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yvesvidal
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That is Trumpeter choice and reasoning. As someone mentioned it before, I suspect that these independent modules were designed by different groups and ended up with a different level of quality and details. I thought about it. The hard part is to find the perishables..... actually, I have a lot in my fridge right now 🙂 Honestly, I have a trail and need to order a couple of things. Yves -
Very well done. Congratulations. I would place a couple of lines to tie the vessel to the pier. The illusion will then be complete. Yves
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Installation of four white LEDs on the ceiling/pressure hull: The "Cook Hatch" has been improved with a large wheel (not in the kit). Wiring of the LEDs in series (4 x 3 volts = 12 Volts). Some putty blobs to prevent light leaks. Once painted, they should prevent any unpleasant light leaking outside of the pressure hull. All this will not be visible once the hull is closed. Also working on the bulkhead of the control room. Openings have to match: All this is to help represent the large rear fuel tank, located around the rear officer compartment and under the control room. Back to the sub-officer and kitchen compartment, Trumpeter screwed up royally by mixing up the toilet room and the pantry. Instead of the necessary appliances, Trumpeter is giving us a wooden box..... Very useful to dump a c...!!! I have built a small platform to install the second set of toilet bowl and sink (which is of course not provided in the original kit). They could have offered a second set to populate that very visible room..... But no! Let's not forget the toilet paper....apparently a very valuable (and rare) item, nowadays. View on the ducting bringing fresh air: Very soon, we will be closing the lid on the batteries room: Hope you enjoy. Yves
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Very nice beginning. Looking forward to seeing more. Yves
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Just finished building the six mattresses. These are made with the original Trumpeter part, a layer of thin foam and a piece to wrap the whole thing: One bed completed.... five more to go: Et voila. Pillows are made with white putty. These will be formed more precisely and then lightly stained for more realism, once dry. Yves
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Wow, Wow, Wow!!! This is becoming serious! Such attention to details, such realism. I suspect your Build log will boost sales of Chaperon at Model Shipways. Yves
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Your build log is truly inspirational. You are putting together a little marvel. Yves
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Thank you Bob, your compliments are very well received. Small progress on the living quarters and kitchen. That view will most likely be no longer visible once the front bulkhead is in place. So enjoy that nice genuine poster, sitting on top of the auxiliary fridge: Some of these parts are not provided in the kit, but taken from the extra set of parts I have. The kitchen sink (below). The sink was equipped with a small basin and four taps: two for cold-warm/fresh water for cooking or drinking and two for cold-warm/salt water for washing the dishes. When not in use, the sink was covered with a large wooden board (depicted here), used as the only plane of work for cooking. The size of that board was 83 cm x 45 cm. It is no wonder the cook was revered more than the officers, in most cases. On the left wall, a cold storage was used as a fridge, and below another storage area was available as well. Trumpeter did not represent the faucets in detail as well as the large cock located above the sink because it is not visible once the module is assembled. Right above the kitchen is also a hatch (Kitchen hatch or cook hatch) that we will see when we put together the roof/pressure-hull element. That hatch was used to pass small food supplies. Yves
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Bob, this is so realistic, it almost hurts the eyes. Actually, it is beyond realistic... It allows you in one glance to encompass what human vision could not grab at once. Yves
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That pre-former plate is really clever. Very very smart to offer this kind of tool in the kit. Yves
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I am doing some woodwork, building partitions, bed bunks and remodeling my kitchen: Lots of saw dust around here..... Yves
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Beautiful construction. I will be following with interest as Syren is one of my favorite ship. Yves
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I suppose, this submersible is more or less the equivalent of the American Turtle: Yves
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A few details for tonight. The rear bulkhead is pretty much completed. I still have to paint the outside of the pressure hull: The stove to prepare food for 44 people, three times a day ..... I decided to close the door to the diesel engines room, to allow a better view of the Galley. The noise was preventing the cook to do his job, anyway... Yves
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Great project. I have done similar builds but in O-Scale, with LaBelle kits. Working in HO scale is a serious challenge and I am curious how you will be doing it. yves
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This is the only type of surgery I enjoy watching. Yves
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Fantastic work Kevin. I love that beaten appearance that you are giving it: it looks so much like a real trawler which is seeing a lot of services and fish.... Yves
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Small progress on something that will never be seen again: The batteries!!! I did not install the last row as it would prevent all visibility into the compartment. A tiny LED has also be mounted on the bulkhead to provide some light and attract the interest of the audience. Once the deck is in place, that vision of a large number of cells all lined up will disappear. The Trumpeter approach is to tilt the floor of that compartment and show three rows of batteries, leaning dangerously to starboard. I guess, they made the decision to show in a simplistic way what each compartment was used for. It is commendable but I am looking for something slightly more realistic with my model. Yves
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