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CH-53 Sikorsky by mtaylor - 1:48 - Revell - FINISHED
Baker replied to mtaylor's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Nice model, One of my colleagues at work served in the Serbian army at the artillery (Yugoslavian Civil War) (Ordinary people such as him had the choice: 2 years of military service or 2 years of prison as compensation because you refuse to join the army). Once the supply of food to their unit had failed. And a donkey passes by, within reach of their cannon ... Bang, and there was a big hole in the donkey's body. And the cannon crew had "fresh meat". Whether donkey was nice to eat, he never told me 🤣. -
Thanks everyone. These plastic spars are really not suitable for the use in this way. Cleaning up one spar took about as long as making a new one in wood. For someone who builds a plastic ship for the first time and chooses this model. Follow the kit's instructions for masts, spars and rigging. At first sight nothing can go wrong. And, winter is coming to an end (actually we have not had a winter this year). It is almost time for me to switch back to the shipyard of my wooden shipmodel. I'm starting to miss the dust and smell of sanded wood
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Thank you everyone for the nice comments and likes. This old kit has become a real challenge. And so far also my cheapest plastic model kit. A kit for free, some plastic sheet, glue, some paint, and some leftovers from the spareparts box. Meanwhile : Started making spars. The designers of this kit made it easy for themselves when making the mold. Some spars are simply identical to each other (see sketch) "Cleaning" the spars Oops, Very flexible. Later it also appeared that they broke quickly ... The plastic spars are all in waste bin. New ones are made from toothpicks And from small bamboo sticks. They are used in plant pots. The processing of this bamboo was fairly easy Tools used Wooden spars (Some are still a bit too thick in diameter) Thanks for following
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Neatly planked. Congrats.
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I agree with Druxey. Everything neatly in line is of course a challenge. But this is much more realistic. If anyone has a comment. You can always say that some rowers have just been recruited, and still have to practice
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Thanks for the likes and positive comments. 1966, then I was 2 years old ... These Beagle and Bounty kits apparently recall a lot of memories for some of us. Meanwhile Hoera, Hoera. Standing rigging is finished. Started with the build of a base plate. An old photo frame that my wife wanted to throw away. The inside is filled with a wooden plate And no I don't build a railroad drilling holes for 2 screws Drilling holes in the keel. ( i should have done much earlier, this was a bit stressful) Painted And the model screwed onto the plate. Before screwing, liquid plastic glue has been put into the holes of the keel. This way the screw goes in easily and thread is "tapped" into the holes. There will be extra supports on the sides. 1 unpainted test model is ready The blocks that I have now (scale 1/100 of a Heller Soleyl Royal) are unfortunately too large for the running rigging. I have made 1 unpainted (test)block in plastic. The wooden blocks that you find in most wooden kits served as an example. The hole in the block is diameter 0.7 mm. Thanks for following
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Welcome to MSW. Nice Vasa model
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Hola,
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Hello And
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How is a wooden ship built? Trough this detailed lesson i am beginning to understand something of it. Thanks !!
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Great work So many electrical wires, and everything connected correctly. If I have to do this, a short circuit right away...
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Hello and
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Great Victory
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Thanks again for the nice comments and likes. The rigging continues. Started with the schrouds on the top masts. These thin parts of the plastic masts are very fragile. It is not easy to do rigging to these flexible pieces. It would have been better to replace this plastic with wooden parts in advance, i think. Thanks for following
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Hello, and
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Nice work on the rigging. Great carriages for the cannons
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Small update. One thing I have learned on this forum is. If you don't like something you've built. Remove it and rebuild it a 2nd time. Not really neat and correct. So remove and rebuild. New parts in progress and painted Better, except the visible error (arrow) Addet some black paint, error "invisible" Not entirely correct but much better. Did this on all the 3 masts. Thanks for following.
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No jig has been used. Everything is done "on sight". Make the deadeyes, drill holes and put in place. For me, plastic ship model building is easier than wooden ship model building. Let's say it is something like the"fingerspitzengefühl" build up after more then 1400 plastic models.) Thanks, The space to work easily on this scale is indeed rather limited. And this space is becoming less and less as more and more ropes are added. So the hardest part is yet to come
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