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Poor results with carpenters glue
amateur replied to a topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I never had white pva glue fractured. It remains slughtly pliable for quite some time. Sounds like bad ju ju.... Jan -
file, caliper, and some eyeballing (but I'm not an expert ) Works fine as long as there are not too many yards. The drill didn't work for me: problems with centering en getting the whole thing stable. Jan
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Hi Marcus, Some ofthese ships had a second (small) mast set up, like the haringbuis. Mainly to help them keeping position while at work. Notvery common on these ships, though.... Jan
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This one, for instance You see the typical design of the bomschuit: it is like a box... They were designed to get ashore at high tide, so that they could be unloaded and serviced at low tide. This because many of the fishing villages at the northsea did not have a harbour (completely impossible to dug a harbour in the flat sandy beaches. Jan
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Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
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I checked on the internet, it is different: the model is only showing the inside! Great model to look at when finished! Jan -
Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
amateur replied to Torbogdan's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Airships are also ships Question: the drawings show the construction as build (the framework of the body, the ribs in the wings, with the cut-outs to keep the weight low) Is the kit also 'as build', or is it only showing the outside of the plane as it was? Jan -
That's a serious drop in quality..... Areal shame. Unlessthis is tobe used to plank the inside of the hull (which it isnot, i presume) you have an issue there. Jan
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sharpening stones which are best for the price
amateur replied to John Allen's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
You mean you never break the tip by letting it go down on the floor? (Or did you just by an increadible amount of those things in 1984. ) Jan -
Did you made up your mind with respect to rhe paintjob? Jan
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Hi Greg, i already suspected this type of modelling is not my cup of tea. Now I know for sure Thanks for sharing your techniques! Jan
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Lookimg at the last picture: this area has been repainted, bur it looks as if two portholes were missing before the last repaint. Or are these two recent damage? Jan
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Definitely somerhing to discuss with the owner. with the finnels you decided to go back to the 'asbuild', so why not here? Jan
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MS Fair American rigging plan leaves alot to be desired.
amateur replied to JPAM's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
And with respect to your second question: rigging the stay before the shroulds: is it bad? Depends, when you want to be historically accurate, it is bad. Very bad indeed On a more technical point of view: I don't think it can do much harm. But: as far as I can see there is no advantage of rigging the stay before the shrouds, so why not doing it in the 'historically correct' way? Jan -
De Eendracht by kay - 1:50 - a dutch flagship
amateur replied to kay's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
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And we'll give the same answer every month The quality of the casting is quite good. That makes it a bit (not much) easier to do a great paint job. I'm wondering: when they keep sending you one piece of carving every month, this buidllog will go on for ages. I guess there will be monthly packages with just a bit of wood, and loads of statues and lions to be painted. Jan
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Little steps, but it looks like progress, though. At all pictures, i keep seeing fractures and damages I didnt see before. That model must have hit the ground with a heavy thud..... jan
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