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Slick!

Looks great as-is, but I'm sure you'd make it look great with rigging, too.

Well, good! Because these Halinski kits can make a modeler go insane!

Very nice, Clare!

Tracks are definitely the "bogie"-man of armored models!

Thank you! Pre-molded canopies are certainly convenient, but I don't think I've ever had one yet that didn't pose its own unique challenges, and this one was no different, so I'm happy with this result. Next it was on to the ailerons, and naturally with this being a Halinski kit, each one had to consist of no less than thirteen separate parts. 😑 In the end, though, I was completely dissatisfied with how the control horns turned out, so I ended up replacing them with much simplified scratch components, which knocked the parts count down to only twelve per side. As seems to be my habit, I also ended up with the gap between the wing and aileron being much more noticeable on one side than the other, which you can't really see from this angle. What can I say? And lastly for this session, I also added the brass 20 mm cannon barrels and their shrouds. I believe the landing gear are next if I follow the numbered sequence.

Moin, Herbert! Welcome to MSW! Please note that our site guidelines require posts to be made in English (I can read German, but not all of our members are so blessed!). Good luck on your project! This looks like the Amati 1/35 scale kit?

Canopy is on.

Hi, Dan, and welcome to MSW! Some observations (and you're probably not going to like the first one): "Established kit" is a very generous description of any Mini Mamoli product. I think most of our members would agree with me when I suggest that these are terrible beginner kits -- poor materials, poor instructions, poor representations of the real-life subjects, and scales that are difficult to work in for wooden ship subjects. To be frank, I'd recommend setting this kit aside and starting over with something that is much more likely to result in success. You'd enjoy the hobby far more by going that route, IMO. I can't for the life of me imagine why the kit would have you attach shrouds to the inboard side of the bulwark. That doesn't mimic actual practice at all. A modeler is never obligated to rigidly follow instructions. Thinking the various tasks through in advance may suggest to you better ways to get a task completed. Modelers use a variety of tools to work in tight spaces, including various styles of tweezers (including some with curved tips), hemostats, and assorted rigging tools that can often be home-made on the cheap. Yes, attaching rigging to eyebolts before gluing the eyebolts in is one way of doing things, but it's a terrible way for doing shrouds -- because that method exists only in the minds of Mini Mamoli kit designers, not in actual practice. Anyways, just something to think about.

Fingers crossed!

Got the frames cut out and glued to the vacuformed canopy. Afterwards I noticed that there is a slight defect on the aft starboard side that didn't allow the lowest frame on that side to sit level. It remains to be seen how that will affect fitting the canopy to the fuselage later. I will let the glue fully cure before cutting the canopy free from its blank. Since I invested in an upgraded cockpit interior, I'm leaning toward displaying this model with the canopy open.

It looks to me like you don't have the stem seated all the way back. The contours of the stem and longitudinal profile should come together without a gap.

That's a tough diagnosis, Marcus, and I'm with Patrick on wishing you strength for the challenges to come. But I think I would not be alone in hoping that you would seriously reconsider the 'Viking funeral' plan for your model. Certainly someone in your family would appreciate having it, even if it is not completed? Might even be the kind of project someone would be willing to finish up for your family.

The model? Or the full-size boat? The full-size one can really move, and it would be a great project for anyone who lives near a large body of water, like the Delaware River.

Eberhard, I saw that your wonderful build log had never been tagged as finished! I have belatedly rectified that oversight.

Sound advice! I had more or less the same experience with spiling

That is a charming model! Congratulations!

Well done!

We used to have more detailed instructions, including directions on how to append the medium (wood is the default medium) to the end of the title, but it made little or no difference in the number of titles that we ended up tidying. I'm happy if new members get their titles 75% 'correct'. As you pointed out, looking at existing log titles is the best way to see how it's done.

I have to admit that I'm a little envious about the full-time narrowboat plan. I told my wife that we have enough equity in our home to sell it and pay cash for a narrowboat, but she wasn't keen on the idea -- my loss!

Exhaust stubs added.

Welcome aboard, and good luck on your project!

Engine mounted. I wasn't happy with the placement of the machine guns. Since they're made of paper, removing them understandably made a hash of them, so I ended up replacing them with styrene rod. And cowling on. I can't believe I've only been working on the engine and cowl for thirteen days -- it feels like ages. The next task will be to sort out the exhaust stubs.

I'm a fan of the transitional sail-to-steam period, too. I have always thought that USS Petrel (PG-2) would make a very interesting model.

Welcome aboard! At the risk of ruining any future good name you might have acquired among this august company, might I suggest you take a look at card models? They do not require lots of time, space, tools, or capital outlay (a big plus for starving students). You can check some out by clicking here. Cheers!