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Hi Ed, I can sit still and watch these pics for hours. It makes me wonder where all the trees grew in the time of those sailing ships.... I see some blue tape in the rear end of the ship. Why didn't you attach those timbers along the full length of the hull before starting your deck-framing? Jan
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Woulnd't have though of that, not in years..... Jan
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After being finished, it will take to the sea, and head straight to Den Helder, where it belongs at the Dutch U-boat base Making a video is probably the best way to show both detail and size of this wonderfull model. btw: Will your fathers name be somewhere on the model? Jan
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And today I did the othger side. Ratlines finally finished. I secured the knots with white PVA (diluted), but as that is still drying, I did not snip off the ends. Studying the rigging plan I discovered that two clamps on the bowsprit would be too few. So: destruction in a mild way, and replacement by four new ones. As there will ben loads of rigging line onto them , I didn't pay too much attention to the fact that they are not equal shaped. (and besides: the difference is below 1 mm) And here the first part of the crowsfeet on the main mast. The block is made from a strip of wallnut 3x2 mm, about 1 cm long. Problem is the same as usual with these "add-ons" to the stays: the rope with with the block is stropped has some resistance, so forcing the block into the right direction by tensioning the crowsfeet, results in a kink in the main stay (which is already is under some tension, so there is still some thinking to do....) Jan
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I'm still looking for the 'bad news', but apparently, this is not it. I just finished my ratlines today, I'm nog envying you at this scale, and at your level of perfection. Jan
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Nice colour of the ratlines! Are you sure the last (=leftmost) shroud is straight? Jan
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It gives a nice idea on the sizxe of the model, and the increadible detail. Fully rigged hooks the size of a ladybird... Jan
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I know, but you'll probably have to wait over 24 hours if he confirms..... (I don't know whether or not I will be next to my PC tomorrow) So if he confirms, mine is already there, if he doesn't (which I seriously doubt, given his clues), ignore my previous post Jan
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Then I give you the next one Slightly different type of ship I took the liberty to edit out both flags and name.... Jan
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Polyphemus was the cyclops that Odysee came across on one of his journeys. Jan
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Homer never met those Martians. And actually, the connection wioth Jasons Cyclops isn't that loose Jan
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There was a torpedoboat in War of the Worlds, but.....that's not the one you're after, as there wasn't made a picture of her (yet ) Jan
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Llittle green men from outer space are coming..... Jan
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Nautilus?? Jan
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something austro-hungarian, perhaps? Torpedoboat?? Although, I can't quite understand the use of those 'sidewings(?) on the hull. Stability? Jan
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You didn't actually mention so, but it definitely shows ! Jan
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You can just copy-past the URL from photo-bucket. Relatively quickly.... Isn't the main sail very small compared to the ship's size? Jan
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does that mean submarine tender? Jan
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She seems to have a massive search-light up front.... Jan
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Did some ratlines this weekend. Ratlines almost done by now, just the other side of the mizzen to do...... Jan
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Your source is wrong. This is definitely the Aurora Jan
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I'm pretty sure it's aurora.... Potemkin (the 'mutiny'-one) was a battleship, with much heavier superstructure Jan
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Interesting one. You don't see these ships modelled too often. Why do you date her 1942? As far as I know she was build 1937. 19/2 was her first action in combat. I guess you kow this one: http://www.maritiemdigitaal.nl/index.cfm?event=search.getsimplesearch&database=ChoiceMardig&needimages=true&searchterm=tromp%201937&allfields=&title=&keyword=&creator=&collection=&shipname=&invno=&museum=&startrow=1 and some pics here http://www.maritiemdigitaal.nl/index.cfm?event=search.getsimplesearch&database=ChoiceMardig&needimages=true&searchterm=1942%20tromp&allfields=&title=&keyword=&creator=&collection=&shipname=&invno=&museum=&startrow=1 Problem is: I don't know whether this is the Bofors you need.... http://www.maritiemdigitaal.nl/index.cfm?event=search.getsimplesearch&saveToHistory=1&database=ChoiceMardig&needImages=YES&searchterm=bofors+tromp Jan
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I would call it a major milestone.... it looks fabulous. Jan
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