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Jack, You need to go back a few pages and take a look at the starboard side of the hull: it has been opened in multiple places to give a very good view of each compartment. Yes, it would be foolish to build all these details and then to not be able to see them. Thank you for following. Yves -
Major milestone achieved today: the Kontrollraum has been glued to the hull. After running the wires for the conning tower.... The Kontrollraum is permanently glued in its cradle: Not clearly visible here, but the top of the ladder hatch access has been plugged with an end piece of one spare torpedoes tanks, sitting outside of the pressure hull. Trumpeter provides quite a few of these, and two are only necessary on a Type VIIc submarine. The piece fits perfectly and extends the hatch to the conning tower. In addition, no light leak will be possible, under the deck. The last compartment will be glued when the entire wiring is completed and verified. This is now where we stand: Yves
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Citroen Traction Avant by kpnuts - FINISHED - Heller - 1/8
yvesvidal replied to kpnuts's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
For having worked countless hours with my brother on the real thing, I have to say that your attention to details and incredible realism is stunning, Kpnuts. YVes -
Thank you Cog. Yes, the uniforms are not exactly uplifting and I may have used a color (German grey RLM) that is more appropriate for other things. I have to say that their fate is probably worse than the fate of convicts as more than 30,000 of them died in these steel cans, drowned or asphyxiated. Ideology can be such horror, sometimes. I think this is the last war machine I am building....although I have the Bismarck and a couple of other war pieces in store.... But my future kits if any, will be fun, historic, and dedicated to the well being of human kind. Yves
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Kontrollraum module is completed. Ceiling has been glued, painted and electrical wiring is done: It is unfortunate that Trumpeter did not provide the extension of the sail to the pressure hull (where the ladder and periscope pass...). The back truly looks like a pressure hull, fully enclosed. I am making sure that there are no light leaks that may seep through the deck: A few details of the finished module: For the claustrophobia lovers... The Kaleunt is busy watching outside: Overall, it is one of the largest modules, and definitely the heaviest due to the amount of resin: Installed in the hull, it fits nicely, leaving unfortunately that gap between pressure hull and sail. Not much will be visible, but I may have to remedy that lack.... Yves
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Tamiya will help you with missing parts. I recently contacted them for a decals sheet and they will replace it as soon as the lockdown is over. Yves
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Just a quick update. I have been working on the crew of the Kontrollraum and will be closing the lid very soon: "Kaleunt" in position for the periscope. Another officer ready to climb the ladder to the conning tower: Navigation officer studying the maps: That fellow is entering coordinates for the torpedoes crews: Bird's eye view, before sealing the coffin: Yves
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Citroen Traction Avant by kpnuts - FINISHED - Heller - 1/8
yvesvidal replied to kpnuts's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I will be following your build log with a lot of interest for various reasons. My brother (in France) owns an 11CV traction Avant and a 15CV that he restored completely from the ground up. My brother created a BLOG to document the restoration: https://rouler-en-traction-avant.blog4ever.com/ It is all in French, but you may be able to find a lot of good information. By the way this is a video of his 15CV engine recently rebuilt and firing for the first time in decades.... Yves -
Beautiful Bob. I understand your worries and anxiety when pouring the resin. I went through the same things, when adding the fuel tanks on my submarine. Yves
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Beautiful painting and finish Craig. You are a true artist. Yves
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You are building a "rare collectible" as the company no longer exists. I love these small boats. I will be following your Build log with interest.
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Beautiful boat Kevin. I know this is slightly different, but it reminds me of the movie Fitzcarraldo, with the crazy Klaus Kinski and the gorgeous Claudia Cardinale: Yves
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We are all very glad that you did not burn it 🙂 Superb little boat. Yves
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Fantastic work and great details. Yves
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It is so nice to see another one of these rare projects. You are moving along quite well. Yves
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Folks, I just could not cope with that empty front part of the KontrollRaum. Something had to be done. It is a real shame that Trumpeter did not come up with a better plan, especially in light of the fact that most of the controls of the vessel are done on the starboard side of the room. Thus, I have tried to make it a little bit more interesting by building from scratch and spare parts (from the original kit), a semblance of the two control wheels, used to steer the front and rear diving planes. Also note the two big push button valves, located inside the wheels (on top of the BBC box). I basically used two spare wheels, two extra tanks and scratch-built the other parts, to resemble as much as possible the diving station, while still providing a full view on the compartment and attack periscope: Adding two sailors (planesmen) at the 'helms': I know that this assembly is not exactly prototypical, far from it. However, it has the advantage of filling up that empty space, brings more realism and will push the observers to ask questions about that specific aspect of the operations. The planesmen were using two major valves located inside the wheels, to move the diving planes of the submarine. The wheels were only used in case of failure of the main hydraulic system and probably required a lot of strength and many turns before getting any results. The tanks located at their feet, contain the compressed air (or liquid - Please Katuna, I need your help) to move the massive diving planes. Yves
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Wow, lighting coming from the floor... That is a modern boat. The result is quite nice. Yves
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Speechless ! What a Display of perfection and order. Yves
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Hawker Typhoon by Asat - Airfix- 1/24
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24 cylinders...! That explains why it needed that massive radiator. Yves -
In HO scale.... CONGRATULATIONS!! Your work is amazing. Yves
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Pocher, Rivarossi and Protar (all Italian companies more or less linked) in the 70's liked to create plastic models with working internals. I remember assembling a Moto Guzzi 500 4 in-line cylinders which had all engine parts moving and connected to the rear wheel, through a transmission shaft. What a terrific kit it was. I wish I could rebuild it today, but these kits are almost impossible to find and cost an arm and a leg. Yves
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Beautiful ensemble of lights. Really stunning. I would dim or suppress the light in the helm cabin though..... Not sure how the Captain can see anything outside.... Were red light used in that era? Probably not. Yves
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