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    No wonder, I was fooled and tricked. Yves
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    That is gorgeous. Incredible of realism..... I would think that the wooden box underneath would be sagging more under the load.... Yves
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    My feeling is that these moving pistons and crankshaft are more for the pleasure of the builder than anything else. It is a little wink to the mechanically inclined and is a legacy of most Protar kits which had some kind of moving parts. Protar in the good old days, produced a Moto Guzzi V7 (1/6 scale) that had all kinds of working features, including the engine, gearbox and transmission as well as some electrical features. Yves
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    That plated and painted hull is incredibly realistic Nils. Beautiful model so far. Yves
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    Kevin, you did a fantastic job with the freeze. Congratulations. I also like the fact that you used a deeper blue (possibly Outremer...) for your base color. I did the same with my Bellona and I really like the strong contrast it offers. It feels more powerful and more in line with a fully armed vessel, than the pale and washed blue we see on other models. Just my two cents.... Yves
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    Nils, What a great model you put together. I really love these Sweedish boats and wish Billing Boats could re-issue the Bohuslan and the Hjejlen in 1/48-1/50 scales. I am sure they would have a lot of success on the market place. Yves
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    Great idea. I love that presentation as it reminds me of the half-hull presentation for boats and ships. Yves
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    Excellent choice of model. It will be interesting to follow your progress. Yves
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    Kevin, You need to find another way to present and picture your beautiful models. The trash bin does not do them justice 😉 Yves
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    Nils, this is beautiful. Are you using one of these spoke wheels to emboss the rivets? Once painted, this is going to look terrific. On a side note, my brother dug out an old unfinished kit of the Billing Boats Hjejlen (spelling is probably incorrect) and I showed him your thread related to that boat. He is very excited and may finish it like you did. Yves
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    How about using the so called silk paper used to wrap gifts or fill up gift bags? Once painted, it should be quite realistic. Yves
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    Your model is truly exceptional. What a marvel!!! Yves
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    I like the lack of symmetry of that ship. It makes it very interesting. Yves
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    The new tubing makes an incredible difference. Well done. Yves
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    What a great place for this model, to be displayed. Yves
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    That is looking really sharp. My favorite camo scheme, for sure. Yves
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    Renault and Alpine have resurrected the famous and original A110: Above is a 2023 model, for $91,000. Yves
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    I love that you try the black and white stripes camouflage. It is very well done. Yves
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    Superb idea and excellent building. Yves
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    Great job Kevin. It is coming along nicely and will be very swell once you fix that aftermost piece of moldings. Yves
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    BRILLIANT !!!! Yves
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    Rob, thank you for listing all the colors and types of paint you are using. This will be very helpful for future builders of this model. Yves
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    Allan, nothing revolutionary here... Just assembly lines, a la Henry Ford. I will give more details and pictures once I get to the other side. Yves
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    Progress on the gun port lids: Second quarter of the vessel, completed !!! I am starting to develop a technique to go a little bit faster and install these in an easier way. This side is now completely finished, as far as gun port lids go.... Still plenty of things to do.... Overall view of the beast... I will be travelling to Europe for an extended period of time and thus, it may be a while before the next update. Yves
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    Great and big project. That will be exciting.... Yves

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