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  1. yancovitch
    thanks...was a bit scary, but i'm happy with the results....here's some better shots.....
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    aaaaaah...so beautiful !!!
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    i did something quite audacious or crazy or insane......i had some thin brown stain where the filler became sediment and dropped to the bottom of the jar....i used the thin stain on top to give some texture to the decorations although the sculpting wasn't that deep....but it looked better.....now......i felt the flat blue was too flat and sickly or anemic, so i ended up applying the stain to all the blue background too.....and it gave it more depth and contrast because it made the blue darker and gave it a tiny bit of sheen which may get less over time.......it could have been a disaster, but i think it actually looks better 😁
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    sssssok...i found something.....
  5. yancovitch
    super job EJ.......
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    where's your thumb...we need your thumb to show how tiny they are😁....super duper.....the lines flow so nicely
  7. yancovitch
    what do i use for a patina.....now that i know what it's called........material...how thin?....the gold i used was oil based.....
  8. yancovitch
    are you going to add any kind of stain, or whatever is used, to accentuate some of the carvings, to give a more 3d effect?.....i never tried this, as i didn't have the confidence to do it well....
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    clean clean clean.....ahhhh.........
  10. yancovitch
    thanks.....!!! oh ..taken by a cell phone...had a good camera, but video didn't come out so i couldn't blow it up......anyways it's gone now and those days are over....more time for meditation and contemplation 😁.....
  11. yancovitch
    better sounding cannon... img-2843_felQgB7T_5N0D_New.mp4
  12. yancovitch
    maybe i got it this time...... la couronne sailing.mp4
  13. yancovitch
    ooooh...that's pretty scary....a nice halloween gift.....in my wildest dreams, could i have the patience or talent, for such intricate work.........
  14. yancovitch
    hmmmmm i'm not able to install a couple of videos....just looks black....
  15. yancovitch
    wow...what a lovely hull...being a shape junkie, that's a nicely formed hull.........ha, even the hull on the victory kits, differ somewhat...... i wasn't happy with the sergal victory hull..
  16. yancovitch
    being an imitation modeler, for me it's easy...take a piece of wood, cut a rough form, place it on the bow, cut here cut there, place it...cut and place again and again until......ok that feels right....😁.....
  17. yancovitch
    looks like the model came with some really decent wood for the outer hull. which, these days is harder to find...good shew..... judging from the immaculate build, it's hard to believe that's a fast job 😄....vc
  18. yancovitch
    i gave up on the blocks...to get 2mm blocks now, just for the upper decks, would have cost me $70cdn.....and as i built this model only for the shape of the hull, it wasn't worth it......
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    gads! rigging those guns is quite an accomplishment.......i just had some 3mm blocks, and tried....yuk...it ain't easy..getting old i guess....i'm trying to get some 2mm blocks....haha if i can afford them... congrats, on the fantastic job you've done with them....
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    just found this..........i'm gonna be sick.......don't know how many lifetimes i have to go through, before i could produce something like that....yikes!....i just can't look at it anymore😄........ here's another elite modeler which i've discovered.... all i can say is thank god for these people who show such respect for life......it's one of the few signs that there's still hope for this world of instant gratification...............
  21. yancovitch
    there must be archives somewhere, where more photos may be available?.....
  22. yancovitch
    ...........now that is a first for me.........ha...like turnbuckles
  23. yancovitch
    ordered these belaying pins from a site in saskatoon of all places...don't think i'm supposed to mention the name 🙂 they're a little larger than the original.....
  24. yancovitch
    now..... every time i look at your creations, you remind me that......it's ok vic, take your time, you don't have to rush, you don't need it right away, you're not gonna die tomorrow, you're not a failure, don't be terrified of succeeding, don't be afraid of overcoming.....of perfection.....no one will hurt you if you fail.......ha...i had one of those fathers 😉...in other words...thank you for your inspiration, and so positive influence😃....
  25. yancovitch
    good enuff is good enuff??...gads....sounds like me old folks apt. is a hoot!!...love it...no carrying bags of pellets up and down the stairs, splitting firewood, mowing large lawns ...etc etc.....you'll love it....then again ya might get bored ...

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