Great job on "fixing a hole".

I am a "Bondo" guy and that crumbling effect has been a tough one to beat. 

My previous "fix" was using CA to coat the 3M Bondo.  But that Superglue is too tough to sand afterward, if a further fix is needed,  without damaging the plastic.

I will be doing the lacquer thing in the future.

Thank.

     Nino.

Gene,

     This is a  FANTASTIC presentation of your models.  Superb work.  Love your General, especially the "wood" floor in the Cab and the really nice stack of wood in the Tender.   Thank you for the nice high quality photos, direct from the Camera. ( Great work on the rails too; nice painting for realism.)

      This is a great site for Model Ships. Niels (FSM member), posts here too.   You will also find a few other folks that you know.

          Jim. 

Popeye,

  Thanks for a great Build-Thread.  I have been following along. Somehow I never realized plastic kits of Trains were available. You have enlarged my horizons.

And really nice work on this older kit.

    Nino

torpedochief,

 Thanks for starting this Thread.  My stash is up to 2 of the old Renwal Ethan Allen kits. It's about time I started one. I always wanted to try and get the corrections made to the interior so Please continue to post Pics.   I suspect this Ethan Allen model reconstruction will bring in quite a bit of interest.

    Nino.

Daniel,

  Thanks for all the great Links.  And keep up your great work on this wonderful Build log.

       Nino

I have been following your activities here for some time. Impressive, overwhelming and intensely great work. Love the Carbon fiber reinforcement.

Also, I want to wish you a Happy Birthday for tomorrow and thank you for continuing this most excellent USS Constitution Build Log!

    Nino

From one electrical engineer to another....Outstanding !  This is the most energizing build ever. And, Thanks for taking the extra effort to post here and FSM.

   Nino. 

Almost forgot...

Dafi has a full scan of the IMAI/Heller Instr here: 

http://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/t6012f1262-Heller-Victory-die-IMAI-Bauanleitung.html

  You can try this Model Site, Super Hobby. They had posted all the parts and all the pages and IIRC, it was in English

Link:  https://www.super-hobby.com/products/HMS-Victory-110139.html

 The BEST site for info on the HMS Victory Instructions is:

 Link:  http://www.pete-coleman.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=104&t=2584&p=21672&hilit=instructions#p21672

If no luck, re-post your request.  I was sent some copies of scans of the IMAI instructions. However, The scans I have are in Japanese! See attachment. 

Edit:  Here is an update for IMAI instructions:   https://www.bishophobbies.com/2009/05/18/hms-victory-imai-or-heller-1-100/

     Nino.

sample    PAGE 1 2017_05_31_09_27_08(1).pdf

Also, for the standard English Instructions try...     http://www.model-making.eu/products/item_name-110139.html

Does anyone have the IMAI version of the Heller 1/100 HMS Victory instructions?   I understand IMAI also sold the kit but with better Rigging materials and a Very Good set of instructions.

I would like to get a copy of the IMAI version.  I think a copy was on the  "pete coleman's victory" site but the site is gone now. Thanks. 

     Jim.

 Edit:  Pete Coleman's Victory site was restored.  http://pete-coleman.com/forum/ucp.php?mode=login