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Robin Lous
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Robin Lous reacted to zappto in Friesland 1663 by zappto - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:75 - Dutch 80 gun ship
Thank you Ken, appreciate that. Thank you for the help Amateur!, i will use the plan then. I see your pictures shows hawseholes are in the correct hight. Drawings not always correct, i noticed on the kit. Already noticed that gun carriages must be placed before placing second deck, it was not mentioned in the instruction. I will keep working on the planking, long way to go.
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Robin Lous reacted to ken3335 in Friesland 1663 by zappto - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:75 - Dutch 80 gun ship
Hi Zappto,
This is becoming an interesting log to follow. Some very clean, neat work going on here and it's showing great promise. Keep it up.
Ken
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Robin Lous reacted to amateur in Friesland 1663 by zappto - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:75 - Dutch 80 gun ship
The plan is correct, but due to the form of the bow, you'll notice that the planks will have a severe tendency to do what you see on the foto.
There is one thing where the plan is not correct (actually, more, but this one is easy to correct): The hawseholes are one wale too low: the should give acces to the main gundeck, the way they are drawn now, ends up below the deck.
Jan
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Robin Lous reacted to *Hans* in Duyfken by Robin Lous - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50
Nicely done! What you can do is sand the upper planks back to a thickness of almost nothing and then you are close to the real ones.
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Robin Lous reacted to cog in Duyfken by Robin Lous - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50
Robin,
I do not want to be the proverbial pain in the "you-know-what" but the upper side of a grating usually looks like the one you are not using. The underside is like the one you are ... just for your information ...
She's looking good so far
Cheers
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Robin Lous got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
Love it! it's a treat to look at!
Is that a navigation light on the corner?
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Robin Lous got a reaction from md1400cs in Duyfken by Robin Lous - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50
And the grating...
Made of 1x1mm walnut strips. This also helps me with the "no staining policy".
A dry fit...
I think I'll somewhat reduce the width of the cap planks...a tad bit too massive to my liking now.
More soon, planking the deck.
Robin
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Robin Lous got a reaction from John Allen in Duyfken by Robin Lous - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50
And the grating...
Made of 1x1mm walnut strips. This also helps me with the "no staining policy".
A dry fit...
I think I'll somewhat reduce the width of the cap planks...a tad bit too massive to my liking now.
More soon, planking the deck.
Robin
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Robin Lous reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
More work constructing the frames for the center area, this is time consuming as I have to measure and cut lengths of timber, then I glue them and leave them to dry jiged up in a make shift device, here are four sections from completed to work in process.
OC.
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Robin Lous reacted to semorebutts in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
She has risen. Other than railings, a few stairs and a couple more deck fittings this section is done.
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Robin Lous got a reaction from Canute in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
The thingie in the red circle looks a bit like a starboard (green) navigation light....with the rectangular (painted green) reflection panel in front of it.
I'm not sure though.
And in the blue circle the paint chip I mentioned.
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Robin Lous got a reaction from Canute in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
Love it! it's a treat to look at!
Is that a navigation light on the corner?
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Robin Lous reacted to Slowhand in San Martin by Slowhand - FINISHED - OcCre - Scale 1:90
Update on the deck fittings I have done and the windows added. Decided not to use Romanov upgrades as windows had not been cut out. Camera highlightened some of the bittens need more sanding to fit into the racks properly. Waiting from timber from Cornwall Models to plank the rear balcony.
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Robin Lous reacted to semorebutts in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
She rises... I must admit its coming out better than I thought although it doesn't show in the photos.
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Robin Lous reacted to Baker in Greek Bireme by Robin Lous - FINISHED - Dusek - Scale 1:72 - First wooden ship build
Robin,
Congratulations with your finished model.
Very, very, very beautiful.
Well done.
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Robin Lous reacted to EJ_L in Greek Bireme by Robin Lous - FINISHED - Dusek - Scale 1:72 - First wooden ship build
Beautiful model Robin! This was a very fun build to follow along with. Take some time to savor the moment and admire what you have created. I'll be looking for the next build!
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Robin Lous got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Greek Bireme by Robin Lous - FINISHED - Dusek - Scale 1:72 - First wooden ship build
FINISHED
I'll make better photo's for a gallery asap, but this is what it is....
Thanks for watching, thanks for the support, thanks Daniel Dusek, thanks to the Admiral for pretending she likes what I shown her during the build ..."look a 7 part rower seat!", "look! an oar!".
It was a joyful ride...I love this kit and I liked to do all the modifications. Daniel Dusek did a fantastic job...I gladly build another (but different)!
Thanks again guys...really, without this forum there wouldn't be a finished model!
More soon...but something else!
Robin
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Robin Lous reacted to zappto in Friesland 1663 by zappto - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:75 - Dutch 80 gun ship
Started second layer hull planking. Does anyone knows if second layer plank edges near the gun holes should be painted in red or not? Now painted only inside metal parts. Few photos of my fun.
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Robin Lous got a reaction from UdoK in Duyfken by Robin Lous - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50
And the grating...
Made of 1x1mm walnut strips. This also helps me with the "no staining policy".
A dry fit...
I think I'll somewhat reduce the width of the cap planks...a tad bit too massive to my liking now.
More soon, planking the deck.
Robin
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Robin Lous got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Duyfken by Robin Lous - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50
And the grating...
Made of 1x1mm walnut strips. This also helps me with the "no staining policy".
A dry fit...
I think I'll somewhat reduce the width of the cap planks...a tad bit too massive to my liking now.
More soon, planking the deck.
Robin
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Robin Lous got a reaction from mtaylor in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
Love it! it's a treat to look at!
Is that a navigation light on the corner?
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Robin Lous got a reaction from mtaylor in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
The thingie in the red circle looks a bit like a starboard (green) navigation light....with the rectangular (painted green) reflection panel in front of it.
I'm not sure though.
And in the blue circle the paint chip I mentioned.
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Robin Lous got a reaction from Javlin in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
Uh oh...better not.
You already have a much better tool for this...your airbrush.
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Robin Lous got a reaction from Archi in Duyfken by Robin Lous - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50
Thanks popeye! ...and the likes...and the already 17 followers (wow!).
The build slip thing gives me a bit of a headache. Had that with the bireme also.
I think a keel clamp is of very limited use, so not worth the money.
For the bireme I mainly used a small kitchen towel as a comfy soft cradle...that won't work for this one. Well, maybe a beach towel, but not that practical.
So, I'm thinking of building a drydock from styrene foam for the Duyken.
Little, but steady progress...
Finished the base deck.
It's made of 4 pieces....2 halves front and 2 halves aft. All smooth after some minor sanding.
Next will be the balsa wood in between the frames.
I'll wait a bit with the deck planking, because I do it slightly different and I'm waiting for new gratings.
The grating in the kit is perfectly fine, but I'll do the ones on the top decks also (instead of covered with fabric).
To get them all the same, I ordered 4 sets (2 needed aft castle).
Also waiting for more walnut sheet and strips. I don't want to stain...or keep it as minimal as possible.
Plywood will be covered or replaced with walnut where I can.
Balsa next...lots of saw and sanding dust I spose.
More soon,
Robin
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Robin Lous got a reaction from Archi in Duyfken by Robin Lous - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50
Thanks gentlemen,
Some progress on the shipyard...
I placed the frames and started with the deck.
The frames fit the slots very well, only very little adjustment was needed to get them at the right angle.
Same with the decks (2 halves)...a snug and precise fit. I used a crazy amount of clamps and rubber bands because of the slope.
I'll do the rear part of the deck tomorrow...no hurry!
Yep, yep.
Further news:
Yesterday I contacted Hans from Kolderstok, because of some air bubbles on the surface of some of the resin parts.
And today...
A new set together with a new version of plan 1. There seems to be a minor scale issue on the older version I had.
Now...that's what I call...Service!
Furthermore...
Received an email from Syren (Chuck), letting me know my order is on it's way.
Oh...and also an email from the manufacturer of the bronze swivel guns...they can't deliver the guns. No drama, the white metal ones are fine and I'll blacken them anyway.
When I finish the rear part of the deck I'll do the stern, so more soon.
Robin
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