Various products that
we used in the construction of our models is listed as follows: |
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Product |
Purpose |
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Clevis
Arms
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For forecastle kedge anchor
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Stern flagstaff, steam valves, crane pulleys, center
anchor crane boom support arms, low rollers
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Hull painting, expansion joints, holding parts
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Finesse painting of small parts
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Assist in securing acetate windows, hold paper
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Windows, glue, seam filler
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Plastic part assembly adhesive
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Hull,
wing cab, deckhouse seams filler
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Super
Glue
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Brass parts, some kickstrips, whistle bonding
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Acetate
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Windows on hull and decks
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Fishing
Line 4 & 10lb Test
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For all rigging, hull knuckles
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Cables, piping, ribbing, microdots, pulleys, whistles,
pole clips, mast clamps, guy wire turnbuckles, deck
posts, docking bridge posts,
motor units, derrick, derrick mast clamps, mast vent,
prow stay, canvas rails (on prow), crow's nest mast
supports, Gibb vent piping, conduits, rudder loop
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Sheet
Plastic Evergreen .020 Planked
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Bridge roof, bulwarks, partitions, davit deck repair,
interiors, boat seats, #4 hatch covers, #1 hatch cover,
compass
tower, vent covers, The `Box' lid, wing cabs, deckhouse
roof wings, funnel struts, GSC Skylight covers, bridge
gear case, hull doors, deck doors, Poop Deck raised skylights,
docking bridge supports, docking bridge stairwell cover,
well deck mast stay plates, wheelhouse wall, illuminated
doorway signs
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Plastic
Microrod Evergreen .035
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Pipes, GSC stanchions, tank room cover supports, docking
bridge flag poles, sounding spars, semaphore bases, missing
funnel pipes, superstructure coaling arms, crane poles,
phone box stands, bridge instruments, safety poles along
#1 funnel, barrel pipes
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Glass
Beads Red, Green, Pearl, White
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Running lamps, GSC light fixtures
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Sequins
Brass/gold
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Capstan covers, telegraph controls
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Sprinkles
Gold Dots
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Grand staircase railing decor
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Used for deck ropes instead
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Cut an used to replace center anchor crane
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Heat source in sprue pulling, staple heating
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Crane boom secure straps, hole poking for drain openings,
bell assembly on mast
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Use after sandpaper for fine finish on plastic (fine
grade)
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Excess paint or glue absorption, brush dryer
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Marking spots for drilling, gluing, cutting
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Speaker
Wire
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Twisted
to make anchor chain safety chains
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Making notes, backing for flag decals
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Eraser
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Unwanted
marks off of the flat white areas
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GMM
Brass Tree |
Bulwark stanchions, door nameplates, decklamp reflective
plates, leadsman straps, hull door decorative edges, compass
tower poles, crow's nest poles, crane boom support legs |
Spare
GMM Railings |
Deck class dividers, flagstaff rope cleat, crane railings,
lifeboat safety railings, funnel grating, center anchor
catwalks/grate, tank room catwalk |
Chrome
Foil Tape |
Mirrored walls inside the Palm Court |
Pulled
Sprue (clear) |
Decklamps, cherub lamp on GSC railing, crane lamps, mast
docking lamps, foremast lamp, semaphore Morse lamps |
A/M
Brass Sprue Tree |
Half globe nubs cut off for binnacle tops |
Spare
GMM Grab ropes |
Hatch tarp tiedowns |
Sprue
Tree (White) |
Mushroom vents, spar motors, vent ducts, bridge instruments,
GSC Gibb vent, deck reels, deck duct vents (tank room and
forecastle), The Box |
Plastic
Strips Evergreen H.O. 8104 W3 & 8106 W4 |
Kickstrips for railings, deck gutters, bridge roof framing,
deckhouse panels, bulwark handrails, gate rail signage |
BIC
Pen Insert (or any plastic ball point ink cartridge) |
#4
funnel interior pipe, life rings
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Saran
Wrap (or any plastic food wrap)
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A-deck sunscreens, compass tower canvas, deck chair blankets,
sounding spar motor canvas covers
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Matches
or Lighter
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Candle
lighter
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Varsol
Paint Thinner
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Scrap
Plastic Slabs
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For glue work
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Empty
Testors Bottles
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Mixing funnel color in
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Brass
Brad Compass Base
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For compass tower
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H.O.
Railway Foliage
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Plants for various rooms
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Rag
Thread Ivy |
For
trellises
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Newspapers |
Wrap around hull after painting to protect finish from
scratches
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Light
Bulb Filament Springs
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For corner of A-deck aft
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Lightbulb
Copperwire
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Pipes, conduits
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Aluminum/tin
Foil |
Backing for flag decals
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