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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. amateur
    It is not a new thought. The smallsvale builders use ainted tissuepaper. (Eg philip reed) Jan
  4. 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
  5. amateur
    When typing the question, I knew youhad thought of the answer before starting the work. thanks for the explanation Jan
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. amateur
    Thanks!
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. amateur
    That is a lot ofwork for a ribbon, but the result is fantastic! Jan
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. amateur
    After seeing the large chunk of X-acto-steel on your deck, compared to the size of the stanchions, I went speechless for a few minutes ..... If the rule is : when you can't see it, leave it out, I would probably stop after the hull parts are glued together...... Jan
  18. amateur
    Or accept that it 0.1 is beyond your capabilities. I settled down on something around .4mm jan
  19. amateur
    Congrats on your new job! (and on the completion of the rivetting job) Jan
  20. amateur
    Perhaps, but I have some problem in seeing them ,especially when they drop onto the floor (note to self: don't breath) Jan
  21. amateur
    Not a great pic, but to show both funnels are on. All reasonably sized parts are now done. The remainder is just (very) small Jan
  22. amateur
    Ah well, now I see how long ago my last update was, I understand why the thing was a bit dusty It took me soem time to figure out were I left easly this year. (It took less to discover that my eyesight didn't improve since) I started the interior of the deck house. Very, very tiny, the camera of my phone didn't quite manage the focus .... Evrything in place, and more or less as it should look) and closing the roof. I decided not to do the steps on the funnel. They will cost me quite a lot of time and problems, while the overall quality isn't quite high. Small erros in folding and glueing do add up when you stack the parts, so the top deck isn't quite parallel to the main deck, edges are a bit sloppy, This one is certainly a 'first'. My admiration for Dan is growing by the second Jan
  23. amateur
    Be honest: dubz is not the only one happy with the new chain. It is so much better that you have to be pleased with it yourself I like the black and white pics, I don't know why, bt the detail stand out even more in those BW-pics. Jan
  24. amateur
    Blokzijl is a ni ce, but very small town, and the wieden are a beautifulll area (lots of water and reed). The ship you get when you rent a punter in Blokzijl is this one: a relatively small inland sailing ship. in Giethoorn they use the same type, but without mast (as these need to fit under the bridges that connect the houses to the main street. Also with much lower boards, as they don't sail in open water, but are propelled using a long stick,pushed aginst the bottom of the canal. as you see, lots of tourists overthere, mostly japanese and american. Not nice, too crowded, too commercial...... jan
  25. amateur
    Hi Marcus, whatever ship that is, I don't know, but it is certainly not a punter, (at least not what is called punter in the Netherlands). The same holds for the ship to the left. It looks more like a tjalk to me (or it could be a non-dutch ship. It could be a german inland sailing ship) Edit: Second thiught: it is most certainly a coastal/inland sailer, a klipper. You need the form of the bow ro be sure, it could also be a tjalk, but the rudder is slightly too small for a tjalk. Klippers have huge main-sails, and large cargo holds. Not wooden ships, but steel ones, and designed somewhere at the beginning of the previous century.(around 1880-1900) Jan

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