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Category |
Date |
Preview |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Solid Models | Parked | 14-Aug-20 11:00 |  |
| Views : 3770 |
| A small hole was drilled into the booms, and the end of a toothpick added to allow the rope an anchor to tie around. All the thread was run through a block of beeswax before use. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Solid Models | Parked | 14-Aug-20 10:58 |  |
| Views : 3803 |
| The outrigger added.All the wood received several layers of Minwax Polyurethane with lots of sanding in between coats. Final sanding was 600 and 1000 grit paper with a final buff coat of a paper towel, which gives the wood a nice soft sheen. Not too glossy. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Solid Models | Parked | 14-Aug-20 10:54 |  |
| Views : 3784 |
| After it was cut out I added looped stitching along the edges so it could get tied to the masts later. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Solid Models | Parked | 14-Aug-20 10:53 |  |
| Views : 3792 |
| To give it a curve (these are called "crab claw" sails) I used 3M Spray Mount to affix the paper back to back. White glue caused it to wrinkle. As it was drying I wrapped it around a paper towel roll so it would retain the curve. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Solid Models | Parked | 14-Aug-20 10:50 |  |
| Views : 3905 |
| The real sails were woven matts, about 16" wide. I found a matt pattern on the inter webs and scaled it to my needs. Over a printed base sheet I added each row, overlapping a bit so it suggests the seams where the matts were sewn together. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Solid Models | Parked | 14-Aug-20 10:48 |  |
| Views : 3813 |
| The parts ready for assembly. The bottom piece of cloth was what was provided in the kit. Not very prototypical. My new sail is the triangular piece. |
