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I suppose the question is whether the bow transom will bother you. If so, changing it will be a good exercise in correcting things. Most, if not all of us, have a bottle of rubbing alcohol handy for ungluing things. For instance, just yesterday I unglued an item twice and re-made it for the third time because I knew it would bother me if I didn't correct it.
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Space was at a premium. You would only hit your head once on the cross-piece coming up the ladderway. After that you'd instinctively duck!
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Red Ochre Paint
druxey replied to starlight's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
'Out of the tube' artists' acrylic or oil colors are generally too intense for a model without some modification. Paints specifically for models might be a better choice. -
Welcome back, Mark! Those fixed blocks are tricky. looks like you've got them beat though. Had you considered painting your friezes on thin paper and then gluing them to the ship's sides? Contemporary models show that this was often done, rather than painting directly on the wood. I found this much easier to accomplish, particularly when the surface was directed downward!
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Untangling and rerigging or start from scratch?
druxey replied to Rgpracer's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
If this were a valuable historic model, one would try to save as much of the original material as possible, This is not the case here, so Roger's advice is very good advice. -
Chamfering Cutting Tool
druxey replied to Dave_E's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Sometimes scraping alone, done well, is the finishing 'sanding'. Don't scrape after sanding: small abrasive particles shed by the sandpaper and embedded in the wood surface will blunt your scraper. -
Well, having seen and been aboard Cutty Sark, what a behemoth Glory of the Seas is in comparison! Thank you for giving us a better idea of her size this way.
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Corazal - the little Scots dredger that could - and did
druxey replied to druxey's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Keep us posted, She would make a fascinating subject, Brian. -
Corazal - the little Scots dredger that could - and did
druxey replied to druxey's topic in Nautical/Naval History
You could try a scratch-built one, Brian! -
Neat work, but it seems like Olha complicated things more than she needed to. However, it's her model, not mine!
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NAIAD 1797 by Bitao - 1:60
druxey replied to Bitao's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Interesting variation on a 45 degree holder or jig. The hold-downs on this are something new to me.
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