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| NovaStorm |
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  Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 122 | Few Picks of where I am to. Completed Main Rail, Buffalo Rail & Monkey Rail. Made working Pintles and Gudgeons for ther rudder, Installed main sheet buffer with Stern main rail section as one piece. Waiting on ordered Tamiya tape to paint rails. Below pic, Making working Pintles and gudgeons  Pins lift out allowing the rudder to be removed!  Soaked and pinned down the monkey rail sections to form the correct curve, below  Forming the Main rail,  How it looks!  Forward buffalo rail, left some main rail out on the sides to be sanded in.  Cheers ~ | ||
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| Tim C |
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  Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1102 | Nice soldering work. The tape work looks good also. Thanks for sharing your pics. Later Tim | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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| Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 122 | Finished up with the rudder, painted the rails and began working on the deck furniture and getting it glued on. Stained the deck using Antique Maple minwax with a satin clear coat over. Closest I could find to make the deck look like pine. I am mixing up the furniture paint a little from the real ship where most all of it was in white and umber. All the hull is painted to the top of the rails with black all the way round. Have the Bowsprit almost done and painted black also. There seems to be a lot of hull and bowsprit paint theory's out there. Not sure why as there are quite a few pics available of the real ship. Also who ever started the midnight blue theory for the black on the hull that is often mentioned on the web. I doubt they had a paint called midnight blue back in the 20's but I wasn't around to know for sure lol... I also found one pic on the government web site listed as the Bluenose that isn't, I must email and let them know. Ahh yes I did the scroll work too, not sure if I like it or not, let me know what you think. Now working on chain plates and the iron work on the bowsprit. Screwed up the gears off the windlass so have new ones coming from Model Expo. Few pics to follow, Cheers!         ~ | ||
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| Charles |
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  Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 623 | You have courage to do soldering and making your one chain plate I am lazy I buy them already made Do you know Blue Jacket (not the Hockey club) http://www.bluejacketinc.com/ They have a great choice of all kind of fitting Any way your BN look great real great Even before a few Tall Ship beer Me it is Cognac or Alexander Keith red >:D< | ||
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| Tim C |
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| Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1102 | Nice Metal work. Doing a great job. Later Tim | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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| Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 122 | Thanks guys, I've done lots of soldering over the years so that part I find fairly easy even at this size. Im using a fine point solderer preloaded with just a small amount. Give the piece a quick preheat then lift gently with a slight back away from the tip to deposit the solder. Appreciate the link Charles thank you! I'm now trying to decide how to drill the holes in those chain plates. Ordered some bits for the dremel so will see how that goes. I've been drilling the brass by hand with a pin vise and that is taking to long and wearing me out lol. | ||
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| jacknastyface2 |
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 Registered Member #5239 Joined: Sat Apr 21 2018, 05:29pmPosts: 243 | Hi Robin, Do you have a drill press? If so It's best for drilling brass. If it's a contractor size, best to insert a pin vise which will hold smaller bits, into the chuck. For bits I have found it's best to buy NUMBER DRILLS made in Germany--- much less likely to break. They are best obtained from jewelry supply stores. And BTW. use a centre punch!! to mark the hole Keith. | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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| Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 122 | Hi Keith, thanks for the advice. Unfortunately I don't have a drill press. I may just have to bite the bullet on this one. Don't tell the wife she's already calling the bluenose my second car lol. Cheers ~ | ||
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| jacknastyface2 |
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| Registered Member #5239 Joined: Sat Apr 21 2018, 05:29pmPosts: 243 | I understand! It's either dependent on the admiral or lack of money. Must say I have a wife who has encouraged me in that respect--hobby wise I mean. Dremel do a rotary tool station for about $50 and change. I think holding the Dremel by hand for metal invites breakage of bits, but that's just my opinion. Here's Dremel's latest version: https://www.amazon.ca/Dremel-220-01-Rotary-Tool-Station/dp/B00068P48O/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=dremel+drill+press&qid=1550093391&s=gateway&sr=8-1&tag=duc12-20 Keith. | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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| Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 122 | Cheers Keith, I just ordered it off your link. Having looked at it a couple of times over the coarse of this build and regardless it is sure worth having as an accessory to the dremel. As for the warden she is enjoying watching the ship take shape too  | ||
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