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  1. yvesvidal
    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
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    Chi va piano, va sano e va lontano ...... 😉 Tres joli! Yves
  3. yvesvidal
    What a beautiful collection Nils. My favorite is pictured right above....with the Chebec. Yves
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    And what would that be ? Yves
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    That is a really cool project. I wonder how real ducks will react to this "intruder"..... Yves
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    Fantastic resurrection work. Yves
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    Absolutely superb, especially at that scale. Yves
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    Okay, you are fooling us! These fingers are from a giant being!! Spectacular. Yves
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    Very nicely done. I like the color....what wood is it? Yves
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    Very true. A kit without PE is like a day without Sunshine. Yves
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    Heller only produced most of their ships at the scale of 1/400, which of course, was done long before 1/350 was adopted as the preferred scale for war ships. Now, HobbyBoss/Trumpeter has these two French Dreadnoughts: Voltaire and Condorcet. They also have Danton, but just the name of that individual is repulsing (he was instrumental in getting thousands of people be-headed after the Revolution). Another interesting vessel is the Submarine Surcouf, equipped with a massive gun and a plane: More modern, you have the large Cruiser/Battleship Strasboug and Dunkerque. Not much choice in 1/350, unfortunately. Yves
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    Jeanne d'Arc exists at the scale of 1/400, by Heller. Not sure if you can find it in 1/350 scale..... Yves
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    Superb and so educating. Thank you. Yves
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    There is a lot of satisfaction at building a small boat. We always strive for the large and complicated vessel and lose our momentum in the process, most of the time. A small boat is easier built and can be very rewarding as proven by Duane's models. Yves
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    Amazing work and craftsmanship as always Greg. The Italian Cruiser Zara is an excellent and unusual choice too. Don't forget to do some French vessels too... 😉 Yves
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    Impressive!! It is like being on the deck, Mate. What a beautiful model, so precise and so perfect in every little details. Yves
  17. yvesvidal
    Well, I was not too happy with the anchoring system of this massive (and heavy) vessel. So, I decided to redo it and make it a lot more sturdy. There was a little bit of sagging and after a few days of standing by itself against the wall, it was not improving. So, this is what I came up with: You can see the idea: The black tube is going through the anchor plate (2 mm brass plate) and protruding enough to go through the wood brace of the frame. Another piece of tube is added at the juncture to increase the rigidity. The whole thing is soldered, resulting in a very rigid coupling. Now, you can hang a few pounds to the end of the black tube without any trace of sagging. This is the anchor assembled to the wooden frame. Two screws of 10-32 are holding the anchor plate: A little bit of spraying and it will be ready: The two moons are also slightly repainted and the shadow of the giant Jupiter planet is more realistic on each of them. The vessel is also more straight, due to the better anchoring: End of that very pleasant project. Everybody that visits has been enjoying the art piece and I hope this Log will entice you to come up with something unusual for this great kit. Yves
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    May I suggest a few: St Antoine l’Abbaye Saint martin Villefranche Villeneuve there are so many places in France... Yves
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    Excellent and unusual choice of boat. I love these Mediterranean ships and your choice of 1/36 scale is going to turn it into a very sizable model. Beautiful work. This is perfection. Yves
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    Nils, I understand your dilemma. Maybe the Preiser will become available again, in the near future. What you could also do, is shorten the legs of the benches, to make them look more realistic. Yves
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    Nils, there is something wrong with these seating passengers. Either they all have short legs, or the benches are way too high or they are not at the proper scale for this boat. It is disturbing on an otherwise beautiful model. Are these little people, Chinese toys? Since you live in Europe, you should look for PREISER figures at 1/48 scale. They are by far the best quality. Yves
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    You are very kind 🙂 Yves
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    It does to me too. This will be patched and re-painted. Yves
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    Tom, It looks like you have been spending some serious money recently. I call that an investment. Yves
  25. yvesvidal
    This will be giant and very heavy.....Excellent idea to cut it in three modules. Yves

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