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  1. yvesvidal
    Beautiful and sleek hull. It is going to be interesting to build some of the details inside the hull. Yves
  2. yvesvidal
    Great base. Quite realistic, with maybe a little bit more white foam around the bow.... Yves
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    Getting better and better.... Congratulations. Yves
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    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
  5. yvesvidal
    Absolutely incredible. This Russian submarine is obviously Museum quality, made by a seasoned team of experts. Thank you for sending that link. Yves
  6. yvesvidal
    How timely.... I was considering purchasing that kit. I will be following your progress with a lot of interests. Yves
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    BIG, BAD and BEAUTIFUL as the Monogram cover box used to say. Yves
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    Kevin, if we could not see your tools all around, I would swear it is a real boat!! Yves
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    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. yvesvidal
    Could that paint be polished or buffed, like certain metallic paints? That would increase the shine. Yves
  11. yvesvidal
    This is all very fishy..... but so well made. Yves
  12. yvesvidal
    Now, you need to place a small propeller inside that tubing. Yves
  13. yvesvidal
    That model is a big beast.... Yves
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    Very nice model, Mike. Yves
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    Mike, Thank you for these excellent directions and hints. I will definitely refer back to them for my upcoming projects. Yves
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    We all love a good tug. Yves
  17. yvesvidal
    Beautiful and sleek shape. Yves
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    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
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    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
  20. yvesvidal
    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
  21. yvesvidal
    GORGEOUS !!!! That Stern is so beautiful and your attention to details is amazing. You have done a masterpiece. Yves
  22. yvesvidal
    If you are not satisfied with the coiled brass wire that they gave you, you could use N-Scale tracks (1/160) or perhaps better Z-Scale tracks (1/220) made by Marklin. You can easily remove the rails from the plastic ties or even buy the rails from Micro-Mark which sells them individually. Use code 55 rails or even smaller if you can find them. I believe real rails will look better than round wires. https://www.micromark.com/N-Scale-Code-55-Flex-Track-Bundle-of-6-Pieces https://www.ebay.com/itm/Marklin-Z-Mini-Club-Straight-Section-9-Length-8505-LN/174408520737?hash=item289b8ed421:g:m-MAAOSwu0BfRSm2 Yves
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    I am starting to really like that kit. Very nice assembly so far. You also need some Italian beverage on your shelf, a Chianti or some Asti Spumante to replace that beer. Yves
  24. yvesvidal
    Well, both guns are now complete and I still do not know for sure, which one to mount permanently on the U-Boot..... Ideally, If I had known earlier that Eduard was offering this kit, I should have mixed parts of the Trumpeter, RCSubs and Eduard gun kits, to make the most realistic model possible. The Eduard kit is definitely more precise in the casting and offers some details that the Trumpeter parts miss completely. On the other hand, the Trumpeter/RCSubs kit offers a gun which can pivot and swivel. It is also more solid because of the flexibility inherent to the polystyrene. By comparison, the Eduard resin parts are very brittle and are just asking to fall apart if poorly handled. It is also completely static which may not be a bad thing. Maybe I should design the gun bases so that they can be interchangeable, based on my mood..... 😉 I think I am going to retain the Trumpeter/RCSubs version but it is truly a tough choice. I have agonized long enough and must keep moving if I ever want to finish this model. To end that presentation, a couple of pictures for a 3D rendering of the gun and the real stuff: Yves
  25. yvesvidal
    Thank you for publishing this picture. It really gives us a sense of how large the model is and how complicated. This is going to be a great model, no doubt. Yves

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