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druxey reacted to Marcel1981 in New member and brand new (Paper) modeller!
But for now I stick to paper model kits, scratchbuilding I save for later😉
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druxey reacted to Marcel1981 in New member and brand new (Paper) modeller!
Thanks for the link to the article of Ab Hoving GrandpaPhil!
I need all the information I can get 😀
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druxey reacted to Marcel1981 in New member and brand new (Paper) modeller!
Hello fellow shipbuilders,
I would like to briefly introduce myself. My name is Marcel and I come from the Netherlands. The land of famous shipbuilders. I have been a model maker since my youth (35+ years) and mainly in plastic and building armour.
But recently I started making paper model ships, and I think I'm hooked! I am now working on my third ship. I must say that I am quite inspired by the paper projects on this forum.
I'm not very good at keeping construction records, but maybe that will come naturally.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
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druxey reacted to archjofo in LA CREOLE/ LA GUADELOUPE by matiz - 1:48 - by Tiziano Mainardi from Boudriot plans
Admirable carpentry work, absolutely clean and precise.
It's interesting to see how the Corvette's well-shaped hull comes into being.
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druxey reacted to matiz in LA CREOLE/ LA GUADELOUPE by matiz - 1:48 - by Tiziano Mainardi from Boudriot plans
Hello ☺️
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druxey reacted to matiz in LA CREOLE/ LA GUADELOUPE by matiz - 1:48 - by Tiziano Mainardi from Boudriot plans
Hi, and thanks ☺️
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druxey reacted to matiz in LA CREOLE/ LA GUADELOUPE by matiz - 1:48 - by Tiziano Mainardi from Boudriot plans
Good morning everyone ☺️
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druxey reacted to matiz in LA CREOLE/ LA GUADELOUPE by matiz - 1:48 - by Tiziano Mainardi from Boudriot plans
Hello ☺️
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druxey reacted to matiz in LA CREOLE/ LA GUADELOUPE by matiz - 1:48 - by Tiziano Mainardi from Boudriot plans
Hi, and thanks
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druxey got a reaction from mtaylor in How to measure and line off at the bow
Please read the planking tutorial:
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://thenrg.org/resources/Documents/articles/APrimerOnPlanking.pdf
It will answer all your questions!
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druxey got a reaction from Gregory in How to measure and line off at the bow
Please read the planking tutorial:
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://thenrg.org/resources/Documents/articles/APrimerOnPlanking.pdf
It will answer all your questions!
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druxey got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Echo by Hamilton - 1:48 - Admiralty Models - cross-section
All looks fair and square!
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druxey got a reaction from mtaylor in The Hayling Hoy by jpalmer1970 - 1:48 scale - First POF build
Rubber cement will not distort paper or tracing vellum as will any glue with water content.
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druxey got a reaction from mtaylor in How to measure and line off at the bow
There are several tutorials on this site on how to plank. Any of these will answer your question, as well as Chuck's contribution:
https://modelshipworld.com/forum/98-planking-downloads-and-tutorials-and-videos/
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druxey got a reaction from Old Collingwood in HMS Echo by Hamilton - 1:48 - Admiralty Models - cross-section
All looks fair and square!
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druxey got a reaction from hamilton in HMS Echo by Hamilton - 1:48 - Admiralty Models - cross-section
All looks fair and square!
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druxey reacted to dvm27 in The Hayling Hoy by jpalmer1970 - 1:48 scale - First POF build
Sometimes the rubber cement leaves a residue on my wood. I may be using a different brand than Druxey. Lately I have been using those white glue sticks that young kids use. It goes on purple and dries clear in a few seconds. It also peels off cleanly.
I love the spindle sander for curves but I found that using a higher grit makes a cleaner and more accurate cut without causing the divits the 80-120 grit paper can cause.
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druxey got a reaction from Glen McGuire in Pelican 1943 by FriedClams - 1:48 - Eastern-Rig Dragger
A pleasure to be-hold, is it not? (Sorry, couldn't resist that.)
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druxey reacted to Valeriy V in SS Blagoev ex-Songa 1921 by Valeriy V - scale 1:100 - Soviet Union
Keith, I do not use spray cans when painting, as they do not give the desired uniformity to the paint layer. I use airbrushes with nozzle diameters of 0.3 and 0.5 mm.
As for the light stripe, this is not the waterline. This is a strip of variable waterlines, it indicates the level of the minimum and maximum permissible draft of the vessel.
Very often this strip was painted with a special antifouling paint (patent). Mostly these paints had pink, green shades. Pink paints contain mercury oxide, which kills microorganisms and gives the paint a pink tint.
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druxey reacted to Veszett Roka in SS Blagoev ex-Songa 1921 by Valeriy V - scale 1:100 - Soviet Union
Laeisz Flying P ships were painted the black-white-red scheme because that time this scheme was the colors of the German Merchant Marine. However, the tree tone painting wasn't unusual that time, two almost identical examples are Balclutha (San Francisco Maritime Museum) and Wavertree (South Street Seaport Museum, New York). Also, Pelican of London barquentine (built 1946) still sails with this color scheme
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druxey reacted to Veszett Roka in SS Blagoev ex-Songa 1921 by Valeriy V - scale 1:100 - Soviet Union
Valery, in 1912 the waterline marks were the standard Plimsoll mark, mandatory painted on midships since 1894. However, this isn't exclude to paint the big white line for better visibility.
Edit: Until 1930, the Plimsoll mark was required for all ship only who visiting British ports. It is required for all vessels since 1930 so you were right.
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druxey reacted to wefalck in SS Blagoev ex-Songa 1921 by Valeriy V - scale 1:100 - Soviet Union
To my knowledge, there was no paint-scheme for the German Merchant Marine in the early years of the 20th century. This was just the fashion of the day. One can see this is on many old photographs on both, sail- and steam-ships. Sometimes grey was substituted for black.
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druxey reacted to Valeriy V in SS Blagoev ex-Songa 1921 by Valeriy V - scale 1:100 - Soviet Union
Better visibility of the ship's side area at variable waterlines is a secondary purpose.
The main task of such painting is to protect the metal of the sheathing sheets from intense destruction.
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druxey reacted to Veszett Roka in SS Blagoev ex-Songa 1921 by Valeriy V - scale 1:100 - Soviet Union
Thats right Eberhard, there was no scheme, but the Laeisz fleet was painted this way by purpose. Laeisz was proud of his Flying-P fleet and intended to easily recognize the P ships. The Laeisz shipping company is still working today, and they are happily follow this tradition e.g. the pride, but their ships are more colorful nowadays. I was talked one of their officer then in Hamburg.
Also right Valery, however the white line was not antifouling paint. Red one was (either the pinkier tone mercury-oxide or more burgundy color lead-oxide) the antifouling. I had opportunity to paint them in real life so much time
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druxey got a reaction from CiscoH in HMS Echo by Hamilton - 1:48 - Admiralty Models - cross-section
All looks fair and square!
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