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That should be interesting. I know that when you are done, it will be difficult to distinguish the model from the real ship. Yves -
Kevin, not at all. I thought about it for a fleeting moment and after rigging the bowsprit, that crazy idea quickly faded away. Yves
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Fantastic results. Yes, it is nice to have kits without paints....just the polishing of metals. Your pictures are incredible and if I did not know better, I would say that this is a real motorcycle. Yves
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The Port anchor has been secured, in a similar way: Technically, the CAF Model kit as offered by the manufacturer, is completed and finished. Actually, with the addition of the bowsprit and some other details, I went beyond what the kit is proposing. However, this saga is not completed yet as I am planning to add a longboat to Bellona. I purchased the Model Shipways / Chuck Passaro kit for that purpose and will try to build it in the coming months. So stay tuned as there will be more development and pictures. Yves
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I think the metal work is taking over the modeler's work.... Just saying 🙂 Yves
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Rigging a model is a work of patience and love. You are doing a great job. Yves
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A few months ago, I presented the dry-dock cradle I intend to use to display and keep the model, out of trouble. Here are a few pictures of it, fully assembled with a bottom covering made of dark blue velvet fabric: An overall view of the dry-dock display (62 inches by 18 inches): Yves
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Some progress on the starboard anchor. I am taking all my information and inspiration from the Anatomy of the Ship book, for that part of the assembly: I need to complete the Port side and we will be nearing completion of that big kit. Yves
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Very interesting videos. These Japanese manufacturers are perfectionists. YVes
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The pinball machine is finished. I can now go back to some of my favorite models: HMS Bellona !!! As I mentioned before, I am now going beyond what the CAF Model kit offers. I built a bowsprit, using the "Anatomy of the ship" book and increased the dimensions given in the reference book to the scale of 1/48th. This bowsprit increases by a good foot, the length of the model and make it even more difficult to move. Honestly, I just could not live with the little stump provided in the kit, even if I know that it was the proper way to present it, for Admiralty budget allowances. I was also (almost) regretting the lack of rigging on that model. That regret has been satiated and I am glad I don't have to rig anything else. All the lines have been prepared. I just have to finish by putting them under tension and finalizing the backgammon of the bowsprit. The rigging is entirely based on the Anatomy of the book, so if it is not correct, know that it is the best I could do. A couple more details and the bow will be complete. Stay tuned.... Yves
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Ah, another one of Valeriy's giant matches.... 🙂 Yves
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It is kind of funny to see these two ladders erected, with no upper support. Super Glue ? Yves
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Your model is coming along beautifully. At first glance, I thought the ship was crossing through the Suez Canal, with the desert like background and the greenish waters. I wish they would offer that model in 1/200 scale and plastic. Yves
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Gunboat Philadelphia 1776 by tmj
yvesvidal replied to tmj's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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It will be interesting to see how you treat this fishing boat into a yacht. I agree with you that the purity of the hull lines could have made for the prettiest pleasure yacht. Yves
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It will be interesting to see how this CAF kit compares with the Chuck Passaro designed longboat kit. Both are in 1/48th scale. Yves
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Just replace the wooden parts with paper pieces, and you will find the energy to finish it 🙂 Yves
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What a beautiful yacht. Too bad this model is seldomly built and pretty much unavailable nowadays. Yes, you absolutely need to straighten that keel, before planking. The deck will help get it straight but I would use pieces of wood/strips between the frames, to keep it as straight as possible. Yves
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Fantastic. I will bring the ice cubes.... Just kidding of course. Yves
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I did provide some holes under the roundhouses and some seats of ease on the Bellona: The holes are hard to see under the roundhouses, but they are there. Same for the seats on the bow.... Yves
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Another brave modeler, willing to build a CAF kit. You will enjoy it, once you overcome the lack of instructions. Yves
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