YQ Bluenose Ted R

Here's the hull after filling and sanding. Next step is removing from the jig fixture.
I've been looking at paint availability and have decided o Vallejo flat black acrylic. Also getting a light grey for the waterways and white for the bulwarks. Also in flat acrylic.
I can't decide on the red but am leaning on Vallejo Carmine red. I'm worried about the difference in shades from the photos on my cell phone and tablet. Going back to the build logs to see what's used elsewhere.
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Ted Robinson said:
What is a good sandable primer to use on the bare wood.
Thank you all,
Ted
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I used what's been referred to as "liquid wood", but after curing, the stuff is tougher than the pear wood of the planking, which is not good. The pro is that it doesn't show any cracks after being exposed to different temperatures and levels of humidity.
Other people have used a mix of wood glue and wood dust (a by-product of sanding) they collected over time. This apparently works as well.
 
The holes in parts 146-148 are smaller than the chainplate material. In some cases the laser holes do not thoroughly penetrate the part. I have been trying to enlarge them using a #11 xacto blade but it is larger than the chainplate material.
What technique did you guys use or recommend? Seea attached photos.IMG20240708101209.jpg
Perplexed again,
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I used a small piece of excess chain plate material, sharpened it to look like a wedge and fiddled and fooled around as long as it took me to get the strip through.
It was by no means a straightforward process but it worked.
PS You'll also need those strips to align the holes for the chain plates in the monkey- and buffalo rails with the outside skin...
 
Thank you. That's why I'm trying to get them to fit so I can use the chain plates for alignment when I install the rails.
Ted
 
RDN1954 said:
I used a small piece of excess chain plate material, sharpened it to look like a wedge and fiddled and fooled around as long as it took me to get the strip through.
It was by no means a straightforward process but it worked.
PS You'll also need those strips to align the holes for the chain plates in the monkey- and buffalo rails with the outside skin...
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Your suggestion worked great.
Thanks for the education.
Ted.
 
I'm thinking ahead about how I can drill the holes in the chainplates identically.
I don't have a drill press. Should I attempt to devise a fixture with some spare wood. On my last model I had problems keeping the holes in the chainplates centered on the brass.
Should the brass strip be annealed prior to drilling?
Happy modeling,
Ted
 
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