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  1. yvesvidal
    I think the front axle is a must. The nice wooden steering wheel can be purchased later on.... Yves
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    Craig, I happen to have the exact same kit on my shelves.....waiting. I will watch your assembly with a renewed interest. Yves
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    Superb work John. What a gorgeous model. Yves
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    This is going to be a small monster at that scale. I have always enjoyed those big-belly planes from the 30-40's. Yves
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    You should hire a couple of Mud specialists (usually from Mexican descent) to finish your drywalls. They are experts with the mud and will finish everything in less than a day. Then you can paint and seal all this dust and fibers. Yves
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    Bellissimo!!! I love the two different sides and perspectives. What a great idea. Yves
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    Very clean work. It will be a beautiful ship. Yves
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    The work on the HMS Bellona is temporarily halted for various reasons (dog and cat inside the house....). In the meantime, I got the itch of continuing this large project which was placed on hold for way too long. The next step is to work on the stern and the diving and steering planes. This part is just enormous and did not fit on my small Creality printer. I had to cut it in 5 pieces: four wings and the rear section: Above is one of the wings being printed. Below, it is almost finished: The four parts will be glued vertically first, and then horizontally: Before assembling the tail to the main hull, I need to work on a way to anchor and display the hull on a base. With a complete hull 6 feet long, I need to think about something relatively light that will allow the full beauty of this incredible machine. Yves
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    Craig, You probably have already read that thread, but this Canadian guy has made all four (if not five) of these old Hasegawa 1/32 kits. That may give you some ideas on which paints to use and other details. He uses the Yellow Wings decals (RIP) and the Vector engines. https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/61231-yellow-wings-forgotten-models/ Yves
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    Yes, I am afraid the Yellow-Wings company went belly up during the Plandemic. You may be able to find other 1/32nd decals of different planes and adapt them to your Curtiss. Yves
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    Great idea. I have this kit in my stash and I will be delighted to see you build it. There are some excellent decals produced for this kind of aircrafts. The name escapes me...something like yellow wings... Yves
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    BMW is doing the same with their Oil-Head engines: lots of oil in the pan and a radiator to cool it. That is all it takes. Yves
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    You turn that old Nichimo kit into a piece of art. Congratulations. Very nice collection that you have, already. Yves
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    What a fine and racy model! The bowsprit in itself, doubles the length of the ship. It exudes elegance and performances. Yves
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    Superb with its sails. What a comeback for this model !!!! Yves
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    Great kit and fantastic boat. We will be following your progress with enthusiasm. Yves
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    Glad to see you back Daniel. Yves
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    Brian, You are preparing for yourself a nice workshop! Congratulations. However, I do not see any space for piling up and hoarding kits of all kinds.... You need more shelves for future kits !!! 🙂 Yves
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    Yes, at 1/35th scale, it is a small model easy to display: and if 1/35th is too small for you, then there is 1/6th scale: Yves
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    Squadron is taking pre-orders for Dora: https://squadron.com/1-35-soar-art-dora-railgun-plastic-model-kit-preorder/ Expensive kit but monstruous. Yves
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    I would add a little bit of rigging. Just the main lines holding the masts will go a long way to finish your model. Yves
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    Excellent choice. I would do it. Yves
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    Wise decision. The links would have broken later on, when you touched the bike on the display. Yves
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    6) Boomkins and railings: We are almost done and must focus on the boomkins and railings of the bow: The railings are made with 0.8 mm brass wire (not included in the kit), soldered in their middle and painted cannon black. Finally, a couple of overall views of the progress: I hope you have enjoyed that sequence of building. I cannot convey enough the relief and the joy to have this delicate section behind me. Yves
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    5) Now it is time to install the gratings and "seats of ease". I love that term as really there is no ease with these holes located on top of the sea. I have to admit that once in my life (and only once), I would not mind sitting on one of these and watch the sea flow by under me. That must be quite a sight and incredible feelings. When there are waves and the ship is sailing close to the wind (I know they cannot do that), it must be interesting to seat there.... All the gratings is done with cherry wood. The instructions are absolutely useless, the kit parts are not symmetrical for both sides and a lot of personal solutions have to be deployed if you want to be successful. Cutting all these pieces of wood, filing them in shape is not funny: Above, you can verify that the holes of the Seats of Ease are actually going directly to the water, without hitting anything else on their majestic falls. That took a lot of patience and the parts were fitting more or less. The rest is pure improvisation ..... You can get all the latest marine gossips, when nature calls.... Yves

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