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I have heard that one of those materials has a problem of building static inside the case, thinking it is the acrylic cases. But it also depends on the material of the model. A friend of mine has a beautiful sailing model of USS Constitution, sails and all. He that problem whenever the case is lifted/lowered. Not sure how a plastic and metal model like Bismarck would respond. Personally, I would go no thicker than 1/4 in material for the case either way.
Brian
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The business ends of Bismarck have finally been installed! She is looking mean and ready to go. I can hear the sea pumps right now and the whirring of 1940s technology. I can't wait to see what you do for the seaplanes Bismarck carried, assuming that you even put some on this model. Great job on this ship, someday I may have to attempt something like this myself.
Brian
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And Patrick is off to the races again daring to make another amazing yacht interior! Genesis is looking great, making nice progress on her.
Brian
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Another late comer to this blog, she is a good looking ship, Marcus! I will be following on this project. Looks kind of similar to what we call a Yawl rig.
Brian
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Maaaaaaannn, I miss a few days of checking blogs here on NRG and already you are this far with Genesis! Fast sailing, mate. I will have to find a back seat to watch with my soda on the big-screen tv.
Brian
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Dan, your model of the Bismarck is beautifully done, sir! She really was a beast of a ship for her time, I was amazed how technologically advanced Bismarck and other ships were. A very fascinating project.
Brian
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I have heard it reported that if you follow the hull contours with the outside layer of planking that it goes on a lot more smoothly. Looks like you have at least somewhat attempted that putting on the first of the wales. Keep up the good modeling efforts.
Brian
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On 2/7/2018 at 3:54 AM, Omega1234 said:
Thanks for the compliments! Well, I'm not too sure that 'masterpiece' is an apt description, but I'm pretty chuffed with it, nonetheless.
Have a great week!
Cheers
Patrick
Hey Patrick, I have seen several pics of both Shadow as well as Majella on MSW Facebook. Yes, Patrick, those two yachts go down as masterpieces! You are very skilled
Brian
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Nice start on new ship model, sir. I am curious as to how you did the fillers between the bulkheads, as in what wood did you use? Ought to be a great blog to follow.
Brian
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4 hours ago, Mike Dowling said:
Did you choose the colour scheme yourself or is it based on the real boat ?
It seems to me from my research that mostly real boat. On my model of Royal Yacht Mary I am giving her a royal blue coloring, even though indigo paints were just starting to come out around that time or soon afterward. I just personally dislike black other than for the wales unless needed (like the painting for Constitution or Victory). Many paintings I have seen of Mary or similar yachts of the time show a black paint with blue tints when in the sunlight correctly. The red paint on inside may be a bit bright, I have heard many modelers like to use a caboose red.
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You are off to a great start on your model of Mary. I will be following this blog
Brian
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I have been wondering that same question involving my model of Yacht Mary. That is, of course, if such metal work was even being done at that time. Even though Mary was a century earlier than Utrecht, I have read that the design and build of the Statenjachts varied little during that time. My two books about the Utrecht never said anything about those metal pieces. Been wanting to get that other book from Sea Watch about the early Dutch sailing ships.
Brian
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Your tapering of the deadwood turned out very nice. I remember the "fun" I had trying to make such a tapering job on my model of Yacht Mary. Keep up the great blog photos and postings.
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You are doing an amazing job on this model of the Utrecht. In my research of these beautiful ships, I have never personally seen before those slides for the lee boards. Nice job making those slides. Do you think that the Yacht Mary would have had such slides for the lee boards even though Mary was almost a century before Utrecht? Have heard that the Dutch liked to stay consistent with how ships were built and designed such as the statenjachts. Looking forward to hearing from you and viewing the next update.
Brian
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Bismark by kpnuts - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1901 - Present Day
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I like your idea, been following quietly along on this dio. If I recall the Ballard book correctly about the Bismarck, he had to use an un-manned sled because the water was too deep for a manned sub to visit. ARGO looks about the same length as a VW Bug, but half the width, if that might help you. ARGO though would be using scale lights the size and power of Christmas-tree lights. Would be interesting to see on your model. Keep up the work.
Brian