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Beautifully fitted joints!
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New member with a question about shipping models
druxey replied to CJ2S's topic in New member Introductions
Unless you cannot move them carefully yourself, as these models have great family sentimental value, you should consider a professional company that specializes in moving art and museum objects. Call your local art gallery or museum to find out who they use. It will not be cheap, but they will move the models safely and fully insured. -
Diminishing strakes usually taper smoothly across their width so that there are not a series of steps as you've drawn them.
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Check out the planking instructionals on this site such as A Primer for Planking, and all will become clear!
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Best wishes, John, while you are on the rough road. Also condolences to Pam and yourself on your recent loss.
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Hah! And the publisher is?
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As I see you have had no replies to your request, perhaps your best course is to contact the publisher. (It may be that no-one else has a copy yet.)
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You might find masking off so much of the sail to be a pain, Wefalck.
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How very inconvenient of the wreck to have planking missing at the critical juncture. How much structural weakness would a straight line of butts have here?
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Yes, the 'lupins', Fabror. And, now we come to mention it, the grapes (that's why I thought they were vine leaves) appear to be anti-gravity and growing upwards. Must have been the influence of the pot.
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Love the fun you're having, but the grape vine leaves on the stern look more like pot plant leaves! I'm sure that was entirely unintentional....
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For better integrity of the sail, while I use a similar technique as Wefalck (April 20), my doublings of the seams are added with opaque acrylic paint ruled on using an old-fashioned draftsman's bow pen. Grommets are also of acrylic paint.
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Often marine archeological papers give measurements using the metric system. Get used to it, you duodecimal folk!
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A later rule of thumb for fastener diameter was 1" for every 100' 0" in length of the vessel. Obviously the bolt head would be slightly larger. This might be roughly correct for you.
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Must be some feeling of accomplishment at this stage, Michael. Enjoy your Canada Day weekend.
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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
I agree that full-size wood graining is different from scale work. However, (depending on scale) I've substituted old toothbrushes or worn out regular 'flat' brushes for graining tools effectively. For smaller scales, glazes over a base color as Wefalck suggests would be the way to go.- 993 replies
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I wondered whether the project had also foundered - hadn't seen an update in months. Congratulations to you and your crew for successfully completing Captain Teodor's ship and the Captain himself! A very convincing underwater diorama indeed, Sam. Now, what can you possibly come up with next?
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Very nice work blending in the original paintwork with the new on the ship's side. It is so difficult to match both color and reflectance. Well done, Michael!
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Thanks for this, Kevin!
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