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VonHoldinghausen

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  1. Hallå från Linköping Hello there! Beginning to look awsome! She is truly comming to life. What ochre/yellow did you use? Kind regards,, Pontus
  2. Thank you! That might be true. I read somewhere though that it might melt instead the plastic. I guess i will try though. With bodys for bigger RC-cars I happen to know they score the surface and then simply break off the excess plastic, thats why I was curious if that technique could be used fot such hulls also (it is not the same material though). Cheers!
  3. Dear friends! In a distant future, far, far away, I hope to have much more time for modelbuilding Hence I have now (among other kits) bought Billings "Calypso"-kit. It looks very nice I must say, very much so compared to the Billings-kits I built early 80s. This one has a ABS-hull though. A first one for me. What might be the best way to cut away the excess ABS plastic? Simply scoring with a sharp knife a few tines, and then breaking of the excess plastic, piece by piece? Thats what I do with styrene sheets anyway. Any other tips, hints or tricks? The ABS is rather thick in this case... Kind regards, Pontus
  4. How utterly wonderful! A master piece. How I wish there were many more kits of ships from this era, for a mere mortal like me to build. I love them. Happy New Year!
  5. Hi there, eller Hallå där, som vi säger i Sverige No, I have not started it yet, life came rushing. But I do actually MAYBE soon have time to start it, I really, really hope so. Kind regards och God Jul
  6. How very interesting! Thank you very much! I am surprised though that the russian navy kept the name. Kind regards and Merry Christmas
  7. Hi and congratz on a fantastic master build! I have always been a bit curious about the russian ships by the name of "Retvizan", because it was obviously a name carried by at least one Swedish warship: "HMS Rättvisan" in the late 1800s. I think there were more than one "Rättvisan" in the Swedish navy over the years. The name would in english translate into something like "HMS The Justice". Any knowledge on these russian Retvizan-ships? Kind regrds, Pontus
  8. So sorry to hear what happened. You did the best you could do: You continued the model for him amd you. Thats strength. I am highly impressed by your build and your person. Kind regards from Sweden /Pontus
  9. As I remember it, this line of ships where French constructions from the beginning... Russia bought two from France as I remember it, and later a number of russian ships were based on that construction they bought.
  10. As beeing said here, very common amongst 1/350 and 1/700 modellers. Also among WWI airplane modellers. I think its there where it originated. Has been used for a rather long time now, and I have known about these products for at least 10 years. Never heard ONE single negative thing about them. Very simple to use, If there is a slight slack in your rigging, you simply use heat and it immediately tightens. I would suggest the same product from the company "Uschi Van der Rosten", who has been around for some time now. "Mig" tends to copy (try to) what others have already come up with.......they might ofc still be good. You can easily find builds using this kind of rigging that has been built at leats 10 years ago. Kind regards
  11. Congratualations Mike! One more shipwright to the family. Great :) Nice progress on the ship. As always. KUTGW Kind regards
  12. Welcome! (Välkommen ;) This is as you said yourself a very nice and friendly place to hang out. Best ever I would say. The amount of help you can get here is just fantastic. I suggest you start with the Santa Maria, as she has much less rigging than all the others (appart from the Snowberry which is a totally different beast from all the others, almost no rigging but very detailed). Cheers!
  13. On FleaBay they seem to be sold BY Master Korabel...
  14. Seems to be a little manufacturer sold by Master Korabel... Might be ok...But Im no expert on this Kind regards
  15. Welcome on board :) You will love this place. Lycka till ;)
  16. Welcome to heaven! I am also in Linköping :) Have the same background as you I would say. ie: Im a returning modeller. Cheers!
  17. Hi there Good luck with your new project Patience is the first thing you need. That can not be bought though I would say a bender could be nice to have, but you can come a long way with simply a small steel ruler and a razor blade for bending PE. Remember it should always be done on a hard surface, like maybe a tile or a small piece of glass. CA works fine. Another option is the acrylic Hobby glue from Gator Grip. It is a bit more forgiving and gives more time for placing/building your PE parts. Bigger PE parts can be placed with tiny amounts of CA to hold it in place, and then glued more solidly in place with for example the above mentioned glue. Any sharp hobbyknife would be ok, as long as the blade is small. There are special PE cutters, but I would say you can come a long way with simply a knife. Remember cutting PE should also be made on a hard surface (to awoid unwanted bending). Cheers!
  18. Wonderful idea :) Love it. Is this the 1/350 or the 1/200? Cant really tell from the pictures... Kind regards
  19. One thing is for sure...about 300 days in the atlantic will for sure take its toll on her underwater body. Some wathering there would be correct I would say. Other than that, not much. As a side note though: I am quite sure I read somewhere that only her port side was specially touched up before departure from Southampton. Maybe some faint, tiny rusty spots on her starboard side could be correct :) 300 days in that environment would be slightly seen I would say... Cheers!
  20. OcCre has a new kit on the Beagle in 1/60 out now. Cheers
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