Prince de Neufchatel by Coyote_6 – Constructo – 1/58 scale - American privateer

[Coyote_6]

@SaltyScot  So far so good Mark!

 

 

Constructo non-magnetic mystery metal, blued by dipping in Brownell's Gun Blue, rinsed with copious amounts of fresh water, and finally oiled with RemOil and Ballistol.

 

They're black as night and don't leave any residue on the white paper towel, so hopefully we're good to go.

[SaltyScot]

They look fantastic, Steve!!

[Dr PR]

Very nice gun tackles on the carronades!

[Chuck Seiler]

    I remember seeing a model in a museum in the LA area where the 'pot metal' parts had all disintegrated into piles of grayish-white dust.  I was told they were the lead fitting used a loooong time ago.  I think the newer mystery metals such as Britannia don't do that (at least in my lifetime). 

[Dr PR]

Part of the problem with the white pot metal (pewter?) fittings used on older models came from the cases they were mounted in. Some of the woods or finishes gave off acetic acid fumes. The cases were air tight, so the acid fumes built up and turned the metals (zinc, lead and tin) into metal acetate salt powders.

 

The moral of the story is to use acid free materials and ventilate the cases.