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  1. druxey
    Interesting comparison of quality in cutting!
  2. druxey
    Either two or three seizings are appropriate.
  3. druxey
    That photo is of a land carriage and land piece of ordnance. The wheels have iron 'shoes' and the gun has elevation marks on the side of the base ring.
  4. druxey
    Yes, I used the paint-and-wipe method with a slightly damp Q-tip.
  5. druxey
    Sounds like blade damage if these are longitudinal grooves or raised lines.
  6. druxey
    I understand that verdigris develops in the presence of air. Underwater, however, there is less oxygen. Scouring, as well as possible electrolytic action, takes place leaving the copper relatively bright. Only the area of copper near and above water, exposed to air, will turn green. Comparing a dry-docked copper bottom with copper submerged in water is not a good analogy.
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    I've had success in the past by scoring clear acetate sheet and putting a little dark grey acrylic (not black!) into the scores.
  8. druxey
    Sweet!
  9. druxey
    A very impressive model, tozbekler!
  10. druxey
    Gee, Eric, if you were in the neighbourhood you should have let me know and dropped by!
  11. druxey
    Nice to see you back in (miniature) action, Rob!
  12. druxey
    Super work, as usual. Just ask my book-keeper, aka She Who Must Be Obeyed, whether we are a non-profit or not!
  13. druxey
    That metalwork is delightful. It's interesting, seeing you use the mill as a horizontal circular saw.
  14. druxey
    Carl: he's building his model a step at a time. Seems logical to me.
  15. druxey
    You have confirmed to me that traditional lofting on the drawing board is best for one's mental health!
  16. druxey
    Um, a regular face mask does not protect you from volatile organic vapours. Only a respirator with suitable filters does that. Provided you have reasonable ventilation, the small quantity of these compounds should not affect you. For cleaning up square holes, use either a square section escapement file (it's a tiny version of a Swiss file) or a small broach.
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    Looks like you've anticipated every difficulty, Chuck!
  18. druxey
    Exemplary work. Absolutely impressive!
  19. druxey
    There are Cruizer class plans on the Royal Museums Greenwich web site. However, to interpret the framing, etc, you need to have quite a bit of knowledge of wooden ship construction for the navy of that time. See, for example: https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/83931.html
  20. druxey
    Thanks for the trip down memory lane to Vic Smeed. Takes me back a long way as well! Nice cut-out work there, Pete. As for quality ply, I don't know whether 'Baltic birch' ply is available Down Under, but it is of high quality, no voids and has many layers.
  21. druxey
    A standard reference to have!
  22. druxey
    That looks great, Keith!
  23. druxey
    Sorry, but brown gummed paper and brown paper do become very brittle with time due to acid content. Check the back of old paintings and framed prints! Only archival (read 'acid free) papers have longevity.
  24. druxey
    Yes, good prep work pays dividends even if it delays the pay-off! I swear by Zinsser primer as does CDW.
  25. druxey
    It's one of those things that is usually shown exaggerated and out of scale. It originated in days before modern adhesives and tiny pins or lengths of wire were used to attach the plates to models. These were already more visible than the real thing. Look at photos of the actual Victory or Cutty Sark, and you'll barely see tiny dimples. It is better to forget about them on scale models, really.

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