mtaylor
-
Posts
26,270 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Events
Everything posted by mtaylor
-
Hang on to that boxwood. The way things are going it will be worth it's weight in gold.
-
-
Blackening brass
mtaylor replied to Bill Hill's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
VTHokiEE, I have what may be a dumb question... between "baths" are letting the brass dry? I wipe dry using a paper towel or two after taking my brass out of any solution except the blackening. Even after wiping, I set it aside on dry paper towel and let it finish drying. I only ask because the first time I blackened, I went from acetone, to vinegar, to water, to blackening and didn't dry. I wasn't a pretty sight. -
Welcome to MSW, German. A build log is a great idea as we all learn from each other.
-
Welcome to MSW, Smittybear. Looking forward to your logs.
-
With the lifting "rings" on hatch covers, not all were done the same way. On my current build, some covers have two per board (one a each end), some have them only on every other board, and a few have them only on the "outside" boards which would two of those boards per hatch. But I tend to believe that every country and even every shipyard had their own ideas.
-
Looks great from here, OC. I have a feeling a diorama's worth of them is going to be a bunch of work just trying too keep the various units separate. But then, we're model builders and we like challenges and detail work.
-
The Euro sporty cars had their issues... I bought a Fiat 850 Spider just the looks and well... much of the time was spent looking at it. I did want one of the early hot rod Mustangs but never could see my way to affording one.
-
Welcome to MSW, Andrew.
-
Thanks for the comments and the likes. I'm plugging away at the stern still. I took a look at what needs to be done to the bow and that's simple. This back end is bit of a problem as instead of looking ahead maybe 10 steps, I need to think backwards from the final look to "how do I get there". I hope to have it resolved in a week and then start making sawdust and hull planks.
-
Sweet work, Denis. Love those old WWI aircraft.
-
Proof of life. Still slugging away at this. I have installed all the port sills and everything has had a good sanding. More will be done just before planking starts. I'm still working on the stern which is giving me pause. Too many complex curves involved but I think I have it sorted. Maybe one more time to get it right then planking. I'm holding off sanding the interior at this point as the Lite-Ply is very fragile and one slip and a minor disaster for repair. Live and learn. Here's pics of the state of work.
-
Welcome to MSW. If you haven't found it yet, we do have a log on this model. It might help to review it (it's a finished log) it and see what's involved.
- 12 replies
-
- 1
-
-
- work boats
- fishing boats
- (and 1 more)
-
-
Welcome to MSW. I just checked and there is a log on-going for Polaris. He's not very far into though as he just started it.
-
Welcome to MSW, Alexander. I'm looking forward to seeing your build logs.
-
-
Welcome back home, Dave. There's beverages in the cooler.
-
Don't put your log here in this topic/area. Put in the build log area, please.
-
I was thinking the same thing as G.L. But also thought "he'd never actually put the model in a lake".... Yes, she looks that good.
- 72 replies
-
- 1
-
-
- fishing boat
- artisanal fishing boat
- (and 1 more)
-
So far, so good, Keith. She cleaned up nicely.
Our Emblem ®
