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The advantage is that a bunch of oars on deck would look a bit bulky. The disadvantage is that your model needs some casing to protect the 'fragile' oars.... Jan
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We'll never, ever complain again over fiddly detials on our massive 1:100 scale ships. How many magnifiers do you use for this? Jan
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How are you going to do the ratlines ? It's increasibly small, fragile and looking good. Jan
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Thanks, got it now Jan
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I'm a bit daft, I guess, but I can't see what you're aiming at.... However, it's my firm belief your railing will come out great! Jan
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That is a truly impressive and convincing cross-section! Jan
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Impressive modl, at 1/96. Would have to move to a larger dwelling, though Jan
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Hmmm..... Wondering... How does fully detailed look like in your definition? I wouldn't label this as schematic. More like: quite detailed. Jan
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Hi Kees, Looking good! Are you going to do the interior of the brigde on this one, or will there be faked glazing? Jan
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With respect to scale: the current market seems to ask for large scale models, to give the opportunity for detailing. Although i understand that wish, for me this is the reson not to go for a kit next. I am (still) strugling with the rigging of a Corel kit of Prins Willem, but another kit resulting in a 90centimeter model is a nogo area: i simply don't have the space to get another one in. Next model is restricted to 40 cm max, either a relatively small ship at 1:50/1:96, or a slightly largership at 1:96/1:192 There used to be a Dutch firm that did some small ships, at 1:100. Resulting models about 25 centimets (that's 10 inch for you non-metrics:)) Rather basic kits, solid hull, partly precut, basic rigging, but great starter-kits, with quite a lot of detailing-options. Firm went backrupt, and no one else continued the range. Price of these kits was relatively low, which made them perfect starters for younger builders (toy shops where the main outlet for the firm). I did them all (one still unfinished after 25 years....) This is what i mean: my third kit, at age 16, 30 years outside a glass case Jan
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There is (was?) another thread on this topic. Overthere I posted that I would love to see a historically accurate kit at a resonable scale (1:96 or 1:192) of a Dutch two or threedecker, like the Gouden Leeuw. I would like: advanced, building time: long, price around 400 euro, (but higher is open for discussion) I would like a POF, but with the option to build the interior from th lower gundeck upwards. I would prefer serious wood, not the usual kit-stuff i would prefer historicall accurate i would prefer non-guilded, resin (?) 'carving' I would prefer fullguns, and not those silly half-guns. (At 1:192 resin casting is OK with me) I am not a large fan of an 'assembly kit' in which all parts are lasercut, and only need to put together. (Although the resulting model greatly benefits from those lasercutassembly parts) Scond type of kit iI would be seriously be tempted: navyboard style enlisch first or second rate. (Again 1:192, seriouslwood, historycally accurate, and all other remarks i madeabove) Jan
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