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Nice. I particularly like the hooks. Are you going to tone down the breeching line and paint the handle of the quoin to look like wood? -
B.E. is correct: the plugs are tompions or tampions. And I also agree with his comments on the breeching: it was either looped around the cascabel or a cut splice was used. Otherwise, lovely work as usual, Gary.
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Ed: this was solvent based sealer, not acrylic.
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The yellowing is caused, I think, by exposure to light. This happened on wood finished with a light coating of sanding sealer. Under an area covered by a temporary support, the wood remained white. This happened in just a few years. Now, 13 years after construction, the holly is almost indistinguishable from freshly cut Castello box in colour.
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ancre Le Fleuron by cabrapente - FINISHED
druxey replied to cabrapente's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
The drawing shows transition from round to square section on the masts. -
Door hinges
druxey replied to src's topic in Discussion for a Ship's Deck Furniture, Guns, boats and other Fittings
I love 'useless' trivia like that, Scott and Allan! -
Well done, Mitsuaki. The headwork is the most challenging part of a model from this era. Your kit-bash version is terrific.
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Nice work on the tricky part of the framing. You commented that some modelers might not like the color of Jarrah: it only has to please you! I find it quite attractive in the photos. What is the finish you have on it? Looks very shiny.
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Door hinges
druxey replied to src's topic in Discussion for a Ship's Deck Furniture, Guns, boats and other Fittings
That is an interesting factoid about the origin of the HL hinge, Scott. -
Even so, holly will darken with time. After a decade or so it will look more like boxwood.
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Yes, beeswax will eventually cause problems, as it is not pH neutral like conservators' wax. However, it's your call. I imagine you should be OK when you've applied the wax.
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Door hinges
druxey replied to src's topic in Discussion for a Ship's Deck Furniture, Guns, boats and other Fittings
If it did open inward, runner 63 is correct. However, weather deck doors open outward: think of a heavy sea breaking over the deck. The water pressure would blow an inward opening door open. In the 18th century 'T' style hinges were most often used. -
Looking very nice, Ben.
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Any natural fibre will absorb and give off moisture. Shellac is not water-proof: remember the white ring if you accidentally put a water glass on a French polished table top? You'll either need to live with what happens or slow the moisture migration by using conservators' wax or some other means.
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Barrels
druxey replied to ross's topic in Discussion for a Ship's Deck Furniture, Guns, boats and other Fittings
The only barrel that might be on deck would be a water barrel: a butt. That's where gossip occurred (think the office water-cooler!); hence the origin of the expression 'scuttle-butt'. -
SS Vinal Haven by TBlack - FINISHED
druxey replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
You wrote: I'm disappointed that, with the roof on, you can't really see the interior detail, sigh! But, you know it's there! And so do we. -
Echo by jml1083 - cross-section
druxey replied to jml1083's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Thanks for the update, Jim. We will be patient..... -
Well done: those sleepers are tricky beasts to tame!
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I have to echo Greg's comments. Generally, as a scratch model-maker, i don't spend much time looking at kits. However, yours and your prototypes are the rare exception! Beautifully executed, especially considering the parameters that you have to operate within.
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Further to Norman's caution on bitumen, it is also not stable. Old oil paintings which had bituminous brown paint used show either 'alligatored' surfaces or wrinkles. Paint containing bitumen never completely hardens.
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'Black stuff' was also popular, which did have pitch as an ingredient.
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As neat a rigging job as I've ever seen. Well done!
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Sounds like quite the struggle to achieve the result you wanted, Dan! But you've succeeded brilliantly in the end. I'm surprised that those essentially soft-soldered joints held. Food for thought....
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