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| MSzwarc |
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  Registered Member #239 Joined: Thu Aug 20 2009, 02:19pmPosts: 177 | Enjoying the build, and your research-- not just how things were done, but why they were done that way. | ||
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| Tim C |
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  Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1117 | I like how you did the staining. Very different build thats looking great. Later 42rocker | ||
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| Patrick (Paddy) |
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  Registered Member #4100 Joined: Thu Jan 10 2013, 03:49pmPosts: 208 | Beautiful work Jeff, all around. Do love your illustrations too. Gifted you are. | ||
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| teleman |
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 Registered Member #1925 Joined: Tue Nov 29 2011, 05:32amPosts: 1361 | Hi Jeff your illustrating is just fantastic. BTW where to you get your lumber from??? | ||
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| aew |
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aew  Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2901 | I'm enjoying seeing how the magazines were designed and constructed - and it makes a superb model. | ||
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| jstaudt |
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 Registered Member #4 Joined: Fri Jun 26 2009, 12:40amPosts: 100 | Thanks everyone for the nice comments. Don: Thanks for the inquiry about plans for the model. Right now I couldn't give a you a timeline for their completion. As anyone who has developed a set of plans knows, everything looks good on paper...then you try to build a model from them, and well, you know the rest of the story  I'm considering several options for the plans upon completion, so it's too early to say for sure about their final disposition. While risking opening up a can of "shipworms", here's a little information about the wood I'm using. She's made entirely of basswood. I purchase mine from a local hobby store, and I'm certain Dave has it available at the Lumberyard. For me it finishes nicely, as long as I take a little extra time preparing it. I start with sanding everything to the finished size with 220 grit sandpaper. Next I go over everything again with a wet/dry 600 grit paper. This step gives the piece a fine polished look. For staining, always use a pre-stain wood conditioner before you even think about laying a brush stroke of color to it. Otherwise expect it to look blotchy, and you'll swear (possibly quite literally) that you'll never make anything out of the wood again! Jeff | ||
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| donfarr |
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| Registered Member #2001 Joined: Fri Dec 23 2011, 09:51pmPosts: 1518 | Thanks for answer Jeff I am not pushing on this but I have several builds waiting and Daves Onedia and yours are the ones I am waiting for I am finishing three waiting for the others do not want to start anothe new one yet. Thanks again what a super job. Don | ||
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| Tim C |
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| Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1117 | Several nice ideas to think about in your last post Jeff, about the wood and pre-stain and sandpaper sizes. Thanks for the sharing. Later 42rocker | ||
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| teleman |
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| Registered Member #1925 Joined: Tue Nov 29 2011, 05:32amPosts: 1361 | jstaudt wrote ... Thanks everyone for the nice comments. Don: Thanks for the inquiry about plans for the model. Right now I couldn't give a you a timeline for their completion. As anyone who has developed a set of plans knows, everything looks good on paper...then you try to build a model from them, and well, you know the rest of the story I'm considering several options for the plans upon completion, so it's too early to say for sure about their final disposition. While risking opening up a can of "shipworms", here's a little information about the wood I'm using. She's made entirely of basswood. I purchase mine from a local hobby store, and I'm certain Dave has it available at the Lumberyard. For me it finishes nicely, as long as I take a little extra time preparing it. I start with sanding everything to the finished size with 220 grit sandpaper. Next I go over everything again with a wet/dry 600 grit paper. This step gives the piece a fine polished look. For staining, always use a pre-stain wood conditioner before you even think about laying a brush stroke of color to it. Otherwise expect it to look blotchy, and you'll swear (possibly quite literally) that you'll never make anything out of the wood again! Jeff Hi Jeff, I do not think I was opening a can of worms. I thought It was all basswood, I was just curious. Which I enjoy using very much. As you stated on how to prep for finish is just great. Your just proving like many of us who use basswood you can make it look like just about any type of wood you like. I have practised with staining it to look like boxwood. My results have come out really well. Very well done on your technic on finishing the wood you are using.... | ||
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| jstaudt |
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| Registered Member #4 Joined: Fri Jun 26 2009, 12:40amPosts: 100 | WATERTIGHT BULKHEAD Before I add the wing stanchions and panels the watertight bulkhead needs to be in place. The following is an illustration showing the various details.  Here's the bulkhead assembled in place. Now it's just a matter of cutting and assembling the stanchions and panels.  FILLING ROOM DETAILS Next I'll continue the construction of the components in the filling room. Here's an illustration showing the various details.  I'll begin by adding the lead lining for the floor. To simulate the look of lead I painted a piece of cardstock charcoal gray, then hand rubbed it to have a weathered look. For the fasteners I “borrowed” a serrated tracing wheel from my wife's sewing supplies. Works pretty well!  Between the powder and filling rooms there would have been an open paneled wall, or battened bulkhead. The following illustration shows the basic construction of the bulkhead, and the model with the floor and bulkhead in place.    The last item I'll complete for now in the filling room is the powder tub. It also will be lead lined using the method described previously. Here's how I simulated the look of a mound of gunpowder inside. First I fashioned a block of wood into the mound shape. Next I coated the entire piece with glue and covered it with powder fine sawdust. After it dried thoroughly I brushed off the excess, painted it flat black, and glued it place.  To conclude this step in the build, here's a couple of pictures showing everything completed.   | ||
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