Dan Vadas
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Dan Vadas reacted to pontiachedmark in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Gidday Dan.
You maintain a wonderful standard.
I like the addition of the Panel Van.
Wishing you all the best.
Mark.
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Altduck in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A Weather Vane sits atop the light dome. The orientation of North is correct (before you check it John ) :
There is an Anemometer where the original radio antenna used to be. I think the antenna was removed when radio technology improved :
With the fitting of the safety railings the model is FINISHED :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from CapnMac82 in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Thanks guys .
Here's the light. There are laser-cut parts to be fitted, starting with these "wrought iron" brackets which support the mesh railing under the light :
The dome on top of the light came out well, thanks mainly to the support I fitted in the middle of it :
I used a piece of PE brass railing left over from one of my ships to make the platform rail. It's not quite the right spacing between posts, but who would know ?
These are officially the smallest paper pieces I've ever fitted, they represent brick supports :
The bricks fit under the roof of the toilet :
A little bonus - a WB Holden Sandman Panel Van which took me about 3 hours to make. The kit supplies two of these plus two Kombi Vans which are optional extras. One was enough :
Danny
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Dan Vadas reacted to Captain Slog in F-8 Crusader by Captain Slog – FINISHED - Eduard - 1/48 - PLASTIC
Hi All,
Some more progress. The other day I laid on a coat of gloss coat of Tamiya X-22 and I did the decals today on my ‘practice’ side. Bit hit or miss. The 2 issues I have is that although the Micro Set is fine the Micro Sol damages the paint. I had used it once before but thought it might be because I used it straight over Mr Hobby colour coat but it does the same with Tamiya clear. Will just need to be more careful when applying.
The 2 area is the nose decal, this is such a complex area of different curves I couldn’t it get it to conform very well and continuously applying and removing and applying caused all sorts of tears and wrinkles which I will need to touch up with paint. I did slather the decal several times with Micro Sol and it did get somewhat better but still meh. My lack of decal experience certainly shows but hey got to start somewhere.
The rest of them went on fine. Will go back over with Micro Sol another once or twice to get the larger ones to fully sink in to the panel lines a bit tighter.
The decals are really nice and all the stencil data can actually be read.
I will hopefully get the port side decals done the next day or so and then seal with gloss, do the panel lines and washes and finish with a mat or satin coat. But unlikely to get that far before heading off to Melbourne again.
Cheers
Slog
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Dan Vadas reacted to rwiederrich in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A vary handsome model....and in card...wonderful.
Your clear attention to clean gluing and crisp folds is quite telling of your skill.
Love it..... and I'm sure it will be loved by the Admiral and will find a place of honor.
Rob
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Dan Vadas reacted to Papa in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Amazing job as usual Dan.
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Dan Vadas reacted to ccoyle in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Great job on the dome -- petal parts are the worst, but you did a super job on them. Congrats on the finished project!
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Dan Vadas reacted to amateur in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Nice! The admiral would (should) be pleased!
Jan
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Dan Vadas reacted to Javlin in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Way to Cool Dan !! Kevin
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from BLACK VIKING in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A Weather Vane sits atop the light dome. The orientation of North is correct (before you check it John ) :
There is an Anemometer where the original radio antenna used to be. I think the antenna was removed when radio technology improved :
With the fitting of the safety railings the model is FINISHED :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Thanks guys .
Here's the light. There are laser-cut parts to be fitted, starting with these "wrought iron" brackets which support the mesh railing under the light :
The dome on top of the light came out well, thanks mainly to the support I fitted in the middle of it :
I used a piece of PE brass railing left over from one of my ships to make the platform rail. It's not quite the right spacing between posts, but who would know ?
These are officially the smallest paper pieces I've ever fitted, they represent brick supports :
The bricks fit under the roof of the toilet :
A little bonus - a WB Holden Sandman Panel Van which took me about 3 hours to make. The kit supplies two of these plus two Kombi Vans which are optional extras. One was enough :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from CapnMac82 in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A "cupola" is fitted to each corner of the deck. This is the card of parts for them. I scored all the fold lines before cutting out the individual pieces. One good (but at first confusing) feature of this kit is that all fold lines are printed on the BACK side of the part, so they don't show on the finished side. Cut lines on folded parts are also printed on the back side :
One of the cupola roofs :
The cupolas fitted :
Next is the very complex "castle" type battlements. The instructions don't give much of an idea on how they are assembled, but I managed to work it out OK. Once again these are printed on the back side of the part, the face side is just blank white. Careful cutting was needed :
The battlements fitted. I glued these in stages and let the glue set between each stage. I also added extra support pieces to the deck and under each lower section. It would have been very difficult to assemble each piece without them. These were actually quite a bit easier to do than they appear :
An overview of the lighthouse to date. The light itself is the next stage :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Hi all,
I've taken a small break from my M1-24D Hind helicopter to make a present for my Admiral. It's a paper kit of the Cape Byron Lighthouse in NSW Australia. Here's a pic of the real thing :
The kit is published by HMV (Germany) in 1:250 scale. The kit also has three other Australian Lighthouses, but I probably won't make them unless I find myself "kitless" at some stage.
The kit is well printed and designed, even with the use of tabs. All the parts so far have fitted perfectly. The instructions aren't the best, but workable. The card it is printed on is good quality, although with a touch too much of a "plastic" feel when folding it. This makes crisp folds a bit more difficult than usual. I also bought the optional laser-cut sheets which contain some really tiny parts and some great-looking mesh railings :
These pics are from the kit of a finished model :
First thing to make is the base, which has grassed areas and a car ramp :
The windows are recessed to give a feeling of depth :
The lower section :
A decorative moulding is on each external corner :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Hi all,
I've taken a small break from my M1-24D Hind helicopter to make a present for my Admiral. It's a paper kit of the Cape Byron Lighthouse in NSW Australia. Here's a pic of the real thing :
The kit is published by HMV (Germany) in 1:250 scale. The kit also has three other Australian Lighthouses, but I probably won't make them unless I find myself "kitless" at some stage.
The kit is well printed and designed, even with the use of tabs. All the parts so far have fitted perfectly. The instructions aren't the best, but workable. The card it is printed on is good quality, although with a touch too much of a "plastic" feel when folding it. This makes crisp folds a bit more difficult than usual. I also bought the optional laser-cut sheets which contain some really tiny parts and some great-looking mesh railings :
These pics are from the kit of a finished model :
First thing to make is the base, which has grassed areas and a car ramp :
The windows are recessed to give a feeling of depth :
The lower section :
A decorative moulding is on each external corner :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from CapnMac82 in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A Weather Vane sits atop the light dome. The orientation of North is correct (before you check it John ) :
There is an Anemometer where the original radio antenna used to be. I think the antenna was removed when radio technology improved :
With the fitting of the safety railings the model is FINISHED :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Thanks guys .
Here's the light. There are laser-cut parts to be fitted, starting with these "wrought iron" brackets which support the mesh railing under the light :
The dome on top of the light came out well, thanks mainly to the support I fitted in the middle of it :
I used a piece of PE brass railing left over from one of my ships to make the platform rail. It's not quite the right spacing between posts, but who would know ?
These are officially the smallest paper pieces I've ever fitted, they represent brick supports :
The bricks fit under the roof of the toilet :
A little bonus - a WB Holden Sandman Panel Van which took me about 3 hours to make. The kit supplies two of these plus two Kombi Vans which are optional extras. One was enough :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from vossy in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A Weather Vane sits atop the light dome. The orientation of North is correct (before you check it John ) :
There is an Anemometer where the original radio antenna used to be. I think the antenna was removed when radio technology improved :
With the fitting of the safety railings the model is FINISHED :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A Weather Vane sits atop the light dome. The orientation of North is correct (before you check it John ) :
There is an Anemometer where the original radio antenna used to be. I think the antenna was removed when radio technology improved :
With the fitting of the safety railings the model is FINISHED :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A Weather Vane sits atop the light dome. The orientation of North is correct (before you check it John ) :
There is an Anemometer where the original radio antenna used to be. I think the antenna was removed when radio technology improved :
With the fitting of the safety railings the model is FINISHED :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from mtaylor in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Thanks guys .
Here's the light. There are laser-cut parts to be fitted, starting with these "wrought iron" brackets which support the mesh railing under the light :
The dome on top of the light came out well, thanks mainly to the support I fitted in the middle of it :
I used a piece of PE brass railing left over from one of my ships to make the platform rail. It's not quite the right spacing between posts, but who would know ?
These are officially the smallest paper pieces I've ever fitted, they represent brick supports :
The bricks fit under the roof of the toilet :
A little bonus - a WB Holden Sandman Panel Van which took me about 3 hours to make. The kit supplies two of these plus two Kombi Vans which are optional extras. One was enough :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A "cupola" is fitted to each corner of the deck. This is the card of parts for them. I scored all the fold lines before cutting out the individual pieces. One good (but at first confusing) feature of this kit is that all fold lines are printed on the BACK side of the part, so they don't show on the finished side. Cut lines on folded parts are also printed on the back side :
One of the cupola roofs :
The cupolas fitted :
Next is the very complex "castle" type battlements. The instructions don't give much of an idea on how they are assembled, but I managed to work it out OK. Once again these are printed on the back side of the part, the face side is just blank white. Careful cutting was needed :
The battlements fitted. I glued these in stages and let the glue set between each stage. I also added extra support pieces to the deck and under each lower section. It would have been very difficult to assemble each piece without them. These were actually quite a bit easier to do than they appear :
An overview of the lighthouse to date. The light itself is the next stage :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from yvesvidal in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Hi all,
I've taken a small break from my M1-24D Hind helicopter to make a present for my Admiral. It's a paper kit of the Cape Byron Lighthouse in NSW Australia. Here's a pic of the real thing :
The kit is published by HMV (Germany) in 1:250 scale. The kit also has three other Australian Lighthouses, but I probably won't make them unless I find myself "kitless" at some stage.
The kit is well printed and designed, even with the use of tabs. All the parts so far have fitted perfectly. The instructions aren't the best, but workable. The card it is printed on is good quality, although with a touch too much of a "plastic" feel when folding it. This makes crisp folds a bit more difficult than usual. I also bought the optional laser-cut sheets which contain some really tiny parts and some great-looking mesh railings :
These pics are from the kit of a finished model :
First thing to make is the base, which has grassed areas and a car ramp :
The windows are recessed to give a feeling of depth :
The lower section :
A decorative moulding is on each external corner :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from mtaylor in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A Weather Vane sits atop the light dome. The orientation of North is correct (before you check it John ) :
There is an Anemometer where the original radio antenna used to be. I think the antenna was removed when radio technology improved :
With the fitting of the safety railings the model is FINISHED :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from pontiachedmark in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A Weather Vane sits atop the light dome. The orientation of North is correct (before you check it John ) :
There is an Anemometer where the original radio antenna used to be. I think the antenna was removed when radio technology improved :
With the fitting of the safety railings the model is FINISHED :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from pontiachedmark in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Thanks guys .
Here's the light. There are laser-cut parts to be fitted, starting with these "wrought iron" brackets which support the mesh railing under the light :
The dome on top of the light came out well, thanks mainly to the support I fitted in the middle of it :
I used a piece of PE brass railing left over from one of my ships to make the platform rail. It's not quite the right spacing between posts, but who would know ?
These are officially the smallest paper pieces I've ever fitted, they represent brick supports :
The bricks fit under the roof of the toilet :
A little bonus - a WB Holden Sandman Panel Van which took me about 3 hours to make. The kit supplies two of these plus two Kombi Vans which are optional extras. One was enough :
Danny
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