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I don't know the rights Artesania claimed on these document, but I can scan them for you and send you them in pfd form. I am busy at the moment, so I will do it in a few days. (I need to be sure that it is not illigal: anyone know if it is or not??) -
Update Hello everyone, Here is another update. I have made a construction at the back of the ship, where the captain's cabin will be. Because I did some modification to make the captain's cabin, I had to remove some of the construction. I had to make my own construction, because the planking can't be done without it. Here is the result:
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Update Hello everyone, here is another update on the built. I have first done some work on making the captains cabin. I had to lower the deck first, with a handy tool of my uncle. Then I did smooth the blocks (which will be under the lower deck) with some wood filler. After this I have made the lower dek out of a wooden plate I bought. This was very difficult because I had to make it completely from scratch. I think the result is good (but next time I will do it more precisely). Some holes I have filled with wood filler (the white stuff ): The next thing that must be done is painting and planking of the deck. I also have to take a look at the captains cabin, which need some more modification.
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Thanks Sjors, I will do that.
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Hi Guys, Good question about those wheels. I'm planning to make them red indeed. @Sjors, do you know if Admiralty paint can be used on metal parts? I also have to make wooden wheels because I haven't enough brass wheels. When the Admiralty paint won't work on brass I will make them all wood (maybe I will do it anyway).
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Update Hello everyone, It's been a few weeks since my last update. I will clarify where I are right now in the building progress. I have been doing some experimenting with the gun cariages. I also have made some of the metal parts into wood (see photo's above). I have made a lot of cariages, but still don't know if I've got the right size and shape. This because I have to made them by myself without any instructions. The ship itself is sitting on a shelf in my room. I have now holiday, but will mostly doing the little work as the cannon's and other metal parts. After this two weeks holiday I have 8 weeks of school, and then begins the great holiday. In this holiday I will be doing a lot of moddeling, and hope to come far with the ship. Here are some photo's of the new cariages (commentary is very welcome): I have made 3 different cariages. I found the second one the best and others I know told me also that the second one is better: So I will be using that one for making the rest of the cannon's in the coming 2 weeks in which I have holiday. I will keep you all up to date of how far I'm (which is not very interesting to post a photo of every cannon I make ). After the holiday I will focus on my study, but after 8 weeks I will do a lot of moddeling, including the planking (finally )
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Sjors, I have looked at the cannons, and I think there is no need for a primer. The paint does sit really well on the cannon's. I don't know much about this, but I thought I would mention it.
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Hi everyone, Yes it did really work great. Keep only in mind that you have to paint the cannons in a primer first before spraying. I forgot this, but will be doing this with the next ones. And Sjors: I bought the Tamiya metal black spray, but I saw that they also sell gun metal black. I woudl recommend that because this colour i used is a bit to dark.
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Update @Sjors, Thanks Here is another short update. This also answers your question Sjors, about the result of spraying those cannon's with Tamaya Metal Black spray. I would really reccomend it. I have tried it myself on 5 cannon's, and I think the result is great : I hope to do some more in the coming holiday of me. After that the great holiday will be in a short time, in which I will do a lot of modddeling (when I can finally begin with planking!! )
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Update Hello Everyone, It's been a while since I have posted a update. But here is one again As you know I'm experimenting with making the cannon's. I got some tips that the carriage I made was a bit to big in comparison to the cannon itself. So I made another one, which looks more like the one wich is on the replica of the La Fayette: I'm very pleased with the result! Some other photo's of what I have made so far: Hope to do some more in the may holiday which is in 2 weeks All advice is welcome
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Nice kit. I also have experience with manufactures who puts lots of metal parts in the kit instead of wood I wish you good luck with your built, I will follow it! (By the way, you have more space to work than me )
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Hi Sjors Did you only use admirality paints for this ship? It's all coming nice together. Are you going to put sails on the ship or not?
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Hi Doris, The whole ship is just beautiful!! Do you come up by yourselve with those details? Because they are great.
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Nice job Sjors! Did you only use some dust from the sanding mixed with glue to fill the gaps?
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Another Dutch word which we use when we see something beautiful (like this and some other builds): geweldig
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Nice work Sjors!!
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Very nice progress Sjors!
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It was not ment to be a excuse, just to say that I was pleased to see some nice progress By the way, do you also have some nice weather there in Schiedam. Here in Loosdrecht is it almost 20 degrees, and that for March!
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I was just gonna say that Sjors, that we can learn from Doris This just nuts! So many details! I can only dream of making such word Very nice done Doris!!!
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Haven't been on MSW for a while. Very nice progress Sjors!!
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Yes, with Tamiya spray metal black
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Thanks everyone for comments! @Philo, great to hear. Hope you can use my built log as example (But i think you will work faster than me ) I'm very proud of the cannon, but it is not good. It has to be a little bit smaller, and the original cannon's of the Hermione are in a other shape. So I will continieu with experimenting.
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