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Yep, there is: the so-called standing rigging (the non-moving parts like stays and shrouds) used to be more heavily tarred, so are darker than the running rigging (anything that is used to handle sails and spars), which was not so heavily tarred, to keep the lines plyable. Jan
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No, thereisnopreview, but onthe other hand: what you see inthe 'edit' -area is what readsrs get to see when posted. Jan
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Perhaps the instructionmanual has an informative instruction ? Otherwise: you are old and wise enough to build your own hexagonal light-thingy. btw the pics of the original all show a sixsides glass-house on top of your building. You'll have to rebuild Jan
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Just thinking without checking: evergreen sells styrene tubes in various sizes. is it possible to open such a tube, slide it over the propellershaft and glue it to both motor and prop-shaft, thus replacing the rubber one? Evergreen can be painted, so it would attract less attention..? but perhaps thosetubes are way oversized? Jan
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It is the same: my link brings you at @dafi's site Jan
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http://www.dafinismus.de/plates_en.html#anker7
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Today I started the rings on the lids. Fiddly stuff (too fiddly for my fingers and my tools: carpet monster took abot half of them ) and fitted on my test-port lid. Outer diameter of the ring ist about 2 mm. Actually, these are adapted 3mm rings that I found a long time ago on a webshop long gone. Jan
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Which, as expected, looks far better than the paper parts Jan
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yes, you forgot something: XI: a nice gift-paper to wrap it all up (ad VII: certainly no stay-sails, and no preventer stays. Don't forget the shrouds and the all-important ratlines) Jan
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When you receive the kit, can you give us some of the history? Fentens advertises it as a Polish machine, named Bulgar, sometimes it is referred to as a German machine, but the pics in the internet suggest that it is a Bulgarian one (build in Poland, nicknamed 'Mother Bear') (registration number 46.03) (btw nice pattern for the rivetting :)) Jan
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Hi Piet, I considered that, but there is nithong behind the ports, apart from that ugly U-shaped piece of black painted wood, and in some cases: just plywood of the bulkheads. Nothing of interest, so not drawing attention to it by showing an open port. Jan
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Rivets, yeah, should have known... jan
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Just coincidence and lazyness. the local shop sells 400grams card (way to thick), 150 grams with a very visible structure in it, and 120 grams in packages of 250 sheets (way to much) So I took a sheet of white, cut two strips, ran a black marker along it. Took me less time than going to big city nearby Jan
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Did you order the laserset that goes with the loco? Saves you time, as it incluses the spoked wheel and the frames (as far as I understood in a card-forum). It is a serious locomotive: you'll need some shelve-space when finished Jan
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Today I finished the hinges for the starboard-side. Still a long way to go Jan
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Oops..... Good luck you were on it in time. take care! Jan
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I guess there where wire-diagonals with the original, but yes, these frames did not give any protection to the pilots at all. Jan
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I have been struggling with blackened paper all morning. came up with this so far.... six lousy strips. Perhaps my tolerances should be slightly higher, to get some speed Jan
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Hi Ab, what are you going to do with all your plans? Making a book out of it? Jan
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How many days you have to complete the work? Jan
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I asked on an other forum (a very interesting German one), what they thought of open vs closed. The odds were very much in facvour of 'closed'. Therefore (also given my own hesitations, and the clear preference of the admiral), I decided for closed. That made it more important to have the lids at a snug fit. So I wnet over them again this morning. Starboard done: I fitted all lids using Tamyia tape to their gunport, to prevent mix-up. Next comes the hinges. GIven the size of the hinges on contemporay models, I decided that the Corel provided ones are not a serious option: too wide, too thick, and most of all: horrible bolts. Hope you agree with me So today will be: cutting small strips, painting them black, and adding them to tine squares of wood. I guess the carpetmonster will be lurking
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you could use 'De Roode Stier' but also 'De Roode Os' (Os translates as Oxen, but you already guessed that) or 'De Roode Bul' (yup, you guessed it) Actually, there was a VOC-ship named 'Zwarte Bul' , and one named 'Os' (I also found a Cow in the listing). Couldn't find any references to 'Stier'. That makes 'Roode Bul' the most adequate. Jan
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Your main concern to get it more Dutch willbe the side-galleries. These should be pleasing to the eye, go with the flow of the wales, and show curves, instead of this boxy revell thing..... Jan
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