Jump to content
MSW Spring Donation Drive

druxey

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    12,499

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by druxey

  1. druxey
    I agree with Russ. Brass is soft enough to form easily around the deadeye after silver soldering. That way there will not be risk of a small fire!
  2. druxey
    Now THAT is a nicely shaped block!
  3. druxey
    Those stern lights are beautifully done. I like the way you've also shown the sashes. Can you tell us a little more about your varnish technique for the glazing. Is it just held in place by surface tension when you apply it, or do you do this on a non-sticking surface?
  4. druxey
    The low-tack frosted Scotch brand tape works really well for this method.
  5. druxey
    If you glue the oversized sandpaper to the stick first (I use rubber cement), then cut the sandpaper to the edges of the stick, you will have 'safe' sides that won't mark the adjacent wood as you sand the chamfer.
  6. druxey
    Scantling means the dimension or, in this case, thickness.
  7. druxey
    Beautiful work. I was heart-stopped at your 'disaster' photos, but very glad that you had the patience and courage to start over again. Well done, Karl!
  8. druxey
    It's like fast-forwarding a video through your build! Looking forward to future instalments.
  9. druxey
    It's so nice to be able to revisit your build in color. Thanks for re-posting it. I'm sure it's memory lane for you as well, Ed.
  10. druxey
    What a nice set of masts, Remco! Well done.
  11. druxey
    Good to see you and Arethusa back here, Elia!
  12. druxey
    Good to see you and your model back again, Cabrapente!
  13. druxey
    Nice replay, Gary! Good to see you and Alfred back.
  14. druxey
    I hadn't seen pictures of you Victory before, Ed. You certainly were inspired by C.N. Longridge and have built your model equal to his standards. Tahnks for posting this log. Interestingly, it was his Anatomy of Nelson's Ships that also inspired me years ago.
  15. druxey
    Welcome back. Even if the log was lost, the model is still there, and she looks great!
  16. druxey
    She's coming along very nicely. Your work is very clean and well down. Looking forward to seeing further progress!
  17. druxey
    Good to see you back, Gaetan!
  18. druxey
    Now,that was fun! You might be interested to know about the 'stone boats' that were used by settlers on the Canadian prairies. These were actually wooden sleds to move stones and rocks away as the pioneers cleared the land. When I first came to Canada and heard that expression, my mental image was exactly that of your stone frigate!
  19. druxey
    Welcome back! She looks lovely as always, Chuck.
  20. druxey
    Good going so far. Be very careful about covering the frame pattern when assembling floors and futtocks.
  21. druxey
    We await with interest....
  22. druxey
    'Sarge' suggested that a lot of expensive machinery is required, but that's not actually true. Sure, it's nice to have powered toys, but everything can be done with decent hand tools, just like the old-timers. Yes, it'll just take a little longer, that's all.
  23. druxey
    This is a fascinating build, Helmut. The technique you used for casting lead into the keel is an interesting one!
  24. druxey
    Welcome back to the new, improved MSW. It's always a pleasure looking at nice clean workmanship. Thanks, Greg!
  25. druxey
    Good to see you back and posting photos of your progress again, Michael. The 'scale' figures are rather fun!

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...