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Completion of the Module #4: Galley and Smoke house + Dinghies: The dinghies were printed by a friend who is an expert with Resin 3D printers. I tried to print them with my PLA printer and the results were mediocre at best. With the resin printing, they came out really nice and smooth. Printing these dinghies required tilting the design, to allow for a smooth result as shown on the picture below: All the benches and floors are from the BENSWORX kit and have been covered with some 1/32 inch planking. The tillers are simply a tooth pick.... More pictures of the finished module: The davits again, gave a very poor result on the PLA 3D printer. I decided to just keep the bases, drill them and use a brass rod of 1.5 mm to build the upper part of the davits. They look a hundred times better.... The rope drums are the drums from the kit, but simply reduced at 75% during the printing process. These smaller units are more in line with the davits. The dinghies are still missing the oars, being painted.... Notice on the above picture the two ladders (can we call these stairs?) going from the forecastle deck to the lower deck. Ladders are from the kit but the piece of upper deck was described in a previous post and is not part of the kit. Trying to get as much resemblance to Snowberry as possible... A couple of overall views of the beast: With the deck in place, it is now really looking like a Corvette: Next will be Module #5, the engine room. The next module is a significant amount of work due to the numerous parts going on top of the engine room. I will be describing it in a little while. Yves
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Fantastic. Yves
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Great topic and beautiful kit. I hope you will give us a complete assembly review and not stop like James H did, with the kit that Amati sent him for review. I collect trains at the scale of 1/48 and 1/32nd and thus have a special interest for that Build. In addition, this kit depicts what used to be the most luxurious and romantic train in Europe. The Orient Express no longer runs between Paris and Istambul, Turkey unfortunately. I met an old colleague from IBM in the late 80's who used to be a sales representative for IBM. He and his wife as well as the entire French Sales team were taken by the Sales department of IBM for a trip between Paris and Venice in the Orient Express. The entire train was rented by IBM. He told me that nothing in his life had been more luxurious and lavish than this trip. Yves
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Very clean and sharp. Yves
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Beautifully done. I love the details. Yves
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Trumpeter just announced the Scharnhorst in 1/700 scale. Yves
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I am amazed by the complexity of the rigging of these tall and training ships..... You are doing a fantastic job on this one, Kevin. Yves
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Derek, You have no rights to paint that hull !!! 🙂 It is magnificent and should remain oiled and displayed as such. Yves
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That is amazing work, Greg. What a beauty. It would deserve a diorama, but then the shape of the hull would disappear under the water. Just amazing !!!! Yves
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All the stringers have been inserted. Some persuasion was necessary at times.... Yes, the wood block was used to persuade..... Yves
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A quick update on the Session #1: I have finally built Bulkhead #10, which was giving me some headaches, because of its discrepancy with the plan. All Bulkheads are in place. I started installing the stringers. There are three sets of them: The hull is very stiff and solid without them, but now it seems indestructible. All the futtocks and cross-members parts have been installed: I started sanding the PORT side (above). The pictures above give you a sense of what it could have been during the construction of these massive vessels. Below, you can see how large the hull is, even though the stern has not been built yet. Most likely I will build it when I am done sanding the hull. It is far too fragile to withstand that heavy hull and I need to keep it vertical for sanding it. The pictures may give you a feeling that the hull is not straight, but it is just an optical illusion. Between the Spine and Stringers, that hull is not going anywhere. Finally, a view of the plan showing the intricacies of the futtocks and cross-parts, defining the gun ports. I still have to build the stem and the stern. That will be done after some rough sanding to smooth the hull. Session #2 introduces a "shell" technique that will cover the futtocks and smooth the overall upper section of the hull. The shell parts are pre-cut with all the gun ports in place. On top of the overall shell, very fine planking is being installed. The bottom part of the hull is still planked in the traditional way. Yves
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Rod, I think they are a very solid company and I am in constant contact with Tom (CAF Model) who is very responsive. They had some issues with ANCRE regarding one specific model (le Chebec) but overall, their kits are great. I have ordered Session #2, as I am closing on Session #1. Once I feel more confident about the hull (and Session #2 should help tremendously), I will purchase Session #3, #4, Copper tiles and #5 in one swoop. Yves
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What great work. You are producing another little marvel, here. Yves
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Moving along with Module #3A: This one was easy as all was prepared ahead of time... :-) Notice the railing above.... It is starting to look like a Corvette..... Next is Module #4: the galley, the smoke house, the mast, the dinghies and all kind of details..... Yves
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Mog, This diorama is wonderful and full of life. It is so realistic that I expect these little characters to start moving. I would have loved to be on that remote island of the Pacific. Yves
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Those extra details are really paying off. Fantastic job. Yves
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I realized I had not posted in a little while. The 2nd module is pretty much finished. The railing will be completed, once I glue Module #3. Lots of cabinets to store ammunition and rockets, for the Hedgehog and 4 inches gun. A little crane to embark the ammunition. The gun with its Donald Duck insignia. Next will be module #3A, the wheel house. There is of course, plenty of room for extra detailing. I really do not have the time and skills to extend this kit with PE and other details. I am still trying to see what can be done with the Virtual kit plus some extra parts here and there. Access to a Resin Printer would have been much better for the gun, but that can be retrofitted later on, as the gun is removable and parts can be printed again, with higher resolution. Yves
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Beautiful yawl. Thank you for doing this very unusual model. Yves
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I am publishing some of the information that Tom provided me with, in the hope that it may help the modelers that will attempt this kit. The first part is related to the building of Bulkhead #18.The bulkhead is 5 mm thick, whereas the futtocks assembly will be 6 mm to 7mm thick. There will be some extra wood material and this should be placed towards the stern, as depicted by the drawings below: The second part is related to the distances between the futtocks, when you build the bulkheads. Here are the precise measurements given to me by Tom. I realized that I will probably have to de-construct and re-construct Bulkhead #4 since I am 5 mm too short. All the above is incredible material and I wish it would be included with the instructions booklet. Tom indicated to me that some information was removed from the current booklet, because of the Chinese piracy on his kits. Yves Yves
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