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Don'tforget to make a rabbet at thet stern: Corel does not give that one, and the rudder area will certainly look better if you include one. there are a couple of tricky points, but overall it is a kit of good quality. I hope you are going to put a nice layer of paint over the gold bling-bling those Italians put in theirbox.... Jan
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You never can 'regress' into Dutch. You should know that indonesian craft, that is an interesting choice. Little material available, I guess. jan
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Does it also happen when you use glue, and a (large ) number of pins/clamps/etc to hold it in place? Jan
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I have this one in my digital stack..... I think I will never find time to do everything I want to. Couple of smaller kits to finish (I hate rigging), a large kit to finish, a family, a house, a garden and a paid job to do. I definitely need more time Jan
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I have both books on my shelf. I bought them not as the definitive guide (it cant be, as rigging sizes are nit given), but i needed a quick reference to explain the rather basic rigging scheme in a model kit. perhaps the targeted group is kit-builders who want to step up a bit, withour going into avstudy of Steel and Lees. jan
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The tackle from the mainyard down inthe Frieslanddrawing is ridiculous...... Friesland is based on the drawings and photos in the book byheinrich Winter (a dutch twodecker around 1660), but the kit designer didn't really bother with any historical correctnes, the kit is breeming with smal and large errors.... In the book there is a large single block in the middle of the main, through which a sling is rigged around the mast (to prevent the yard falling down, once the hallayd is loosened) Jan
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HMS SUSSEX 1693 by 8sillones
amateur replied to 8sillones's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Beautiful work! What is the scale of the model? is it 1:64? Jan -
After little Cerberus, this is quite a large step forward. I guess this won't be a straightforward out-of-the booklet-building Jan
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De Eendracht by kay - 1:50 - a dutch flagship
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How did uou get those letters so crisp and evenly? jan -
Hi Piet, that is certainlygood news from your doctor! Jan
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Rigging Question (Probably first of many!)
amateur replied to Bluto 1790's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
There are a couple of second hand versions of Lees available via marelibri.com, under 30 euro. (Ouch, I paid consederably more than that....) Jan -
The second one is different on a lot of details (and major parts also). Perhaps the wheel isn't missing because they couldn't make it as they wanted Jan
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Beautiful ships, but after more than thirty years, somewhat lacking power for the large towing jobs. It's the economy......:( Another lookalike (smit houston) also gone: demolished after a large fire in the engine room. And promise us: do not follow billings in the colour scheme. No idea why they use some nasty shade of green. The oriiginal had some darker green. Jan
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I missed this one. still not used to your name-change Jan
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It is positioned where the supersteucture sits loose on the hull. This whole thing is build up insitu. I guess the acetate is there to revent glue entering the gap between the hull and the superstructure, and so making the inner. Hull inacesible. Once the whole supersturcture is build up, and theglue is dry, there is no needfor a 'separator' any more. jan
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You're well under way, but is it OK if I take a seat on the back row? Rotterdam was my second major build in my younger years. Still on top of the cupboard, but totally covered in dust...... billings did a major redesign, and although I see the advantage for the decks (and presumably the windows in the upper parts), it doesn't look like an improvement for the hull. palnking in narrow strips was rather easy. Actually, never had an easier planking job..... (but as it was only my second, it toom a lot of filler anyway, not in the least to get rid of the woodstructure in those upper hull part, which was certainly not made of close grained plywood ) Jan
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are the treenails drawn with a sharp pencil? If so, how do you prevent from rubbin gthem off when you handle the ship? Jan
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Hi Doris, Great you're back. And with a formidable ship! Jan
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Eight months? It felt like weeks. A joy to watch your updates (also a joy to see the model completed), congrats on the results! and now, what is next? You can't leave us without something amazing to look at Jan
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Where did you get that massive red-headed beam quite telling when it comes to scale.... funny isn't it: I never miss the sailors on deck in those sterile out-of-the-box models. On this kind of super detailed, convincingly wheathered models, I keep thinking: where is the crew...... I guess it is because of the quality of your work. (And please, don't take it as an suggestion ) Jan
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