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Ronald-V

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  1. Tnx! I will try first the printed method...and if that don't work...maybe the Woodland decals will work
  2. Tanganyika looks more like the ship on the box 🙂
  3. Tnx! Yes the solution that Y.T. used looks like a good alternative. I'm going to experiment with that. I wouldn't trust myself yet to paint the letters directly on to the ship 🤪
  4. That looks really good I must say. You used just normal paper?
  5. Hello everyone! Not sure if it's the right subforum to post this question. But i'm look for dry-rub transfer letters, and the Letraset 5mm Times new roman gold are looking real good for the job. I'm working on the Pickle kit from Caldercraft and the photo etched letters that are supplied with the kit are horrible. I saw with other builds on the forum that they use the Letraset letters. But the problem is that I could not find them on the web? Does someone know an adress?
  6. I wasn't happy with how the knots of the lanyards turned out. It was to sloppy and it irritated me. I had already knotted about 6 of them but cut everything loose. And searched how it could be done better and neater. I took a look in the practicum of the Syren from Chuck Passaro. He uses the cow hitch, or lark knot for that. With a lot of practice it became this, which i'm very happy with. Way more neater then the first effort!
  7. Tnx Lazy Saint! Do you always make new diluted glue for the knots when you need it? Or do you make it once and store it somehow?
  8. Not the most pretty knot...but we all need to start somewhere 😁
  9. glued and pinned the channels in place...they ain't moving anywhere anymore😎 Lighting is not great at the moment to make pictures...sorry for that!
  10. I just followed the instruction manual...that worked well. Offcourse the square parts were already square, but fitting them on the round dowel was not that easy. There is a small hook in the kit to draw the centerline in the dowel. But mine just didn't work that way. He was definitely not accurate, quite off center. so I eyebolded it, then I pusht a center in the dowel with a push pin, and drilled it with a hand drill for the metal pin. Is you're auxiliary tool to measure the centerline of the dowel also not okay? The octagon sections same way as in the manual. Works like a charm. I did the first part with the disc sander that I have, but a small file works just as fine, if not even better. I did the last part with the file...for accuracy :D...the disc sander goes way to fast for that😅
  11. I wish you all the fun with this new build Lazy Saint! It's gonna be a challenge at this scale, but you can do it!
  12. Great progress Vane! Some of the AOTS book are ridiculous priced on the internet. I can find the Granado version only for 70 dollars!
  13. Tnx Lazy Saint! I read it in your log, so experimented already with it. With pins I set it in the right shape.
  14. Is it my computer? Or is the "finished" part cut off? The part behind the brand name is blank at my downloads. (wooden ships index)
  15. Dry fitting some yards. Foot ropes needs some attention...the aren't "hanging" right. Next step is stepping the mast...big step 😁
  16. All the yards, gaffs and booms constructed and painted 🙂 Rigging starts from now!🌞
  17. I just calculated the custom fees...then it's not really worth it. So maybe it's better to buy it in the EU. At Dusek it is not available at the moment. That's not a problem now, because i'm not finished with the Pickle yet. But thanks for the reactions!
  18. Tnx Dirk. With the current discounts at Model Expo I would pay about 90 euro less then at the Dusek site ;). The only thing that's uncertain is indeed the customs.
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