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yvesvidal

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  1. Jan, Most definitely, I agree with you and I am not too happy with that flag, even though it is made of fabric and expensive. The fabric is definitely too stiff. I will try to go back to aluminum foil and the decals provided by Trumpeter. It may look better. Yves
  2. Another Masterpiece being added to what is becoming the greatest naval collection of Australia. Fantastic. Yves
  3. Well, well, well.... We are coming very close to a closure, so to speak. As previously mentioned, I have taken the difficult decision to use the Combo Trumpeter/RCSubs gun on my model. The Eduard is very nice and will probably find its way on another display with a couple of torpedoes and the infamous Enigma machine (at 1/48th). All the rigging is complete and has been done in the following way: - Around the conning tower, all the wires are extremely thin copper wires soldered to the PE parts provided by RCSubs. Let's not forget that Trumpeter completely gave up on the rigging and most details of the deck. - The antennas are made with 0.5 mm diameter rubber wire. This prevents any dramatic accident if a hand or curious nose was to come in contact with the rigging. - The ceramic insulators are simply replicated with Playdo putty, painted in rubber black. The flag is made with real fabric and was procured through England. The Svastika may be disturbing to some, but that is the price to pay for realism: It is a big and heavy model. More details to come.... Yves
  4. Beautiful and sleek hull. It is going to be interesting to build some of the details inside the hull. Yves
  5. Superb Kevin !! The Man and his ship! That model is massive and the 1/48th scale is the ideal scale (in my biased opinion...) to model Period ships. Yves
  6. Absolutely incredible. This Russian submarine is obviously Museum quality, made by a seasoned team of experts. Thank you for sending that link. Yves
  7. How timely.... I was considering purchasing that kit. I will be following your progress with a lot of interests. Yves
  8. BIG, BAD and BEAUTIFUL as the Monogram cover box used to say. Yves
  9. Great work Kevin. You are experimenting and I like the solutions you are coming with. It is not a simple kit, between the charred wood to remove and the large number of parts, all looking the same. I cannot wait to see you holding the fully framed hull !!! Yves
  10. Could that paint be polished or buffed, like certain metallic paints? That would increase the shine. Yves
  11. Now, you need to place a small propeller inside that tubing. Yves
  12. Mike, Thank you for these excellent directions and hints. I will definitely refer back to them for my upcoming projects. Yves
  13. Superb little fleet and beautiful decals, Mike. Your painted insignia are out of this world..... That must be a tremendous amount of work. Could you describe for us, how you approached that daunting task? Yves
  14. This is so realistic and beautiful. You are so lucky to live in such paradise and go fishing at your leisure with your Perseverance boat. Yves
  15. Exciting kits. I am glad that multiple threads of these CAF models, will be started. In the old days, certain kits were pre-cut with water jets, which does not leave any charcoal marks on the parts. It is unfortunate that this technology is not used more or no longer used in the kit industry. I suspect that the water cutting machines are a lot more expensive and bulky than the laser cutting machines. Yves
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