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You are producing a silk purse from a sow's ear, George! (It's an old English expression.)- 90 replies
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Ah, project creep and no remuneration creep to accompany it....
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Depends on the kind of lighting you want, Richmond.
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I recall tilt shift lenses in the old 4 x 5 and 8 x 10 plate cameras used for architectural work. Expensive toys! Nice blade from our dealer of choice, Lee Valley.
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Well, that was an interesting way to solve the problem. Nice, clean result. Well done.
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Le Soleil Royal by Nek0 - 1/72 - Marc Yeu
druxey replied to Nek0's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Just stumbled across this thread. Very, very impressive work, beautifully executed. When is the next instalment, I wonder....- 205 replies
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Unfortunately talk of mutiny makes me think of the film Battleship Potemkin by Eisenstein.
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It's a matter of personal taste, Carl. I mainly use the perspective correction feature for architectural photos. I like verticals to look that way!
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There is a pull-down menu for reducing/eliminating lens distortion on programs such as Adobe Photoshop. It lists a huge variety of specific manufacturers and their lenses. I don't know whether this includes ultra wide-angle lenses.
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Looks like your inner line became the outer!
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I'd like to pick up on an earlier point about color (post #1687). Specifically, the comment about Turner's paintings. As we know, Turner was obsessed with the effects of light and atmosphere. Now, what he was recording was a perception of color. Objects have a specific color, called local color by artists. Depending on the quality of light falling on an object its apparent color as we perceive it changes. For instance, think of a 'red' ball. Its surface properties will reflect the red wavelengths of the visible light spectrum and absorb the others. So, the ball appears red under white light or red light. Both varieties of light contain the red part of the spectrum. However, shine green light on it and it will appear dark brown. Very little light is reflected as the red portion of the spectrum is missing in green light. So, Turner was playing with color as it is perceived under different lighting conditions. He was not concerned with ship modelers 200 years later! Which color in his paintings is 'correct', then? Neither and both!
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Lovely work, Isidro. The differences in the way Spanish ships were constructed and worked is interesting as well.
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There may be traces of RTV deposit or talc on the surface of the casting, Mark. I cleaned the surfaces of my castings with isopropanol, then a 400 grit 3M/Scotch-Brite abrasive 'spider' wheel (radial bristle disc) run at slow speed in my rotary tool. I can't speak for the shelf life of Jax chemicals. Perhaps the manufacturer has specs on that.
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Definitely lights to the galley forward of the 'box' and a deck below. See the Brittania draught excerpt for the relative relationship of these two features.
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And there you go! Repeat...repeat...and repeat. Well done, Mark. To blacken the metal you will need pewter black - copper blackening agents don't work well.
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Or, more directly, use the surplus as the heating system!
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
druxey replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Very nicely done, Pat.- 973 replies
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Pretty ambitious and accomplished for 17, I'd say, Steven!
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Fascinating url on Viking shields, Steven. Thank you!
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That's the trick to lining out, Maury: first divide the space to be planked mathematically, then adjust things until they look good to the eye from all angles. First the science, then the art!
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Should I build Benjamin Latham?
druxey replied to Dr PS - Paul Schulze's topic in Wood ship model kits
Judging from the model you've successfully completed, you already have two necessary skills; 'stick-to-it-iveness' and carefulness. Another more ambitious model will not only exercise those skills but develop new ones. I'd say, go for it! There are many folk who can help clarify any questions you might have, so there is a good support resource right here on MSW. The only criterion is that you have an affection for the subject of your build.
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