Robin Lous
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Robin Lous reacted to madtatt in Bismarck by madtatt - FINISHED – Trumpeter with Pontos set – 1:200 - PLASTIC
Thank you for the praise.
When I tackle the Yamato there will of course be a construction report, Yves. But I fear that it will take a while before that happens.
I'm currently pursuing a slightly different model building project that involves a completely different type of ship.
I will then show it in the Non-ship/categorised builds section.
So all that's left for me to do now is to present you the pictures of the finished model and wish you a lot of fun looking at them.
I would like to thank you again for all the nice comments and I am happy that you have accompanied me.
So raise the curtain...
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Robin Lous got a reaction from Vlax in Greek Warship Bireme by moreplovac - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1/35
Welcome to the secret brotherhood of oar nutters.
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Robin Lous reacted to Baker in Greek Bireme by Robin Lous - FINISHED - Dusek - Scale 1:72 - First wooden ship build
Beautiful ram and ladder
Glad you're back !
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Robin Lous got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Norden by JamesG - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:30 - First Build
I think you can be proud of your first build...really lovely!
Cheers!
Rob
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Robin Lous reacted to MESSIS in Greek Bireme by Robin Lous - FINISHED - Dusek - Scale 1:72 - First wooden ship build
Beautiful!
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Robin Lous got a reaction from FrankWouts in De Zeven Provinciën 1665 by YankeeD - Scale 1:50 - according to drawings by Mr. O. Blom - First wooden scratch ship build
Heel mooi Hans!
(translated: very beautiful Hans! )
Robin
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Robin Lous got a reaction from Louie da fly in 10th-11th century Byzantine dromon by Louie da fly - FINISHED - 1:50
Gorgeous and spectacular....and what a blast of a journey it was.
Robin 🙂
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Robin Lous got a reaction from Old Collingwood in 10th-11th century Byzantine dromon by Louie da fly - FINISHED - 1:50
Gorgeous and spectacular....and what a blast of a journey it was.
Robin 🙂
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Robin Lous got a reaction from mtaylor in 10th-11th century Byzantine dromon by Louie da fly - FINISHED - 1:50
Gorgeous and spectacular....and what a blast of a journey it was.
Robin 🙂
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Robin Lous got a reaction from Keith Black in 10th-11th century Byzantine dromon by Louie da fly - FINISHED - 1:50
Gorgeous and spectacular....and what a blast of a journey it was.
Robin 🙂
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Robin Lous got a reaction from druxey in 10th-11th century Byzantine dromon by Louie da fly - FINISHED - 1:50
Gorgeous and spectacular....and what a blast of a journey it was.
Robin 🙂
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Robin Lous reacted to Louie da fly in 10th-11th century Byzantine dromon by Louie da fly - FINISHED - 1:50
Ok, the model itself is finished, and now I've done the stand. The wooden part, painted gold, was done ages ago. The base is made of a piece from a broken slab of marble that was in the garden when we bought the house. Marble - Byzantium; of course they belong together!
I was going to paint a fairly elaborate decorative border - vines curling around and all that. Then I decided the focus should be on the ship, not the stand, so I've kept it simple. Just the description and date in a readable font.
Unfortunately after all the work I did on carving that beautiful golden stand, it's almost invisible behind the oars.
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Robin Lous got a reaction from mtaylor in 10th-11th century Byzantine dromon by Louie da fly - FINISHED - 1:50
Ah...the joys of thole pins.
A very minor setback on your glorious journey.🙂
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Robin Lous got a reaction from cog in 10th-11th century Byzantine dromon by Louie da fly - FINISHED - 1:50
Ah...the joys of thole pins.
A very minor setback on your glorious journey.🙂
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Robin Lous got a reaction from EJ_L in 10th-11th century Byzantine dromon by Louie da fly - FINISHED - 1:50
Ah...the joys of thole pins.
A very minor setback on your glorious journey.🙂
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Robin Lous got a reaction from Nirvana in Pen Duick by hof00 - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1/28
Wow! that's beautiful!
Robin
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Robin Lous got a reaction from Nirvana in Pen Duick by hof00 - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1/28
Congrats! She looks stunning!
I guess the paint stayed on in the end?
Robin
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Robin Lous got a reaction from bartejo in Greek Bireme by Robin Lous - FINISHED - Dusek - Scale 1:72 - First wooden ship build
Thanks gentlemen!
Finished the oar ropes and tension cable on the other side and the top row seats.
Back to the pin rail I mentioned before. When I done that I can do the rear deck railing.
More soon,
Robin
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Robin Lous got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Pen Duick by hof00 - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1/28
Congrats! She looks stunning!
I guess the paint stayed on in the end?
Robin
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Robin Lous got a reaction from bartejo in Greek Bireme by Robin Lous - FINISHED - Dusek - Scale 1:72 - First wooden ship build
This is what I do with it....
I made the leather sleeves (Greek: Askomata) to prevent water from coming in through the lower oar-ports.
Note: the ports need to be fairly large, because the oar blades must fit through them to be able to pull them in...and to replace broken oars from the inside.
First I glue the oar to the copper sliding plate and tholepin on the inside. Then I slide the sleeve inside the hole and fix it with a tiny drop of CA glue on the inside.
Then I close the sleeve with tweezers and a piece of string.
And finally I paint the sleeve leather brown.
And that was my first oar!
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Robin Lous got a reaction from popeye the sailor in 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Racing Runabout by gjdale - FINISHED -Dumas - 1:8 Scale - RADIO
Congrats! Nice and stylish.
I don't think adding weight to the rear is the solution. The bigger prop wil probably do the trick already.
Robin
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Robin Lous got a reaction from john2013 in Which Brand of Wooden ship model kit is better or worse.....? Take a poll and answer a few multiple choice questions.
I think Kolderstok deserves to be on the list.
http://www.kolderstok-models.com/index.en.html
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Robin Lous got a reaction from Louie da fly in 10th-11th century Byzantine dromon by Louie da fly - FINISHED - 1:50
Fantastic!
Of course it looks better to the naked eye....close up and blown up photo's are depressing.
Robin
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