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Well, the voyage continues today. I've taped and varnished the edge of the tape to prevent bleed through. Once it dries and I"m satisfied with the fit and finish, I'll start laying down the black. I'm brushing not spraying as I feel I have more control and the area isn't as massive as the white. I'm also looking ahead in the instructions and the other logs and see there's an issue with friezes and some bits that are over them. Thinking this through as it might be best to add the friezes and then the overlaid wood can be "fitted" (time to dig out the files). Yep. That's SOP on painting. I've had to re-learn some things as it's been a long time since I painted a ship. I understand, Alan and thanks for the concerns. I taken your concerns seriously. Pretty much everything is somewhat fool proof with slots and tabs. I rechecked measurements, fit, etc. It's either spot on or darned close. The only possibility I can think of is that my stern might be a bit low. Looks like I have 4mm space at the narrowest point for the brass bit on top of the gallery. I need to dig that out and double check.
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Came out very well. For it's time, the supercharged 6 was hot car.
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The planes look good. If anyone asks, the rest of them are out on patrol, attacking something, or down below in maintenance.
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Humidity seems stabilized and I've filling, sanding, checking, rinse and repeat seemingly forever. But, the white is done. and coated with two coats of flat clear. Needs a bit of touch up in a few places but that will wait until I'm done with the black just in case some gets pulled up with the tape removal. I did notice some areas where the tape didn't fully seal and one where the tape dipped a bit low... I'll fix when I do touch ups. So, I'm taking the rest of the day off to let everything sit and then attack the black wales and down to the waterline. I'll probably do the blue on the gallery windows but I may hold off on that.
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Only sometimes? It's nice for details but still shows every flaw.
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I'm not sure if this applies to the SR or any other vessel of that era, but I've read that many of the larger ships had the ladders removed for action. The crew would then have to use other means.... like climbing up through the grate areas.
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And the hides were taken as there was big market for those.
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Let's shut down the discussion of motivations, money, kit designers, etc. as it's really off topic.
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Lovely work, Keith. I don't envy your eyes on this mini-project. Mine would cross after the first one.
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Very true that. No power tools just hand tools usually an adze. Close did count for something back then.
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Brass piano hinges
mtaylor replied to Chariots of Fire's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Do you have a drill press or milling machine? Pretty easy with one of those to drill holes where you want them. If using a Dremel, do a search for their press. Be careful on those though as the ones with plastic parts are basically useless. -
Kevin, I'd consider using a variable pot or rheostat for the LED's. That way you can brighten or dim them depending on what you want at a given time.
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I'm not sure about this period, but the French often used charcoal for cooking. The officer's food was done over a low fire on the larger ships. Still a bit confusing to read what they cooked and how they did it, but like the English, the officers had their own meals.
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Lots ways to make them.... cut tubing, copper wire wrapped around a drill bit. They can also be purchased from hobby suppliers as "rings".
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I did a quick search and most use a toothbrush for cleaning. However, I did find this:
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And speed should be furlongs per fortnight. On the serious side... either way works for me or even both. Back in the '70's, I had two cars, one American and one Italian and both for some reason had a mix of hardware. Some things were "English"/"Imperial" and others bits were metric.
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The old front page (pre-crash) was model of a Japanese battlewagon. It was huge. True that. Harold Hahn did several different scales. I find the scale of the plans is something that can be ignored since I convert them to my preferred scale of 1:64 due to space. If I had the room when I started, I would have gone larger.
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Maybe the kid who hangs around the garage was offered a dollar or so to grab the pressure washer and hose down the shop?
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Welecome to MSW, Chris.
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Same here. Very nicely done. Once the wheels are on, the pilot can land right side up.
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More truth to that then probably most of us want to hear.
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A very well done model and beautifully displayed, Cathead. I think your stepfather will be very pleased and happy with it.
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Looks great, Yves. Is the whole hull double planked in the kit or "parts of it"?
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