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It is amazing what an angled light source can pick up! The photo of your hull looks good, though.
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Draw plate for SQUARE holes
druxey replied to allanyed's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
These draw plates are designed for pulling metal only. They will not work well for other materials such as wood! -
Looking for thin 'aircraft' ply? I found that my wood supplier (Exotic Woods, Burlington, Canada) had 4 foot square sheets of this at much better prices than hobby stores. Now this was a while ago, so don't know if this is still the case today. Check your own hardwood supplier to see if they might stock sheets. Of course, there may be supply chain issues at present.
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Lovely work with those tricky joints between the saddle and bollard timbers!
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This photo is is not of a carronade! It has been utterly misidentified. The photo is of a half-pound swivel gun on its original mount. If you tried to mount a 48 pounder carronade this way, it would blow itself off such a mounting the first time you tried to fire it! In the description, it is obvious that the powder was 'bad', or this would have undoubtedly happened to the merchant.
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Well, you are learning a lot on this model! Basswood is not a good candidate for wet sanding nor stain. Other model-makers have found this out the hard way. If you want to experiment, by all means do, but try out any new treatment on scrap first rather than your model.
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A very nice example of clinker planking, Gary. I'm always surprised at how rigid the model is even before adding any framing.
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Swan-Class Sloop by Stuglo - FINISHED - 1:48
druxey replied to stuglo's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Who is to say whether there were x or y strakes of deck plank? But it does point out the value of marking the strakes out before laying them!- 475 replies
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NAIAD 1797 by Bitao - 1:60
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Welcome, Evan! Check out Marine Modelers of Niagara in the 'clubs' section on this site.
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When using white glue on a thin piece, always dampen the opposite side to prevent curling. Your model is looking very nice at this point.
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Ancient anchor found in Yucatan.
druxey replied to Eugenio Treviño's topic in Nautical/Naval History
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Line drawing and art - Willem van de Velde son
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USCG Harriet Lane - 1:96 1/8" = 1' Model Shipways
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Have you tried elastic bands?
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In my limited experience with stains, basswood is not a good candidate. Stain uptake tends to be blotchy. However, you could experiment on scrap. (This is good for trying out any new finish!) See what you think. I just saw: That shows what can happen!
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Clarification: I was only referring to the angles of the mullions between the lights (windows). I was not criticizing the width of the outer ones!
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