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Thanks Russ....I appreciate you looking in.
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Nice work, B.E. So you seal them with a matt coat. I need to try that. Thanks! -
URGENT MESSAGE - DO NOT, repeat DO NOT upset the balance of nature and interfere with Anja's space. You will surely pay the price
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Good point Harvey. Now you've got me thinking about that. In fact sometimes I've thought perhaps some brass has a 'finish' on it and some doesn't. -
Thanks John! Dirk - I'm loving your Syren build already.
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Those work tables look terrific!
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Yes, it is. She starts to breathe almost on her own. But it's good to have those pictures of just her hull and clean deck to look back on later when she's all 'decked out' with fittings and think back to the simpler, cleaner times of old. Enjoy EVERY stage, my friend. I certainly am!
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Thanks Patrick. I've been following on your Niagara. It's amazing how similar they look at this stage. Steady the course!
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augie replied to fnkershner's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
I think Mark's observation as to the possible inconsistency in the brass is well founded. I have tried to treat different parts simultaneously and you can see the difference in speed of reaction and overall result with regard to finish. I did it just to determine this very fact. So I wind up maintaining a set 'pre' and post' treatment regimin while varying the time of exposure depending on the piece (given a constant solution concentration). -
Hamilton - You've chosen what will prove to be a gorgeous subject. I don't believe she was named Greyhound without reason. I am looking forward to this build. Sounds like you've taken the right approach in inspecting the kit and getting things sorted out in your mind. I built the Corel HMS Victory cross section years ago and there were a few challenges but the overall quality was very good and the results just fine. I'm sure with patience, your 'eye' for perfection and maybe an inquiry or two here on MSW you'll master the mystery of the belaying plan (or lack thereof!). Just one comment on the plans. I've run into this before myself. Plans are subject to humidity changes over time. If your kit is a few years old the plans could have either expanded or shrunken from the time they were printed. Somewhere on them there should be a scale you can measure to see if you can determine this. And if you lay them out nicely in your shop and let them sit a week or two they will generally stabilze to your local conditions. Keep in mind your wood may be doing the same thing! Best of luck on this one!
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USF Confederacy by Rustyj - FINISHED
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Hahahaha. Innovative idea, Chuck. I guess this is one of those 'unintended benefits'!- 149 replies
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She looks impresive with all that work done. Thanks for the shots of the whole ship!
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Beautiful sails, Popeye. Your attention to these final details really brings your ships to life.
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A lot of effort there Popeye. VERY well worth it!
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Speechless over here (a first!). I'm still enjoying that great cabin floor!- 149 replies
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That picture really did it for me. I'm going to throw away my one lumberjack shirt and then go undo and retie my boom vangs. If anybody eats that stuff, give me a call from the emergency room and I'll send you a get well card.
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Keep eating.......I gotta go rig a throat halliard
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Um....... is poutine that french fry/gravy/cheese delicacy? You guys better start without me.......I have to go rig a boom vang.
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