Chuck Seiler Posted January 7, 2015 Share #121 Posted January 7, 2015 Oh! Eyebolts, not grommets. Yes. Some people paint. I used "Blacken it", which takes more effort, but I think the result is better. <it's late.......> bebopsteve 1 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopsteve Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share #122 Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) Gettin the 12 pounder figured out... Edited January 28, 2015 by Steve.Y Chuck Seiler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted January 28, 2015 Share #123 Posted January 28, 2015 What,no pics? Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopsteve Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share #124 Posted January 28, 2015 Tried to upload from phone...fail...I will when I get home...how ya been Chuck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbshan Posted January 28, 2015 Share #125 Posted January 28, 2015 Here are the 9-pounders: I still have to add the 'jewelry', eyebolts and ringbolts and retainer chain. I'm not sure the sizes laid out by the kit are correct, they seem a bit thin. Joel Sanborn bebopsteve, Chuck Seiler, dgbot and 2 others 5 Quote Joel Sanborn http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9953-lexington-by-jbshan-dlumberyard-164-from-the-seaways-practicum-by-clay-feldman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted January 28, 2015 Share #126 Posted January 28, 2015 Are those iron parts painted? That's a nice faded/bleached out black. Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbshan Posted January 29, 2015 Share #127 Posted January 29, 2015 Are those iron parts painted? That's a nice faded/bleached out black. Paint, Floquil Engine Black. I didn't do a color correction and my camera turns it blue-ish. It's a dark, dark gray. I'm not sure on the availabilty since it's lacquer, spelled stinky and poisonous for children. Joel Sanborn Tiny pic just for color: bebopsteve and lb0190 2 Quote Joel Sanborn http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9953-lexington-by-jbshan-dlumberyard-164-from-the-seaways-practicum-by-clay-feldman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtvd19 Posted January 29, 2015 Share #128 Posted January 29, 2015 Floquil paints have been discontinued by Testor's - the owner of Floquil. There may be some floating around on eBay or a hobby shop shelf but I seriously doubt that Engine Black would be one of the colors still not gobbled up. I know one modeler who's bought 27 or so bottles of a specific Floquil clear finish - off eBay. The attached photo is the 12 pound gun painted with Badger Modelflex Marine Color Wrought Iron Black (#16-413) an acrylic paint. It is the same color as Badger's Dirty Engine Black (#16-05). This is a somewhat weathered Engine and/or Hull Black which are both dead flat black and look way too stark on guns. Kurt GuntherMT, lb0190, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Kurt Van Dahm Director NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD www.thenrg.org SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS CLUBS Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago Midwest Model Shipwrights North Shore Deadeyes The Society of Model Shipwrights Butch O'Hare - IPMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted January 29, 2015 Share #129 Posted January 29, 2015 Testor's Model Master paints carry Engine Black and Grimy Black, in enamel and acrylic. Vallejo acrylic shows theirs as 70.924 #94 Russian Uniform WW2. Good to see the Badger equivalent colors. Thanks, Kurt. Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopsteve Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share #130 Posted January 31, 2015 Kurt..what about blacken it for cannons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtvd19 Posted February 1, 2015 Share #131 Posted February 1, 2015 Steve: I started to use Blacken It but had very poor results. I got a bad batch of Blacken It - I have used it many times and while I use Birchwood Casey Brass Black for brass because I like it better than Blacken it for brass, the Birchwood Casey stuff doesn't work for pewter. So, I ordered some Blacken It and when it arrived I used it on the guns - with nothing to show for the waster $, time and effort. Must have been old or frozen at some point or something because it did not work - period. As I had a magazine deadline to meet, the airbrush was used. I like the results using the airbrush and have shown the guns at club meetings and guys asked what I used to blacken the guns. They couldn't tell the difference - the Badger paints use very finely ground pigments and cover well with a very thin covering. Kurt bebopsteve 1 Quote Kurt Van Dahm Director NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD www.thenrg.org SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS CLUBS Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago Midwest Model Shipwrights North Shore Deadeyes The Society of Model Shipwrights Butch O'Hare - IPMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted February 1, 2015 Share #132 Posted February 1, 2015 Kurt, I was at those meetings when you showed those cannons. I thought they were blackened not painted. Badger is good stuff, David B bebopsteve 1 Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopsteve Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share #133 Posted February 1, 2015 Kurt, Thanks for the info!!! Go Hawks! !! Chuck Seiler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted February 2, 2015 Share #134 Posted February 2, 2015 Down 4 points, ball on the 1 yard line, 3 downs, 40 seconds 2 times outs and one of the best ball carriers in the game. What could go wrong? DOH! dgbot, Griffon and bebopsteve 3 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted February 2, 2015 Share #135 Posted February 2, 2015 That is like I feel when I get out of bed every day. Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbshan Posted February 2, 2015 Share #136 Posted February 2, 2015 Chuck, you forgot the subsequent encroachment penalty which gave the Pats room to take a knee twice. Insult to injury, and all self-inflicted. Chuck Seiler 1 Quote Joel Sanborn http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9953-lexington-by-jbshan-dlumberyard-164-from-the-seaways-practicum-by-clay-feldman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopsteve Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share #137 Posted February 3, 2015 Seattle is in shock..... Good news is that there will be another season... Hawks are a great young team.. But Dang It!! Feed The Beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopsteve Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share #138 Posted February 3, 2015 Suggestions for the cannonballs to use on racks? size? Chuck Seiler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbshan Posted February 3, 2015 Share #139 Posted February 3, 2015 Suggestions for the cannonballs to use on racks? size? Nine-pounders 4 inch dia. and 12 pounders just shy of 4 1/2 inches. Joel Sanborn Chuck Seiler and bebopsteve 2 Quote Joel Sanborn http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9953-lexington-by-jbshan-dlumberyard-164-from-the-seaways-practicum-by-clay-feldman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted February 4, 2015 Share #140 Posted February 4, 2015 The balls on the forward rack would have been the 12 pounders (3/16"). Steel ball bearings. Amazon has 144 for about $5. The 9 pounders would be about 5/32" about the same price. bebopsteve 1 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopsteve Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share #141 Posted February 7, 2015 Thanks Chuck and Joel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopsteve Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share #142 Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) Heres a question, is it advisable to use a clear coat (satin) on the cannons? or leave alone? Not glossy, just a light coat to protect finish? Thanks! Edited February 21, 2015 by Steve.Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopsteve Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share #143 Posted February 27, 2015 Here is the 12 pounder.. Chuck Seiler, msberkman, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted February 27, 2015 Share #144 Posted February 27, 2015 Steve, That's looking really good!! Wait 'til you start securing all the lines and bolts and stuff up at the pointy end. Hopefully it will be easier with the larger size. Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopsteve Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share #145 Posted February 27, 2015 Thanks Chuck. It actually turned out better then I expected. I used high heat paint for bbq's! Lol! I actually enjoyed building the gun stuff. Yeah the rigging should be interesting! Chuck Seiler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopsteve Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share #146 Posted February 27, 2015 Are you working on anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted February 27, 2015 Share #147 Posted February 27, 2015 Can you remove the gun or is it attached permanently? I think it is easier to rig the carriage, get it into position, then remount the gun. IIRC, I rigged the running tackle with the gun extended, anchored one of the breeching line eyebolts (with line attached), THEN hauled the carriage into place. As I said, it may be easier with the larger scale. New project: Colonial sloop PROVIDENCE. Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopsteve Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share #148 Posted February 27, 2015 The guns are not fastened yet. To much to do as you said! Any pix of new build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted February 28, 2015 Share #149 Posted February 28, 2015 Not yet. I am still trying to fabricate the bulkheads. Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopsteve Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share #150 Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) A shot of the 9 pound guns. Edited February 28, 2015 by Steve.Y Chuck Seiler, mtaylor and lb0190 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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