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JpR62

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About JpR62

  • Birthday 03/13/1962

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    Valais - Switzerland
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    Historical figurines, Music, Golf

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  1. Many thanks for these explanations and this really detailed step-by-step guide. What fantastic color work and realism. It's true that offering this element as a mini kit would be a great success. I'm still blown away by the solutions found. It's perfection every time !
  2. The scuppers Using photocopies of the plan, I determine the precise location of the scuppers. With the point of a needle, I mark the spot to be drilled. Then I drill the scuppers in two stages: a first hole is drilled with a drill bit smaller than the final measurement, then this hole is enlarged with a bigger mandrel to the final size of the scupper. To be continued
  3. Thank you Chuck ! Working on the Cheerful is a real pleasure. Everything is perfect, and the instruction manual is absolutely precise and didactic. You just have to take your time. Enjoy the Holiday too and a Happy New Year to the whole family!
  4. Thank you ! The hull is planked with cherry wood and for the deck I use boxwood.
  5. Thank you all for your encouragement. I really enjoyed working on this little model. And I'll probably start building a small model again in parallel with my work on the Cheerfull. It'll probably be the Santa Maria boat from Korabel, on which I'm thinking of fitting the sail. New techniques to discover 😄!
  6. It's been a long time... First of all, a big thank you to all the people who have encouraged me and commented pleasantly on my work. While working on my Batelina, I made a few small advances on the Cheerful. First of all, I finalized the stern details. Just follow the instructions, which are really the best you can do. Don't be in a hurry, and take things one step at a time... I also fixed the windless definitively to the bow, using a small piece of wood to make sure it was placed at the right distance and in the right position. To be continued
  7. Thanks to all the 'Likes'. Thank you Chris and Ron for your kind comments. This model was a pleasure to build and a great source of inspiration.
  8. Thank you to all the 'Likes'. And that's all there is to it. Here are a few photos of my finished Batelina. An excellent little model from MarisStella that gave me a lot of pleasure. I tried to personalize it to make it a little more unique. Thanks again to everyone who has followed my work and encouraged me. Back to the Cheerful and its cannon battery.
  9. Thank you to all the 'Likes'. I decided to add a small plate bearing the name of the boat to the bow. I chose to name my batelina 'Sloboda', which means 'Freedom' in Croatian. The name is made up of letters cut from a sheet of decals. I prepare both plates on the same very thin wooden board, painted black. The two plates are cut and glued on either side of the bow. I take this opportunity to add a trolling hook (crochet de traîne) on either side of the boat's stern. This element allowed the boat to be towed dry on the beach using a beach capstan. This time, all the fittings are ready. I can now finalize my project.
  10. Thank you to all the 'Likes'. I quickly made a small jig for the boat's oars. Two cutter blades glued parallel, raising one end to give a slight inclination. Then simply insert the oar and sand, leaning on the two blades. The result is good evenness and, above all, two identically shaped oars. A coat of black paint on the paddle and two small numbers from a sheet of decals, and the oars are ready. All the elements are now ready and I can proceed with the final set-up. To be continued shortly..
  11. I then decided to add a buoy. I started with a token used in Switzerland to play at lotto parties. This token is perfectly round and, above all, very thin. First, I coated both sides with a thin layer of Mr Surfacer 500, a product used to fill imperfections on plastic models. A little sanding and a thin coat of primer. I then soldered a small section of brass tubing to receive the future shaft. Thanks to the excellent youtube site "Chroniques du blindage", I was able to discover an excellent product for model soldering. It's liquid solder from Decapod. On the youtube site, there are two excellent videos explaining the method used to weld photo-etched on plastic models. One shows how Emilien Pépin, editor-in-chief of Steelmasters magazine, works, and the other was published by Max Lemaire, a well-known model builder in the tank modelling world. It was they who introduced me to the Decapod brand. Airbrushed black undercoat, then painted. The barrel is a Chuck product and, like all Syren brand fittings, it is absolutely perfect. A small test of the temporary positioning of the various elements. I still have to work on the oars of the boat. To be continued shortly..
  12. Oh my God, how time flies... Being in my last year of work (I'll be retiring at the end of June 2024), I unfortunately have very little time to devote to my favorite hobby. I'm looking forward, once I retire, to finally having more time to work in my workshop... However, I was able to add a few more details to the final presentation of my Batelina. First, I carved a small scoop to fit inside the bucket. A little resin ('Aqua Magic' from 'Deluxe Materials') was added to the bottom of the bucket to simulate a little standing water. It's very easy to use. Simply pour the liquid product in a thin layer of less than 3mm and leave to harden for 24 hours.
  13. Congratulations, this is a fantastic ship model. I had a lot of fun following its construction. Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks. It's a great help.
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