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    That is gorgeous !!! I wish my Bellona had such details...... :-( Yves
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    I just received a supplement kit with the wooden decks, metal guns, chains and masks for the deck. This was purchased on E-Bay. There are no instructions but hopefully, once you get the QDDR code on your phone, something should happen..... The overall kit was about $100.00. I just wish they printed a sheet of instructions.... Yves
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    I am with you: TAMIYA paints are fabulous and very easy to spray. Just use 50-60% paint and 50-40% thinner and you are good to go. Vallejo? I just cannot do anything good with them. Their primer is okay on plastic but a disaster on brass parts (Photo Etched). I wish TAMIYA would have more colors.... especially for ships. Yves
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    Superb work Rod, as always with you. Yves
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    What a fantastic collection !!! I will be following your new Build Log. It looks very promising. Yves
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    You were like the Wright Bothers..... Yves
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    Aon, I did indeed receive an answer from Chris W. Yes, the ladder would have been folded or moved to another location. I wanted to keep the capstan (almost) fully deployed and retain the ladder in its regular position. I think I have achieved that and it really does not matter because nothing shows. Yves
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    I am now working on the railings in the mid-section of the ship: The space inside the bulwarks is filled with pieces of wood for the hull planking. They fit perfectly and are glued with Titebond for additional strength and stiffness: After a nice sanding, the top rails can be installed: Et voila... Yves
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    Then, we have this issue that we discussed a few posts ago: the conflict between the main ladder and the rear capstan !! I finally found a way around it, by simply cutting two spikes of the main capstan to free up some space for the ladder: That fits and it still retains that working (no longer now...) capstan. I recommend gluing the ladder before closing the second half of the sub-floor. All this precious and delicate work is now fully covered. It is one of the drawbacks on these large ships with their multi decks, hiding all the equipment underneath. A few pictures of what should remain unseen..... :-( Yves
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    Moving along with the rear quarterdeck. The opening provided in the kit is not right (round opening) for the main mast: Therefore, it is necessary to perform some surgery.... and turn it into a square opening. I suppose the round opening may have been created to position exactly the sub-floors in relation to the main mast. We will give CAF the benefit of the doubt..... Yves
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    My sentiments exactly !!! There are two square openings on each side of the main mast. They could have placed the staircase/ladders there.... Yves
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    Thank you Chris. Yes, that would make sense and on my model, I would either have to remove the staircase or remove the spikes around the Capstan. Yves
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    Mort, no the staircase is straight and goes forward down. Yves
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    Folks, experts, I need your help here. The picture above shows the rear quarterdeck subfloor. The stern is to the right and the bow to the left, with the main mast going into the square cut. The rear capstan is located on the main deck. Apparently, there is a staircase going down from the quarterdeck to the main deck. That staircase is located on the second opening from the right (center of the picture pretty much) and would come in conflict with the spikes of the rear capstan. The staircase would land approximately right before the hatch located to the right of the main mast. How do I solve that impossible equation? How did it work in real? Was the rear capstan never actuated/operated/pushed from the main deck (but only from the gun deck)? Was the staircase foldable or retracted when the main deck capstan was used? That seems unlikely, when looking at the size of it. I could not find any information on the Anatomy book or other plans of Bellona. I suppose, removing the spikes would allow room for the staircase. I am looking forward to reading your comments and suggestions. Yves
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    It is all Photoshopped..... (Evil grin). Yves
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    Amazingly beautiful. For the presentation, I would place one on the deck and present the other twos, in the front, separately. Yves
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    Time to install the sub-floors of the Forecastle and Quarter deck. For the Forecastle, CAF proposes two large pieces, which are covering 6 beams: That is not only difficult to size and adjust exactly, but it makes the gluing on the intermediate beams a little challenge. This is mostly due to the curvatures in two directions of these floors. In addition, CAF Model went with a 2mm thick plywood which is on the stiff side. I wish they had use 1.5 mm or even 1 mm thick, instead. So, to get more precision and control about the gluing, I decided to cut these long parts in two: These are a lot easier to install and control. The same is done for the rear quarterdeck: Cutting.... Time to glue all four parts: Overall view: a lot of the main deck details are occulted for ever.... so sad !! I am approaching the Forecastle and Quarterdeck in this way for multiple reasons: I can work on the bow, catheads and rails on the outside of the hull....and use clamps. I can work on the mid-ship railings (see below) It gives me some time before putting together the second gallery, rear balcony and main rooms on the Quarterdeck. Yves
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    Time to assemble the stove and install it into the kitchen. The stove is entirely made of Photo Etched parts, brass cast part for the socket of the chimney and a brass tube for the chimney. Instructions are detailed, for once: I decided to solder the main body of the stove for added solidity and stiffness. All the other parts are glued with CA: I created a small base and simulated the bricks that are holding the stove and protecting the ship structure from the heat. The CAF kit has no provision for such thing. The stove is painted Tamiya flat black: The insertion of the stove is delicate and the base is glued to the main deck: Unfortunately, not much is visible....oh well, at least, we know it is there..... Yves
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    I love your property and what you are doing with it. And most of all, that you can live "off the Grid", pretty much. This will come so useful in the coming months..... Yves
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    What a beautiful model !!! Yves
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    What a Masterpiece, Craig. So realistic..... Will you do the Bismark guns, too? Yves
  22. yvesvidal
    Very nicely done and filmed. Yes, perhaps a tiny amount of weight on the bow and it will be perfect. I love the sounds of the machinery from underwater....very realistic. Yves
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    What an incredible collection !!! And the Zeppelin oversees it all. Yves
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    The blast bags are incredible, Craig. Could you elaborate how you did them? Thanks Yves
  25. yvesvidal
    Superb work. You made her breasts definitely bigger than the drawing, and this is a very good thing. Yves

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