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Great work so far! And I love the natural light you receive in your work area there -- makes my modeling area look the depths of a cave in comparison.- 128 replies
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Based on the instructions included in other Victory Models products, I would say yes, with the caveat that Granado is not necessarily an easy model. If this is intended as a first model, you might want to start off with a simpler project.
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Looks like the strip wood and dowels are all there. For 60 euros that would be an incredible steal (let me know if you're not interested). But I'm also somewhat cautious by nature, and I would be curious why the seller didn't notice that the supposedly missing material is in fact there. The stuff is pretty easy to spot in the photos.
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Hello and welcome! I saw your post on FB and was hoping that you would ask your question here, as I think you are more likely to get a response. I'm not intimately acquainted with AL's product line, but I'm not aware of any updates or modifications having been done with this kit. It does date back a ways. Probably the only difference between the two kits in the above photos is the box art. Newer AL kits do, I believe, include photo-illustrated instructions, so it's possible that Harvey has been updated in that respect. Cheers!
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Does the model feel very light for its size? A lot of model kits from the 40s and earlier included solid hulls carved from balsa.
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Serge, have you tried sending him a private message here? He checks in regularly.
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The fittings appear to be untouched. This kit regularly retails in excess of US$400. If the owner is only asking $60, then you can buy a lot of very nice strip wood and dowels with the savings! Heck, you can even replace it with some upgraded wood, e.g. Swiss pear, cherry, boxwood, etc.
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Internet translators have improved greatly in recent years.
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When I see modelers with impeccable skills such as yours, I tend to (mistakenly, I suppose) assume that they have a day job in a machine or wood shop somewhere. 🙂
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Hello, Chris. Will your Alert have the spread-yard rig as shown in the AOS book? When I built Sherbourne, I modified her rig to that configuration.
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That's a Chris Watton design and a great kit. As harlequin said, if the strip wood and dowels are all that is missing, it's still a pretty good deal.
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Skip, your last painting really brought back a memory. I used to do some fisheries work on Stone Lagoon in Humboldt County, California. The lagoon is the middle one of a north-south group of three lagoons that form Humboldt Lagoons State Park. There's an old red schoolhouse across the road from the lagoon. The lagoon and its lone schoolhouse made an easily seen and identified waypoint for US naval aircraft practicing low-level ingress missions, so every so often we would see an F/A-18 or Intruder zip over at treetop height, just like in your painting.
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¡Bienvenido a nuestro grupo! Requerimos que las notificaciones sean publicadas en inglés. Muchos de nuestros miembros utilizan la traducción de Internet. El significado del aviso traducido suele ser lo suficientemente claro para que todos lo entiendan. Esperamos ver su trabajo! Welcome to our group! We require that notices be posted in English. Many of our members use Internet translation. The meaning of the translated notice is usually plain enough for all to understand. We look forward to seeing your work!
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Welcome! For tools, the best advice is don't go overboard on buying a lot of them to start with, as very often you will acquire many that you don't often use later. If you are starting out with essentially no tools at all, it may be a good idea to start out with tool set, such as those that are sold by X-acto. These are sometimes marketed for different kinds of models, i.e. one specific for trains, another for ships, etc. I started out with a "train" set but found that most of the included tools were equally useful for ships. Another good idea is to hold off on buying tools until after you actually purchase a model, since many model kits will give you some idea of what tools are needed to build the kit. Also, as you read through the instructions, you will get an idea of what is needed to complete each particular step of construction. There is a lot of individual tastes involved in tool selection as well, since there is often more than one way to do a task, and not everyone agrees on how best to do it. It's all part of the journey! Cheers!
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Just a personal opinion, of course, but I'm not a fan of the billowy look. I think that it's hard to pull off in a convincing fashion.
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You are. Bill just hasn't made any updates lately. Fear not, though -- he was on the forum today, so we know that at least he is still with us!
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kit review 1:32 Fifie – The Scottish Motor Fishing Vessel by Amati
ccoyle replied to James H's topic in REVIEWS: Model kits
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Welcome, Reed! Don't feel too bad about your first model -- all of us (well, most of us probably) have a first model (or models) that we're not too proud of. Don't hesitate to share your work with us. Cheers!
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Wow, great choice, Keith! She's a looker, to be sure. When I saw the pictures, I immediately thought of Coronet, which is currently undergoing restoration at IYRS. It'd be sweet if a nice set of plans results from that work. BTW, I somehow managed to miss the completion of Altair. I wonder where I was??
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Unfortunately, I can't help with that part, but I will be interested to see how this comes together. "Back in the day," a good chunk of my modeling efforts were devoted to 1/700 waterline kits. None of those efforts have survived into the present day, though.
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Pictures are very unforgiving in that way. But, happily, things never look as bad when viewed at normal resolutions and distances.
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I hate DIY projects, mainly because a) the estimated project times are always wrong by at least a factor of two, b) I'm not good at them, and c) after I finish my do-it-yourself project it always looks like someone did it himself (if you catch my meaning)!
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Judging from the build logs of this model posted here, this is a very nice kit. Have fun building!
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