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Winston

Sat Nov 21 2020, 02:10am

winston

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I said it in your first build and I'll say it again. Can't wait to see your next. Getting better all the time.

NovaStorm

Tue Dec 01 2020, 10:20pm

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I really want to thank you all for those awesome comments

You put a big smile on the admiral's and my face.

I've been adding the eyebolts and rings to the deck. Because I am getting low on them I have only put in the ones that would have been used with the guns. I then put together Chucks 24mm boxwood wheel kit, made the housing sides, drums and disks in pear and assembled them all. Also I did up some timberheads but I think I will redo them, they look to overdone (carved) to me.
Cheers ~

Charles

Thu Dec 03 2020, 02:00pm

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Superb just superb
A real first class build

NovaStorm

Thu Dec 03 2020, 02:45pm

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Charles, thank you my friend. Great to hear from you!

Baggywrinkle

Fri Dec 04 2020, 12:32am

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Your Syren looks great Robin; very nice work indeed. Love the character which is nicely painted and gives a good indication of scale.

cheers

Pat

NovaStorm

Sat Dec 05 2020, 07:32pm

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Baggywrinkle wrote ...

Your Syren looks great Robin; very nice work indeed. Love the character which is nicely painted and gives a good indication of scale.

cheers

Pat

Thanks Pat it was fun painting up the little guy to fit in with the ship.

Question on mast rings?

I don't like the pin stripe tape that the kit supplied to use for mast rings. It is very shiny unlike anything else in the build. While I have searched and read about folks using paper to make them. I did up an experiment seen in the pic below. I used a sharpie permanent marker to color a strip of matt photo paper seen in the lower ring test. This was glued on with white glue. The second ring above it is from the pin strip tape which I will not be using. Do you think a sharpie marker is good enough to use on paper or should I go with paint? I stained the bit of dowel after to see if the sharpie ink would run from the stain and it did not. On top of that it seems very durable as I have rubbed on it and picked at it to see how solid it is. What do you use if making them? If paper, how do you color it, or do you use colored construction paper? Your thoughts as always would be appreciated!

NovaStorm

Mon Dec 07 2020, 11:08pm

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Well I've been putting off trying to carve the stern decor and quarter badges some more. Did some work on the bowsprit and jibboom instead. I can tell you that when I add on the flying jibboom onto the jibboom it is going to be a mile long.

jacknastyface2

Tue Dec 08 2020, 12:00am

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Robin, she is looking GOOOD ! I think that Sharpie marker will suffice. I have used it all the time on my models and as you noted ,it does not rub off easily. One suggestion though would be to drill a couple of small holes in those bowsprit chocks and insert some brass wire with a drop of cyano glue. Jewelry supplers will have it.

Keith.

NovaStorm

Tue Dec 08 2020, 12:34am

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Hi Keith

Good to hear from you! I put three rings onto the inboard base of the bowsprit in the same manor using the Sharpie. I used matt photo paper which gives it a really nice dull finish. Thanks for the help! I will also be sure and add the wire pins to the chocks to. Cheers