Q and A Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- I try to answer some of your questions about specific techniques and applications.
In part 1, we cover mixing acrylic paints for silkspan saills (3:17) and couple of weathering techniques for ship's hulls (15:14).
Part 2 will deal with rigging line types and and coloring them to look more like real rope and We'll take a look at detailing sails, both furled and unfurled. That will appear shortly.
Looking for silkspan? Try Bluejacket Shipcrafters in Searsport, Maine: www.bluejacketi... Look for the item called Modelspan
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Precision Scale Model Engineering: www.psmescale.com/ Just use the web site to get their contact info and call. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
Tom, thank you for all the personal time that you invest in trying to help the rest of us. I've been at this for 30 years and I've already picked up a dozen or more tricks from you. Thanks again my friend.
Thanks for taking the time to write. It's very gratifying to know that people are getting usable information from these videos. I do enjoy making them. more to follow soon.
I attended the Hampton Roads club meeting today and they gave you a strong endorsement. So I just had to look you up.
That's nice to hear.
Thank you so much, Tom. Am so glad to have found your channel.
Thank you for giving your time and knowledge...I'm totally inspired
I'm so glad!
Thanks for doing this! I have learned much from your videos and I'm on my 4th build, the Model Shipways Bluenose. It's kicking my butt but I'm getting better at kicking back!
Have you seen Gary Brinker's TH-cam channel on his build of the MS Bluenose. He can be a bit long winded but there are some great tips and tricks he goes through and is very detailed.
Keep up the good fight.
Thank you Tom. All your videos are great help and education
Thanks for the lessons . Good luck and greetings from Belarus !
Glad you are enjoying the videos and thanks from half a world away.
YES ITS HERE!
Tom Its great to find you.
Thanks, Floyd. It's great to be found!!
this was great, thank you john Fitterman
Thanks so much for these videos. Really great information and very helpful. Have you seen the HMS Cumberland model by Alexey Baranov? I'm still trying to figure out how he makes his sails. His models are stunning. Keep the videos coming
I checked out two of his videos and his models are impressive, to say the least. Thanks for the lead.
hi Tom grat video, thanks for de tips, one question, when you paint the sails, you pain for the both sides or just one sid of the paper?
Usually, I like to paint both sides. So, I paint one side, hang it up to dry and flip it over and repeat. Both coats are thin. You don't want to slather paint on-nice thin, even coats. Thanks for watching. Tom
very nice.. keep the good work .
Thank you, that's perfect
Dear Tom, what have you done to me. As a marine artist aeriel perspective is second nature, but it never occurred to me to apply it to a build. I am having a major rethink. I like to put a ship into a diorama/drama, placed on a sea with above and below surface views. Cochran's 'Speedy' is about to be treated thus. Your philosophies will be applied. Thank you, I can build a ship well enough, and also teach, but, looking at them critically, they don't have the 'wow factor'....But they will!!?
Gratifying to hear. Thanks for taking the time to write. Good luck and keep me in the loop.
Tom
I don't think I do as much modeling as you do. What is the shelf life of those tubes of artist paint?
I've had some tubes for years. If the cap is on tight, they last forever-scale forever
@@shipmodelguy That is great to know. This has been the one thing holding back. I didn't want to waste so much paint. I have seen so many times how Chuck P. uses the same paint. I will give it a try. But I must tell you I doubt I will ever paint 40 coats like he does.
Where is the BEST source for purchasing rigging, line and cable?
I can't believe I didn't see this until now. If it's not too late, I'll try to answer your question. The best stuff to use is linen line. The stuff that was made for fishing line up until the 50s is the best. It is now very rare, but you can still come across it every once in a while. Bluejacket Shipcrafters does sell some linen, but the examples I've seen aren't very good or consistent in size. You might try leather working suppliers. I've tried some their stuff and it's a bit on the stiff side, but it looks nice. The examples I got were about .020" Try ebay and search for linen fishing line first. Then go to amazon and search linen line there. You should come up with the leather working stuff.
If linen is too hard to find in the sizes you need, try Egyptian cotton or suture silk may be easier to find. Sorry to take so long in answering.
What would be the best way to weather the copper sheathing on the hull of a Royal Naval 18th century ship ?
Many thanks in advance.
Ray,
If you are talking about the green patina we've seen develop on copper that's been left outside (think Statue of Liberty), that only develops on ships when the copper is exposed to the air-like when a ship is hauled out for repairs and left for a while. If you just want it to oxidize a little bit try, Patina It from Micro Mark. This assumes that the copper you're using has no coating of any kind on it. If it's got anything on it the chemicals won't work. Also for just dulling it down a bit, the best thing I recommend is patience. It will oxidize all on its own-probably in about 2 years, depending on your climate.
Tom Lauria thank you.
also love the shirt!
My son printed it up for me. I'll let him know you liked it.
hi Tom. i would like to ask you.. is Balsa wood suitable for model making? and if so . is it suitable to use acrylic paints on it?
It's okay for flying airplane models because of its light weight. But, it's pretty much useless as a ship modeling wood. Basswood is one the better woods for general ship model building and it is readily available almost anywhere.
thank you Tom. your work is inspiring.
Thanks!
Are there any good alternatives to silkspan for sails?
I've been using the stuff since the mid 70s and haven't found anything that has the versatility and scale appearance. The only thing that come marginally close is architect's linen and I'm not sure if they even make that stuff anymore. What's your objection to using silkspan?
@@shipmodelguy Thank you. I have no objection to silkspan! I’m just starting out and somewhat on a budget, it can be hard to come by. I’ve heard people name substitutes like lens paper or even Newsprint paper. For smaller scales, mostly.
@@dynd Stay away from news print, it's closer to wood than it is to paper. Lens cleaning tissue is actually silkspan, but you can't get it in large enough sheets. Bluejacket Shipcrafters sells the stuff under the name "Modelspan" (why they felt the need to rename it is beyond me), but they do not carry the lightest weight. Having said that, the weight they sell would probably fit the need of all but the smallest of scales.
What kind of string do you use?
My first choice is linen, especially the kind that was popular as fishing line before the advent of synthetics. Second choice is Chinese twisted silk, or suture silk. It's beautiful, but it does have a lot of stretch to it. So you have to be careful not to rig you lines to tightly or you could be in for a rude surprise. Third choice is cotton, Egyptian cotton, if you can find it in the size you need. You can get good looking linen line from Syren Models in Connecticut (www.syrenshipmodelcompany.com/). It ain't cheap, but it's pretty nice looking stuff. The Chinese silk you may find on eBay, but that won't be cheap, either . I'm not particularly snobby about the type of line I use. I will use whatever looks the best on the model, if it's the right size. The only thing I shy away from are the synthetics (nylon, dacron, monofiliment, etc.). These really shouldn't be used in ship modeling, at all. Beware of the European kits. They love using that stuff. It's horrible! Hope this helps. T
maybe you can put some music over the parts that are fast forwarded, the sped up talking sounds a bit weird
I kinda like it, but what does that tell you about me? Maybe I'll just mute the soundtrack, at those points.
No don't mute. I put the speed to half and i can hear what you're saying