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Kits: 55 FAQ... ?
... some answers among others!
- Models
- How to choose one`s first kit ?
- Who is the best kit manufacturer ?
- Can we start with a model from sratch ?
- Are the AAMM monographs useful ?
- Where can we find the plans of the Bluenose 1:48 ?
- Tools and Glues
- Which tools can we buy in hobby shops ?
- Minimum electric equipment ?
- What type of glues can we use ?
- Where can we apply these various glues ?
- What kind of tools for the construction on plans ?
- Wood
- Is the wood supplied with kits of good quality ?
- Where can we get some replacement wood ?
- How can we bend strips ?
- How can we bend cap rails ?
- Veneers of 0.25mm or of 0.50mm ?
- Construction
- How to read the assembling instructions ?
- Where can we find a working stand ?
- What are the logical assembling steps ?
- Can we correct an error ?
- How can we get the construction of our kit easier ?
- Planking
- Decks or the hull first ?
- The advantages of a double planking ?
- The good method of planking a hull ?
- The easiest method ?
- Which are the variants of planking a deck ?
- Armament
- Do we have to keep guns in yellow brass ?
- How can we blackened the parts in brass ?
- How can we rig a gun ?
- A solution for cutting gun ports ?
- My "pine guns" take place badly, why ?
- Deck Structures and Equipments
- How can we simplify the assembling ?
- What are the possible errors ?
- How can we improve them ?
- When must we place them ?
- Are launches in scale ?
- Masts
- How to profile a mast or a yard ?
- The standards of a masttop ?
- Where can we place blocks ?
- When can we install the rigging ?
- When and how can we step a mast ?
- Rigging
- Of what colour are the lines ?
- Are blocks adequate ?
- Strops in rope or iron ?
- How can we align deadeyes ?
- What are the different steps of the running rigging ?
- Sails
- What are the "points of sailing" ?
- Are sails essential on a kit ?
- What kind of cloth should we prefer ?
- Furled or displayed sails ?
- How to "activate" a sail ?
- Finishing
- How to sand a hull ?
- How to erase too wide joints ?
- When do we have to varnish ?
- Why this bad aspect of the painting ?
- How to protect my finished model ?
Photos from
"Wooden Ship Modeling for the Dummies"
Copyright © 2010 Hubert Sicard