Tony Hunt Posted January 23, 2020 #31 Posted January 23, 2020 You're welcome Peter, I hope you find what you're after. mtaylor 1 Quote
Silkjc Posted July 29, 2020 #32 Posted July 29, 2020 Hi guys, I'm looking to achieve a similar look to the attached image. So i'm looking for two types of wood, in 1mm thick sheet, with a source in Australia (or decent shipping). Any ideas? What types of wood would you suggest? The model is 1:16, the grain needs to be reasonably fine for the nice smooth finish. I am close to floataboat, but I need to pin down some wood types to ask for first. mtaylor and Archi 2 Quote
alpayed Posted July 29, 2020 #33 Posted July 29, 2020 Huon pine and close grain cedar. How wide do you need the planks. Regards Allan mtaylor and clogger 2 Quote Models finished: Too many to list. Current build. Danmark (kit bash)
Silkjc Posted July 30, 2020 #34 Posted July 30, 2020 21 hours ago, alpayed said: Huon pine and close grain cedar. How wide do you need the planks. Regards Allan Unscaled it is 98inch, so 6.12 scale inches. Thats 156mm, so a 160x160x1mm sheet would be large enough. mtaylor 1 Quote
alpayed Posted July 30, 2020 #35 Posted July 30, 2020 I can only thickness up to 25mm. So 4 pcs 25 x 260 x 1 each colour. I am south of you. Could post them. Regards Allan mtaylor 1 Quote Models finished: Too many to list. Current build. Danmark (kit bash)
iMustBeCrazy Posted July 31, 2020 #36 Posted July 31, 2020 I think you're going to need thicker than 1mm. This is for a BR1 engined Camel and (if I'm right) you would need 218.5 ÷ 16 ÷ 8 giving 1.7mm for this prop. Yours wouldn't be far off that. mtaylor 1 Quote Craig. I do know, that I don't know, a whole lot more, than I do know. Current Build: 1:16 Bounty Launch Scratch build. 1:16 Kitty -18 Foot Racing Sloop 1:50 Le Renard HM Cutter Lapwing 1816 Lapwing Drawings Completed....: 1:16 16' Cutter Scratch build. Discussion....: Bounty Boats Facts
Silkjc Posted July 31, 2020 #37 Posted July 31, 2020 Wow that is a really useful drawing Craig! Many thanks! I am going to crunch the numbers and do some drawings to double check then PM Allan. There is much to discuss here but I don't want to pollute the wood suppliers thread Thanks again, Jason iMustBeCrazy and mtaylor 2 Quote
Tony Hunt Posted August 17, 2020 #38 Posted August 17, 2020 I'd suggest using Hoop Pine rather than Huon Pine for the light coloured layers, as the latter can be a bit greasy and as a result can be difficult to glue. Hoop pine (often sold under the commercial name Arakaria) is much cheaper too. Although it doesn't have that wonderful smell that Huon Pine does when you cut it! mtaylor 1 Quote
John Murray Posted August 2, 2022 #39 Posted August 2, 2022 On 9/5/2019 at 9:32 AM, Peter Cane said: Hi guys. I would like to buy a plank of pearwood but it seems a hard to get commodity here in Australia. My questions specifically would be as follows. 1 Is English pearwood available in Oz? 2 If not, then can I legally have some sent from the UK ? Bearing in mind The Australian government are not keen on importing untreated raw wood because of infestation. 3. If I cannot get the Pear wood what would be the next best thing that is like it to work and the colour that is available here in Oz? If there is an Oz equivelant could you be kind enough to post a pic of what it looks like? Many thanks. Pete I have only just seen this post but Pear can be bought from A1 timber in Hahndorf South Australia. Their website has a downloadable pdf of every species of wood they stock. I recently purchased 3 metres of Basswood from them. https://www.bukartilla.com.au/timber regards John Murray Copy+of+Timber+PriceList+2019[37402].pdf mtaylor 1 Quote Regards John Current builds: Model Shipways 3 Kit Combo for Beginners. 1/48th HMS Echo Cross Section by Admiralty models. Pending Builds: Victory Models HMS Pegasus and HMS Vanguard
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