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thibaultron reacted to EricWilliamMarshall in Opium Smuggler 1806 by EricWilliamMarshall - FINISHED - Authentic Models - Scale 1:75 - Schooner
As promised, the pin racks unglued just placed on the deck. There is a nub missing from the masts that the boom will rest against (and a bit of paint work as well.)
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thibaultron reacted to flying_dutchman2 in The Four Days' Battle of 1666, by Frank L. Fox
Druxey,
Thanks for the review. I've heard of this and will check it out.
Marcus
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thibaultron reacted to Beef Wellington in The Four Days' Battle of 1666, by Frank L. Fox
Or you may want to stretch to the hardback edition, a new copy going for $989 on Amazon...
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thibaultron reacted to amateur in The Four Days' Battle of 1666, by Frank L. Fox
Even if we have shut down, work will continue....
No additional time to read or build
Jan
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thibaultron reacted to druxey in The Four Days' Battle of 1666, by Frank L. Fox
As we undergo shut-downs, reading will become more important to us. If you are interested in the Restoration naval period or that of the Dutch Seven Provinces, this book is worthy of your attention.
This is a very readable, exhaustive narrative and analysis of the longest engagement between two navies recorded. Mr. Fox has an extensive grasp of the political, social, economic and strategic issues that led up to and culminated in this North Sea struggle for maritime dominance between The Seven Provinces and Britain. The prelude to, development and aftermath of this marathon battle is well illustrated with fleet movement maps. The narrative is accompanied by contemporary drawings and paintings. There are also extensive end-notes and appendices on fleet lists, deployment and armament.
An engrossing read and thoroughly recommended, available on-line through Seaforth Publishing, paperback, 2018.
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thibaultron reacted to Edwardkenway in Boeing B-17 "Lil Audrey" by Black Viking - Airfix - 1/72 - PLASTIC
Another log to help pass the time!! Have fun, I'll follow along if I may?
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thibaultron reacted to BLACK VIKING in Boeing B-17 "Lil Audrey" by Black Viking - Airfix - 1/72 - PLASTIC
I'm afraid not Lou the one I am doing is the one from the 385th bomb group located at Great Ashfield airfield near Elmswell Suffollk and she was painted olive drab . The church in the village has a memorial to the guys who didn't return. I must admit that other one looks very unusual with the camouflage on it .
Thanks for looking
Martyn
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thibaultron reacted to lmagna in Boeing B-17 "Lil Audrey" by Black Viking - Airfix - 1/72 - PLASTIC
Another B-17!
Are you going to do her in the camouflage finish Martyn?
If so she is going to be a very unique B-17 build.
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thibaultron reacted to BLACK VIKING in Boeing B-17 "Lil Audrey" by Black Viking - Airfix - 1/72 - PLASTIC
Hi all to stop me going gaga as I care for my wife so have to self isolate for 12 weeks I have decided to start a naw build from my stash. The model is a Airfix 1-72 scale B17 from 1978 . I am going to build it as Lil Audrey which is a aircraft that took off just behind where I live at Great Ashfield plus my 92 year old mother is called Audrey so it seems quite fitting.
I will post some pics tomorrow
keep safe all
Martyn
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thibaultron reacted to Katuna in U-552 by yvesvidal - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/48 - PLASTIC - Type VIIC U-boat
I don't mean to keep beating a dead horse but, after including the forward Port head (which you can hardly see) they didn't include the aft officers head. Mind boggling sometimes.
Are you going to load it up with perishables for the galley?
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thibaultron reacted to G.L. in U-552 by yvesvidal - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/48 - PLASTIC - Type VIIC U-boat
Fantastic work, Yves!
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thibaultron reacted to mtaylor in U-552 by yvesvidal - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/48 - PLASTIC - Type VIIC U-boat
Very well done, Yves. Check all the LED's hooked up and power applied. From my electronics work way back decades ago, you may find some bulbs not as bright as others. If that happens, you'll need to change the wiring to parallel. Like I said, it's been more decades than I care to think about and I might be wrong.
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thibaultron reacted to BobCardone in U-552 by yvesvidal - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/48 - PLASTIC - Type VIIC U-boat
Awesome.
You're blending together a whole spectrum of techniques here with great continuity. I bet if you had the resources, you could probably build a real one when you're done with this.
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thibaultron reacted to yvesvidal in U-552 by yvesvidal - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/48 - PLASTIC - Type VIIC U-boat
Installation of four white LEDs on the ceiling/pressure hull:
The "Cook Hatch" has been improved with a large wheel (not in the kit).
Wiring of the LEDs in series (4 x 3 volts = 12 Volts).
Some putty blobs to prevent light leaks. Once painted, they should prevent any unpleasant light leaking outside of the pressure hull. All this will not be visible once the hull is closed.
Also working on the bulkhead of the control room. Openings have to match:
All this is to help represent the large rear fuel tank, located around the rear officer compartment and under the control room.
Back to the sub-officer and kitchen compartment, Trumpeter screwed up royally by mixing up the toilet room and the pantry. Instead of the necessary appliances, Trumpeter is giving us a wooden box..... Very useful to dump a c...!!! I have built a small platform to install the second set of toilet bowl and sink (which is of course not provided in the original kit). They could have offered a second set to populate that very visible room..... But no!
Let's not forget the toilet paper....apparently a very valuable (and rare) item, nowadays.
View on the ducting bringing fresh air:
Very soon, we will be closing the lid on the batteries room:
Hope you enjoy.
Yves
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thibaultron reacted to EricWilliamMarshall in Opium Smuggler 1806 by EricWilliamMarshall - FINISHED - Authentic Models - Scale 1:75 - Schooner
I should have mentioned - the masts are just a dry fit. I’ll have to figure out a way to tweak the angles. I think can repair the decking. And now that folks mention it, perhaps I can ‘enhance’ that area of the ship. There is little bit of ‘furniture’ the goes around the mast for ropes and pins not shown. I’ll take a photo of that when next at the bench.
VTHokiEE - I see what you mean (and nice work, I’m going to steal your scupper jig idea for my next builds!)
Osmosis - beautiful work; the stand is a very nice addition to your model!
As for my books, I didn’t find anything to draw on and, after a while, I let it be. The closest thing I found are either pilot boats or cutters from the early 1800s or schooners from later in the mid-1800s. Neither being a clear match to steal from. The kit is meant to be simple and I’m not clever enough (yet) to work too much around that. (I did add a planked deck, rails, and bulwarks though.) I clearly see some MSW builders can pull info from Steel or James Lee; I’m not there yet.
Thanks for the help!
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thibaultron reacted to Osmosis in Opium Smuggler 1806 by EricWilliamMarshall - FINISHED - Authentic Models - Scale 1:75 - Schooner
I did a similar thing on my Daysailer (link below in my signature). Or you might be able to remove the surrounding planking and make the necessary repairs.
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thibaultron reacted to VTHokiEE in Opium Smuggler 1806 by EricWilliamMarshall - FINISHED - Authentic Models - Scale 1:75 - Schooner
I believe that I have seen a “boot” around the mast at the deck (I’m not a sailor so please forgive my nautical terminology ignorance) that could cover any issues. Here is a link to a picture of one:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c0/fa/6d/c0fa6d475f2afd11957436fcb1a06df0.jpg
I added something similar in my Sharpie build which you can see here:
I believe I saw that you had some reference books for this subject. Do any of them depict anything like that?
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thibaultron reacted to rkwz in Opium Smuggler 1806 by EricWilliamMarshall - FINISHED - Authentic Models - Scale 1:75 - Schooner
Great precise work!
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thibaultron reacted to EricWilliamMarshall in Opium Smuggler 1806 by EricWilliamMarshall - FINISHED - Authentic Models - Scale 1:75 - Schooner
That almost worked worked. I also lost a pin from the rudder in the process and chewed up the deck a bit. How do others approach this task?
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thibaultron reacted to EricWilliamMarshall in Opium Smuggler 1806 by EricWilliamMarshall - FINISHED - Authentic Models - Scale 1:75 - Schooner
I did a little work on the masts and attempted to drill the hole in ship that will hold the masts. To drill the holes, I started with a small diameter working up to larger diameters, checking my angles each time.
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thibaultron got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Guns of History Naval Smoothbore by Osmosis - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:24
Glad to see you went with treenails, not the brass brads they include. I use the seizing thread for the port lid lift, rather than the chain. I could not find any pictures or drawings that showed chain used on ships for this. I also think chain would have abraded the lid surface, in real life.
While almost no ships used a lid like this on the weather deck, I did find one drawing of a ship, that did. I think it was one of the Anatomy Of The Ship series books.
I also fabricated hooks for the running tackle blocks, as shown in several drawings. Mine came out a little large, but improved the looks.
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thibaultron got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Book review: "William Frederick's Scale Journey," worth a look at a bargain price.
Received mine yesterday, have not had a chance to look through it yet.
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thibaultron reacted to yvesvidal in U-552 by yvesvidal - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/48 - PLASTIC - Type VIIC U-boat
Just finished building the six mattresses. These are made with the original Trumpeter part, a layer of thin foam and a piece to wrap the whole thing:
One bed completed.... five more to go:
Et voila. Pillows are made with white putty. These will be formed more precisely and then lightly stained for more realism, once dry.
Yves
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thibaultron reacted to Osmosis in U-552 by yvesvidal - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/48 - PLASTIC - Type VIIC U-boat
Yves,
All of the hidden gems are great. Just knowing they are there even if no one can see them adds something to the build, don't you think? Kind of like when we were kids and had a secret and would say "I know something you don't know"!
The real question is where on earth did you find so many "Nude Nazis"?
Regards
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thibaultron reacted to yvesvidal in U-552 by yvesvidal - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/48 - PLASTIC - Type VIIC U-boat
Thank you Bob, your compliments are very well received.
Small progress on the living quarters and kitchen. That view will most likely be no longer visible once the front bulkhead is in place. So enjoy that nice genuine poster, sitting on top of the auxiliary fridge:
Some of these parts are not provided in the kit, but taken from the extra set of parts I have.
The kitchen sink (below). The sink was equipped with a small basin and four taps: two for cold-warm/fresh water for cooking or drinking and two for cold-warm/salt water for washing the dishes. When not in use, the sink was covered with a large wooden board (depicted here), used as the only plane of work for cooking. The size of that board was 83 cm x 45 cm. It is no wonder the cook was revered more than the officers, in most cases. On the left wall, a cold storage was used as a fridge, and below another storage area was available as well. Trumpeter did not represent the faucets in detail as well as the large cock located above the sink because it is not visible once the module is assembled. Right above the kitchen is also a hatch (Kitchen hatch or cook hatch) that we will see when we put together the roof/pressure-hull element. That hatch was used to pass small food supplies.
Yves
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