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  1. amateur
    Hi Chris, the same 'request' I did: the steam/sail transition.... I'm affraid that we are such a minority that there is no business modell for kits from this period.... Jan
  2. amateur
    Yeah, we would be rich by now Jan
  3. amateur
    De Ruyter has been collecting some dust over the summer, but today I finally managed to soend some time on him. First I did the railing on the upper platform again, JSC did some overlength on a not so usefull place: The railing has to disassembled in three parts to get a reasonable fit. Now it is drying, for attaing the toprail needs to be done when the part is really drie (and therefore:rigid) Next was the middle deck house: I did the lower part some time ago, now I did the fullel-base. Whatever I did: the marks on the side wouldn't line up with those on the deck. Also the indent on the forward side of the deck was not large enough: the whole structure therfore stood to far aft. I made it larger, hoping there are no unexpected side-effects of the surgery:) Finally I started the aft deckhouse (the base for the anti-aircraft battery.) The idea is the same as for the other deckhouses: a white core, deck glued on top, walls glued around. Sounds simple, and it works reasonably well (apart for the top-layer of the card that tends to come loose at the edges.... Also, the back wall is a bit on the low side. Hopefully the gun-platform will hide the gap. And now it is drying under some pressure, as it tried to warp..... and finally, todays lesson: always check the back of your scrap card before using it as cutting mat Jan
  4. amateur
    Landstrom did great drawings. Without his book I was probably collecting stamps or something..... Jan
  5. amateur
    I amgoing to put in the same thoughts I did in some other threads on kits. I understand thefun of building large models, but for many those kits are too large. (I still have Corels Prins Willem on my bench, and the next one has to be smaller too fit in my house) so: why not larger ships in smaller scales: makes them easier tobuild (less instead of more detail), and perhaps a larger group of interested customers. (besides: giving the current PE-technology, you can still put in lot of detail if you want) other thought: why not go for a different period: just an other around 1800 HMS might interestsome, but there is so much more. Why not turn to the sail/staem transition period: still wooden hulles, but definitiely something else. (Ithought of something like the Dutch zMS Bonaire, still in Den Helder) Third: why not turn to smaller ships: Corel had (has?) some mediterranean crafts, but around the German, Dutch, English waters there is quite a lot that is interesting enough to make a kit.... Jan
  6. amateur
    I hit the like on your request I will be a regular visitor over here, but as the ship is outside my knowledge-zone, I will not too often enter the discussion. Jan
  7. amateur
    When you know where to look, the stairs on the stern can also be seen on the pic of the hull upside down in drydock. (the one you posted on sept 21st) I guess that I don't tell you anything new by pointing out the pics in the German BundesArchiv? http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/cross-search/search/_1539258885/ Jan
  8. amateur
    Perhaps not up to your own 'personal standards', but as far as I'm concerned you did a very good model again. Jan
  9. amateur
    a verynice wheel, but not fit for the Halve Maen, as that one had a whipstaff 😀 Jan
  10. amateur
    Why not? From a kit-makers perspective, it is the ideal material: it doesn't warp as plywood does, it is easy to handle and it is cheap. Jan
  11. amateur
    Amati did something strange: on their website is a model of HMS Vanguard, but the pics they show are the scale 1:64 HMS Victory ..... https://amatimodel.com/ecomm/I/articolo/B130004 Jan
  12. amateur
    It is not a new thought. The smallsvale builders use ainted tissuepaper. (Eg philip reed) Jan
  13. amateur
    Hi Markus, not onlyneed the roedes the same weight, they need to have it at the same distance of the centre.... final balancing needs to be done when averything is ready: the roedes van have the same weight but still not be balanced. But it looks like if you will be finished before the rain season sets in. Jan
  14. amateur
    When typing the question, I knew youhad thought of the answer before starting the work. thanks for the explanation Jan
  15. amateur
    Hi, are you sure over your shell-design? almost all shell like decorations I know from that period do not show the outside of the shell, but the inside, so, the outer rim is curved outward, and not inward. Jan
  16. amateur
    I, too late, I see the chairs in front row are already taken by some popcorn addicts. I will happily take a chair in the back row Are you going to do the civilian colours 'as build' or those after the war? (I think I know the answer :)) The other dazzle-side was also rather bizarre (the bundesarchiv has some, but not many pics of her) Jan
  17. amateur
    Hi Greg, As far as I can see, the only thing that does differ between the pics of the ral shi and yours are the sailors. you did a very convincing model (again) Jan
  18. amateur
    I like those old German ships. And we do not question your ability to give the hull some depth and detail (I even think your version will be better than anything Tamiya could have come up with ) Jan
  19. amateur
    Thanks!
  20. amateur
    Please, help me... I’m a metric guy. How far apart are the markings on your ruler in milimeters (or are we down to micrometers here?) Jan
  21. amateur
    Ten is more than the drawing shows, but the famius drawing by van der Velde shows three bisible above the waterline. That leads to ten in total.... Jan
  22. amateur
    That is a lot ofwork for a ribbon, but the result is fantastic! Jan
  23. amateur
    Guess what google shows me when I do a picture search for HMS Juniper. Lots of beautiful ship paintings Google is a weird machine...... Jan
  24. amateur
    I thought I was the only one not being able to get the pic were I wanted it.... Your scrollwork looks promissing! Can't wait to see it on the bulwarks. However, two question: first: can you cut out the lattice without damaging the little scrolls and the second: is the lattice not a bit too heavy (ie too wide) compared to the scrolls? Jan
  25. amateur
    You could have printed and glued the seat again (and again) till it was as perfect as you wanted it to be? The bike is already looking like one ! Jan

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