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U-boat by tozbekler
yvesvidal replied to tozbekler's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
Approximately which scale is this U-boot built? It looks like 1/48 or 1/50 scale. Also, could you elaborate on the other big projects on your workshop? That looks like a dreadnought or some Mikasa model.... Thanks Yves -
U-boat by tozbekler
yvesvidal replied to tozbekler's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
Great work and very interesting method of building. Yves -
Greg, Another one of your marvels that I cannot let pass. And what an elegant and thorough way of presenting your Build Log, with all these photographic archives and details of the upcoming PEs. Fantastic job on the forum, to announce an even more incredible Build Log in the future. Kudos. Yves
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Absolutely superb. I like this version so much more than the plain light grey of the current ship. Your BLOG will be my reference when I start the building of my kit. Yves
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Assembly of the tender is continuing.... A very unusual way to access the inside of the tender, but why not? Yves
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After a long hiatus, the engine is now almost completed. It is just missing the distribution rods, which I have elected to install at the very end, due to their delicate and fragile structure. This engine overall is quite impressive and all drivers are rotating very freely. Will the rubber engine be powerful enough to make it run remains to be seen. The engineers that designed the kit installed a lot of gears in the boiler and some sort of flywheel to regulate the speed of the engine. These numerous gears are taking a significant amount of the available power and I will see if they deserve to be kept, at the end. Yves
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Congratulations on the progress. You may actually end up finishing it in time....😊 Yves
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Superb work. Now, don't take this as a criticism as it is more of a pet peeve for me, but is there any way you could fix the gap between the bridge walls and the wood planking on the deck? I know that sometimes, the fitting is not perfect and perhaps you have not glued the bridge to the deck yet. Your model is so beautiful, I would hate to see those big gaps. Yves
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Jack, We are all so pleased to see you coming back. Ciao, Yves
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The construction continues, unabated. Details of the cabin: The coupler works with a rubber band to keep it closed. A small ladder extends from under the chassis to allow access to the engine cabin. Now, look at the precision and ingenuity of this roof: A piece of flat plywood laser cut in such a way that it can be bent and rolled like the rook of a steam engine: Quite incredible. The fitting is perfect: Yves
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What a beautiful model. Truly, a source of inspiration. Yves
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We area at a point, where this assembly starts looking like a steam engine: The crown of the boiler is very well rendered with no less than 21 wood parts. It is now time to try if all the gears are working. Wax helps a lot in that case and you have to be generous with it on these mechanical parts. I got to a point where, all the gears located inside the boiler are spinning with the rubber engine. This was done with the lever in Neutral position. In forward position, the rear main drivers are also turning well and freely. It is a good sign for what is to come. I love this kind of little details: The fire box can be closed or opened with that lever to the right. Very cute and astute. We even have a shovel for the coal. It is going to be an impressive engine when finished. I wonder what the scale is? Probably Scale 1 or 1/32nd. Yves
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The engine is almost mechanically completed. I installed the drivers after quartering them (not too difficult on this kind of assembly). That will hopefully allow the rods to work smoothly. Lots of additional gears and belts.... I am not too sure what they will be for yet: And a close up on the steam engine...sorry the rubber engine: Yves
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Very nice set of Citroen Traction Avant 15CV. My brother (who lives in France) owns a fully restored 15CV (like your left side model) and a more modern 11CV with the larger trunk. Great cars to drive and use for back roads trips. Yves
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The main engine is starting to come together: Thanks to the lever, you can reverse the direction of the locomotive: Very ingenious.... Yves
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Some major progress: We are now assembling the axles for the wheels and all the gears that will be used to move the main drivers of the locomotive: I kept being amazed by the quality of the fittings. For instance, parts that are supposed to insert into another one, have this delicate middle (or triple) laser cut that basically creates a spring effect, making sure that the axle will fit into the wheels, tightly. These Ukrainian engineers are quite wizards in that domain, and I am in awe in front of the engineering that goes into these kits. Yves
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There is an excellent book by Bob Ballard that depicts the wreck of the Bismarck. There are a lot of underwater pictures too. Yves
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I am sure, she would prefer that you start the Trumpeter kit in 1/200 scale, instead of these old Revel kits..... 😉 Yves
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A little progress..... lots of gears and levers..... for now: At this stage, it is essential to grease/wax all the gears and make sure that everything runs freely. Yves
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I built the old Matchbox kit in 1/72, when I was 19 years old.....40 years ago. It was great kit, although full of inaccuracies. I think I may get it again, with the Revel Platinum version. I will be following your 1/144 version with a lot of interest. Yves
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Well, if the Theatre took you just an afternoon, this locomotive is another story. I started assembling the kit, by following the instructions very closely. I have to say, their instructions booklet is a little marvel of precision and explanations. It is like a Lego kit or an IKEA kit: all is done with drawings and icons to guide you. The quality of the cuts is amazing. I had no idea such precision could be attained with a laser and plywood. When I compare these cuts and what some model ship kits are offering, it is like night and day. Those Ukrainians have really done their homework and their products are near perfect. So, we go..... We have no less than 16 rubber bands and that assembly is very tight. All the parts are locked with tooth picks. No glue. The fitting is perfect, just tight, very well designed. Now, the insanity starts: A roller bearing made of wood..... The parts are lubricated with some excellent Wax, that I use for the playfields of my pinball machines. At 78 Degrees, the wax is almost liquid and lubes the wood very well. And this is where we are: the engine of the steam locomotive is almost completed. Overall, this does not start as an easy kit. I suspect that the most delicate phase is the implementation of the rubber engine, with its levers, locks and clicking mechanism. We will see how it goes in the next phases. Yves
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