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A brief aside.... During the 1980's I was fortunate to work in busy London graphic design studio's. A very clever Dutchman(?) went around, touting handmade pen's and pencils, to customer spec, with their name and logo. Most of the ones I saw were at least 5 feet long. Very impressive, hanging from the reception/studio ceiling. -
How much would an unbuilt Airfix St louis kit be worth?
shipman replied to shipman's topic in Plastic model kits
Noel, thank you for your response. As you point out, the Heller kit is of a different ship from a different period. My original motive for reaching out was to try and establish how scarce the Airfix kit is, as the ones I was finding seemed expensive. I now realise it is indeed a rare kit. However, my interests have changed and I've 'moved on' and this kit isn't one I need anymore. -
Lovely rendition of the boats. I often wonder how they were 'nested' in reality? Surely not like this?
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I don't think a ships boat would be loaded like this while stored in stocks/cradles on board the ship, let alone be hoisted overboard.
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I must say how realistic this model appears. It's always been my view that a similar working model on a pond always looks contrived, no matter how accurate its detail. Thanks for sharing.
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'You say tomato ......'
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Please pander to my curiosity, Valeiry, what are your methods for cutting brass, especially the thinner plate, avoiding warp or curling? Wishing you and yours a happy and peaceful New Year.
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Good luck with your project. It seems a little odd to me that you wish to include 'deck clutter', yet you are averse to including crew?
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Merry Christmas and happy new year to you, Bruce.
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Knowing what a clever chappy you are, Valeriy, I'm sooooo disappointed your hull plating strakes aren't all brass and riveted to scale.🤸♀️
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Fascinating. Surely with a proper scan the patients 'defect' could be seen on screen? No need for a 3D printed model. Give a surgeon a gadget and his patients wallet..... Just saying.
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How much would an unbuilt Airfix St louis kit be worth?
shipman replied to shipman's topic in Plastic model kits
Egilman, hi. Are you suggesting the Revenge and St Louis share the same moulds? Definitely not. -
HONDA CB750 Four K0 by yvesvidal - TAMIYA 1/6 and MPC 1/8
shipman replied to yvesvidal's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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How much would an unbuilt Airfix St louis kit be worth?
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How did you drill the sternpost 'pintles' in-line?
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Just love your work and tutorials, Valeriy. Thank you for sharing. Question: when covering the compound curved areas with fiberglass, how do you avoid folds and wrinkles?
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There are plenty of Unimat tutorials on youtube. The SL models especially are now in the 'collectors' realm and command premium prices for examples such as mine. Originally a wide range of useful accessories were available. For working in wood, brass and aluminium is what the Unimat was designed for. As mentioned, working in steel highlights the limits of the tool, but otherwise it's fine. To some, the little machine has a 'decorative' element and appeals to those wanting a 'desk toy'. There's something 'Steampunkt' about them. Much better modern equivalents are now available, but for it's time the Unimat was a welcome tool for all sorts of modelling and still provides its original functionality.
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Hi Noel. My little saw was based around a hand held motor which has a small drill chuck attached. From there I based the rest on the basic Unimat table saw using available materials and a simple workshop pillar drill. Can't remember where the blade came from (ebay) mounted on an arbor made from a bolt and locknut + LOD washers. The rest is self evident. Not exactly a precision tool, but once the fence is set, consistent cuts are easy. I would only cut wood on it. Its base must be securely clamped to a table/bench or whatever. I also own that book, it's a useful addition to ones library and can be found at modest cost.
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I'm fortunate to own 2 Unimat SL's and a '3'. +My DIY mini saw bench.
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An interesting debate there, though during wartime the life expectancy of any combat aircraft could be days or weeks. Onwards with the build....
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Always admired the pugnacious business like good looks of this aircraft, the Airfix kit does it justice and your build brings it to life. A far more suitable aircraft in the Pacific theatre, the humidity had DH Mosquito's de-laminating and falling to bits!
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Valeriy, your last photo surprised me, I didn't appreciate how small these vessels were. They must have been very uncomfortable at the best of times, never mind in a sea in action. Thank you for sharing.
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I think vaddoc's model is a fine representation of the subject. It is my understanding that many ships boats were farmed out to 'private' builders. I have never seen a 'contract' drawing or instructions, the experienced small yards were probably given the basic size of the type of boat required. Each yard would have its individual idosyncracies, which would include detail variations. All the boat drawings I've seen are of a particular finished examples. My humble opinion is that no two boats were ever the same in this period, so detail differences should be allowed. The important thing would have been the work should be reliably functional. Just seems logical to me.
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Bugatti Type 35B by CDW - FINISHED - Italeri - 1:12 Scale
shipman replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
The wheels were aluminium. Probably the first of their kind. -
Bugatti Type 35B by CDW - FINISHED - Italeri - 1:12 Scale
shipman replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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