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  1. amateur
    That will be an i teresting build. not much models of these ships (actually, not much drawings to work from, either. I think this book is actually a must have for this period) Jan
  2. amateur
    I like the weathering Actually, it is not too far of from looks and feel the Mataro-model itself . Jan
  3. amateur
    Your usual pace and quality, a pleasure to look at. Jan
  4. amateur
    After some weeks without cardboard, I did some parts of the Ruyter today. First, the foreard railing of the bridge. Warned by a buildlog on a German forum, The part needed some surgery, the middle part about one and a half milimeters too wide. (And yes, i need roo work far more precise, too much white too be seen, especially when photographed in macro ) Here the railing is complete, and the bridge testfitted. Not too bad, it needs a handrail on top, but I need daylight too cut and edgepaint. Instead of the next level of the conning tower, I decided to do the nedt part of the superstructure. I copied the partsheet (my printer did awfull things with the colour...), and cut the top of the superstructure, dounbled it with thick cardboard, and used it as a base: that way the curved wall comes out correct, and I have some gluing base to attach it to the not so flat deck. (for size comparison: the porthole-lids are about 1,5 milimeters) I already cut and glued the deck that comes on top of this and the next part of the superstructure. But as it is under some weight, it can't be photographed (actually, it is not very interesting ) perhaps more tomorrow. Jan
  5. amateur
    Ehhhh..... who did this spreadsheet for you? It an't be you, you were finishing Bismarck (at least, that's what you suggested us ) I will be followi g with interest! Jan
  6. amateur
    A card model that can be photographed in macro setting, and still noerrors and mishaps to be seen. That is outstanding quality. we don't do medals here, but as far as I'm concerned it is definitely a gold one Jan
  7. amateur
    Btw I like Your baciup boeier even better
  8. amateur
    Can we be of help, or is it just sorting out in an aqdully slow pace? Jan
  9. amateur
    Strange, isn’tit? The guy who did the kit on Batavia at first had to give the ship another name, as the Batavia guys where more troubled with copy and namerights than with real content Why are they affraid of sharing? Is it while they don ‘t have the means or time to take the lines, or is it something else? Jan
  10. amateur
    That is the rope that is belayed on the block. Jan
  11. amateur
    I know the feeling: I restarted my ratlines a couple of times Jan
  12. amateur
    I think I know which rope you mean. the sheet is belayed on the lower block of the sheet tackle. There is even a special block for that. You can see it onthe right side of the pic here. The block is hooked to the ring, the sheet can be belayed onthe block. The same holds for the fore sail (I guess dafi wouldnt mind my using his picture) this block is also used in other Dtch ships: like this botter and the rope is belayed like this (the heel of the block always on the aft side of the ship) the excess rope is either on abelaying pi to the side, orjust neatly. On the deck, depending on the setting ofthe sail Jan
  13. amateur
    Have you set yourself a zero-tollerance margin? I would be quite happy when my railings get out this way. Those close-ups pretty much capture the looks and feel of the pics of the original ship Jan
  14. amateur
    1 Which rope do you mean? 2 There are no rules for that. Following some model in the museums I did it this way: up and down. Looks good to me. before you ask: yes, Iknow part of the scroll work is missi g, and that the flag fromthe mastop is lying on deck. That's the risk of moving houses with these rather large models.... (although, being 36 years of age, she looks stil OK to me) Jan
  15. amateur
    So, no margin for error.Makes it all the more challenging! Jan
  16. amateur
    That is not the flag of the province Utrecht, that is a Dutch flag with the coat of arms of the city of Utrecht, home town of the replica. Not a common flag for either town or province... Jan
  17. amateur
    Sorry, missed it are you going to keep the card as is, or will you get thw grey paint ready at the end? jan
  18. amateur
    Dumb, dumber..... What is the flag of the province of Utrecht? And sorry, I missed the question on the backstays. They are going inboard through a heavy piece of wood, and belayed on the inside. As a matter of fact, in the 'real' ship, they are positioned further aft than on your drawing. Jan
  19. amateur
    Ten completely self-explanatory pics of todays work. now it needs something to sit (legs and a branch). Nextweek, perhaps..... Jan
  20. amateur
    No, just white paper glue, appied with a small toothpick. And, by instruction, not applied to the tab, but to the opposite part. Works far better. Jan
  21. amateur
    I promised a restart on the kingfisher-model. Today, I finally managed to do some work on it. It is a model designed by Johan Scherft, and the template is downloadable from his site. There is a nice you-tube video, showing how it should be done (life is not so easy as the vid suggests, but still, it is not a very complicated model with lots of tiny fiddly bits.) Time for some pics. First the template. This is all there is. (Actually, there is also a paper branche template. Did not download that for the moment) The head: template after cutting (swan morton is very usefull, although it can be done with small scissors) and all the longitudinal tabs and those above the eyes are glued. next - while the head was drying - the tail, from two parts And now for the major part: the body paper is funny stuff: I printed the bird last week, and it was very dry and rather cold here last week. After cutting, the paper startedto curl upwards.... no bug deal, as it is just normal 80 grams officepaper, the paper bends easily back when glueing. And then the process of glueing starts: tab by tab, starting with the small ones, and working towards the larger ones. Here a pic of how the bird is right now. Not too stressfull so far, just two and a half hours of fun. I hope to continue tomorrow. Jan
  22. amateur
    Yeah, pics from this build will be convincing evidence that it is a great kit Jan
  23. amateur
    The Zeeschouw was a originally a fishing ship, Billings however took a modern yacht-versionfor its kit. Pretty acurate for what it is, but notwith the charm of a working ship. The statenjacht is modelled after a contemporarymodel in the Rijksmuseum. Problem is that the underwater part of the ship is too round, and too shalow. I guess that the kit-designer didn'tlike the 'bricklike' appearance of the model. The abovewaterline is pretty much following the contemporary model. I did the Staenjacht as my first real model, thirty-oddyears ago. I don't know whether or not Billings redesigned the kit. Jan
  24. amateur
    Design and accuray dpes vary between kits. Which one do you have in mind?
  25. amateur
    Hi Piet, Be assured, I'm not upset. Actually, I very much appreciate the fact that you are willing to share these memories with us. Would you believe me: in the Netherlands this day went by without any reference to the battle of the java-sea.... Jan

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