Jump to content
NRG Photographic Model Ship Competition - All eligible to enter - Reduced memberhsip fee - JULY 31 ENTRY DEADLINE ×

druxey

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    13,086

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by druxey

  1. druxey
    You will need to set up the hawse timbers, mark out the lines of the filling pieces and individually fit them between the timbers without pushing them out of alignment. Have fun!
  2. druxey
    Perhaps a pedantic point, but the Steel you refer to has no 'e' at the end of his surname. I mention this as a Steele with an 'e also wrote a naval architecture in 1917. This can cause confusion between David Steel (1805) and the later J.E. Steele.
  3. druxey
    Welcome, Peter. Check out the Marine Modellers of Niagara on the 'clubs' section of MSW.
  4. druxey
    Nice going, JD. I find that by making the planks a little 'full', when a strake is complete I sand the 'free' edge smooth with a flexible sanding stick to create a perfectly even line for the next strake.
  5. druxey
    Very impressive, crew or no crew!
  6. druxey
    Oh, I'm sure you'll do a nice job on the kit 'as is'. But you may feel you want to kit bash a different kit later on.... Just sayin'!
  7. druxey
    Life happens! We understand, You'll get back to it when you can.
  8. druxey
    Your comments on the kit scale fitting out make me think you are on your way to either kit-bashing (modifying the model as you build it) or even scratch building!
  9. druxey
    Again, caution should be taken as many models with 'original' rigging have been repaired over time and not all the lines may be OEM!
  10. druxey
    If you must use wire wool, use bronze not steel for the reasons given above. However, it's hard to find these days.
  11. druxey
    That is one of the critical points in forming the quarter gallery; everything is parallel to each other. You should be fine from here on.
  12. druxey
    B. E.: I know that the French usually showed the ship's name in a compartment on the counter, but was not aware of this being done by the British in the early 19th century. Victory's name was certainly seen this way in early 1900's photographs (below), and persisted until changed to something more appropriate recently.
  13. druxey
    Wet and dry paper is used for metal, not wood. This, and the fact you are using extremely fine grades is why you are getting clogging. Garnet, emery, aluminum oxide and silicon carbide are used on wood. See: https://www.empireabrasives.com/blog/sandpaper-grit/ Usually, for wood, 400-grit is as fine as you need to go.
  14. druxey
    A variety of sizes is more interesting. Love the textures in the hold!
  15. druxey
    Best wishes as you manage an elderly parent. It's never easy.
  16. druxey
    It is see-through, peels off easily and has a matte surface that takes a fine pencil line.
  17. druxey
    British ships' names appeared across their counters officially in 1772, although this may have formally been done for a few years earlier. The practice seems to have been discontinued during the Napoleonic wars.
  18. druxey
    A lovely result, Giampiero.
  19. druxey
    Brilliant stuff as usual!
  20. druxey
    Look after a good quality sable and it will last you years. I have some over 30 years old and they are still in good shape. Cheap brushes are a snare and delusion. You have to keep buying them over and over and they will shed hairs in your beautiful fresh coat of paint!
  21. druxey
    Nice progress, Maury. I assume the rest of the model will be weathered eventually?
  22. druxey
    I find Scotch Matte Removable tape even better than masking tape for the purpose.
  23. druxey
    The illustration shows full-size practice. You can cheat, as long as the end-result looks right.
  24. druxey
    Glad you had such a good time. I'm so sorry that I had to miss the great showing this time. U.S.: Why you no open land border to nice, polite, vaccinated Canadians?
  25. druxey
    "When all else fails, read the instructions!" Good save, though!

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...