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Sometimes things are longer sgo than you think…. It took some time to put up two masts and some rigging. The rigging diagram that goes with the model does not match the rigging that is done by some geman modellers, based on orher info. It aldo does not match pictures of the time. Therefore I took the ‘ in between version’. Simplified, but mote like the original. Antennae to be done, but this rigging stuff is a bit trying on the eyes (the difference between rigging line, dust and my own hairs is hardly visible) , as is the CA on my nose In other words: almost there, but still a decent amount of work to do. Also: I did not find a flag that fits the period (german imperial navy).
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Is it the deck curvature, or the height of the backwall? Inboth cases: scissors solve everything Jan
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Anyone out there working on a card model?
amateur replied to gagliano1770's topic in Card and Paper Models
I have Sibajak on my pile of ‘to do”s, but still not confifdent enough to start cutting. I read varying reviews: not easy but doable, but also “flawd, needing many work-arounds’….. Jan -
Fordson N roadless tractor by RGL - Plus Model - 1/35 - RESIN
amateur replied to RGL's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Nice! Will there be a diorama in which this tractor is starring? Jan -
Nice start! Are you going to ‘upgrade’ on the windows? Those blue squares don’t look very ‘glassy’. (although I know that all designers use this style when it comes to larger windows) Jan
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What surprises me is that these ships even made it to this day. 80 Years is quite an age. Jan
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That is what makes you what you are: the ability to reduce complicated stuff into relatively easy parts. Most people get stuck at that point (at least, I do ) Thanks for explaining. Jan
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Which reads a bit as ‘for a gifted modelbuilder like me, it is not as difficult as you think it is’ You can tell us that it is not as difficult as we think it is, but we keep looking in astonishment and awe, and tell you your work looks / is perfect. Jan
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It is even larger than I imagined. Impressive (in al aspects) model. Jan
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When you tead Witsen or Van Eijk, they seemed to have been obsessed by the size and woodtype of the structural components. Planking is mentioned but hardly at a specific level. Also in building conyracts it is wuality that is required, not size as such or any regularity in planking. Look at Vasa: deck planking looks as if they used what was bailable. No regularity, nothing sawn ‘to specification’. Wood was expensive, so why discard a 10 inch board, or saw a 25 inch to 20? Jan
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Nice to see this model again. Did you do some models of cities or castles recently? Jan
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With a bit of photoshopping of the background, this can be used as a ‘rare picture of the original’ Looking very convincing! Jan
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And the original will be 4 mm too short to replace the nect one that is eaten by the carpetmonster Impressive ship/model. Seeing her withthe guns mounted will be another major moment . Jan
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It’s 5 years ago Piet lastvisited MSW. If he is still around, he turned 91 last week. Jan
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Looking almost real. I’m a bit strugling with respect to size. How long is the engine? Jan
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Are you sure this post landed in the intended location? It reads as the continuation of a build log….. Jan
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Airplane tutorials differ widely fromship-tutorials in many aspects. Both very informative though. Perhaps I read past the info: what do you use to glue those styrene rods to the model? Is that also the canopy-glue, or is that just plain white glue? (assuming you use plain white glue….) Second question: what do you use for the matte finish of your kit. I guess something from a spraycan, but which variety do you use/advise? Jan
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Mast collars that have no structural load? Try high quality paper: after a coat of paint, you really nead to know it is paper. Cheap, easy to work with, and very easy to drill holes: glue the collar to the mast, and drill. no idea whether drilling 5 holes will leave anything of your mast , though…. Jan
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Hms Victory made it to prototype. In 2020 JamesH started a prototype build here in MSW. As far as I know it was never finished. Prince and Cutty Sark never made it past design. This pic is the most recent Chris showed of Prince. See #15 in this thread: 11 years ago.
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Hi Yorick, Welkom, btw age doesn’t count Start a buildlog, and ask anything. There is always someone to answer and help you. Jan
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I second the suggestion of a pdf-version for future books. Shipping is twice the price of the book, importtaxes will be around 20% of total costs (book and shipping combined). Even a 25dollar pdf is far cheaper for me than a 13 dollar hard-copy send by Ups….. Jan
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I missed this till now. I will follow closely: beautifull ship and a masterbuilder. That can only become a feast to the eyes. Jan
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Although, I am not sure whether ‘fictional’ classifies as ‘contemporary’ But it is a nice model. Jan
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