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I was wondering: what will be the finish of all this: will it be painted, or will you leave (some of) the metalwork unpainted? jan
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We have a non-ship subgroup. It is small, but perhaps theycan give you a ‘place to be’ for aircraft-builders. @realworkingsailor Andy, do you have a suggestion? Jan
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kit review SMS Sleipner by Hamburger Modellbaubogen Verlag
amateur replied to ccoyle's topic in REVIEWS: Model kits
At https://www.die-kartonmodellbauer.de/forum/index.php?thread/14732-sms-sleipner-t97/ spotted the first log. the turtleback is a tricky part indeed. Jan -
Sure I follow. Don’t bother the speed: as soon something shows up, I read the post. Mars is turning out nicely. one question: are upu sure the tips of the ‘zalingen’ are pointing upwards? I was expecting ‘backwards’: the holes are for the iron-work of the deadeyes to pass through. Jan
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I read in a German formum that the site-owner has died last summer. His family has shut down the business and the website that was connected to it. Jan
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Quite a lot of fiddly bits coming together. I have a question on your ‘build sequence’: in most kits the deck is glued to the hull before the remaining stuff is put on. Getting it on before is helpfull in case hull or deck (or both) are warped, and a lot of rubber bands are needed to close the gaps. Hooe your deck fits without brute force….. Jan
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This is the scheme I remember most Although having seen this plane many times, I actually never noticed how small those wings are (my eyes probably a bit detracted by the large wingtip fueltanks) The model is coming together nicely. Jan
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In vase you want something different: kolderstok is about to launch a cross section of a Dutch Pinas. I have seen the prototype (in real life, not just a pic), and it’s really nice one. https://kolderstok.com/blogs/nieuws Perhaps @*Hans* can tell us when it will be released Jan
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Please do. We will be kind (btw we always are kind). And welcome to the community of MSW! You will draw some more attention to your log (and therefore get more helpfull feedback) when you put a post in the ‘new member section’ of the forum. Jan
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In addition to what Wefalck writes:in VN de Veldes time, the sprit was set in a sling at the foot of the mast, the sling itself was attached to the top op the mast: no need to lift the (very heavy) sprit ot of its sling: gravity helped the foot go up as the tackle on the lower end was loosened. It was not unusual to have this sling made from forged iron shackles. The lenght of the sprit varies greatly between periods, regions, shiptype, and preference of the ship-owner. I have read somewhere that the high-peaked spritsails were thought to have an advantage at certain wind-conditions. there are various books around showing these arrangements. But: far too heavy and complex for a small vessel. Jan
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Looking for similar kits that resemble these ships
amateur replied to challenger86's topic in Wood ship model kits
There are some card-models of liners. Only the famous ones of course: titanic, olympic, mauretania, wilhelm gustlow, carpathia, nomandie. Some more, but they are outside your time-frame I guess. Beautiful ships, nice models, but by no means easy to build. (And quite an other medium compared to wood/plastic) Jan -
I could look at your work for day’s. It’s art. Stay safe Jan
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In Germany they quite often use a material called ‘finnpappe’. Unfortunatedky, almost non-available outside that country. Cuts better than grayboard, and does not delaminate. No idea whether there is a US-variety available. (Don’t think so, even unknown here, and we are not so far from Germany ….) Jan.
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Thanks for including your fingers in the pic. That helps to realize how small it all is. Jan
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As far as I can read it: Galley, also known as the ships kitchen…. Jan
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Hi Valeriy, what a beautiful work. I have a question: your hatches show hinges on all dides, and post #130 shows ‘unhinged’ hinges. Was it possible to choose the direction in which these hatches opened? And also: the parts between the hinges, are those to bolt down the hatches while at sea? Jan
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Nice start. Those nails can’t be taken seriously. Way overscale and far too inconsistent in looks. do you know this guy on youtube? https://youtube.com/@EngelsCoachShop?si=kU0tAPZ99_y7J3wj Jan
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That’s good news! Jan
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Compared to your usual scale there is a 0 missing. Didn't know you were into large-scale models Jan
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"Redo her in a different way": I found the first version already pretty amazing.... Will be interesting to see how 7 years of additional experience affects the result. Jan
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Unless, of course, you don’t glue the roof permanently in place In any case: looking great. Jan
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Yup, spot on. Jan
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