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Goldfinch by amateur - FINISHED - Scherft - 1:1 - CARD
amateur replied to amateur's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
That is because they are very well thought midels. Difficult to get it wrong. You need a printer, and firm, but not too thick paper. The birds are fun to do: and 1:1 scale is also fun: it doesnt look like a model, it looks real Jan
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Goldfinch by amateur - FINISHED - Scherft - 1:1 - CARD
amateur replied to amateur's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
google for Johan Scherft. He does quite a lot of paper-birds. There may be something to catch for you Jan -
It has been a while that I posted ship-related stuff here, but I have been busy all along. I did two very nice (and also very easy german locomotives), and I started a bird. This time a lifesize flying one: a goldfinch. No buildlog, butjust a couple of pics to show progress. Pretty well self-explaining. These birds by Johan Scherft are easy to build, and their appearance is quite lifelike. This one is a bit more work than the others I did so far, as it has spreaded wings (with a coupe of individual feathers per wing). I had some trouble to get the body nicely closed, so I hope the head will fit. If not, the whole things flies into the dustbin, I will make a new print and start from square one Jan
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Nice model! btw: in the catalogue there is a drawing of another brig of the same periode: HMS Zephyr ( https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/84478.html ) The stem-configuration and the companionway do fit the model. Jan
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Camouflage painted tri-plane, or another 'von Richthofen-red' one? jan
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Out of three, my favorite is the grey one. It doesn't shout out, like the black one, and there is a nice balance in the upper and lower part of the galleries. But pics can be misleading, the real thing in broad daylight should be what counts the top painted is definitely better tham unpainted. Jan
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Actually, you could argue that the dark version is too dark, and the unpainted too light. in both contemporeneous models, there is almost no contrast between the painted friese and the shingled roof: there is a colour difference,but not too much difference in heaviness of the colour. You could try a colour that matches the original model slightly more: a bluish grey slate, in stead of the rather stark black. And, although I will never try a modl like this myself, it is a joy to see how it should be done. I'm a daily visiting, non-posting admirer Jan
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Thanks for the explanation! Jan
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True, but actually, I was thinking of this loco compared to the ones that have their driving shafts on the outside of the frame. Do you know why some machines have the whole mechanics on the inside, I would think that maintenance would be far easier when you can easily reach all the moving parts.... Jan
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It’s a shame that all that fantastic stuff is hidden inside that frame..... Jan
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Sir, The bridge was open, and all the traffic lights went red. Sorry, I'm a bit late. Am I still allowed to enter class_room? Jan
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Ah, well. Thought I was the only one not being able to recognize this as a model . I was looking for sailors in the pic, actually Jan
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@mtaylor: Mamoli But as I can see, there is technical improvement in the mamoli-kits, but no 'historically accurate' improvement. Jan
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Question: will you repaint your 'main model' into this new colour? (actually, I am starting to like the new looks and colours: far more subtle than the Maya die Biene-version) Jan
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No, don’t use a fluid, just wipe away with a cloth (or paper towel) (And use a fairly thich aint) It leaves just enough to suggest the lead strips between the glazing. jan
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Hi Ives, Are you sure that those are blocks in the antenna-wiring? They look like black porcelain isolators to me. Jan
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But it should not go ‘in front’: a train in ‘push-mode’ was, as far i know, speed delimited, especially if low weihjt carriages are pushed. Jan
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I think the answers of the first two questions are hidden in the mists of history..... The answer to the third question is (as far as I know) yes. Some small inland craft are still build kind of shell first: Although it is hardly a shell: those are mainly working boats, build on a heavy floor, and with sides made out of one or two heavy oak boards. The frames are put in after the sides are in place. check this one: https://www.dezeilpunter.nl/de-bouw-van-een-punter (don't forget the video that is embedded) It looks like shell first is just the upskaled version of this building technique. (but I don't know whether or not there is any evidence for that....) Jan
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Don't overdo it: rule number 1 was to keep your machine as clean as possible. There willbe some buildup of grease, but on theotherhand, that is in spots that are easily accesible, so the driver wa/able to remove the build-up. The constant maintenace results in a rather evenly shine of the wheelfronts and driving shafts. the sand is not in contac with the machine: it is deposited on the rails, so no sand on the machine. Finally: trains get an amount of dust, but are not in contac with real dirt. So it shows up as a dusty film, mianly on the upper parts. you have to check the position of the fill-caps for the water and coal: those do show up quite clearly. Check out some of the railroad-building sites: subtle weathering is in my view far more effective than the 'shouting out' version. Jan
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I was wondering: there are about 20 people displayed in that model, so it looks quite large and 'roomy'. What was the full combat crew? 40 or so? Jan
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It looks as if those are mrealy functional brakes.... great job on the wheels. Jan
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To add on this, in the Netherlands it was not the first shrould going single, but the last one. This is a pic of a contemporeneous modell (1650, destroyed in WWIi in Berlin), showing the Dutch solution of that period just a single rope, with a half-hitch around the masttop.
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two ships by the same name in the same Navy
amateur replied to AON's topic in Nautical/Naval History
LIke the list in Wiki: The NMM gives plans for a 20 gun 6th rate ship (1755), named Squirrel a 24 gun 6th rate build in 1785 and a 16 gun second class brig (1853). No others mentioned aoudn 1785, and no 28 guns.... Jan -
Larger than I thought. .. Jan
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Maybe, but this one looks fabulous. Something different from the "steamloco's are black or green"-standard. (Did you intentionally leave out the camo-stripe on the left side of the driver-cabin?) btw: I am still guessing for the size of this machine. How long is the model? Jan
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