giampieroricci
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You are right, progress goes on, but don't you think it would at least be a good idea to differentiate the various categories, perhaps creating one for CNC models, avoiding penalising handmade models from the outset? In Croatia, if you remember correctly, there was a judge who evaluated the models exclusively with his little ruler: it was not important to him how the model looked but only whether the measurements were right according to the drawings, nothing else! Does that seem possible to you? Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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Thank you friends! You are too good to me! Your appreciations are a great stimulus for me to do the best I can because on this forum I have admired and continue to admire great works by true craftsmen and masters!
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I had the opportunity to take part in a European championship a few years ago with my 'Amarante' and, frankly, I realised that these types of competitions, at least in Europe, are completely distorted by rampant hypocrisy, inept judges who don't even know the basics of naval architecture, and verdicts already written before they even begin! By now, the most important federations (French, Belgian, German) snub these competitions while they are very committed to non-competitive events (such as the next international meeting to be held in Evian), leaving the competitions to the Eastern European countries whose participants for the most part are professional modellers who profit from their works, which are perfect because they are for the most part made in 3D technique and CNC machines, against which even the best manual artist cannot compete! Therefore, at least until this stagnant situation can be changed, my Pegasus will not take medals! 🙂 Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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The swivel gun mounts:
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chesstree, fenders and the entry steps:
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well done!!!
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The bow structure is finally finished. Some details are missing, which I will do later
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I used the vertical milling machine, very carefully, to set the shape which I then finished manually with a small chisel
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I finally fixed the bow structure:
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https://www.amazon.it/Veritas-Pezzi-Miniatura-Scalpelli-506867/dp/B01MQYA2TI this set of little chisels, once sharpened, is fantastic!
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some steps forward: everything is still only provisionally resting, I haven't fixed anything yet
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hi Chuck! Would it be possible to buy just the drawings? Is a monograph planned?
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I continue with the structures of the head:
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I removed and redid the two lower cheeks: a friend and great modeller pointed out to me their incorrect positioning, which diverged too much from the upper cheek! Sometimes the most obvious mistakes are right under your nose but you can't see them!
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I started work on the bow structure:
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Thank you all for your appreciation! The dust extraction system is centralised and I use one of these very powerful central vacuum units: that hose next to the Dremel drill press has a connecting tube under the table that can be glimpsed under the electrical sockets and plugs into one of the wall sokets. The large suction jointed arm is also plugged into a wall socket and I generally use it when using the thickness planer. The central suction unit is operated by a remote control
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This instead is the front room where I stored all my lifelong models......
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here is my workshop in its current state....!
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