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Mirabell61

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  1. Hi Greenstone, that 68 mm long 4 oars yawl(scale 1:72) is looking very nice. Is it a kit that can be seperately ordered, and can Master Korabel produce that small Yawl kit in scale 1:48 as well ? Nils
  2. Thank you very much Christos and GrandpaPhil, for your words..... Also thanks to all the "likes" Nils
  3. Many thanks Kees, there are many basic operations that could make life easier when sewing, provided one knows them.......my mode is only "learning by doing", and as far as the necessary stich types and arrangements are required and many things could be improved...., the "taylors" under the fellow builders may please forgive...the humble attempts.. NIls
  4. beautiful art decoration Karl, those badges have incredible fine carvings and look marvelous... Nils
  5. Christos, I was`nt sitting at the desc, but standing next to it bending half over the ship and tying some sail lines to the belaying points. The stand plate shiftet a bit over the desc edge and everything suddenly tilted out of my control..... Nils
  6. wonderful work Piet, I know its not easy to model gunsmoke and ships wake, but here you have brought fine action into the scene, well done ! Nils
  7. Thank you very much for your kind words Denis, much appreciated !! I think I`ll do the binnacle cabinet for the compass, so the helmsman does`nt loose the orientation, and then I`m through with it. I`ll prepare for some "as built" final photos for the gallery to round it up. The dust protection glass case will take some time to complete, but no hurry... Nils
  8. Hi Sandor, here a pic from my book " Schiffsmodelle" of Wolfram zu Mondfeld, regarding to non battle tyings of guns...... the barrel is upward and tied contact, face to the bulwark. Breech ropes and pulley are set tight, and additional chocks hinder the wheels from moving... Perhaps there are different methodes as well, but this is one I found... Nils
  9. Congrats, excellent build Antony, the ship is beautiful, it looks so nice exotic, lovely wooden tones, I also like the sails, well done !! How did you do the sails ? cotton cloth with sleeves for the bamboo spars ? I`m missing a small crew, will there be some on deck ? Nils
  10. Wonderful project Ilhan, super start on a good looking yacht, wish you good success all the way... Nils
  11. I like your rigging and sail making Marsalve, it looks very realistic ! Nils
  12. thank you very much Mark and Moxis, Mark, I`m pleased you like the crew and the penents at the top yard-ends... Moxis, Thanks for your words, I`m also not through with the garden yet, but the winter tires have been exchanged... Now the additional 9 sweeps are also completed... Nils here the work in different progress stages..
  13. Thanks for catching up Patrick, and so much for your kind compliment, it gives me a very much appreciated feed back on my work.... Nils
  14. Many thanks Carl, yes the dowels (flower sticks) look a bit like Chinese chopsticks..... Nils
  15. Fantastic artwork Karl, beautiful carvings, a real treat for the eyes.... Nils
  16. Thank you for your nice compliment Bob, for the sweeps "in the water" I used the 9 ones I already had, and am now making 9 additional ones for the QD lashing outside the port bulwark.... Here I use 5,5 mm diam bamboo flower sticks..... Nils the sweeps are made in one piece from 5,5 mm bamboo dowel...
  17. Update : the sweeps (9 per side) were used for maneuvering in wind calm zones for swift attacks / escapes Nils the ends of the sweeps are held in place with an auxilliary support made from thin spring wire...., the ends running through the bulwark bear a zeising to prevent chafing the oar surface
  18. Many thanks for your kind words and for looking in Ken, the painting sessions usualy are done, when I`ve gathered a number of figurines, but that mostly the time when I recognize that some of the small paint cans are dryed out and useless.... Nils
  19. Danny, love those stairways and rails, next to other accurate details, outstanding modeling in card !! Nils
  20. A beautiful model Siggi, thanks for sharing these pics..... Do you remember if those openings in the quater deck are cut-outs for viewing into the hull ? Nils
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