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  1. Mirabell61
    nice progress Doug, Nils
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    wonderful looking framework Mike, beautiful lines on your "Oliver Cromwell" Nils
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    Wow !!! Nils
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    Thanks for sharing this copper electroforming methode Bob, very inspiring work indeed... Nils
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    beautiful work Danny, planking, treenailing and surface treatment is top notch ! it must be a very delicate job to safely hit every frame twice for a planks rest (from sheer to keel) with those staggered treenails, well done ! Nils
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    Thank you very much Grant, I`m happy that you enjoy to look in.... Nils
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    Druxey, those flags look super ! Nils
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    Thank you very much Christian, I did`nt know that book yet, although I have quite a lot of literature gathered already for NDL, but I shall have it in mind Nils
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    Wellcome to the log B.E., I´m very pleased you joined in and many thanks for your kind comments. I love those old plated steamships, even taking in account that the "rivets" may be a tiny bit overscaled sometimes. This build is continuously setting myself before finding solutions how to do a certain details after another, but thats the fun in straining the old brain, it would be boring without.... It`s probably going to get harder when the superstructure details get started Nils
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    Thank you very much Patrick, as the two staircasess (forecastle access) were too short , I took some raw etched patterns, clipped them to length, folded the sides and the stairs, and soldered my own side rails on made from 0,5 mm wire. Hight is now 34 mm instead of 27 mm Nils
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    Hi Bob, sounds an interesting technique for making those vents, can imagine once it works the way you want it to, there will be many other items to use that methode on.... Nils
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    thank you very much for your nice compliments. Denis, Mark, Robin and Micheal, and the "likes" Denis, I may be trying to cut some openings into fender and railing later on....., I`m afraid to weaken the static in the moment. Mark, I`m very pleased that the build is liked... Michael, fitting in some of those little items, do`nt always work out fist time, so I do it over again...., but I`m pleased you like it... Nils
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    Thank you very much Martin and Bob, I found that the forecastle access ladders will be too short, so have to find an alternative solution..... Nils
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    Many thanks Ed, it`s fun now, doing the little fitting out details. The short "waist" railings are made from brass wire and -pins, have to clean up the solderings a bit. On the sides of the forecastle deck are now the the swanneck-vents of the sanitary stations below Nils this short railing is only 8 mm high and has to fit in the appropriate space .... needs touch up and cleaning swanneck vents
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    good afternoon Kevin, thanks for dropping in and your nice comment, you`re always welcome.... Nils
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    thank you very much Denis, Gerhard and Piet, and all the "likes".... Gerhard and Denis, for photo-etched parts can be supplied by...., I have good experience with both webshops http://www.modelltechnik-hamburg.de/ http://www.hobby-lobby-modellbau.com/onlineshop/index.php/cat/c455_Foto----tzteile.html Piet, yes, I can imagine memories coming back........, the photo seems to be from 7th Oct. 1909, quite a chilly time for a sea cruise Nils
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    Very nice decoration on the sweeps Druxey, the dolphin looks painted 3D, well done ! Nils
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    thank you Gerhard, the soldering will last until the ship is complete......, but for the railings I did`nt use seperate stanchions and wires this time ( too fiddely and too fragile scale ! ) Luckily I found some copper photo-etched railing in 1:144 scale and some stairway ladders , here for forecastle access, in matching scale.... Nils
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    Hi Patrick, great work, To round it up, looks like you thought of every thing. How about some cool cocktail and champagner slurping gents and dames and the skipper amoungst the guests being admired for the party..... Nils
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    Hi Chuck, love this pic, it presents the precision of a clean build, wonderful planking, sternpost and rudder in complete harmonie, and I feel the triangle framing timber on lower transom and side planking tops the sight, just lovely Nils
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    Many thanks Greg, Denis, and Patrick, and all the "likes".... for the nice comments I`m thinking about the foremast shrouds, their fastening basepoints, turnbuckle srews, and the ratlines (yes, this old passenger steamer bears ratlines) Nils this nice pic, once kindly sent from Peter ("Mr. Hollom") shows the port side shrouds and ratlines Also nice look on the second breakwater passing through the forecastle railing. Here the bow takes a wet dip into the sea from ahead...
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    Thank you very much for your nice comments Bob and Steve, Nils
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    Very nice build Charlene & Jerry, you`ve nearly managed to do the Bounty in one years time, that is quite swift for such a model...., and the result is very good so far Nils
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    Sounds great John, do you perhaps have plans or a nice picture of the "Herzogin Cecilie" although you "only" appointed for the boats ? Nils
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    very nice build Ofencer, I presume there will be no rigging ? (masts only cut off dowels) Nils

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