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2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland (
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Hello Lew.
You are quite correct about the heat and ABS. I don't have an enclosure so my models are subject to cold draughts and temperature fluctuations. Any large models I have made warp and often come apart along the layer lines. I would prefer to print in ABS or try one of the other filaments, it's just that in my situation PLA+ seems more forgiving.
Like you I would prefer to use wood or metal but I am not skilled enough to made small things out of metal. When I was in my twenties I got my hands crushed in a glue spreading machine and lost part of my left hand and also feeling. I have had skin grafts, muscle grafts, nerve grafts and bone grafts. the only thing I haven't had is a total body transplant. A circular saw took away part of a finger on my left hand and to make matters worse about 10 years ago a cat bit me on the first finger on my right hand causing sepsis and the loss of part of that finger. The surgeons at the hospital wanted to amputate part of my hand to stop the infection. I refused to let them .Anything that I am able to make I consider a bonus. With regard to spot welding with the pen, my prefered method is to melt a hole in the plastic and immediately squirt molten plastic into the hole. Anyway To all who are reading this, Good luck and keep up the good work.
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You are quite correct about the heat and ABS. I don't have an enclosure so my models are subject to cold draughts and temperature fluctuations. Any large models I have made warp and often come apart along the layer lines. I would prefer to print in ABS or try one of the other filaments, it's just that in my situation PLA+ seems more forgiving.
Like you I would prefer to use wood or metal but I am not skilled enough to made small things out of metal. When I was in my twenties I got my hands crushed in a glue spreading machine and lost part of my left hand and also feeling. I have had skin grafts, muscle grafts, nerve grafts and bone grafts. the only thing I haven't had is a total body transplant. A circular saw took away part of a finger on my left hand and to make matters worse about 10 years ago a cat bit me on the first finger on my right hand causing sepsis and the loss of part of that finger. The surgeons at the hospital wanted to amputate part of my hand to stop the infection. I refused to let them .Anything that I am able to make I consider a bonus. With regard to spot welding with the pen, my prefered method is to melt a hole in the plastic and immediately squirt molten plastic into the hole. Anyway To all who are reading this, Good luck and keep up the good work.
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📝 3D Printed Models
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello AlessandroSPQR,
The model sub came from Thingiverse, the man who did the original work also produced a U-boat as well. I enlarged the model and added a bit of detail. The internal watertight container is also on Thingiverse. On Cgtrader someone called Flared phoenix has much more detailed stl. files for sale. With regard to the canon on Sir Kay, the german AA gun and the oerlikon were commercial files bought for a few pounds. Anyone interested in 3D printing and model boats, should visit Thingiverse, Cults, Cgtrader and perhaps Printables. Thingiverse files are all free, some are excellent others are not.
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The model sub came from Thingiverse, the man who did the original work also produced a U-boat as well. I enlarged the model and added a bit of detail. The internal watertight container is also on Thingiverse. On Cgtrader someone called Flared phoenix has much more detailed stl. files for sale. With regard to the canon on Sir Kay, the german AA gun and the oerlikon were commercial files bought for a few pounds. Anyone interested in 3D printing and model boats, should visit Thingiverse, Cults, Cgtrader and perhaps Printables. Thingiverse files are all free, some are excellent others are not.
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2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello SimpleSailor,
I thought you might be interested in something that that I am experimenting with. It is a T class sub from WWII. It has been printed in PLA+ and is about 7ft long (2 metres). I made it in 6inch sections (15 cms) and stuck them together by spot welding them with a very cheap 3D pen. So far it is hanging around in the garage and been dropped from height, kicked and generally abused, so for it has not been damaged. I printed it quickly with quite thick layer settings which is why the layers are so obvious. I am going to plate it with something to represent the welded plates. Maybe even coat it with resin or paint and sand it down. The watertight container is a length of drain pipe with 3D printed and laser cut sections and end caps, rather like the Robbe sub.
Lew, just a thought but ABS breaks down under sunlight, is hygroscopic and to some extent is biodegradable. I have ABS hulls that I have bought years ago and they are now so brittle, they crack when touched. All plastics and resins have a limited lifespan. There is no perfect plastic you just find the one that suits you. I built this sub originally with ABS but after about 4 sections the sub was so horribly distorted and cracked because of cold weather and draughts which caused uneven shrinkage. Maybe the climate where you are suits ABS better. I work in a very cold garage and PLA+ just suits my environment better.Like Nick the Steam I am in my seventies, I don't expect my models to last longer than me. I build them for pleasure. Anyway good luck to you.
Fellow ship builders please don't judge the quality of the sub as it is a quick experiment. I have enjoyed reading all the comments made about 3D printing, its pros and cons.
Best wishes Tim
I thought you might be interested in something that that I am experimenting with. It is a T class sub from WWII. It has been printed in PLA+ and is about 7ft long (2 metres). I made it in 6inch sections (15 cms) and stuck them together by spot welding them with a very cheap 3D pen. So far it is hanging around in the garage and been dropped from height, kicked and generally abused, so for it has not been damaged. I printed it quickly with quite thick layer settings which is why the layers are so obvious. I am going to plate it with something to represent the welded plates. Maybe even coat it with resin or paint and sand it down. The watertight container is a length of drain pipe with 3D printed and laser cut sections and end caps, rather like the Robbe sub.
Lew, just a thought but ABS breaks down under sunlight, is hygroscopic and to some extent is biodegradable. I have ABS hulls that I have bought years ago and they are now so brittle, they crack when touched. All plastics and resins have a limited lifespan. There is no perfect plastic you just find the one that suits you. I built this sub originally with ABS but after about 4 sections the sub was so horribly distorted and cracked because of cold weather and draughts which caused uneven shrinkage. Maybe the climate where you are suits ABS better. I work in a very cold garage and PLA+ just suits my environment better.Like Nick the Steam I am in my seventies, I don't expect my models to last longer than me. I build them for pleasure. Anyway good luck to you.
Fellow ship builders please don't judge the quality of the sub as it is a quick experiment. I have enjoyed reading all the comments made about 3D printing, its pros and cons.
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2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello Alessandro,
I don't print my things with the thinness layer settings. If I did you wouldn't see any layers.
Using filament printers, modellers would print with ABS filament which dissolves in acetone. Once the object was made, it would be placed in a sealed container on a small plinth. Acetone was allowed rto swirl around the bottom of the container and the fumes would slowly dissolve the surface of the model making it smooth. ABS can be a bit temperamental in that draughts can cause deformities and cracks due to uneven cooling. The ABS also needs to be used at a higher temperature. I use PLA which is easier to use but harder to get rid of the ridges.
Resin printed models don't need post processing. The SLA printers that you saw were probably the laser ones if it was several years ago. They used to be too expensive for the average modeller. Nearly 20 years ago when I was at university doing art, the art department bought a 3D printer which used lasers to carve items from a block of material ( I think it was starch and not much of a printer, more of a carver). We never got to use it because apart from the sample models there was no way to generate a 3D model on the available computers.
I hope that answers your question
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I don't print my things with the thinness layer settings. If I did you wouldn't see any layers.
Using filament printers, modellers would print with ABS filament which dissolves in acetone. Once the object was made, it would be placed in a sealed container on a small plinth. Acetone was allowed rto swirl around the bottom of the container and the fumes would slowly dissolve the surface of the model making it smooth. ABS can be a bit temperamental in that draughts can cause deformities and cracks due to uneven cooling. The ABS also needs to be used at a higher temperature. I use PLA which is easier to use but harder to get rid of the ridges.
Resin printed models don't need post processing. The SLA printers that you saw were probably the laser ones if it was several years ago. They used to be too expensive for the average modeller. Nearly 20 years ago when I was at university doing art, the art department bought a 3D printer which used lasers to carve items from a block of material ( I think it was starch and not much of a printer, more of a carver). We never got to use it because apart from the sample models there was no way to generate a 3D model on the available computers.
I hope that answers your question
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2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello Ed,
I bought the stl. files for the Oerlikon and the German AA gun from I think Cgtrader or perhaps Cults. The deck gun from Sir Kay and the Victorian Hotchkiss I designed from plans I found on the internet. Other sites worth looking at are Thingiverse and Printables (free mostly ) amongst others. There are some beautiful Victorian naval guns on Thingiverse by Jerry Todd (site name Uhlan) who is , I believe a member of this group.
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I bought the stl. files for the Oerlikon and the German AA gun from I think Cgtrader or perhaps Cults. The deck gun from Sir Kay and the Victorian Hotchkiss I designed from plans I found on the internet. Other sites worth looking at are Thingiverse and Printables (free mostly ) amongst others. There are some beautiful Victorian naval guns on Thingiverse by Jerry Todd (site name Uhlan) who is , I believe a member of this group.
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2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello Alessandro,
I think there will always be some sort of knurling or striations as 3D printers work by printing one layer at a time. However if the layer is very thin then the striations begin to disappear. I suppose a simple analogy would be if you were making a pyramid by stacking sheets of 9mm plywood on top of each other, the layers are obvious, whereas if it was made by stacking sheets of printer paper the steps are less obvious. The original SLA printers worked by firing a laser into a vat of resin.For many years, the two main types of resin 3D printers were broadly defined as stereolithography (SLA) and digital light processing (DLP). More recently, subsets of those technologies have been introduced and further delineated, including liquid crystal display (LCD) and masked stereolithography (MSLA) 3D printing. Mine works by shining a UV light through a mask, which is an image on an LCD screen. If I was printing a pyramid say 30 cm high. The lines on the slope might be visible and the surface, perhaps feel very slightly matte. My resin printer is an Elegoo Saturn and the layers are invisible to my eyes. Once a layer of primer is applied the layers can't be seen. So to sum up it all depends on how thin you can print the layers.
Hope this helps,
Best wishes Tim
I think there will always be some sort of knurling or striations as 3D printers work by printing one layer at a time. However if the layer is very thin then the striations begin to disappear. I suppose a simple analogy would be if you were making a pyramid by stacking sheets of 9mm plywood on top of each other, the layers are obvious, whereas if it was made by stacking sheets of printer paper the steps are less obvious. The original SLA printers worked by firing a laser into a vat of resin.For many years, the two main types of resin 3D printers were broadly defined as stereolithography (SLA) and digital light processing (DLP). More recently, subsets of those technologies have been introduced and further delineated, including liquid crystal display (LCD) and masked stereolithography (MSLA) 3D printing. Mine works by shining a UV light through a mask, which is an image on an LCD screen. If I was printing a pyramid say 30 cm high. The lines on the slope might be visible and the surface, perhaps feel very slightly matte. My resin printer is an Elegoo Saturn and the layers are invisible to my eyes. Once a layer of primer is applied the layers can't be seen. So to sum up it all depends on how thin you can print the layers.
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2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello Everyone,
I thought I'd show you some of the ships guns that I've printed.
Picture 1 this is a commercial file downloaded from the internet for a few ponds. These are Oerlikons in 1/24 and 1/48th scale. this shows that once you have the file you can enlarge or shrink and also print as many copies as you want. Unless there any restrictions imposed.
Picture 2 this is a gun from a victorian gun boat in 1/48th scale. I designed this myself using a CAD program for beginners. (Tinkercad).
Picture 3 I have a Robbe U-boat and broke the gun from the wintergarten (roughly 1/40th scale). I found a commercial item but when shrunk to scale was too thin and flimsy so I modified some parts and put in supports to make it stronger. Again in Tinkercad.
Picture 4 I am in the slow process of making Sir Kay in 1/48th scale. Most of the deck fittings are made from white metal and many modellers have said that the boat can be top heavy so i designed and printed this resin gun myself, again using Tinkercad.
Some of you may notice that some of the gun barrels have a slight bend. This is because the resin cures in UV light and I used sunlight in the beginning so the tops cured faster that the underside. The cheap UV lights used in nail bars are good enough. Problem solved.
I would like to add a caveat, Filament printers won't produce this detail at this scale also the resin is evil to use. I had covid rather severely and have very little sense of smell or taste. I ignored all safety advice and started p[rinting in an enclosed space. After a short while I developed an allergic reaction to the resin and ended up with allergic dermatitis. I found it difficult to open my eyes and see, also my arms and face were covered in flaking skin and scabs. My wife said I looked like a Crocodile Man (not a super hero). So follow safety precautions.
Sorry if this is a long posting,
Best wishes Tim
I thought I'd show you some of the ships guns that I've printed.
Picture 1 this is a commercial file downloaded from the internet for a few ponds. These are Oerlikons in 1/24 and 1/48th scale. this shows that once you have the file you can enlarge or shrink and also print as many copies as you want. Unless there any restrictions imposed.
Picture 2 this is a gun from a victorian gun boat in 1/48th scale. I designed this myself using a CAD program for beginners. (Tinkercad).
Picture 3 I have a Robbe U-boat and broke the gun from the wintergarten (roughly 1/40th scale). I found a commercial item but when shrunk to scale was too thin and flimsy so I modified some parts and put in supports to make it stronger. Again in Tinkercad.
Picture 4 I am in the slow process of making Sir Kay in 1/48th scale. Most of the deck fittings are made from white metal and many modellers have said that the boat can be top heavy so i designed and printed this resin gun myself, again using Tinkercad.
Some of you may notice that some of the gun barrels have a slight bend. This is because the resin cures in UV light and I used sunlight in the beginning so the tops cured faster that the underside. The cheap UV lights used in nail bars are good enough. Problem solved.
I would like to add a caveat, Filament printers won't produce this detail at this scale also the resin is evil to use. I had covid rather severely and have very little sense of smell or taste. I ignored all safety advice and started p[rinting in an enclosed space. After a short while I developed an allergic reaction to the resin and ended up with allergic dermatitis. I found it difficult to open my eyes and see, also my arms and face were covered in flaking skin and scabs. My wife said I looked like a Crocodile Man (not a super hero). So follow safety precautions.
Sorry if this is a long posting,
Best wishes Tim
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2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I am sorry that one magazine no longer exists. In many respects they were better than the British ones.
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2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello everyone,
I made my 3D printer from a kit and over years have 3d printed new, better parts and also made upgrades. It might seem bizarre, but with a 3D printer you can print much of a new printer. For the electronics all you need to control the printer is an arduino and a RAMPS board which is mainly a stepper motor controller. At the moment I am printing an attachment to turn the printer into a laser cutter by replacing the print head with a laser. It is possible to use the laser from a DVD drive but that is not powerful enough to cut only burn. It also possible to replace the print head with something like a Dremel and router bit to turn it into a CNC machine.
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I made my 3D printer from a kit and over years have 3d printed new, better parts and also made upgrades. It might seem bizarre, but with a 3D printer you can print much of a new printer. For the electronics all you need to control the printer is an arduino and a RAMPS board which is mainly a stepper motor controller. At the moment I am printing an attachment to turn the printer into a laser cutter by replacing the print head with a laser. It is possible to use the laser from a DVD drive but that is not powerful enough to cut only burn. It also possible to replace the print head with something like a Dremel and router bit to turn it into a CNC machine.
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2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello every one,
I've been following this topic with interest and like to express my thoughts on the matter. 3D printers, whether filament or resin, are only tools . and like any tool they have good points and bad points. Take for example the deckhouse or cabin on a ship, it might have flat sides. in that case it might be better to use plasticard, wood or similar as a filament printer will always leave some sort of striation which could be difficult to remove. With a resin printer you will get much better results but it might be too brittle or too big to print. a resin printer will produce superb results, filament printers will give good results. not as good as resin but much stronger.
There is nothing to stop you making a cabin of plasticard, then producing fine detail with a resin printer and glueing it on. It's what artists call mixed media.
Essentially you are using the best material for the job. Using 3D printers you can make a good quality item and then make a mould and produce copies in epoxy, white metal or whatever. One thing to bear in mind though is some resins and filament are hygroscopic and biodegradable, so some sort of protection is always advisable if you want them to last. but then , isn't that true of most plastics. I will send a photo of a resin gun that I have designed and printed next post to show you what can be done.
Best wishes Tim
I've been following this topic with interest and like to express my thoughts on the matter. 3D printers, whether filament or resin, are only tools . and like any tool they have good points and bad points. Take for example the deckhouse or cabin on a ship, it might have flat sides. in that case it might be better to use plasticard, wood or similar as a filament printer will always leave some sort of striation which could be difficult to remove. With a resin printer you will get much better results but it might be too brittle or too big to print. a resin printer will produce superb results, filament printers will give good results. not as good as resin but much stronger.
There is nothing to stop you making a cabin of plasticard, then producing fine detail with a resin printer and glueing it on. It's what artists call mixed media.
Essentially you are using the best material for the job. Using 3D printers you can make a good quality item and then make a mould and produce copies in epoxy, white metal or whatever. One thing to bear in mind though is some resins and filament are hygroscopic and biodegradable, so some sort of protection is always advisable if you want them to last. but then , isn't that true of most plastics. I will send a photo of a resin gun that I have designed and printed next post to show you what can be done.
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2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello Alexandre,
A superb and interesting model Alexandre. I often visit France (nearly all regions ) but always miss out on the shows and events that are on. I am not a French speaker but enjoy buying and reading the two model boat magazines that are produced, I enjoy the construction articles. I visited Paris last October and had great difficulty in buying just one. Is there only one published now?
Anyway, nice model and look forwards to seeing more.
Meilleurs voeux,
Tim
A superb and interesting model Alexandre. I often visit France (nearly all regions ) but always miss out on the shows and events that are on. I am not a French speaker but enjoy buying and reading the two model boat magazines that are produced, I enjoy the construction articles. I visited Paris last October and had great difficulty in buying just one. Is there only one published now?
Anyway, nice model and look forwards to seeing more.
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2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello cashrc,
I've enjoyed following the build of your corvette. You've partly answered a question that I've been meaning to ask and that is about camouflage.
Perhaps ex Navy types or those interested can answer the following questions.
On Allied ships during WWII, was rescue equipment (such as carley floats, life-belts dinghies etc.) painted the same colour as the ship or were they painted brighter colours to aid rescue?
I can see on your pictures of Sackville that they follow the colour scheme of the camouflage, but was this normal?
Was fire fighting equipment like buckets and fire extinguishers painted red?
If anyone can help I'd be grateful.
Best wishes
Tim
I've enjoyed following the build of your corvette. You've partly answered a question that I've been meaning to ask and that is about camouflage.
Perhaps ex Navy types or those interested can answer the following questions.
On Allied ships during WWII, was rescue equipment (such as carley floats, life-belts dinghies etc.) painted the same colour as the ship or were they painted brighter colours to aid rescue?
I can see on your pictures of Sackville that they follow the colour scheme of the camouflage, but was this normal?
Was fire fighting equipment like buckets and fire extinguishers painted red?
If anyone can help I'd be grateful.
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2 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Cheddar Man,
A good idea from peterd. However photocopy the part from the plan you need and use that instead of the original. Most computer printers have a photo-copy facility. In the past I have used dilute PVA glue unfortunately you cannot get the plan off the wood. I have also used wall paper paste, whist this can be removed by soaking in water, both methods mean that the plan could stretch due to water soaking. So avoid these if possible. Just a thought. does the spray on glue leave a residue that needs to be removed?
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A good idea from peterd. However photocopy the part from the plan you need and use that instead of the original. Most computer printers have a photo-copy facility. In the past I have used dilute PVA glue unfortunately you cannot get the plan off the wood. I have also used wall paper paste, whist this can be removed by soaking in water, both methods mean that the plan could stretch due to water soaking. So avoid these if possible. Just a thought. does the spray on glue leave a residue that needs to be removed?
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3 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi there,
I'm interested in your boat as I have recently bought a similar part built one with bits missing which I am going to have to scratch build. I notice that you only use one motor, do you have any problems with gears grinding? Mine is supposedly JFK's PT109. Some sources state that when his boat was sunk it had the carley float on the deckhouse roof and a canon strapped to the deck with rope and chains. Others state that it was as yours is represented. Any ideas? I'd be interested to see your set-up inside. Looks a nice model.
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I'm interested in your boat as I have recently bought a similar part built one with bits missing which I am going to have to scratch build. I notice that you only use one motor, do you have any problems with gears grinding? Mine is supposedly JFK's PT109. Some sources state that when his boat was sunk it had the carley float on the deckhouse roof and a canon strapped to the deck with rope and chains. Others state that it was as yours is represented. Any ideas? I'd be interested to see your set-up inside. Looks a nice model.
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3 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thanks for the prompt reply Pat.
Some of the youngsters in my family enjoy playing fantasy war games at Games Workshop shops (now called Warhammer I believe). There seems to be two sorts of people who shop there, those who want to play the games and those who enjoy painting the figurines (i was one of the latter). there are other sorts of wargamers around. Those who like to re-enact real battles. it's just a thought but it might be worth asking around at these sort of places to see if anyone would be prepared to paint something for you. Hope you get sorted,
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Some of the youngsters in my family enjoy playing fantasy war games at Games Workshop shops (now called Warhammer I believe). There seems to be two sorts of people who shop there, those who want to play the games and those who enjoy painting the figurines (i was one of the latter). there are other sorts of wargamers around. Those who like to re-enact real battles. it's just a thought but it might be worth asking around at these sort of places to see if anyone would be prepared to paint something for you. Hope you get sorted,
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3 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I'm sorry if I seem rude Pat, but you have asked this question a few weeks ago and several of us replied where figures are available in many scales in Britain. Also as Steve P has mentioned, it is possible to buy the files of sailors from many countries and periods from CG trader. They often have upto 70% sales. Once you have bought an .stl or obj files there are people on the internet who will print them out as many times or any scale that you want. Prices depend on the amount and type of resin used so as a rule of thumb, the larger the scale the more expensive the figure.
Have you read the replies to your last posting about naval figures?
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Have you read the replies to your last posting about naval figures?
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📝 Crew For Boat
3 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Sorry forgot to say he does sets of crew., don't know if he does individuals. might be worth contacting.
best wishes Tim
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📝 Crew For Boat
3 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Pat,
I use this seller on ebay 3Djson
His ebay shop
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📝 Pats QoD 25/06/25
3 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Pat, Just sent you a PM. Best wishes Tim
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📝 Shapeways
8 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Steve,
Sent you a P.M.
Tim
Sent you a P.M.
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8 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Steve,
Just out of interest what would the Perkasa had as deck guns? Also what other small deck fittings would it have had?
Best wishes Tim
Just out of interest what would the Perkasa had as deck guns? Also what other small deck fittings would it have had?
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📝 Prop shaft lubricant
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello everyone and happy New Year.
Thanks to all who replied to my query
Best wishes Tim.
Thanks to all who replied to my query
Best wishes Tim.
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📝 WWII Minesweeper HMT Sir Kay
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello everyone and happy New Year.
Thanks to all who replied to my query
Best wishes Tim.
Thanks to all who replied to my query
Best wishes Tim.
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💬 Re: HMS Pert (HMT RNAS Steam Side Paddle Tug)
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Lovely Model
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📝 Prop shaft lubricant
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Greg that's what I've done but the problem is because of the slight wear in the bush, a small amount of oil leaks out and I end up leaving an oil slick behind.
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📝 Prop shaft lubricant
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello everyone and wishing you all happy new year
Can anyone on this group suggest a suitable oil or grease to lubricate prop shaft please. One of my boats has a small amount of wear on the propshaft bearing and leaves and small oil slick when she is sailing Replacing prop shaft and tube is a possibility but VERY difficult. Thin grease or thick oil perhaps? Suggestions please.
Best wishes Tim
Can anyone on this group suggest a suitable oil or grease to lubricate prop shaft please. One of my boats has a small amount of wear on the propshaft bearing and leaves and small oil slick when she is sailing Replacing prop shaft and tube is a possibility but VERY difficult. Thin grease or thick oil perhaps? Suggestions please.
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📝 Christmas lunch
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Doogle a Merry Christmas and Happy new year.
That gravy boat would make an excellent conning tower for a cartoon sub/u boat. Attach a bit of deck to the base of the gravy boat to make it look as though it's semi submerged and put all the works in a watertight container under that.
I've always had a desire to make galleon gravy boat. I went to an antique shop and bought a nice Victorian one, unfortunately my wife saw it before I'd glued anything on it. We now use it on special occasions as a gravy boat.
That gravy boat would make an excellent conning tower for a cartoon sub/u boat. Attach a bit of deck to the base of the gravy boat to make it look as though it's semi submerged and put all the works in a watertight container under that.
I've always had a desire to make galleon gravy boat. I went to an antique shop and bought a nice Victorian one, unfortunately my wife saw it before I'd glued anything on it. We now use it on special occasions as a gravy boat.
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💬 Re: Superglue!!
9 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello Cheddarman, I have been using Deluxe materials thin super glue which might behave differently to yours, but have been using mine for about a year now. I have found that scrupulously cleaning the nozzle and making sure that all the glue is sucked back into the bottle with nothing left inside the nozzle. always store upright. Good luck
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📝 WWII Minesweeper HMT Sir Kay
10 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Many thanks to Ed, Mike, Lew, Raymond and Jonathon,
It seems from the pictures that the pattern is a similar style but noy quite the same, so I'll make one up based on what info I've got. I don't anyone will criticise me if all of you are unsure. I just want it to be a bit different to the dull grey. My second query was , what was the colour of lifejackets life belts carley floats etc. Were they brightly coloured to help rescue identification or were they the same colour as the camouflage scheme?
Best wishes Tim
It seems from the pictures that the pattern is a similar style but noy quite the same, so I'll make one up based on what info I've got. I don't anyone will criticise me if all of you are unsure. I just want it to be a bit different to the dull grey. My second query was , what was the colour of lifejackets life belts carley floats etc. Were they brightly coloured to help rescue identification or were they the same colour as the camouflage scheme?
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📝 WWII Minesweeper HMT Sir Kay
10 months ago by 🇬🇧 tim morland ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thanks very much for that Toradog, I agree with you but the faintly discernible pattern on the bows is not quite right, is that important? Was the pattern important or was it left up to individual ships?
many thanks Tim
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