellow wood glues I have used grab faster than the white all purpose glues. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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I had the same problem with my Pram kit. I found this picture on the internet with the correct labeling. Hope this helps.
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