Jump to content
New Publication - Ship Modeler's Handbook - Accepting Orders ×

druxey

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    12,936

  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by druxey

  1. druxey
    Washes are very thin transparent coats of paint thinned with either water or a solvent, depending on the type of paint used.
  2. druxey
    It's called serving. It is usually done by wrapping the thread around the line on a serving machine. You can see examples of these machines on MSW and on line.
  3. druxey
    Sorry to read of your physical issues. Hopefully they can be reduced so that you can enjoy building again.
  4. druxey
    Yes, coming along nicely, RM. Do wear a dust mask; basswood particles in the air are very fine.
  5. druxey
    I see much discussion on distance and point of view being considered, but very little on lens distortion. Camera lenses, especially earlier ones, could produce spherical distortion - and not necessarily uniformly. You need to take this into consideration as well. The angle that the camera is pointing also introduces distortion. An example of an uncorrected and corrected image from 1912 is shown here. Those pedestals are vertical - but you can see the degree of distortion produced simply by tipping the camera'a axis from horizontal. The stem is actually at 45 degrees and the stern post 5 degrees, not 10 as in the uncorrected version.
  6. druxey
    Washes over a base coat as wefalck describes is really the only way to imitate wood. Again, techniques will differ slightly depending on the scale that you are working at. His radial planking at miniature scale is exceptional.
  7. druxey
    Aren't you glad she is not a 74? Looking good, Mark.
  8. druxey
    Slow and steady is good - this is not a race! What you write shows that you have the right attitude, P.S.
  9. druxey
    Some contemporary plans show sweep ports (the proper term for those little square ports) and some do not. They would, however, be present on these small craft. Occasionally the sweep ports were circular with a small slot on each side just large enough to slide the blade of the sweep through. One could not work a sweep in a gun port; it would slide back and forth wasting effort, quite apart from the fact one would need to move all the guns - to where? The decks were crowded enough already!
  10. druxey
    To keep manufacturing costs down, I doubt that there are any unnecessary parts! They must have a function.
  11. druxey
    It all looks very effective. Let us hope that you are now less displeased!
  12. druxey
    Thank you, kind sir!
  13. druxey
    Great progress,Rob. Construction sight or site?
  14. druxey
    Interesting. Normally bowsprit shrouds do not have ratlines! Well done for solving that mystery.
  15. druxey
    Well, first congratulations for the recovery of those frames. We all have disasters and learn how to dig ourselves out! It's part of the process. Don't stress yourself about making mistakes - see previous sentence. And it looks as if you are well on your way now.
  16. druxey
    Doing a fine job, Bob. Hope the other spurling arrives soon!
  17. druxey
    Welcome aboard, Deep Diver!
  18. druxey
    Oh, dear. Both perspective and lens distortion!
  19. druxey
    The only other explanation is that whoever rigged the model originally made one shroud leg too short (or long!) so that the upper deadeyes were not level with each other as they should be.
  20. druxey
    Unfortunately felines are notorious for damaging ship models. Never leave them - felines or models - unattended. But you know that already. I'm sorry for your disaster. Replacement parts are probably far easier to manage than trying to fabricate your own at this stage of your model-making career. If it's any consolation, all of us have suffered a disaster (feline induced or self-inflicted) at some point. Don't be discouraged.
  21. druxey
    Well, I wouldn't like to see one coming at me from the angle in your last photo! Joking aside, casting that quantity of bronze must have been quite the operation back then.
  22. druxey
    Sweet result! Getting a nice tight joint with the bolster is tricky and you've done a lovely job.
  23. druxey
    Try to put elastics-etc, over the frames, or the planks will be distorted! Easily fixable by dampening, though.
  24. druxey
    Neither, Allan. The cut pieces strip off the backing easily and remaining rubber cement removed with a piece of crepe rubber or finger.
  25. druxey
    Looking terrific, Gary.

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...