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You're doing fine. Steady on. Bob
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Congratulations on a fine build. Bob
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NBP, Thanks for the encouragement. Here in this little town, I belong to the “Scale Model Club”. There are no restrictions as to what can be built and most of the members build plastic kits of cars or planes and do fantastic work. So if I decide to use plastic I will have lots of help. Thanks again. Bob
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Hey Piet. If you need a deck hand to help sail that lovely boat, I’m available. Bob
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I agree that red on black would look good, but I think that a gunboat especially during war time would cover the red with black. Bob
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Thanks John. She is fun to build. Bob
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The more I look at the pictures the more I see. On the drawings of the Nokomis and on the picture of the Hoga at sea trials there are only two towing bitts on each side, but I noticed that in the picture of the Hoga at Pearl Harbor there was another set of bitts added to each side. (see red circle) Not here. There they are. And I cannot find a stern drying grid in any of the pictures of the Hoga or the City of Oakland. So here is where we are, the hull is done and the main part of the cabin. Now for the upper deck and the pipes and vents around the cabin. Bob
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Michael, Thanks for the encouraging words, and I’m sorry you are being prevented from building your own models right now. Bob
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Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
captainbob replied to DSiemens's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
She's on the water with the wind in her sails, and a lovely ship she be. Well done Bob -
Looking good. The doors really dress up the ship. Now for the tweezers work. Ah, the problems we give ourselves. Bob
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Thank you all. It is probably true that I am not thinning the paint enough. Have any of you used Future Flore Finish as a thinner? It is a thin clear acrylic. Also I had not heard of a retarder to slow down the drying. I’ll have to see if I can find some. The humidity here in Arizona is pretty low and things dry fast. So looks like it’s the same as everything else, Practice, Practice, Practice. Thanks again. Bob
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Thanks, but I see I need to practice with styrene. It’s amazing what you do with it. Bob
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I scratchbuild mostly with bass wood and I usually paint my boats. The admiral has trouble with strong odors so I use craft store acrylics. I do use Krylon primer, which I spray outdoors, on the raw wood to help me see any flaws that may need filler. Then I sand and paint with a brush. I always seem to have a hard time getting a nice smooth finish. I need help. Here are some questions I have. How do you prepare the wood? What brand of paint do you use? Do you thin the paint and how much? What brushes do you use? There are probably other questions that I don’t even know to ask, so any information will be helpful. Bob
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Bismarck by NBP - 1:100
captainbob replied to NBP's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
Beautiful work. I’m just going to sit back and enjoy this build. Bob -
Jack, Just be careful not to build up the mast too far, once I built the mast too far and could not put the hoops on without ungluing part of it. Bob
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Guy, Eight years ago I was planning on building the City of Oakland as an RC boat at 1:48 scale with less detail but working monitors. Today I don’t do RC and I add more detail. Things change. Bob
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Thanks, I'll be using that. Bob
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Looking good. I knew you could do it. Bob
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The information came from a Navy site. I have found paint labled Haze Gray, other than that I'm lost. Bob
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Looking good. Great detail work. Bob
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Glad you’re back and cutting wood. And have no fear, she is looking like a schooner. Bob
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Thanks, Popeye. The colors, as far as I can make out, are: 5-D Dark Gray ANA 513 and 5-H Haze Gray FS 15526. Taking a closer look at the picture of the boat at Pearl Harbor, it looks like everything is dark gray except the decks. That’s my plan at present, . . . which is subject to change without notice. Learner, Yes, the structure is completely welded steel. As for the gunnel support, I’ll leave them as they are. In order to make them of angle, if the steel is 1/2 inch thick, at this scale I would have to make them out of 0.005 inch foil. I’ll leave that to you when you build your YT150. By the way, when you get around to your YT150 build I’ll be glad to send you everything I have on the class. Bob
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I use them all the time. Bob
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Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
captainbob replied to DSiemens's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
She's lovelt. Can't wait to see her bottled. Bob
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