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Dimitris71
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Dimitris71 reacted to Jparsley in H.M.S. BOUNTY by Jerry's Admiral - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:60
nice job you two charlene the racks look great your hinges came out lovely
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Dimitris71 reacted to donrobinson in Royal Yacht Caroline by robdurant - FINISHED - Panart - Scale 1:47
She looks good mounted there Rob, nice work
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Dimitris71 reacted to robdurant in Royal Yacht Caroline by robdurant - FINISHED - Panart - Scale 1:47
Thanks Dimitris
A small update on the ship's launch. It's starting to come together a bit better now:
I ditched several ideas along the way here... The .5 x 3mm strip for the ribs is far too grainy to bend, and seemed to me to be too thick to look scale, so I used some veneer instead. I also decided to use ply from the pickle kit for the wales, as then I could cut and sand it to shape rather than trying to bend a 2mm strip (again, too thick?) against the widest dimension. By my reckoning the ribs end up about 6mm apart. I also ditched the former at the front and the "bench"? at the back as being way too thick. I've just planked the front with walnut, and I'll do the same at the back for the "bench".
The wales need a bit more sanding to make them more uniform, but otherwise I'm pleased with the progress so far. Next step, the "bench" at the back and then the 1x1mm strip and the brass decoration with the blue behind. Soon be onto the masts and spars
Has anyone turned the masts and spars for RYC on a Proxxon DB250 - I'm considering buying one to replace the mantua lathe I have (which really isn't man enough, and is dying slowly: not least, because the home-brew power supply I've been using has been providing too many volts to the motor - 14 instead of 12), but I'm wondering whether it's the best way to spend the money
Rob
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Dimitris71 reacted to kostas_gr in San Francisco II by kostas_gr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - bashed
When I finish this ship, It will be impossible to change Leds if they burn out or fail. So I will make 2 separate lines and use a small DIP switch to enable them.
The deck is too thin and when i light the LEDs you can actually see a ball of light beneath it. I used planks to fill the ceiling of the cabins and paint them black
all wires in place, there is a similar line of LEDs on the other side
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Dimitris71 reacted to kostas_gr in San Francisco II by kostas_gr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - bashed
I have tested white and standard yellow LEDs, I liked the yellowish ones.
Soldering SMD LED wasnt as easy as I was rememering it, after 5-6 tries managed to figure it out
Led tresshold is 2,5V, so I used two batteries providing 3V. I am going to use only five leds so 2 batteries should be ok.
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Dimitris71 reacted to stangone50 in San Francisco II by kostas_gr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - bashed
Awesome! Looking forward to your progress.
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Dimitris71 reacted to Omega1234 in Amerigo Vespucci by Dimitris71 - Mantua - 1:100 scale
Happy Birthday Dimitris!
I hope you're having a great day!
All the very best.
Cheers
Patrick
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Dimitris71 reacted to Jparsley in Amerigo Vespucci by Dimitris71 - Mantua - 1:100 scale
Happy Birthday Dimitris hope you and the family have a great time
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Dimitris71 got a reaction from Canute in Trabaccolo by donrobinson - FINISHED - Amati - with a little Santa bashing
I agree with David.. Just beautiful...
Don, I received your Pm only in my e-mail, not in MSW . I send you a Pm but i am not sure that you received it... So... Thank you very much for your wishes Don, you are very kind.
Best Regards
Dimitris
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Dimitris71 reacted to riverboat in Amerigo Vespucci by Dimitris71 - Mantua - 1:100 scale
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" Dimitris ...... Have a Good One!!!!
Frank
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Dimitris71 got a reaction from Canute in Heroine 1838 by ggrieco - FINISHED - Scale 1:24 - Western River Steamboat as she appeared before hitting a snag in the Red River
Thank you very much Glenn!!
Cheers
Dimitris
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Dimitris71 got a reaction from Canute in Heroine 1838 by ggrieco - FINISHED - Scale 1:24 - Western River Steamboat as she appeared before hitting a snag in the Red River
Happy Birthday Glenn , I wish you all the best for you and your family!! Have a great day!!!
Kind Regards
Dimitris
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Dimitris71 reacted to maggsl_01 in Endeavour by maggsl_01 - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:54
Hello again...
I prepared the mainsail now in the way I told before. Takes patience and time - but both I have enough It is very satisfying to see the result when you go along the way the elder went too... they did never use just one rope to fix he sails... And... when you go as close as possible to the ship building in the 17th/ 18th century you understand the function of every rope, of every part... that is so amazing and so great with this hobby But to whom do I tell this ...
I attached a few pics to show the result, all the other sails will be managed the same way.
Cheerio
Max
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Dimitris71 reacted to Jerry's Admiral in H.M.S. BOUNTY by Jerry's Admiral - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:60
Hello everyone..
Before I take it easy for the rest of the evening I thought I might post some pictures of my work from the weekend and yesterday, a day off from work. I was very disappointed with Amati's method to build the belaying pin racks as their suggestion to use 1mm x 5mm strip wood was ridiculous. For one thing they're too narrow and too thin. As soon as I tried to drill the holes for the belaying pins, the wood split lengthwise. Jerry told me not to worry and that he would show me how to scratch build the racks from left over 1.5mm plywood he had. So I got another lesson on the scroll saw and drill press and together we made the racks, painted and installed them. The pictures follow:
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Dimitris71 reacted to Jerry's Admiral in H.M.S. BOUNTY by Jerry's Admiral - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:60
You are most welcome JP...and..
I was able to get a little work done over the weekend even though Jerry didn't help me too much because of all the football games he wanted to see. But his favorite team (The Giants) won so he happily taught me how to make the bulwark stanchions which weren't too hard because I had a little experience using the chop cutter when doing the deck planking. I decided to color the gun port framings red just for the fun of it. Now it's another week of school and 8th grade kids.
Charlene
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Dimitris71 got a reaction from mtaylor in Heroine 1838 by ggrieco - FINISHED - Scale 1:24 - Western River Steamboat as she appeared before hitting a snag in the Red River
Thank you very much Glenn!!
Cheers
Dimitris
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Dimitris71 got a reaction from mtaylor in Heroine 1838 by ggrieco - FINISHED - Scale 1:24 - Western River Steamboat as she appeared before hitting a snag in the Red River
Happy Birthday Glenn , I wish you all the best for you and your family!! Have a great day!!!
Kind Regards
Dimitris
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Dimitris71 reacted to donrobinson in Trabaccolo by donrobinson - FINISHED - Amati - with a little Santa bashing
Here is a little look as to what has happened since last post. I apologize for quality of pictures, this point and shoot camera is really not that good. Pictures explain what has happened so I won't bother to explain too much.
Next will be installing belaying pins, then install all deck furniture permanently then masts and rigging.
Have a Good One
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Dimitris71 reacted to ggrieco in Heroine 1838 by ggrieco - FINISHED - Scale 1:24 - Western River Steamboat as she appeared before hitting a snag in the Red River
Happy Birthday and all the best for yours as well! We're expecting a cool and rainy day today - just as I like it. I've decided to take the day off and be lazy. I hope your day and weekend are wonderful as well!
Cheers
Glenn
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Dimitris71 reacted to kostas_gr in San Juan Nepomuceno by kostas_gr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - my first build
I have finished all gunports on the left side of the ship
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Dimitris71 reacted to kostas_gr in San Juan Nepomuceno by kostas_gr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - my first build
Artesania provides, metal cast gunports, so I have decided to remake them
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Dimitris71 reacted to kostas_gr in San Juan Nepomuceno by kostas_gr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - my first build
Bow rigging
details from sails
deck view details
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Dimitris71 reacted to kostas_gr in San Juan Nepomuceno by kostas_gr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - my first build
I am close to finish rigging (finally), I took some pictures to share with
anchors
lion figure
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Dimitris71 reacted to kostas_gr in San Juan Nepomuceno by kostas_gr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - my first build
some pictures from main mast sails, rigging almost done
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Dimitris71 got a reaction from ggrieco in Heroine 1838 by ggrieco - FINISHED - Scale 1:24 - Western River Steamboat as she appeared before hitting a snag in the Red River
Happy Birthday Glenn , I wish you all the best for you and your family!! Have a great day!!!
Kind Regards
Dimitris
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