HMS Victory by Y.T.- Mamoli - 1:90 scale

[Kurt Konrath]

Black sharpies sometimes rub off in handling. Also some brands leave a slight shine to color.

I think Indian ink or I have heard others in my railroad community mix black shoe dye or leather dye with alcohol for dyeing wood.

 

[Jimsky]

Alright, Y.T. Black Sharpie may also work, I have not used it, though. As an alternative, you may use a Minwax Ebony stain, it will also penetrate the wood.

 

[Maarten]

I would dye them with black ecoline or indian ink and finish with oil afterwards. The wood looks like walnut.

 

[Y.T.]

My deadeyes appeared to be lacquered. I am soaking them in lacquer thinner now so they are able to soak the colouring.

 

[Y.T.]

Dead eye chains scratch built. All before blackening for clarity of how it is made. About 1:90 scale.

 

[Kurt Konrath]

looks good but make sure to degrease and clean well before treating!

I will be waiting to see them installed on the ship.

 

[Y.T.]

looks good but

Blackening revisited

 

[Kurt Konrath]

Your last post on that subject said you used a sofa solution after blacking, what is this sofa solution.

 

[Y.T.]

Your last post on that subject said you used a sofa solution after blacking

Hi Kkonrath, I had to write a "soda" solution. It was a spelling mistake. Sequence of events is this . Put parts to be blackened into warm Sparex (acid used by jewellers to remove oxides after soldering). Then neutralize parts by putting them into SODA solution. Then we dry the parts. Then blacken parts with best blackening method we like.

 

[Y.T.]

Chemistry is Acid + Soda= Water.

 

[NMBROOK]

Very neat metalwork YT,those links look like they can only be 6 or 7mm long

Kind Regards

Nigel

 

[Kurt Konrath]

Thanks I got the info now, have to test on one of my small bay dredge boats with some small fittings that need blackening.

 

[Y.T.]

Now I am looking at brackets on outside of port lids. This is what kit provides. I also look at pictures of existing lids. I do not know how I can use kit brackets. They do not have welded rings for raising the lid. Besides kit instructions suggest just one string to pull the lid up at centre of lids. Existing lids have two strings. One more problem kit brackets are cast and not to high quality standards. I don’t know how to proceed.

 

[Maarten]

Looks like if you want high quality you have to make them yourselve from brass strip, a daunting task for 200 pieces.

 

[Y.T.]

Thanks a lot everyone advising me to use India ink for deadeye blocks painting. It turned out to be only right way painting them. Cleaned of lacquer they absorbed the ink like a charm.

 

[ken s]

Just wondering two minutes ago,,,, what happend to YT. ? Haven't seen any updates lately

 

[Y.T.]

Thinking of future rigging work on my build I understood I want good looking ropes on my models. Made my decision and purchased these two items.

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I am getting a hand driven version of SM4

 

[Jimsky]

Thinking of future rigging work on my build I understood I want good looking ropes on my models. Made my decision and purchased these two items.

Very good choice, I can prove a great quality of both!!

 

[Y.T.]

Congratulate me. Today I learned I was Banned on MSW forum with formula "Banned for supporting piracy". They never advised how they arrived to this idea. Strange people. I however always thought their idea of banning some model kit manufacturers stinks. So they sensed it right.

 

[ken s]

Congratulations!!!