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    You cannot let that happen...... oh NO!!!!! Please swap and put the books on the bottom shelf. This is a disaster in the making. You must love to live dangerously. Yves
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    Nice job on the PEs. Very impressive. Yves
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    I was recently watching a factory tour of Microscale Decals (famous for their Railroads and airplanes decals). They store their decals in darkness and at about 70% humidity. The sunlight and the dry air are what cause the decals to go bad, apparently. Yves
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    Knowing Heller and having assembled some of their kits, almost 50 years ago, I believe I can say that the molds and plastic injection sprues are about 50 years of age for the most part. You are simply benefiting from a revised instructions sheets, printed recently. Let's not forget that Heller was purchased by various companies (Airfix, Humbrol) in the recent years and have had to re-print their instructions sheets. Unless the box clearly states that it is a new tooling, there is no way Heller would have spent the time to redo the master molds (which are extremely expensive) for a rather obscure and exotic ship such as Jeanne d'Arc. We are not talking Bismark or Yamato here. This being said, I absolutely admire what you are doing and how you are improving this old kit. Kudos. It is a lot more difficult to assemble such an old kit than it is to put together a recent Tamiya or Trumpeter kit. Yves
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    At 1/350 scale, the level of details is simply astounding. You are a true artist. Yves
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    I agree with you. That is the Flory's approach and it is by far the best. There are so many parts that it is difficult to keep track of all of them. You are doing great. I am looking forward to reading you every day. Yves
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    It is a little pool/tub for the admiral. I love the catapults you built with PEs. Very realistic. Yves
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    So, if I follow you correctly, you use the plastic steps as a guide for the drilling of your ladder rungs. Once drilled, you then remove the excess plastic (molding) to a smooth surface. You then glue the steps....et voila. Yves
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    Here is the artwork of the original model box as my friend built it in the early 70's. The painting is probably by Paul Lengelle, who used to paint all the Heller cover box. Fantastic artist. Yves Quite a spectacular vessel. And as the name implies, it is a vessel used to train Helicopter pilots and seamen.
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    Arghh... It must be hard to wait for so long in between work sessions.... Yves
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    Very nice and interesting BLOG. After Flory's Bismarck Blog, this is the best I have seen on Internet. What is the name/brand of the small tool you use to fold your Photo Etched parts? It looks very nice. Yves PS: I have the 1/200 Bismarck and the Ponto set of details. Your Blog is very precious and a good stimulant to get started.
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    You are very brave to tackle this old kit. A friend of mine built it about 45 years ago, when I was still living in France. Heller produced all their military ships kits in the scale of 1/400th, long before the 1/350 became the standard. The molding and quality of these old kits is not at all on par with the Japanese and Chinese latest kits and require a significant amount of patience, putty and sanding to get a correct result. I have built the Richelieu, Bismarck as well as some civilian ships from Heller, when I was a teenager. They were great kits and the artwork on the box cover, made us all drool. I would immediately eliminate the plastic railings provided in the kit and replace them with photo etched parts. It may be difficult to find PE railings in the scale of 1/400 though, but Eastern European manufacturers may have something for you. Yves
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    Very nicely done Kevin. With the chopper near by, it will look terrific. Yves
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    1/72nd helicopter kits should be easy to find. Airfix has a bunch of them and it is the most used scale for aircrafts. Yves
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    Jack, thank you for that lovely boat, so typical of the Adriatic Sea. The question is: What is your next Build? As we know you, I doubt you will stay idle and doing nothing with your artistic skills. Again, Grazie mile for that lovely fishing boat. Yves
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    Jack, the rendering of your beach is incredibly realistic. It reminds me of some small villages in the south of Spain and Italy. You have inserted dried algae and I can see some oysters and minuscule shells. Incredible job. You truly are an artist and need to display your pieces in a local or national museum. Yves
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    Jack, This is beautiful. You need to add a few shells, dried algae and perhaps a seagull or two. Very realistic. Yves
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    This is the point of no return....... Great job so far. Yves
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    It is just amazing. These sails are a masterpiece. Please congratulate your spouse. Yves
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    Jack, It is a little marvel. I cannot wait to see how you will decorate the base and re-create a section of beach. Yves
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    Hobby-Boss is also a spin-off of Trumpeter and offers the kit of the Mikasa at 1/200. So, we have had Merit, Wave, Trumpeter and now Hobby Boss offering the same model. For sure, things seems to be rocking faster in the Chinese industry. Yves
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    Craig, I am glad you are going for the black hull. This is how I intend to paint my Mikasa too. The grey version is so dull in comparison. Yves
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    That is very true. The only way the Partwork model could work in the USA, is to sell them in gas stations. It is the only place where people "have" to stop on a regular basis. But again, most of the US folks hanging in the shopping section of their local Gas Station are not likely to build anything.... Therefore, it is a lost cause and a great loss for a few aficionados like us. Yves
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    The Japanese war ships are interesting in the way they are designed: they look like huge and very high scaffolding on the water, sustained by a flat and low hull. I suppose this is what give them this unmistakable look from a distance. By contrast the German battleships are usually equipped with a much taller hull and lower superstructures. I suppose, again, that the conditions in which they operate (North Seas versus Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean) are dictating the differences in design. Yves
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    Look who is talking.... Mister Ultimate Precision!! We are all drooling about the perfection of Dubz models and his capability to work with microscopic details. That is so funny... Yves

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