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| NovaStorm |
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  Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 491 | lol Arthur you don't miss a trick. Good eye! Nice to get started assembling  | ||
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  Registered Member #4345 Joined: Sun Jan 05 2014, 11:52amPosts: 197 | To "defend" the manual  , once mounted on the ship, pump handles will be facing differently so the drain should be facing outbound... kind of like this... | ||
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| Registered Member #4345 Joined: Sun Jan 05 2014, 11:52amPosts: 197 | The handle assembly process continued by making hooks... the wire was heated a bit to make it softer and the hooks was made, out of the kit provided wire. Actually this piece of wire comes in the plastic bag holding all required parts for a pump. Very well organized, so far.. Just a simple hook.. that was cleaned a bit for easy blackening.. After short bath in blackening solvent. I use Brass Black..  The pump handle assembled...  The axle for handle support was cut 0.5 mm longer than needed and inserted into handle with pliers. Then it was squeezed with pliers to make tight bond.. The extra wire was cut and handle was put in final position.  Both pumps completed..  And the layer of Danish oil was applied to pumps. Now they are ready for final installation...  Happy modeling. | ||
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| Registered Member #4345 Joined: Sun Jan 05 2014, 11:52amPosts: 197 | For a no apparent reason, started to work on ship cannons. 12 ship guns....  First i remove all burrs that were visible on guns... Then guns were dipped into blackening solvent, left for 20 seconds, removed and wiped. After that i polished all guns... Two polished guns and one not..  Light sanding was applied to all other gun parts to clean them out of laser cut burns or other damages.. It might need a bit more work but this will be done later. The back wheels were removed from sheets.  Setup to remove laser burns from wheels is very simple...  On some cannons, muzzle opening required a bit of widening to make it a bit more realistic. Happy modeling. | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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| Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 491 | I really like the job you did on the pumps and the cannons. You got a great black on those cannons. I forget are they brass cannons you used straight brass black solution on or did you dilute it any? | ||
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| Registered Member #4345 Joined: Sun Jan 05 2014, 11:52amPosts: 197 | Thanks Novastorm. I dont think they are brass or copper; appears to be aluminum or similar, silver-alike... I used 50/50 deluded Birchwood Brass Black Metal Finish. | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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| Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 491 | Wow you got a great result @ 1:1. I've got brass cannons to do using brass black also. Thanks for that info I wasn't sure how much I could possibly get away with diluting. Regards, Robin ~ | ||
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| jacknastyface2 |
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 Registered Member #5239 Joined: Sat Apr 21 2018, 05:29pmPosts: 633 | I think kit makers use what is called "Brittania metal. It is much like pewter, a mixture of tin, brass and one or two other metals. Your mom's tea pot was probably made of this stuff.  Keith. | ||
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| ToddM |
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 Registered Member #4538 Joined: Wed Dec 10 2014, 05:47pmPosts: 244 | Interesting kit. Very nice job on the pumps. A question on blackening metal...Have you ever used Jax "Black" it is the same colour as the "Brass Black" you are using and it is also for brass copper or bronze but even after cleaning the brass sheet it does not seem to get very dark. | ||
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| Registered Member #4345 Joined: Sun Jan 05 2014, 11:52amPosts: 197 | No, i have not used Jax "Black" before but will try it. Appears that price is fairly competitive. [ Edited Fri Feb 21 2020, 02:59am ] | ||
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