Jump to content
New Publication - Ship Modeler's Handbook - They're back in stock! Thank you for your patience. ×
New MSW Sponsor: Gael Hobbies See their banner ad below! ×

druxey

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    12,986

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by druxey

  1. druxey
    Nice start, but none of the bulkheads should stick up below the center 'keel'? Also, the third one from the stern look as if it's in the wrong place. Check if it is correct.
  2. druxey
    Neat solution using Corian for the jig!
  3. druxey
    To prevent curling due to moisture in white or yellow glue, dampen down the upper side of the sheet to equalize the moisture content both on sides of it.
  4. druxey
    All this dye discussion, while interesting, is way beyond my pay grade! I'm sorry that you invested heavily into thread that wasn't already dyed.
  5. druxey
    I concur with Bob's comments and assessment. It is an interesting historic artefact.
  6. druxey
    Were there really mitred surrounds to the hatch and mast openings? Otherwise, that looks very good.
  7. druxey
    Sorry to read of your loss, Paul. It was a tough call. I had no idea cats were prone to strokes or blood clots until we had a similar episode with our Kit Kaboodle some years ago. He was only seven. My sympathy.
  8. druxey
    Richard: your app looks like a great one. If available, I imagine a lot of folk would use it!
  9. druxey
    No, I wasn't messing with you, Gregory - it's the rope manufacturers that supply line in metric that are!
  10. druxey
    Also, irritatingly, 0.6mm diameter is not helpful when one is working in a feet and inches scale! On needs to make a metric-to-duodecimal conversion, then factor in the proportion (e.g. 1:24 scale). Aaargh!
  11. druxey
    On the other hand, rope is usually measured by circumference. A fair approximation is to wrap 3, 6 or 9 turns and measure across, then divide this measurement by 3 as appropriate. (Rope circumference to diameter is a factor of 3.1416.)
  12. druxey
    I concur with Allan!
  13. druxey
    As Bob says, first test any new paint or combination out on a surface other than your model!
  14. druxey
    Is it possible to use fine wire as a support armature for modelling the Fimo/Sculpey on?
  15. druxey
    I'm sorry to read of all the stress that you and your family have been through. I'm glad that things are improving. Another small project might be one of Chuck Passaro's Syren Ship Model Company's open boats. The Medway's longboat has a modest amount of rigging for you to get your teeth into.
  16. druxey
    This glue is used in paper conservation as it is also pH neutral as well as reversible.
  17. druxey
    Sweet! Well done, Mark.
  18. druxey
    Apart from all the good advice above, sand down the poly, or you will have adhesion issues later on, if not sooner.
  19. druxey
    Sam: scenic painting techniques work in miniature. However, in place of a Hudson sprayer, a spatter tip on an airbrush achieves the same effect. The lo-tech alternative, but less easily controlled, is an old toothbrush!
  20. druxey
    Well done to get through your first build successfully. A great learning experience for you, I'm sure.
  21. druxey
    Outstanding result using Gallery Glass, Gary! I was not aware of this material or the uses it can be put to. Very impressive.
  22. druxey
    I've not done this, Mark, but that seems a reasonable approach.
  23. druxey
    Well, if dye you must; perhaps hot dyeing your thread before you spin it up might be the answer?
  24. druxey
    Don't hide all that beautiful framing!
  25. druxey
    I agree that, if you insist on dyeing your own line, Rob Napier's method is excellent. However....

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...