CPDDET Posted April 22, 2023 Share #781 Posted April 22, 2023 Glad to hear all is well, except for a few minor flaws. I'm sure you're pleased to be up and running again. Dave Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overworked724 Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share #782 Posted April 25, 2023 Man…I really don’t like the way the copper patina ended up after a year in storage. I’m seriously considering ripping off the copper plating and committing to a full redo. Quote ---------------------------------------------------- “Work like a Captain....Play like a Pirate!” — Every Ship Modeler...everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDDET Posted April 25, 2023 Share #783 Posted April 25, 2023 That's quite a statement. You may want to sleep on it. Can the copper be cleaned? Would you consider applying Renaissance Wax and leaving it bright after cleaning? Or cleaning and then using a different method to "age" it? Just wondering what options you have available. Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Murphy Posted April 25, 2023 Share #784 Posted April 25, 2023 Your copper hull looks fine. Do not destroy all that hard work. I volunteer at the Navy Yard in Charlestown. I have seen the coppering of Constitution up closed. Do you know the size of a coppering nail? I looks like a furniture tack. The smaller the head the better the job. If your twenty feet away from the hull and you look at the hull it’s hard to see the nail heads. Work on the upper parts of the model that will require a great of detailing. If the upper part of the ship looks as good as the lower half you’re going to have a great model. Also, how far are you from Tokyo? The Tokyo Rope club is a great group of Ship Modellers. Try to contact them. All my best Tim Murphy Overworked724 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overworked724 Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share #785 Posted April 27, 2023 Thanks @CPDDET @Tim Murphy. I'm still sleeping on it. I decided to start with a redo of the hinges on the sweep port doors first. Slowly eek my way in to modeling again...so I will save the decision on repeating the coppering for later. It just looks dirty...no prints but there were some blemishes from the packaging that simply will not come out. Not certain how to clean it without tearing the plates up. However, those plates are stuck on beautifully...they just aren't beautiful copper anymore! @Tim Murphy I actually know many folks from the Rope and recently (just a couple weeks ago) visited their 48th Boat show in Ginza district in Tokyo. We live on the southern tip of Kyushu at present...so it's still a bit of a hike. Quote ---------------------------------------------------- “Work like a Captain....Play like a Pirate!” — Every Ship Modeler...everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDDET Posted April 27, 2023 Share #786 Posted April 27, 2023 There is a product made by Flitz out of Wisconsin. Supposedly spray on and rince, no scrubbing needed. I have a very badly oxidized brass kick plate on our front door that hasn't been cleaned in 15 years. So I'm going to try this stuff. Brasso had little to no effect. I'll keep you posted. Overworked724 1 Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overworked724 Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share #787 Posted April 27, 2023 10 hours ago, CPDDET said: There is a product made by Flitz out of Wisconsin. Supposedly spray on and rince, no scrubbing needed. I'll keep you posted. @CPDDET Thanks, Dave. Let me know. I’m coming in June for family business and plan to present at the MMS meeting. Are you able to attend that one? Quote ---------------------------------------------------- “Work like a Captain....Play like a Pirate!” — Every Ship Modeler...everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDDET Posted April 27, 2023 Share #788 Posted April 27, 2023 Planning on it if the creek don't rise and I'm still on the green side of the grass. Overworked724 1 Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overworked724 Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share #789 Posted September 11, 2023 Just a quick update to keep my thread alive. Shipyard is repacked. Moving again for (hopefully) the last time. If anyone has kept count…this will be the fourth time in the last year we’ve moved! But our new house and my future little shipyard is around the corner! Ryland Craze, CPDDET and mgatrost 3 Quote ---------------------------------------------------- “Work like a Captain....Play like a Pirate!” — Every Ship Modeler...everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-in-the-Blue Posted September 12, 2023 Share #790 Posted September 12, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 1:41 AM, Overworked724 said: Man…I really don’t like the way the copper patina ended up after a year in storage. I’m seriously considering ripping off the copper plating and committing to a full redo. I believe that after a few months at sea copper plating turns green, brown, anything but 'copper' coloured. 😏 Good luck with your latest and perhaps last move. Four in a year is brutal, I've done three postings in the same period so I know. 🙂 Ryland Craze 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overworked724 Posted October 5, 2023 Author Share #791 Posted October 5, 2023 Believe it or not…I had to repack and unpack the shipyard…sigh. We are finally in our newly acquired home in Kirishima. I can thankfully restart my hobby without fear of having to move again. (He said hopefully) My next post will be a progress update with pics … so help me God! CPDDET, mgatrost and bobandlucy 3 Quote ---------------------------------------------------- “Work like a Captain....Play like a Pirate!” — Every Ship Modeler...everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted March 21 Share #792 Posted March 21 Hi! I hope you have finally had a chance to settle in for good and make some progress on your model? Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overworked724 Posted April 13 Author Share #793 Posted April 13 On 3/22/2024 at 7:57 AM, ccoyle said: Hi! I hope you have finally had a chance to settle in for good and make some progress on your model? We’ve been doing renovations on our house and I’ve been learning how to drive on the left side of the road! But ship yard is together and I’m starting to eek back into my build!! RichardG, ccoyle and Paul Le Wol 3 Quote ---------------------------------------------------- “Work like a Captain....Play like a Pirate!” — Every Ship Modeler...everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDDET Posted April 13 Share #794 Posted April 13 Always look forward to seeing your progress. Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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