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yvesvidal

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  1. It is kind of funny to see these two ladders erected, with no upper support. Super Glue ? Yves
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Just replace the wooden parts with paper pieces, and you will find the energy to finish it 🙂 Yves
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Another brave modeler, willing to build a CAF kit. You will enjoy it, once you overcome the lack of instructions. Yves
  9. Tom, this is superb! I can see the noticeable improvement in your kits, when I compare it with the older HMS Bellona kit. Yves
  10. Beautiful model. Dare I say, it is the only model of the Titanic completed on this forum? Yves
  11. Great model. Thank you for presenting your build log. Yves
  12. Interesting and unusual kit. I remember reading a review of that Kit and I am very pleased to see a Build Log of this large model. Yves
  13. As Craig indicated, there are a lot of 1/9 scale old motorcycles from Italeri, ESCI and from PROTAR (before Italeri bought back the molds). These models are rare, cost an arm and a leg on E-Bay and are not easy to build. The NORTON 500 MANX comes to mind, as well as the ZUNDAPP and BMW. Take a look at this Japanese artist at http://kimshouse7015.com/index.html In my humble opinion, he is THE BEST !!!! Above is one of his models based on the same kit you just finished. After this fantastic rendition of the Triumph you just built, you should look into the next candidate. Yves
  14. That is exactly why I did not drill these on my 1/48 Bellona. Way too dangerous..... Yves
  15. James, Hamilton, Thank you for your kind words. I wish I could dedicate more time to her, but between work, family and a Classic Bally pinball that I am restoring, she is on the back-burner. Yves
  16. Great kit and great subject. I will follow, if you don't mind. Yves
  17. Fantastic work on the seat and great idea to clear the headlight, too. Yves
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