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Why don't think you about English Red (Schmincke) or Red Ochre (Lukas, if I remember right)?
I can get a half tub of the Schmincke locally. I'll check it out. Thank you, Christian!
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Good morning Paul. Brilliant as always - your attention to accuracy is admirable. Awesome discussions on treenails from everyone- 6000+ is an insane number. Cheers Grant
Good morning Paul,
the small nails are perfect and look great. As for the colour scheme, I completely agree with Jim about sticking with the wood. If you do decide on a colour, I would choose it in a subtle range. Number one on your colour palette would be my favourite. As for your other question about lining the gunports, I'm not sure exactly what you mean by that.
the small nails are perfect and look great. As for the colour scheme, I completely agree with Jim about sticking with the wood. If you do decide on a colour, I would choose it in a subtle range. Number one on your colour palette would be my favourite. As for your other question about lining the gunports, I'm not sure exactly what you mean by that.
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Drogi Pawle twój model wygląda świetnie, drzewo jest piękne ja nie malował bym go a obramowanie okien armatnich też zostawił bym tak teraz , ale ty podążaj swoją drogą bo przecież zaczynając budowę widziałeś go w swojej wyobraźni. Pozdrawiam Mirek
Drogi Pawle twój model wygląda świetnie, drzewo jest piękne ja nie malował bym go a obramowanie okien armatnich też zostawił bym tak teraz , ale ty podążaj swoją drogą bo przecież zaczynając budowę widziałeś go w swojej wyobraźni. Pozdrawiam Mirek
A very small update... I have placed the port linings (port stops) and I chose to tint these a red color (#1 on the sample panel from a previous post). I remain uncertain whether or not I will be tinting the inner bulwark planking (or, for that matter, other elements) - but I am happy with the port linings...
The gun port linings are roughly 1 1/2" thick (corrected for scale) and the row port linings are about 1" thick.
My batteries have been recharged so I'm going to begin adding treenails to the inner planking next - though I'm going to only do the deck clamps and thickstuff for now and see how that looks...
Thanks for the visit!
The gun port linings are roughly 1 1/2" thick (corrected for scale) and the row port linings are about 1" thick.
My batteries have been recharged so I'm going to begin adding treenails to the inner planking next - though I'm going to only do the deck clamps and thickstuff for now and see how that looks...
Thanks for the visit!
... as you already know, this wouldn't be my choice, but...I like the way those linings look!! Yes, I do! However, now you have no choice but to tint (same color) the inner bulwark, IMHO. But you are the one who signed!
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What beautiful work, Paul! It's delightful! Thank you for sharing this wonderful project with us.
Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
Yes, I like the look of the linings and am glad you chose the darker end of the red color choices.
Thanks for your comments and likes guys! I am rather pleased with the delicate nature of the port stops only made possible through the use of my second favorite shop tool: a thickness sander (my favorite shop tool is a disc sander - in fact I now have two because I found one that spins in both directions which is really handy).
Jim has pointed out that I have now committed myself to tinting the inner bulwarks. Hmm...that was not my intention...
For the record, the charm has officially come off the notion of adding treenails. I started in on the inner hull planking and quickly discovered that my batteries have NOT been 'recharged' as I claimed in an earlier post. I have said this before, but it bears repeating: think long and hard before you start adding treenails to your model! Some people find ratlining tedious (not me), others find rigging guns to be tedious (count me in on this one), but the seemingly endless task of treenailing is my new kryptonite...
Jim has pointed out that I have now committed myself to tinting the inner bulwarks. Hmm...that was not my intention...
For the record, the charm has officially come off the notion of adding treenails. I started in on the inner hull planking and quickly discovered that my batteries have NOT been 'recharged' as I claimed in an earlier post. I have said this before, but it bears repeating: think long and hard before you start adding treenails to your model! Some people find ratlining tedious (not me), others find rigging guns to be tedious (count me in on this one), but the seemingly endless task of treenailing is my new kryptonite...
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Paul,
where do you found this information? Is it in volume II of the Antscherl serie? I like the contrast of the choosen red.
Yes Christian. TFFM Antscherl. Vol 2, pp 69-70. I can copy the pages to you if that would be helpful.
I think it's possible the red contrast against the outer hull will be just as appealing on the inner bulwarks without having to paint all the strakes. In fact, when the canons are in place the red trim will frame them quite nicely.
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Thanks for the info, Paul. I have all four volumes. They are the basis for my "English ship sloops project".
Sorry, mon ami!! I didn't mean to disappoint you, hence it is only my opinion. Here is why. The port linings are part of the inner bulwarks. Inside, they (linings) will be covered by planks. But again, this is strictly the way I would do it if would painted linings. Please do it the way you like, it will still be one of the most beautiful models, for sure! There is no right or wrong, it is your model!
The delicacy of the port linings is highly admirable, so is the rest of your build.