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The joints will show more through paint over time, Maurys. If they show too much when first painted, that's not a good sign!
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Mike: frequent hand-washing and cleanliness in the shop are the keys to avoiding fingerprints.
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Thank you Michael and Wefalck, for the comprehensive and logical responses to my question. I assumed that there was good reason for using round rather than square stock, but now you've convinced me! I also hadn't thought through the fact that square collets are not available at those sizes.
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Stanchions look great, Michael, even at large magnification. Would it have been a possibility to start with square section stock, drill the holes and then turn, or would cutting forces have snapped the work at the holes?
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It's annoying that the draughtsman didn't draw the carved works! One would be fairly safe with either a standard lion or, perhaps, a classical soldier holding a pointy sword.
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Wood will tone down in time, Ben. She is coming back nicely now!
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Nice progress. How difficult is it to draw nickel silver?
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After cutting a few of these joints, they should be easy! That last one looks very good, Maury.
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An excellent video of advice for folks contemplating a fully framed model. You are a very honest model-maker, Kevin! I appreciate you sharing your experience with everyone.
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Red Paint or Red Ochre
druxey replied to davyboy's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
To reduce chroma (color brightness) often a small amount of the complimentary color is added. A complimentary color is one found on the opposite side of the color wheel. For instance, to reduce an orange-red a greenish blue is used. It sounds counter-intuitive, but it works! -
Swan-Class Sloop by garyb - 1:48
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At least you realized this early in the game and no wood was harmed! -
Well done, Michael. I assume the meltdowns referred to the stanchions and not yourself!
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Michael Mott Designed Third Hand
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Red Paint or Red Ochre
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There is 'red' and there is 'red'. Both Orange-red and crimson red are 'red', but mixed with white or other colors will yield very different results. -
Pleased to oblige, Wefalck. Pictures as requested. They certainly are attractive instruments. There is a table of figures for setting every conceivable proportion one might want. I use similar strategies to yourself when subdividing distances, especially on curved surfaces such as hulls.
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I'm afraid I have to agree with Wefalck. I actually have a beautiful pair of 10" dividers - rack and pinion, 110 division scale, with right-angled tips so that you can use the instrument parallel to your work rather than held vertically - and very seldom use them.
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Rob: Gerald makes all his own tooling and jigs - superbly.
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I love the attention to detail such as the upper ends of the support pillars, Gerald. It must be nice to have the prototype still available for study! On a slightly different -but related - note; in another thread Cutty Sark is under discussion. I've been wicked enough to suggest that a model of her in frame would be a terrific subject for you. I'll shut up now.
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This is a service knock-about vessel, not a ship with a proud captain willing to spend a bit on his command. She would be, in short, a very Plain Jane. Decorate accordingly!
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For an example of hatches, see the RMG 'Collections' site and search 'hoy model 1750'.
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Only most of the kinks, Mike!
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I suspect that there were no ledges: there are no guns or heavy on-deck items to be supported. It would be unlikely that the hatch covers had hinges: just square lift-off covers with ringbolts in opposite diagonal corners. Rectangular covers had ringbolts for lifting near their short sides.
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