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Yes, I don’t really think it matters I’d rather have them subtle too. Even square vs round isn’t so important to me. It’s either dark wood or brass for me but I will not blacken the brass.

I like your choice of colors. They go great together.

Deck rings were made and installed on the upper gun (weather) deck. Rings and "J" bolts were made from 26 gage wired and blackened with brass blackening solution. Holes were drilled in the deck and the "J" rings glued in them, trapping the deck rings against the deck. These deck rings are...

Hi Chuck, Thank you for following and using my blog. For metal parts I used Birchwood Casey' cleaner/degreaser and Brass Black Metal finish; here is a link to Amazon.com. For wood parts I used just flat black Tamiya paint. Regards,

These rings were silver soldered and blackened with Brass Black...

Unfortunately, Birchwood Casey doesn't have a product to blacken the stainless steel, only for regular steel. But they have a variety of products to blacken brass, aluminum, and pewter

I ended up staining all of the carriage, except for the trucks, Minwax Special Walnut. That gives me good contrast between it and the trucks, where were stained Golden Pecan. On the carriage I kept applying thin coats of stain, then wiping off, until I got the right shade and the pieces looked...

Good evening Jack. That little guy will need help removing the rudder. ;). I love your detail you add to your ships. I have noticed this in your other builds as well. Cheers Grant

Hi Folks, Still not feeling the John West, but I have had a few pleasurable hours working on the wee Zulu. After marking out the white cut I applied on a coat of off white matt acrylic by brush. When this had dried for 24 hours I lightly rubbed it back and will use the result as the bases for...

Stains and streaks, maybe rust runs from metal parts or wear marks where ropes rub paint off, the larger the scale the more you see such minor details.

Thanks for your comment. I'm just thinking about that now. When you say weathering, are you referring to physical weathering (markings, rounding, wear and such) or stained/painted weathering? I hadn't planned on physical weathering (other than my mistakes and imperfect finish), but have been...

I agree with Paul, quite an impressive view. QQ what did you use to blacken the barrels and other brass parts, unless you paint them?

Hi Stephen, I assume you will be weathering them. Yes I know that was a stupid question LOL! Great work yet again.

Beautiful work Steve, she is coming along very nicely, best regards john,

Once more I can only stand in awe at the detail of this build. I just love how you go about planning things and describing your thought process as part of the construction. Even though I am getting better at this, I am nowhere near your meticulous approach. And, of course, when it comes to...

Deck Doubling + Coal Bunker. A few weeks ago I made up some material for the deck doubling, this is from Huon pine the width being exactly to scale with the thickness a little thicker than scale, this was following Ted Frosts description which says 7”x 1” boards were used. After machining to...

Good morning Grant, adhesion primer for metals, for metal and substrate protection, excellent adhesion, Frank

...to paint the railings white or not - clearly that preference is yours, however I do know that most paints do not go well on brass. There are ways to blacken brass, however I would have no idea how to paint it white? May cause some issues here. Maybe some of the “clever” guys know. Cheers Grant

Use bent pins for the hinge pins instead of wire. Insert the pointy end through the loop in the hinge. It may bind a bit as it turns the corner, but it usually works. Blacken the pins with Brass Black. After measuring the distance between the hinge pins, pre-drill holes in the hull. The...

The pseudo scarf joints probably look more realistic than making actual ones. It’s hard to make the real ones fit tightly at that scale.