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  1. amateur
    My lion needed some severe surgery to get him im the correct position: I wanted his claws on the bow, and his head where you indicated. So I amputated his front legs, and glued them on, almost a centimeter lower on the body (filling all the gaps with some putty) I also discarded the metal sides of the galleon, replacing them with some cardboard material. That made it possible to get the scroll somewhat lower, the lion somewhat higher, so it matches (more or less). My bowsprit is on top of the scroll, should be slightly more space between them Still not finished... everything boxed up for a move..... Jan
  2. amateur
    I know how you did it: you photoshopped the original onto your desktop Unbelievable work! Jan
  3. amateur
    you mean this stuff? http://www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/Catalogue/ProductDetail/quick-cut-laser-board?productID=2f6e2511-f820-440b-90c4-ec2e93d6273c&catalogueLevelItemID=9e98809e-4942-4b28-a4e6-364c7a5f38dd
  4. amateur
    You make it look real easy. i know it is not...:) did you check the heihgt of the scroll, ie does the bowsprit fit in the right position? When i did it (years ago) the scroll ended up too high (and as your lion looks pretty much in place, I was wondering on the fit of the bowsprit....) jan
  5. amateur
    Another proof that there is no need to model a three-decker with run out guns to end up with an impressive model Jan
  6. amateur
    That's seriously small Jan
  7. amateur
    Can you give us a clue with respect to the dimensions? Are we speaking centimeters, of miillimeters? Jan
  8. amateur
    I guess we're not allowed to call you a show-off? I like the idea of working door locks: on the other hand: it forces you to do a fully detailed interior: no smudgy windows to hide sloppy benches Jan
  9. amateur
    Hi Jean Pierre, I did a curved (but as crisp as possible) waterline on my Prins Willem. I still like the appearances of it. (Did need some tweaking though, as the first coat was more or less on visual inspection (aided by some painters tape) with respect to the paint: I used the (cheap) acryllics from an art shop, quite heavily diluted for the first two layers, and slightly less dilluted for the final third layer. I would expect the one-layer paints far to thick and heavy to gettheresult you are after. (I guess that youreach a blurry effect by using several overlapping layers, of ineven coverage.) Jan
  10. amateur
    How to make improvements? What are you thinking?? but OK, as you seem to ask it: I thought anchor chains where stud link chains? Jan
  11. amateur
    The admins should consider a topic non-shipbuilds-done-by-respected-shipbuilders It's a pity that this company only does American coaches an wagons. No European counterpart available. Jan
  12. amateur
    Why did you hide in shore leave!! that section is not one I usually scan for build logs. recently I almost missed a plane, now a coach..... Great work on it, Danny! jan
  13. amateur
    You could have smiled on that last pic on the beach:) But perhaps it was cold over there in Katwijk the model turned out as a piece of art. Hoping for the next one! Jan
  14. amateur
    That will make a major difference to your model! Problem is: now you will be tempted to replace other white-metal parts as well.... Jan
  15. amateur
    I did use it, but stopped using it. just plain PVA was far easier, and way cheaper..... Jan
  16. amateur
    Hi Hans, This is a topic getting quite a lot of interest in the Vasa forum: Fred Hocker states that the frames are not vertical in that area of the ship, and that the gunport-sides are not coinciding with the frames. Besides: when looked at exactly at 90-degree, the aft gunports of Vasa are indeed not completely square, but it is the angle of the picture that suggests more than there actually s. Most of the gunports of Wasa are (almost perfectly) square and not trapezoid.... see this drawing (issued by the Wasa-museum) http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/4220-wasa-1628-swedish-warship-with-plans/ Jan
  17. amateur
    Goldleaf is always used on a red base coat, just for the same reasons. looking good, this coat of arms. jan
  18. amateur
    There are some 17/18th century shipwreck on display in the Netherlands. The surviving hullplanks inthese wrecks show a large range of variation with respect to framing, planking, dropplanks (just ening in a sharp pointy end), placement of butt-joints, use of scarf-jounts etcetera. Almost none of these correspond to the existing witten texts on plaking from that era..... Lesson: shipbuilders tend to be pragmatic, and using their materials as economically as the customer would allow. It is mainly (English) navy that tended to adhere to strict rule (at least: on paper an din the dockyard models, no idea whether or not that extended to real ships as well.....) Jan
  19. amateur
    Ah, well, getting blind, I guess....... Thanks anyhow
  20. amateur
    There used to be a button 'report this post'. Am I overlooking it in the new lay-out, or has it vanished? (I was looking for it, as a Russian guy tries to sell us cannabis-seeds, which - as far as I'm concerned - has nothing to do with the core-business of this site) Jan
  21. amateur
    Thanks for the work! Jan
  22. amateur
    You made it an alternative frame, sounds sensible
  23. amateur
    Looking great (and large ) By the way: how did you solve the number-9 issue? Jan
  24. amateur
    Nice truck! but the wood quality differs quite a lot, yes. I have this cross section on my wishlist, but I am looking for materiales that are to be handled without too many powertools, and that aren't not too expensive (I expect quite a lot redundancy, due tobeginners errors....) Jan
  25. amateur
    I asked, while everyone keeps saying that basswood will never llok crisp. I just started to wonder, as these beams (at least in the pictures) look rather crisp to me jan

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