yvesvidal

8 hours ago, CDW said:

Just goes to show how quickly civil society could dissolve if there was a real emergency. People are acting so stupid and cowardly.

Emphasis on "real" emergency.... Well said!! The whole thing is so ridiculous.

Yves

2 hours ago, BobG said:

I love the small fishing vessels of the Mediterranean, Britain and the USA. There are quite a few models of these boats that some of the older model companies have produced over the years but, unfortunately, they are often plagued with poor quality materials and instructions and are not very historically accurate. Vanguard Models by Chris Watton will be releasing two fine examples pretty soon that will be very high quality:

 

https://modelshipworld.com/topic/20737-chris-watton-and-vanguard-models-news-and-updates/?do=findComment&comment=690037

I agree that finding a good quality kit is sometimes hard to do. There are so many of these fishing vessels around the Mediterranean Sea and the Normandy and Brittany shores, that you cannot go wrong if you decide to customize them a little bit. I know that Chris Watton is usually releasing very high quality boats, but the ones shown on your link are no-where to be found on the French coast lines. What you are building is "the" typical French fishing vessel. I have seen a lot of these when I was a kid and they are still used a lot nowadays.

Artesiana Latina and Constructo released similar vessels (My brother built a couple of them) but AL is now out of business and Constructo's quality is not exactly what you want....

Below are a few examples, but honestly, the Chalutier you picked up is probably the nicest one: 

Marie-Ange by New Cap Maquettes

Le Marsouin, one of my favorite but almost impossible to find.

The Mare-Nostrum by AL....toy like when compared to your model.

The Boulogne by Billing Boats.

There are many more and it would take an entire thread to cover them all. I hope you do not feel like I hijacked your thread. Let em know.

Thanks

Yves

Your trawler is coming along very nicely. I hope you keep this one.

Yves

12 minutes ago, Ian_Grant said:

I love your serving machine made with Meccano/Erector parts. It brings back a lot of fond memories.

Yves

On 10/27/2019 at 7:16 PM, downeaster said:

Beautiful hull. I like these French fishing boats. Thanks for building one of them.

Yves

Very realistic.

Yves

I like your research efforts to improve on the Trumpeter kit. Sounds familiar to me.... ;-)

Yves

12 hours ago, CDW said:

This is truly a BIG bird..... You did a superb job at painting it.

Yves

Superb presentation of your beautiful gondola model. The black color of the base, depicts quite well the dark waters of Venice at night.

Yves

Here is an excerpts of the U-Boot Manual, regarding Fresh, Grey/Wash and Salted waters:

1)  Sea water installation.     To provide sea water collection in the galley, there is a branch off the cooling water manifold in the diesel engine room, which leads to the valve and a tap in the wash sink.     The warm sea water installation branches off from cooling water head tank in the conning tower casing and leads to the wash basins in both W.C.s and to the wash sink in the galley.     The discharge line of the auxiliary drain and trim pump branches off to the deck wash line.  A shower head can be connected to this line, attached to the net protector, and stowed again after usage.       2)  Wash water installation.     Wash water is stored in the following tanks:             1 wash water tank (listening room)             1 wash water daily supply tank (aft W.C.)     As reserve tanks there are:             Torpedo compensating tank 1             Torpedo compensating tank 2     Wash water tank and wash water daily supply tank are connected to the fresh water filling and extracting line.  Tanks are filled through the intake at the upper deck.     The hand fresh water pump is used for filling the wash water daily supply tank from the wash water tank.  A hand wash water pump provided in the forward W.C., to which a suction line can be switched by the selector cock to the wash water tank or to torpedo compensating tank 2.  Extracting the wash water from torpedo compensating tank 1 takes place by means of compressed air.       3)  Fresh water installation.     Fresh water is stored in 3 tanks (3.870 m³) situated in:             Fresh water tank 1: Galley, port, under the floor             Fresh water tank 2: Control room, port             Fresh water tank 3: Officers room, stb.

Fantastic craftsmanship. Stunning results.

Yves

Impressive. Some of the sounds are obnoxious, but I understand the excitement that such a model can create on a lake, surrounded by children.

Yves

6 hours ago, James H said:

Hi all,

 

My latest magazine work is complete. This is the Wingnut Wings kit, with plywood decals, wooden prop, resin wheels, metal exhaust by Proper Plane. Also wood nail decals and resin set/seatbelts from HGW, as well as metal turnbuckles from GasPatch. This one will be published in Military Illustrated Modeller, and also Japan's World Scale Modeller title. So pleased my time in plastic is coming to an end so I can get back to ships. Just waiting on Amati to send the Victory prototype parts over.

Beautiful model, exquisitely detailed and fantastic professional pictures. I had to save these two pictures in my personal folder. Way too nice.

If you are too busy and eager to go back to ships building, I would not mind finishing that 1/32 scale Sleeping Car from the Orient Express that you never completed. Just saying.... 😉

Yves

So, half of the ship will be planked and the other half will show your fantastic work. I am amazed every time I look at your craftsmanship.

Yves

2 hours ago, Mike P said:

 Just one of many the innovations needed for a mark 3+ Aircraft from titanium to high temperature lubricants had to be invented for this project which advanced all future designs. Mike P

Was it really invented or simply reverse engineered from outer terrestrial technologies?

Yves

I love it!!! Sometimes, it feels as if you are building a full scale boat.

Yves

How about going with brass tube for the mast, instead and using stretchable wires (rubber)?

Yves

The gray water was used to flush the toilets. The kitchen was equipped with two faucets, one with fresh water for cooking and drinking and another one with salt water for washing dishes and maintenance. Besides this, I am not too sure and would have to research it. If I find something, I'll post it here.

Yves

Another impressive project. I will be following with a lot of interests.

Yves

Kevin,

How about soaking the ropes in warm water for a little while, placing them under tension to the best of your abilities and then let them dry. A dry rope is always shorter than a wet rope.

Old barometric devices were based on that principle.

Yves

I am not ready to come back quite yet.... Just thinking ahead of what is to be built: the Unter-Offizier raum and Kuche ! This compartment is located forward of the Diesel engine room and after the Control Room. Although at first sight it resembles the previous Offizier Raum, it differs from it by a lot of details. The Fuel tanks are not so large and arranged differently. They also share the space with water tanks, for the crew. 

This view shows what I am talking about. Batteries are in the same location, more or less, but the side fuel tanks are smaller on the aft compartment. The compartment includes sleeping berth, kitchen, restroom and some storage spaces: 

The Sleeping area is surrounded by one Fresh Water tank and by a Grey Water tank, used for cleaning. These two large tanks seat on top of the Fuel tank. Finally, we have a Waste Water tank located behind the batteries, on the lower level: 

As you can easily guess, Trumpeter has not provided any of these important details. Therefore, we will have to fabricate some walls and re-organize somewhat the original kit.

Below are the Trumpeter instructions as an appetizer: 

Yves

Chi va piano, va sano e va lontano ...... 😉 Tres joli!

Yves

4 hours ago, Mirabell61 said:

What a beautiful collection Nils. My favorite is pictured right above....with the Chebec.

Yves

2 hours ago, GeorgeKapas said:

 Onwards to the next one! 

And what would that be ?

Yves

That is a really cool project. I wonder how real ducks will react to this "intruder".....

Yves