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Some pins and rails are seen on Vasa's beakhead.
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Looks very nice, Mark. For drilling scuppers, I start with a very small bit and drill from both sides. Hopefully the holes align, but if not, this can be corrected as one gradually opens out the hole. Again, work from both outside and inside. That way is less scary, for sure, and avoids any splintering out on an exit hole. -
I believe that Maudsley had such lathes earlier; around 1800. The principle was earlier still: Leonardo da Vinci sketched such devices.
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A moisture trap in the air line takes care of condensation. The trick with any airbrush is meticulous almost surgical cleaning after each use!
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Ah, those compound curves and angles! There are always hidden traps to fall into on a ship's stern. Nice work on the moldings; they look excellent.
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Welcome aboard for the voyage!
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Can you find a suitable color of bronze in an automotive spray paint department? If the result is too bright, weathering agents can tone it down or modify it.
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Safe travels! Your footropes and stirrups look very neat.
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I think part of the issue you have is that you overlapped most of the planks instead of edge-butting them for this model. What do the instructions say?
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Ah! I see how it aligns now. Thank you, Valeriy.
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Lovely precision soldering. The offset rudderhead seems rather strange, though.
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Ship in trouble by Ab Hoving - FINISHED
druxey replied to Ab Hoving's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Strange. We see so many posts about damaged models and on repairing them instead of taking a perfectly good model and wrecking it deliberately! -
I once built a desk from padauk. That crumbly orange-red dust gets everywhere! However, isn't the perfumed scent when you cut it wonderful? I wonder how much detail it will hold, as the grain is not particularly fine. Seasons greetings to you and yours.
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9" plank is perfectly reasonable for that date.
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Nice, Alan! And a merry Christmas to you also.
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Advantage of the Byrnes/Other hobby saws
druxey replied to aaronc's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
All of the above. Also, there is the question of safety when cutting stock of small dimension. However, the biggest advantages are that less wood ends up as sawdust and finer control of thickness. -
Looking very respectable, Alan!
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One can re-wet the area of the starboard bow and mold the plank back to shape. To level the sheer, consider ungluing the bow end of the plank and regluing in correct alignment.
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All part of the learning curve! Things look good, though.
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drilling hole through wire
druxey replied to BETAQDAVE's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Presumably the wire is flattened first to widen it. Anneal to soften the metal, then centermark and drill.- 27 replies
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Looking very good so far!
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Creative is always good!
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