ZHL San Felipe - JM

[Geologist1986]

The placed cannons look great. I like the finish your going for too

Thank you Ted, I see you're starting an Occre HMS Beagle. I'm a bit jealous; the kit and instructions will probably be far superior than what came with the San Felipe. You have a follow from me!

 

[Ted Robinson]

Thank you Ted, I see you're starting an Occre HMS Beagle. I'm a bit jealous; the kit and instructions will probably be far superior than what came with the San Felipe. You have a follow from me!

Thank you. It's due to arrive on Friday. My building fingers are getting itchy

 

[Geologist1986]

I love the way this color turned out on the gun carriage pieces. This is one pack of the old formula (pre 2010) crimson rit dye I had laying around, plus half a cup of acetone. I strained the mix through a coffee filter to remove the dye crystals and added half a cup of oil based polyurethane.

It's just dark enough for my taste and will be a fantastic contrast to the rest of the deck.

 

[Ted Robinson]

I love the way this color turned out on the gun carriage pieces. This is one pack of the old formula (pre 2010) crimson rit dye I had laying around, plus half a cup of acetone. I strained the mix through a coffee filter to remove the dye crystals and added half a cup of oil based polyurethane.

It's just dark enough for my taste and will be a fantastic contrast to the rest of the deck.

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That's nice. I love the wood grain showing through and the color is perfect.
This whole dye with acetone procedure is new to me. You said it was ore 2010 dye. Would this work with the current dyes on the market? Is the mixing with the oil based poly necessary or could it be poly coated later so that glue would still work?