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amateur got a reaction from thibaultron in Revenge by FingerSticker - Shipyard - 1/96 - CARD
Gelukkig nieuwjaar!!
jan
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amateur got a reaction from Piet in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Hi Marcus,
for tips and tricks you should turn to the buildlog of chris (ccoyle). He did an excelent one for starters in card (torpedoship V108).
Danny's buildlogs of large battleships also contain lots of usefull tips and tricks.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from ccoyle in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Hi Adrie,
thanks for the suggestion. Does require some practice and trial. my first folds where far off the folding line (and did you start closing revenges hull without showing in your buildlog?)
Today I did the first guntower (of a total of four). The Ruyter was a bit undergunned: she had a total of 7 guns, of a 15 cm caliber.
Three towers with two, and one with only one gun. The standard practice of three guns per tower was discussed, but deemed to expensive.
The guntowers can be turned and the guns can be elevated. Why you should want to do, I don't know, but I succeeded in realizing the mechanism.
pics are self-explaining.
aThe guns look tiny, but to be honest: at this scale they even should be slightly thinner. Rolling card is not the easiest way to get the thickness right: only after the whole thing is glued, you can see the thickness....
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Hi Marcus,
for tips and tricks you should turn to the buildlog of chris (ccoyle). He did an excelent one for starters in card (torpedoship V108).
Danny's buildlogs of large battleships also contain lots of usefull tips and tricks.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Piet in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Hi Adrie,
thanks for the suggestion. Does require some practice and trial. my first folds where far off the folding line (and did you start closing revenges hull without showing in your buildlog?)
Today I did the first guntower (of a total of four). The Ruyter was a bit undergunned: she had a total of 7 guns, of a 15 cm caliber.
Three towers with two, and one with only one gun. The standard practice of three guns per tower was discussed, but deemed to expensive.
The guntowers can be turned and the guns can be elevated. Why you should want to do, I don't know, but I succeeded in realizing the mechanism.
pics are self-explaining.
aThe guns look tiny, but to be honest: at this scale they even should be slightly thinner. Rolling card is not the easiest way to get the thickness right: only after the whole thing is glued, you can see the thickness....
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Hi Adrie,
thanks for the suggestion. Does require some practice and trial. my first folds where far off the folding line (and did you start closing revenges hull without showing in your buildlog?)
Today I did the first guntower (of a total of four). The Ruyter was a bit undergunned: she had a total of 7 guns, of a 15 cm caliber.
Three towers with two, and one with only one gun. The standard practice of three guns per tower was discussed, but deemed to expensive.
The guntowers can be turned and the guns can be elevated. Why you should want to do, I don't know, but I succeeded in realizing the mechanism.
pics are self-explaining.
aThe guns look tiny, but to be honest: at this scale they even should be slightly thinner. Rolling card is not the easiest way to get the thickness right: only after the whole thing is glued, you can see the thickness....
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from hexnut in Kingfisher by amateur - FINISHED - 1:1 - CARD
Ah, well....it took some time, but he is finally on his legs.
finished. Not completely happy with the stand, but it will do.
pics are cellphone, no flash, so the quality is not superb
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Keith Black in SPERWER by KORTES - FINISHED - 1:30 scale - Friescheboeier Yacht
Hi Kortes,
nicely done.
your decision to make a stained glass appearance is good: these ships showed the standing of its owner. Just plain glass would not do
The other part is called mastkoker. (Not mast in mastkoker). A heavy piece. Attached to the ships bottom, as it is the connection between hull and mast.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Smit Rotterdam by Sjors - Billing Boats - 1:75 - Sea tug
I guess while she was originally designed as an RC vessel. She needed to give a nice view from a distance, without going into tiny (and easy damaging) detail.
Apparently, BB retained this design, even now detailing is easier and cheaper.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from thibaultron in Gutermann Polyester thread for making rope.
I use the guterman stuff for bindings an seizings etc. Nice colors, but it needs ca-glue or some kind of paint to fixate the knots. Pva will not hold.
Is the unraveling the result of how the thread itself is laid (left in stead of right), or is it the result of the material itself?
I ask because when using it as serving-material the direction of the winding mattered.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Piet in Smit Rotterdam by Sjors - Billing Boats - 1:75 - Sea tug
I guess while she was originally designed as an RC vessel. She needed to give a nice view from a distance, without going into tiny (and easy damaging) detail.
Apparently, BB retained this design, even now detailing is easier and cheaper.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Piet in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Small update.
today I did the catapult. I had some issues: the thing is a long box-like structure, and the folds were not completely parallel. It needed some persuasion to become straight....
Scaldis made the thing turnaboe (like the gun turrets), using a system of rings and circles to be glued togethet. It works, but I wonder how often I will turn this thing
finally, it turned out that it did not fit as it should. I can't get it in its own position: you can see s light ring of white aft of the base. Problem is the deck that sticks slightly too much forward (1.5 mm....). I have to think: paint the deck, or turn it sideways and stick it in the right position, or try to remove the deck....
See...? It touches, while there shoul be a space....
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Piet in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Sometimes thinking results in a solution....
I removed both ends of the catapult (wich were glued using tabes, and therefore stood a bit outside the box, and replaced them with a small rectangle of the spare grey cardboard that is included. This resulted in 1. A more crisp looking end, and 2. Slightly more clearance.
both pucs show the result. Tehy show also smething else: the scaldis card does not like 90-degree folds and too much handling: in both cases the coloured top-layer either breaks or comes loose at the corners...
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from FingerSticker in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Sometimes thinking results in a solution....
I removed both ends of the catapult (wich were glued using tabes, and therefore stood a bit outside the box, and replaced them with a small rectangle of the spare grey cardboard that is included. This resulted in 1. A more crisp looking end, and 2. Slightly more clearance.
both pucs show the result. Tehy show also smething else: the scaldis card does not like 90-degree folds and too much handling: in both cases the coloured top-layer either breaks or comes loose at the corners...
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from ccoyle in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Sometimes thinking results in a solution....
I removed both ends of the catapult (wich were glued using tabes, and therefore stood a bit outside the box, and replaced them with a small rectangle of the spare grey cardboard that is included. This resulted in 1. A more crisp looking end, and 2. Slightly more clearance.
both pucs show the result. Tehy show also smething else: the scaldis card does not like 90-degree folds and too much handling: in both cases the coloured top-layer either breaks or comes loose at the corners...
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from FingerSticker in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Small update.
today I did the catapult. I had some issues: the thing is a long box-like structure, and the folds were not completely parallel. It needed some persuasion to become straight....
Scaldis made the thing turnaboe (like the gun turrets), using a system of rings and circles to be glued togethet. It works, but I wonder how often I will turn this thing
finally, it turned out that it did not fit as it should. I can't get it in its own position: you can see s light ring of white aft of the base. Problem is the deck that sticks slightly too much forward (1.5 mm....). I have to think: paint the deck, or turn it sideways and stick it in the right position, or try to remove the deck....
See...? It touches, while there shoul be a space....
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Canute in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Sometimes thinking results in a solution....
I removed both ends of the catapult (wich were glued using tabes, and therefore stood a bit outside the box, and replaced them with a small rectangle of the spare grey cardboard that is included. This resulted in 1. A more crisp looking end, and 2. Slightly more clearance.
both pucs show the result. Tehy show also smething else: the scaldis card does not like 90-degree folds and too much handling: in both cases the coloured top-layer either breaks or comes loose at the corners...
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Canute in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Small update.
today I did the catapult. I had some issues: the thing is a long box-like structure, and the folds were not completely parallel. It needed some persuasion to become straight....
Scaldis made the thing turnaboe (like the gun turrets), using a system of rings and circles to be glued togethet. It works, but I wonder how often I will turn this thing
finally, it turned out that it did not fit as it should. I can't get it in its own position: you can see s light ring of white aft of the base. Problem is the deck that sticks slightly too much forward (1.5 mm....). I have to think: paint the deck, or turn it sideways and stick it in the right position, or try to remove the deck....
See...? It touches, while there shoul be a space....
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from cog in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Sometimes thinking results in a solution....
I removed both ends of the catapult (wich were glued using tabes, and therefore stood a bit outside the box, and replaced them with a small rectangle of the spare grey cardboard that is included. This resulted in 1. A more crisp looking end, and 2. Slightly more clearance.
both pucs show the result. Tehy show also smething else: the scaldis card does not like 90-degree folds and too much handling: in both cases the coloured top-layer either breaks or comes loose at the corners...
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from cog in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Small update.
today I did the catapult. I had some issues: the thing is a long box-like structure, and the folds were not completely parallel. It needed some persuasion to become straight....
Scaldis made the thing turnaboe (like the gun turrets), using a system of rings and circles to be glued togethet. It works, but I wonder how often I will turn this thing
finally, it turned out that it did not fit as it should. I can't get it in its own position: you can see s light ring of white aft of the base. Problem is the deck that sticks slightly too much forward (1.5 mm....). I have to think: paint the deck, or turn it sideways and stick it in the right position, or try to remove the deck....
See...? It touches, while there shoul be a space....
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from lmagna in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Sometimes thinking results in a solution....
I removed both ends of the catapult (wich were glued using tabes, and therefore stood a bit outside the box, and replaced them with a small rectangle of the spare grey cardboard that is included. This resulted in 1. A more crisp looking end, and 2. Slightly more clearance.
both pucs show the result. Tehy show also smething else: the scaldis card does not like 90-degree folds and too much handling: in both cases the coloured top-layer either breaks or comes loose at the corners...
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from lmagna in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Small update.
today I did the catapult. I had some issues: the thing is a long box-like structure, and the folds were not completely parallel. It needed some persuasion to become straight....
Scaldis made the thing turnaboe (like the gun turrets), using a system of rings and circles to be glued togethet. It works, but I wonder how often I will turn this thing
finally, it turned out that it did not fit as it should. I can't get it in its own position: you can see s light ring of white aft of the base. Problem is the deck that sticks slightly too much forward (1.5 mm....). I have to think: paint the deck, or turn it sideways and stick it in the right position, or try to remove the deck....
See...? It touches, while there shoul be a space....
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from BETAQDAVE in SPERWER by KORTES - FINISHED - 1:30 scale - Friescheboeier Yacht
Hi Kortes,
nicely done.
your decision to make a stained glass appearance is good: these ships showed the standing of its owner. Just plain glass would not do
The other part is called mastkoker. (Not mast in mastkoker). A heavy piece. Attached to the ships bottom, as it is the connection between hull and mast.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from mtaylor in Hr.Ms. De Ruyter by amateur - Scaldis/JSC - 1:250 - CARD
Sometimes thinking results in a solution....
I removed both ends of the catapult (wich were glued using tabes, and therefore stood a bit outside the box, and replaced them with a small rectangle of the spare grey cardboard that is included. This resulted in 1. A more crisp looking end, and 2. Slightly more clearance.
both pucs show the result. Tehy show also smething else: the scaldis card does not like 90-degree folds and too much handling: in both cases the coloured top-layer either breaks or comes loose at the corners...
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from mtaylor in SPERWER by KORTES - FINISHED - 1:30 scale - Friescheboeier Yacht
Hi Kortes,
nicely done.
your decision to make a stained glass appearance is good: these ships showed the standing of its owner. Just plain glass would not do
The other part is called mastkoker. (Not mast in mastkoker). A heavy piece. Attached to the ships bottom, as it is the connection between hull and mast.
Jan
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