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General Ship Modeling
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brass mounts for ship models
JimMrr
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009 - 01:53 AM UTC
I have looked for brass mounts.."finials"....for mounting ships hulls onto wooden bases...and I have had no luck!..i have tried electrical shops,lighting stores,trophy stores,....does anyone have some suggestions for me?
goldenpony
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Zimbabwe
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Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009 - 02:20 AM UTC
I know I have a site bookmarked some place. It might be on my home laptop.

I will do some digging and post ti when i find it.

JimMrr
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Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009 - 02:29 AM UTC
Many thanks Jim..im doing a couple of Flower class Corvettes ..one for a crewmember aboard her, another for the son of a crewmember aboard another Flower..many thanks for any help
MartinJQuinn
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Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009 - 02:52 AM UTC
Try here: http://www.antiquelampsupply.com/category/66/
JimMrr
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Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 09:35 AM UTC
MANY thanks !.....I checked out that website and YES ! ..it has everything I need! thank you
silent-one
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Posted: Friday, November 27, 2009 - 06:37 PM UTC
That site wont sell internationally. Anyone know a site that will ship to New Zealand?
smithrp
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Alberta, Canada
Joined: November 28, 2009
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Posted: Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 11:09 AM UTC
I use brass door knobs. I machine the outer surface flat on a lathe so it will sit flat on the base. You can pick them up at any hardware store and they are cheap.
CarlOmaha
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 04:48 AM UTC
I used to do the local hunt for lamp finials/parts but have favored brass bushings, instead. I get them at LOWE's home improvement stores and they come in about 3 or 4 different sizes. Then, I can use any appropriately sized screw or bolt to fasten the model to the base.

These are some larger ones on a 1/700 BB:


These are smaller ones on a 1/350 AVP:
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