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Danstream

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  1. Danstream
    Gary, this build of yours is amazing and a great source of techniques and ideas, although I doubt I will ever manage to emulate them in full. The construction of the curved caprail is one that I will refer in future. As I said in other builds of yours, you have an ability to reproduce miniaturized things with incredible realism. I keep following in awe from the back row. Best regards, Dan
  2. Danstream
    Thank you @vossiewulf, @flyenrw, @Dr PR for your very kind messages! I appreciated your evaluations. Thanks also to those that hit the 'like' button! 🙏 Best regards, Dan
  3. Danstream
    Hi, after weeks I am back to my Lady N. and after having glued the gratings, I started to populate her deck (but no glue yet). I embellished a bit the otherwise spartan companionway: I am still undecided whether I will keep the orientation of the picture above (which is the way indicated in the kit drawings) or rotate it by 180 deg with the doors facing stern. Then, I tackled the horizontal windlass, the model of which, as included in the kit, is a bit questionable. I followed what was done by @flyenrw in his build, i.e. I sourced a different model from the Amati catalog which is closer to the type seen in epoch models (longer with a slender shape). This type, though, is still functionally flawed, hence I had to taking it apart and introduce some modifications: After having squared the holes for the poles, I removed its central portion and built a ratchet wheel out of styrene cards. After re-assembling it, this is how it looks once posed in its location: Next, I will prime these new parts and paint them red. Best regards, Dan
  4. Danstream
    Get better soon. Curious to see your new lathe. Good luck with it! Dan
  5. Danstream
    Nice progress Mike. Indeed, the first scheme above is a bit challenging. I would have tackled it with a 'reverse mottling'. I know, it sounds late now, but you could paint everything with the sand color of the mottles and then stick on it blobs of blu-tack (or masking fluid). Then spray the green paints. If you go this way, before committing the model, I recommend to test it first on a scrap part. Good luck anyway and keep with the good working. Greetings, Dan
  6. Danstream
    Finally, I am posting my first instalment of the year. It is just a small step, but I am posting it anyway. I corrected the overspray of the light grey paint that I had on the bow (there is still a small ridge along the demarcation of the paint that I have to correct). I also painted black the caprail with its accessories and mounted the two catheads the shaping of which fought me all the way because of the soft quality of the wood they are made of. The modified structure for supporting the bowsprit was also painted and now just dry fitted on its place: Next, I should install the horizontal windlass, but having ordered a different type from Amati, I need to wait a bit until I receive it. For the moment, will be working on the gratings. Greetings, Dan
  7. Danstream
    You are proceeding at marching pace with your Lady and the details you are implementing one after the other are amazing to me. Instead, I am stuck with my models. Cheers, Dan.
  8. Danstream
    Very accurately done, this little model came out really nice. I like especially the last picture above, where the distinctive lines of the Kittyhawk are nicely rendered. Best regards, Dan
  9. Danstream
    Indeed, sorry for the misunderstanding, my naval terminology is leaves much to be desired, now I understand why you need nails. In that case, please forget my comment. Cheers, Dan
  10. Danstream
    @vossiewulf, Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures of the chaiplates, but I have one of the pinrail which was attached with the same system: For the chainplates, I drilled through the thickness of a chainplate side to side with a drill of the same dia. of the tube. The external diameter of these tubes can be found with increments of 0.1 mm: https://www.albionalloys.com/en/brass-tube/ . They have also brass rods, but I like using the tubes better. Here, I find an assortment of these tubes and rods in many hobby shops. Best regards, Dan
  11. Danstream
    Dear all, waiting for resuming this build, I would like to wish to all of you a Merry Christmas and happy new year. 🎄 Warmest greetings, Dan PS - my Mosquito build has been halted in favor of my ship model (Lady Nelson) and other priorities of life. But the build will be resumed sooner or later.
  12. Danstream
    @vossiewulf, your closeup pictures show a level of details which is amazing. Just a suggestion, for the chainplates, instead of nails, I used pins made from a brass tube 0.7mm dia. from Albion Alloys. In this way, I could accommodate them within the thickness of the chainplates and conveniently trim their length as needed. Best regards, Dan
  13. Danstream
    Back to finishing the hull of my Lady N. I retouched the black paint of the stern and removed the paint from the friezes and the nameplate. I pinned the chain plates on the sides: I installed a shoulder to better support the bowsprit, as seen in other models and also in period models: Finally, bitts and posts for the culverins were glued in place onto the caprails. Next, the catheads will be attached to the bulwarks and the black paint will be finalized. Best regards, Dan
  14. Danstream
    Happy the you resumed this build log. Your sharp work provides lot of inspirational ideas. Looking forward to seeing the continuation of your build. Best regards, Dan
  15. Danstream
    Thank you Robert, happy that I could be of help, both with my Lady and with my aircraft models. The decals of my F-15 are from Dutch Decals, a company in NL specialized in Dutch subjects, see, f.i.: https://www.scalemates.com/nl/kits/dutch-decal-dd48074-f-15-usafe-hawk-75-dh-82--1220448 usually, their quality is very good. By the way, the orange banner of the fins, is a colorful exception to the specification for using only grey tones to honor the country hosting the squadron. Looking forward to seeing your next builds. Cheers, Dan
  16. Danstream
    Hi all, I went on with finishing the bottom of the hull. I started with taping the waterline with a flexible Tamiya tape. Apparently, according to the plans, the waterline doesn't have to run parallel to the keel, but should form quite an angle with it. After all my efforts to get a reasonable layout of the planks, I feel a bit of a pain in obliterating most of it. I began with filling the most obvious cracks and then I sprayed a white primer to uniform the surface. To render the whitish coat of the hull, I used a Gunze paint denominated H311 Gray FS36622 which I picked from my set of airplane colors (this is a tint which was part of those used by the US Air Force in the past) and which seems to a newbie like me to fit quite well the bill. After removing the masking tapes, there are few spots of overspray to be corrected. In addition the tapes have lifted few spots of the black finish which I will address later. All in all, the result is not bad as it can be seen from the overall views: That's all for now, next I will work on the furniture of the deck. Best regards, Dan
  17. Danstream
    Gorgeous bf 109, one of my favorite version and painting scheme! Well done, Dan
  18. Danstream
    Very nice, I think that your interpretation is correct, certainly much more plausible. I will see what to do when I will be there. By the way, anyone knows where are the poles used for actioning the pawl stored on the deck (or one can assume that they are stored under the deck)? Best regards, Dan
  19. Danstream
    Hi, I affixed the nameplate of the ship and painted black the stern panels: I must admit that this end of the ship now looks quite spiffy. I finished the cap rails and painted them also black: Now only the white bottom part is missing to complete the main painting steps. To do that, I have first to finalize the rudder with its tiller and hinges. Actually, I didn't like the solution proposed by the kit for the rudder hinges, therefore I gave a try to scratch build my owns. I started by soldering small portions of brass tube to brass stripes: The rod in the picture is the one I will use for the hinge pins. Then, I glued the obtained hinges to the stern post using the brass rod to maintain them aligned. Next, I will prepare the rudder piece to be put on. Incidentally, I am going to replace the tiller with one that I scratch built shown in the picture and that I think looks less obvious than the one of the kit: That's all for now, best regards, Dan
  20. Danstream
    Very nice work with the deck furniture. Looking forward to seeing your way to improve this model. Dan
  21. Danstream
    Good to see that you resumed work on the Lady. Nice elaboration of the companionway, it really looks the part. Cheers, Dan
  22. Danstream
    Hi, after a final sanding of the hull with a fine grit, I applied a coat of satin varnish which uniformed the shine of the hull and gave the opportunity to finally evaluate the resulting, long lasting planking work. Then, I started painting various details and, after masking, I sprayed a black color on the main wales as suggested by the kit instruction and seen on many models. From my hobby of building plastic model planes, I have a collection of Gunze Mr. Color paints, so I picked up a semi-gloss black paint for this work. These paints spray beautifully and their finish is a bit more resilient than the matt acrylic ones. I am now going to start decorating the stern using the same paint, after the application of the provided photo-etched friezes. Meanwhile, as explained the earlier post, I completed the modification of the bowsprit support: Next, I will have to paint it (red) and the cap rails as well (black). That's all for the moment, I will appreciate any suggestion, best regards, Dan
  23. Danstream
    Hi, I went on with the installation of the cap rails, but I had to slightly extend the length of the provided parts because they resulted to be too short: These are the cap rails finally installed: Following the previous discussions, I tried the bracket that supports the bowsprit: Indeed, it seems that the bracket provides a support that is a bit too high. Therefore, I will modify the provided parts as in the following: I will cut away the foot of each posts along the penciled lines. I will replace them later with new ones of the same shape but with a thinner thickness. Then, I will remove the hatched rectangles so to shorten the height of the posts and the new feet will then be re attached. Best regards, Dan
  24. Danstream
    Gorgeous model Chris, sharp details and beautiful construction. Congratulations, Dan
  25. Danstream
    Good job on the first and second planking. The second one looks beautiful. I am impressed with how much you manage edge bending the planks in the bow area. I always crack them if I exceed a reasonable entity. Surely another build of yours that I will keep following. Cheers, Dan

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