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    With the presence of the Revell kit in 1/72nd scale, you should have no problem finding spare parts and details in the market. I will be watching your Build Log with a lot of interest. Yves
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    Absolutely amazing. The new owner will be delighted by such a beautiful model, so well presented. For us, it was a fantastic journey following your progress on such unusual vessel. Let us know what is coming next. Yves
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    Thank you for all these explanations. You know a lot about these vessels, obviously. I realized that I built a "Dublin" ship instead of the Bellona, but that is fine with me. I like the Bellona name better (Goddess of War) and I love the copper coated hull. Yves
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    The head is almost finished, at least from an electrical point of view. No less than 6 LEDs have been installed inside it: 2 for the eyes, 2 for the ears (sides) and 2 flickering LEDs at the top of the cranium to simulate some kind of processing activities. It is a little bit tight, but it fits with regular Pinned components. I did not want to use Surface Mounted components, which are so delicate to handle and solder. All the wires will go through the neck, where they will merge in the back/chest, with the shoulders lights. The whole enchilada will be powered with a 5 volts source. Yves
  25. yvesvidal
    Frecap, I like your explanations and thoroughness. You are taking the COREL kit to another level, for sure. Below is a picture of the CAF Model kit of the Bellona, I built a couple of years ago: This kit (1/48) is based on the Anatomy of the Ship and the fabulous 1/36 model located in England at the Maritime Gallery. You may want to consider it when you are done with your COREL model, if you still need an extra dose of Bellona 🙂 Yves
  26. yvesvidal
    Before you butcher your nice decoration near the catheads, keep in mind that the Anatomy of the ship does not mention the presence of that knee pointing towards the stern, as you indicated. I think this element only belongs Slade's model and is not representative of the ships of that time. In my opinion, you should not add it as it makes the sleek lines of the Bellona less pleasant and is not required from a carpentry perspective. Yves
  27. yvesvidal
    I wish you could find that catapult (or scratch build it) to display that masterpiece. Truly impressive. Yves
  28. yvesvidal
    You need to find a set of these dangerous spiky wheels lugs that truck drivers seem to enjoy so much on the front wheels of their tractors. Yves
  29. yvesvidal
    I am now working on the AI creature. Below are pretty much all the parts that will go into her: Lots of details to paint. Yves
  30. yvesvidal
    There are a lot of pipes, hoses and tubes on that sculpture.... It is actually kind of fun to replicate them... Below is a bundle of hoses that will connect to the back of the neck of the AI creature. There are definitely some pipes dedicated to cooling. Dry brushing is used to render the stainless steel braiding of the hoses: In situ, on the main spine of the "Hangar": Yves
  31. yvesvidal
    The "super" chrome painting is impressive. You should do something about the tires, they look too new. Yves
  32. yvesvidal
    I decided to install some hoses, pipes and bags as well as the hydraulic pistons to control the "Hangar": It has that ominous look of a war machine.... Pistons, below: Above, you can see the coarse appearance and texture of the PLA printing with support. Fortunately, this is the back of the sculpture. Back of the AI creature in place (above). Overall view of the "Hangar" (below): Yves
  33. yvesvidal
    Beautiful colors, very Christmassy. You did a great job with this old kit. It looks very convincing. Yves
  34. yvesvidal
    Most of the parts for the AI creature have been printed: The neck and head were printed with PLA (Filament) whereas all the other parts are made of resin. I tried three iterations of the head: To the right, is a missed 90% resin printing. Supports were inadequate and half of her face went wrong. In the middle is a 85% scaled head printed with PLA. To the left is an 88% head printed with PLA. This one is perfect, it is filled at 100% PLA and the face shield fits perfectly on it. I may still try another resin print of her face at 90%, changing the supports. All the armor/shield parts are holding with mini magnets, so that they can be removed to show the guts of the machine. Yves
  35. yvesvidal
    I finished the building of the handrails, along the hull. This was done with styrene strips as described in the previous post. The model almost looks like the real thing.... 🙂 I increased the area of the bow, by filling up about 2 additional centimeters: The railing is not too bad and should give the illusion, once painted like the hull: At the stern, the railing goes all the way to the boarding deck. The flat pieces are the covers for the winches used most of the times, on the Mediterranean sea (Med mooring). There are still some minor details and a lot of sanding to add to the hull, but it will be ready for a first coat of primer soon. Now, we need some better weather....not 29-32 degrees F. Yves

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