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    Spaceman Spiff, Found another update, The quality of the paint is the same, still manufactured in Japan but runs under the name of GSI Creos - Gunze Sangyo. There are some companies in the US selling their products today. The former company stopped the shipment of their product due to decrease of sale. (read Tamiya's) aggressive marketing along with Testor. Somehow the production was directed to the European/Australian and Japanese market for a long time, but are now back in the USA. The hobbystore chain I am referring to is HobbyTown, I don't know if it is up to each owner to decide what brands to carry but I doubt it. HobbyTown is big and has probably pulled some strings.
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    I had the interior wiped with poly. This one comes from General finishes, While waiting for drying I did a test with the Valejo Red RLM23 see the strip to the left. I like the color as it has both a bright but also a little dirty tone to it. This is the color I chosen for the cap rail and the 12mm paint job on the inside. The first starboard floorboard has been shaped (slightly tapered) then soaked for 20 minutes. Using clamps with rubber head (no marking) I clamped the board down using pins for spacing. This way I got the shape of the bent until it is time for gluing. Realized that doing this before adding the cap rail has it's advantages.
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    Mark, Seems like it is the top-notch when it comes to paint. There are two versions of the paint, one acrylic and one lacquer based. This is what I found so far. Gunze Sangyo Aqueous Japan was early to adopt acrylic paints in modelling, and Gunze Sangyo has been in the forefront of the development. Gunze Sangyo Aqueous colours are still some of the finest flowing acrylic airbrush paints available. Thinning may be accomplished with either isopropyl alcohol or Gunze thinner, both producing super-thin, smooth coats. The solvent based is called Mr Color.
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    Since last year I have been using and purchasing Valejo paint from my local hobby store. I like the paint as it has a high pigment. Now the store has decided to go with a new brand by the name of Mr. Color This after many request from other shoppers. When searching the web I haven't been able to find any link to the manufacturer themselves. The store is to drop the Valejo line in favor of Mr Color, so my question is: Does anyone have any experience of this paint? Does it hold the quality of Valejo?
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    Burnside, Here is the link to the real one, she is still steaming strong in Lake Mälaren.
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    Jack, you certainly did a nice save and not giving up. You should be proud of the result.
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    Keelson in place. After previous shaping I used CA to glue it down. At the end I didn't have any air gap between the keel and keelson, so all the tedious sanding had its great final result.
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    With the boxwood replacement from Jeff at HobbyMill I cut the keelson, soaked it for 20 minutes and thereafter pinned it down to the keel. It's not glued into place, this is only for shaping. The darker shade at the starboard aft side is poly-wipe-on. So easy to remove when not wanted, or painted over if needed. When removed the wood gets a natural luster.
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    Matti, I beginn wishing you Gott Nytt Ar. Wasa turned out amazing. A true masterpiece. I understand the mixed feelings. How are you keep her protected while building the case?
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    John, From the East side of the same state, a very warm I am about to enter the journey of building the MS Bluenose, I am awaiting deck planking from HobbyMill. As far as hull planking I am sticking with the basswood coming with the kit. Deck will get a combo of boxwood and maple. So I am looking forward to see what you are coming up with. :)
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    Shaping the frames towards the end I have used a tool that I found at HobbyTown store, I found them (three in one set, #220 #400 and #800) useful specially with its curved edges. This way I won't get stuck on any of the frames and dislocating any. I have also used one of them on the inside of the planks to get a smoother finish. I was also thinking of painting the red part of inner hull before adding the cap rail.
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    Steve, Being a former drummer I understand the collection of "odd" things we can have laying around. That's a nice use of the grommets. Are you going to do some fills where the small grooves are in the grommets? Ha, , fills and grooves two terms used in music as well...... :)
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    I bought a sample pack of veneer from Woodcraft (in store), over 20 assorted domestic and exotic species, altogether 20 sq.ft. Each sheet 12" long various width 5.5" to 7.5". Price USD 31.50. The sample pack will be part of a wood reference binder. The best with the sample, I can definitely tell what wood is useful (fine grain) and not. Thickness is 0.5mm
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    Seems like ModelExpo removed all the goodies like practicum(manual) and related plans for their kits, I found out because I wanted to download the material list for one of the kits. This as I like to have another copy or pre-copy before ordering.
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    Number five was the correct size for me. Guessing printers varies a lot, as the supposed black for me didn't come out black even at the highest and best settings. It got a dark green/greyish tone. However, the pdf version is much much better than the provided in the kit. Both with the resolution and pigments. Chuck, thank you very much for providing a much better solution for us.
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    There is a very nice review of Jim and Donna Byrnes machines available at this site
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    George, First of all, a very warm to A forum where all questions old as new will be answered. There is an on-going discussion regarding this in the following topic, Please read this topic, which I think you will find very rewarding. Personally, still not an owner, the Byrnes table saw is the way to go, yes you will spend more money but the tolerance and accuracy, along with future value of machine speaks for itself. Buy cheap and repeat it, buy Expensive and keep it!
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    Shop vac I like to get, price wise not bad at all...... the little bigger brother only 50 dollars more. And much quieter than regular vacuum machine.
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    Beautiful job, I am about to add the cap rails to mine. Debating between MS paint and Vallejo paint.......
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    I think I stay with the modern world tools to a certain degree....... thank goodness
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    Roman, Scratch building by using our teeth? That would be something new.....
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    David, Being a Swedish-American I have my set of Mora knifes, but I haven't used them for modeling carving. Love those knifes, and yes they stay sharp for long time even with excessive usage. Perfect to have around when working in the yard.
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    Jack, I understand your issue, but I think if I would measure it out on my plans I would get a different size. Hope you understand what I try to say, the tolerances are so fine, work it the way you feel best and looks best for your longboat. Cheers
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    An anti-cut glove for USD 20-50 is certainly a very cheap insurance, versus all the other issues that otherwise can happen.

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