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amateur got a reaction from Piet in V108 Torpedo Boat by amateur - FINISHED - Digital Navy - 1:200 - CARD
Perhaps, but I have some problem in seeing them ,especially when they drop onto the floor (note to self: don't breath)
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Piet in V108 Torpedo Boat by amateur - FINISHED - Digital Navy - 1:200 - CARD
Not a great pic, but to show both funnels are on.
All reasonably sized parts are now done. The remainder is just (very) small
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMS King George V by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Be honest: dubz is not the only one happy with the new chain.
It is so much better that you have to be pleased with it yourself
I like the black and white pics, I don't know why, bt the detail stand out even more in those BW-pics.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from lmagna in V108 Torpedo Boat by amateur - FINISHED - Digital Navy - 1:200 - CARD
Perhaps, but I have some problem in seeing them ,especially when they drop onto the floor (note to self: don't breath)
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from lmagna in V108 Torpedo Boat by amateur - FINISHED - Digital Navy - 1:200 - CARD
Not a great pic, but to show both funnels are on.
All reasonably sized parts are now done. The remainder is just (very) small
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Piet in V108 Torpedo Boat by amateur - FINISHED - Digital Navy - 1:200 - CARD
Ah well, now I see how long ago my last update was, I understand why the thing was a bit dusty
It took me soem time to figure out were I left easly this year. (It took less to discover that my eyesight didn't improve since)
I started the interior of the deck house. Very, very tiny, the camera of my phone didn't quite manage the focus ....
Evrything in place, and more or less as it should look)
and closing the roof.
I decided not to do the steps on the funnel. They will cost me quite a lot of time and problems, while the overall quality isn't quite high. Small erros in folding and glueing do add up when you stack the parts, so the top deck isn't quite parallel to the main deck, edges are a bit sloppy, This one is certainly a 'first'.
My admiration for Dan is growing by the second
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Canute in HMS King George V by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Be honest: dubz is not the only one happy with the new chain.
It is so much better that you have to be pleased with it yourself
I like the black and white pics, I don't know why, bt the detail stand out even more in those BW-pics.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from lmagna in HMS King George V by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Be honest: dubz is not the only one happy with the new chain.
It is so much better that you have to be pleased with it yourself
I like the black and white pics, I don't know why, bt the detail stand out even more in those BW-pics.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Canute in V108 Torpedo Boat by amateur - FINISHED - Digital Navy - 1:200 - CARD
Ah well, now I see how long ago my last update was, I understand why the thing was a bit dusty
It took me soem time to figure out were I left easly this year. (It took less to discover that my eyesight didn't improve since)
I started the interior of the deck house. Very, very tiny, the camera of my phone didn't quite manage the focus ....
Evrything in place, and more or less as it should look)
and closing the roof.
I decided not to do the steps on the funnel. They will cost me quite a lot of time and problems, while the overall quality isn't quite high. Small erros in folding and glueing do add up when you stack the parts, so the top deck isn't quite parallel to the main deck, edges are a bit sloppy, This one is certainly a 'first'.
My admiration for Dan is growing by the second
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Dan Vadas in V108 Torpedo Boat by amateur - FINISHED - Digital Navy - 1:200 - CARD
Ah well, now I see how long ago my last update was, I understand why the thing was a bit dusty
It took me soem time to figure out were I left easly this year. (It took less to discover that my eyesight didn't improve since)
I started the interior of the deck house. Very, very tiny, the camera of my phone didn't quite manage the focus ....
Evrything in place, and more or less as it should look)
and closing the roof.
I decided not to do the steps on the funnel. They will cost me quite a lot of time and problems, while the overall quality isn't quite high. Small erros in folding and glueing do add up when you stack the parts, so the top deck isn't quite parallel to the main deck, edges are a bit sloppy, This one is certainly a 'first'.
My admiration for Dan is growing by the second
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from RGL in HMS King George V by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Be honest: dubz is not the only one happy with the new chain.
It is so much better that you have to be pleased with it yourself
I like the black and white pics, I don't know why, bt the detail stand out even more in those BW-pics.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from mtaylor in V108 Torpedo Boat by amateur - FINISHED - Digital Navy - 1:200 - CARD
Ah well, now I see how long ago my last update was, I understand why the thing was a bit dusty
It took me soem time to figure out were I left easly this year. (It took less to discover that my eyesight didn't improve since)
I started the interior of the deck house. Very, very tiny, the camera of my phone didn't quite manage the focus ....
Evrything in place, and more or less as it should look)
and closing the roof.
I decided not to do the steps on the funnel. They will cost me quite a lot of time and problems, while the overall quality isn't quite high. Small erros in folding and glueing do add up when you stack the parts, so the top deck isn't quite parallel to the main deck, edges are a bit sloppy, This one is certainly a 'first'.
My admiration for Dan is growing by the second
Jan
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amateur reacted to mtaylor in HMS King George V by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
There is.... feel free to steal it.
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amateur reacted to flying_dutchman2 in Boyer by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - 17th Century Dutch Coastal water freighter by Marc Meijer
So I wonder if National Geographic made a mistake which is rare as they check their facts all the time.
The boat in my picture sure looks very different compared to yours. 😂
The picture of that ship you put in your previous post is more like it. Long ship, living quarters, large cargo area and large sails.
I am tempted to write National Geographic travel magazine and point to there mistake.
Just think, someone reads this article, goes on vacation to Blokzijl with a large family and wants to rent a punter. The rental place shows him the little boat instead of the boat from the article........
The Boyer.
Been working on the walnut wales and the cherry planks in between the wales.
Also created the 2 curved pieces (don't know what they are called) that go on the stern. The wales are attached to it on the sides.
Where 2 planks meet I use a method I've seen on a lot of other Dutch ships. I did this with the Utrecht as well. It looks good and I assume in real life it locks into place. .
Marcus
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amateur got a reaction from Piet in Boyer by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - 17th Century Dutch Coastal water freighter by Marc Meijer
Blokzijl is a ni ce, but very small town, and the wieden are a beautifulll area (lots of water and reed). The ship you get when you rent a punter in Blokzijl is this one:
a relatively small inland sailing ship.
in Giethoorn they use the same type, but without mast (as these need to fit under the bridges that connect the houses to the main street. Also with much lower boards, as they don't sail in open water, but are propelled using a long stick,pushed aginst the bottom of the canal.
as you see, lots of tourists overthere, mostly japanese and american. Not nice, too crowded, too commercial......
jan
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amateur got a reaction from Piet in Boyer by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - 17th Century Dutch Coastal water freighter by Marc Meijer
Hi Marcus,
whatever ship that is, I don't know, but it is certainly not a punter, (at least not what is called punter in the Netherlands). The same holds for the ship to the left.
It looks more like a tjalk to me (or it could be a non-dutch ship. It could be a german inland sailing ship)
Edit: Second thiught: it is most certainly a coastal/inland sailer, a klipper. You need the form of the bow ro be sure, it could also be a tjalk, but the rudder is slightly too small for a tjalk.
Klippers have huge main-sails, and large cargo holds.
Not wooden ships, but steel ones, and designed somewhere at the beginning of the previous century.(around 1880-1900)
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Piet in Boyer by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - 17th Century Dutch Coastal water freighter by Marc Meijer
possible, I ended my subscription two years ago, as the magazine evolved into a direction that is not mine (no more old fashioned building articles, but lots of technical 3D printing stuff). Not worth the money for me anymore.
I checked they have a Zuiderzee-punter in their drawings-archive.
@Marcus: the sail is large, but don't be mislead: the largest punter was somewhere between 6 and 7 meters. Not huge at all.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Boyer by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - 17th Century Dutch Coastal water freighter by Marc Meijer
Blokzijl is a ni ce, but very small town, and the wieden are a beautifulll area (lots of water and reed). The ship you get when you rent a punter in Blokzijl is this one:
a relatively small inland sailing ship.
in Giethoorn they use the same type, but without mast (as these need to fit under the bridges that connect the houses to the main street. Also with much lower boards, as they don't sail in open water, but are propelled using a long stick,pushed aginst the bottom of the canal.
as you see, lots of tourists overthere, mostly japanese and american. Not nice, too crowded, too commercial......
jan
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amateur reacted to Hubac's Historian in Soleil Royal by Hubac's Historian - Heller - An Extensive Modification and Partial Scratch-Build
Alright! I have a workable layout that I was able to make mirror copies of for both the port and starboard sides. Standing apart from the structure of the bulwarks, it sure doesn’t look like much, but this lattice is the framework for the new ornamental scheme.
I’ve finished making all of the tiny scrolls. I made over a hundred, so that I would have plenty to choose from.
I can now begin cutting out and mounting the lattice, and decorating it. I still have to make the folliate diamonds and the shells, but the scrolls and fleurs are more than enough to keep me busy in the evenings.
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amateur reacted to yancovitch in Soleil Royal by Hubac's Historian - Heller - An Extensive Modification and Partial Scratch-Build
ouch!......patience of a saint!......
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amateur got a reaction from Canute in 3D printer, building from scratch and tests - by cristikc
I had the same thought: at this size, you should be able to make the gun/carriage from wood resulting a more convincing result.
The additional worth of a 3D is making parts that you can't do yourself due to size/complexity.
Small guns with nice emblemata on it, complex lanterns, carvings (especially the repetitive ones that are used all over the ship)
Is this printer capable of doing that kind of stuff?
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from mtaylor in 3D printer, building from scratch and tests - by cristikc
I had the same thought: at this size, you should be able to make the gun/carriage from wood resulting a more convincing result.
The additional worth of a 3D is making parts that you can't do yourself due to size/complexity.
Small guns with nice emblemata on it, complex lanterns, carvings (especially the repetitive ones that are used all over the ship)
Is this printer capable of doing that kind of stuff?
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from mtaylor in Boyer by flying_dutchman2 - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - 17th Century Dutch Coastal water freighter by Marc Meijer
possible, I ended my subscription two years ago, as the magazine evolved into a direction that is not mine (no more old fashioned building articles, but lots of technical 3D printing stuff). Not worth the money for me anymore.
I checked they have a Zuiderzee-punter in their drawings-archive.
@Marcus: the sail is large, but don't be mislead: the largest punter was somewhere between 6 and 7 meters. Not huge at all.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMS King George V by RGL - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Triple layer? Sorry, didn't notice that. Probably my eyesight
Jan
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