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There is a lot of pleasure in rescuing and repairing an old kit that was started in a poor way and quite often never completed. I know I enjoy these challenges. Beautiful work. Yves -
Jack we have not heard from you in a long time. I hope your health is fine and that it allows you to work on your models. Take good care off you. Yves
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Richard any updates on your beautiful boat? It must be finished by now.
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A fully Rigged Model Shipways Confederacy.......
yvesvidal replied to yvesvidal's topic in Wood ship model kits
Dave, If I understand you, you will be giving a rather rustic look at your Mayflower, as opposed to the new and bright look suggested by Chuck and the Model Shipways kit. I cannot wait to read your Build Log. Please start it when you feel like. Thanks Yves -
Rod, this is a gorgeous and very unusual piece. I bet it must stands out in your home and be the source of many questions. Thank you for sharing this experience with us. Yves
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Bear, Without hacking over this beautiful thread, could you post a picture or two of the engine kit? Thanks Yves
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A fully Rigged Model Shipways Confederacy.......
yvesvidal replied to yvesvidal's topic in Wood ship model kits
Hello Dave, I am glad that you did chime in at the end. I guess the Dave in NC and SawDustDave are one and the same person. I still hope to be able to stop by one day and admire your collection of beautiful period ships. Thanks Yves (Raleigh, NC) -
Jack, What a beautiful model and precious box to present it. A true Chef d'oeuvre!!! Outstanding. Yves
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Floyd, No more excuses and beating around the bushes with the Admiral, work, and wood quality....! It is time to start that Build Log with lots of pictures. Yves
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Beautiful work Barry. Yves
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Amazing Anthony, simply amazing. This is going to be such a large cross-section. At this scale, you can envision using some of the numerous and available figures at 1/35 scale to populate all these decks. Fantastic job. Yves
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A Roman war galley.... That is a completely different animal. Let's start a new thread Chris so as not to mix material from Period Ships with Roman era. Yves
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Yes, it is true that Corel does a Bellona at 1/100 scale. It is small, very difficult to work at this scale and the kit is quite expensive. What we need is a Bellona at 1/64th scale to go with most of the Period Ships made. There is a fellow on the Scratch Build Forum that has started a Bellona at 1/64th and it is a master piece. Yves
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Beautiful work Jack. It is going to be a lot of fun, drilling all the gun openings..... Yves
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Oh my God. This is a dream come true: Dorade is one of my favorite boat!!! Beautiful work and thank you for offering us such jewel of precision and beauty. Apparently, your boat is at the scale of 1/96 (or 1/100). Olin S. would be very proud of you. Yves
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Richard, please don't be shy to post pictures. It is not everyday that we get a chance to admire such beautiful and impressive boat. Wonderful start so far! Yves
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I agree with you all about the retractable keel. I would not show it on the finished model, although it would be cool to have some kind of mechanism (spring or others) that allows you to pull it out, with automatic retraction inside the hull. This could be a nice feature on a static model. The lines of the hull are so pure that the lower keel would break the incredible beauty of the J class. As for the height of the mast, unless you place the model on the floor, you will need a ladder to work on the top of it. I cannot wait to see more progress and pictures. Yves
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Madness? Yes, I am mad when I saw that you did not build the anchors with metal. That is not like you Dan, and you are taking short cuts Beautiful work as always. I enjoyed your Swan so much: I hope you found a good home for it. Yves
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Bismarck by NBP - 1:100
yvesvidal replied to NBP's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
Norberto, Your work is fabulous. It was my dream to build the Bismarck at the scale of 1/100 when I was younger (a kid). I built a couple of turrets and then gave up, busy with other tasks and projects. Please, do not be shy of posting your progress, accomplishments and challenges with lots of pictures to make us dream. I will be following your Building Log with a lot of regularity. Where did you get the plans at the scale of 1/100. I can see that there are written in Italian. The YAMATO is a monster in size and in amount of weaponry. Perhaps, after the Bismarck, you can resume the Yamato, unless you decide to build the HMS HOOD to go with the Bismarck. So many projects, so many dreams....so little time. Yves -
Dan does this mean we say good-bye to the Swan? Yves
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Congratulations jack. This is a very nice vessel. Yves
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Great project. Finally, a cross section with a sizeable dimension, so as to allow lots of details. Will you be showing the entire mast or will you stop at the first level? If at all possible, please take a picture with a human reference next to it, so that we can appreciate the size of the model. Thanks Yves
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Jack, I understand your pain and frustration waiting for the parts..... Yves
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Folks, I am with you all and love tug boats. My brother built the Saint-Charles a french tugboat at the 1/35 scale: I do not have a picture of his model, but it is the exact same one with a black hull (an earlier paint scheme). Below is the real stuff, on the banks of some river, most likely Paris or perhaps Marseilles. Tug boats are very special. Yves
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