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Nirvana reacted to CDW in Ferrari Dino 246gt by gsdpic - FINISHED - Fujimi - 1/24th scale
To the best of my knowledge, there hasn't been a Ferrari I didn't like. Ever. I've only known one person who was a Ferrari owner and he owned two. He had a job and a salary very similar to my own, so I was very curious as how the heck he did it. According to him, from time-to-time, you can buy a Ferrari that needs work for a reasonable price. On top of that, he had learned to do all his own work making repairs. I had always assumed (incorrectly I suppose) all Ferraris cost a small fortune.
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Nirvana got a reaction from Canute in Ferrari Dino 246gt by gsdpic - FINISHED - Fujimi - 1/24th scale
The Dino has always been one of my few sport car favorites.
Very nice build!
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Nirvana got a reaction from shipman in Ferrari Dino 246gt by gsdpic - FINISHED - Fujimi - 1/24th scale
The Dino has always been one of my few sport car favorites.
Very nice build!
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Nirvana got a reaction from Ryland Craze in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Love how clean your work is!
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Nirvana got a reaction from Erik W in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Love how clean your work is!
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Nirvana got a reaction from Egilman in Ferrari Dino 246gt by gsdpic - FINISHED - Fujimi - 1/24th scale
The Dino has always been one of my few sport car favorites.
Very nice build!
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Nirvana got a reaction from CDW in Ferrari Dino 246gt by gsdpic - FINISHED - Fujimi - 1/24th scale
The Dino has always been one of my few sport car favorites.
Very nice build!
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Nirvana got a reaction from Jack12477 in Ferrari Dino 246gt by gsdpic - FINISHED - Fujimi - 1/24th scale
The Dino has always been one of my few sport car favorites.
Very nice build!
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Nirvana reacted to shipman in Ferrari Dino 246gt by gsdpic - FINISHED - Fujimi - 1/24th scale
Coming along nicely.
The 'Dino' has always struck me as the best looking Ferrari roadster.
Watched Roger Moore and Tony Curtis as the Persuaders.
The lump of a car (Aston Martin) simply emphasised how pretty the 'Dino' was.
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Nirvana got a reaction from mtaylor in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Love how clean your work is!
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Nirvana reacted to Erik W in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
This was a fun week. I finished the stern details. These included building the second seat, which I'm happy to say is close to identical to the first. I made the horse for the boom sheet out of 22 gauge annealed wire, with washers made from .062" diameter styrene rod with the center .028" drilled out for the wire. I cut and formed the transom knees, and glued those on. I then shaped and added the cleats. These I had bought from Chuck a long time ago. I see he currently offers cleats in 5mm, 7mm, and 9mm. I have 9mm and 6mm on hand. So for the cleats on the transom knees, I shortened the 6mm to 5mm, and used the 9mm and 6mm cleats in the other areas of the stern. I see in these enlarged photos a couple of spots that need touching up, but I'm otherwise happy with the way these details turned out.
Erik
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Nirvana reacted to Pfälzer in Lady Nelson by Pfälzer - FINISHED - Amati/Victory Models - 1/64
A hello across the pond.
I would like to present my Lady Nelson to you here.
Unfortunately, I only discovered this forum after completing it.
During my apprenticeship 40 years ago, I built the Gorch Fock from Graupner for my boss, after that only motorcycles from your beautiful country.
To see if I am still able to build a ship as an old man, I bought this nice lady from Victory Models.
You won't find any great special features as the kit was completed within eight weeks, just to see if I could manage all the steps.
The short construction time is due to the excellent quality of the parts and plans. The existing video on YouTube was just as helpful.
All in all, I would say that this is a wonderful kit for beginners with dexterous fingers.
Greetings from the Palatinate
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Nirvana reacted to ccoyle in HMB Endeavour by shipaholic - FINISHED - Eaglemoss - 1/51
Congratulations! Your finished Endeavour turned out wonderfully!
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Nirvana reacted to shipaholic in HMB Endeavour by shipaholic - FINISHED - Eaglemoss - 1/51
now that the Endeavour is finished it might be time to do some cleaning and maintenance on the old Victory I built 35 years ago
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Nirvana reacted to shipaholic in HMB Endeavour by shipaholic - FINISHED - Eaglemoss - 1/51
Today I finished fitting the third boat, the yawl, onto the "booms". I am not going to attempt to make Bank's skiff, too hard. So effectively its finally finished after 13 and a half years since I started. I must admit I haven't spent a lot of time on her the past few years, just doing bits and pieces when time permitted. I have been a bit controversial over the years, not following that single source - the AOTS, instead I have researched many other different sources of information.
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Nirvana reacted to TJM in HMS Flirt by TJM - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Log entry 4
Taking Thykudides' advise, I trimmed a bit off the garboard plank where it meets the stem. It definitely looks better and I am sure this will save me some pain later, when 'closing the gap' in the first planking layer. So thanks a lot @Thukydides, for pointing that out!
Otherwise, I continued with the planking, adding 3 more on either side. It seems to be progressing smoothly and both sides are quite symmetrical.
The gap that is left is 45 mm for most of the length until close to the bow, where it smoothly tapers down to 30 mm. I have been trimming the planks, bending the stern end a bit down (the 'Chuck' way) and then with a bit of moisture, I dry fit it to the hull and iron it to make it conform to the contour of the hull. I do the same at the stern, though it seems it is not strictly needed. I then glue the plank in place and pin it down until the glue sets (at least a few hours) - I like to get the pins out, as they stick out and make ironing the next plank difficult.
With 45 mm left, I am missing 9 planks on either side and I have exactly 18 planks left, having discarded none - not much room for error here!! But so far, I have not had any issues, so fingers crossed that it continues like this!
TJM
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Nirvana reacted to Thukydides in HMS Flirt by TJM - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Ah I understand. So I much prefer the look of actually cutting the planks into their proper lengths, but I can't answer for you what you prefer. I would say that it is not much extra work so if you prefer the look, I would recommend going for it.
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Nirvana reacted to TJM in HMS Flirt by TJM - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Right, that is also what i understood, and I think you are right that it is a bit too long! I will have a look and modify as needed. Your drawing is very helpful, thank you!
With regard to plank lengths, I should have been clearer: I was referring to the second planking, and was just interested to see that you had done this on your Alert, as I had considered doing it as well. For the first planking, I definitely think it makes sense to have full length planks, as the bulkhead frame would cause some difficulty in fitting shorter lengths for this layer!
TJM
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Nirvana reacted to TJM in HMS Flirt by TJM - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Thank you @Thukydides! I think you may be right. I will have a close look at it later. I did not intensionally bend i up but it does look like it is doing that a bit on my photos. I actually made a shape rather close to the one you show in your linked post 12, except that I had a notch in it to fit it into the slot in the stem - this may also contribute to it looking a little wrong.
But again, thank you! This is very much the kind of feedback I was hoping for. And by the way, if I can even remotely approach the quality of your Alert planking result, I will be quite happy indeed! It is very impressive.
I also was considering if I should use ~14 cm strips for that more realistic planking look like you do on Alert, but I am wondering if I should leave the deviations from the manual for a future build to avoid overcomplicating things here on the first. But I am not decided yet.
TJM
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Nirvana reacted to Thukydides in HMS Flirt by TJM - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Good progress. It is hard to tell from the photo but you garboard plank may rise a little too much up the stem. It should essentially run straight to meet the stem not curve up on it or you will have trouble fitting all the planks in and the run of them won't look quite right. Not a big deal for the first layer, but as this is your first major build you really want to use the first layer as practice for the second.
I don't have a good picture of my first planking on alert, but see the below link for the post on the second planking in which you can clearly see the garboard.
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Nirvana reacted to TJM in HMS Flirt by TJM - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Log entry 3
I started the planking by adding a plank on top and bottom on both sides, to get a clear view of how many planks are needed on both sides. For a large part of the hull length, the distance between these first planks on the bulkheads are very close to 7 cm. It becomes slightly more at the stern and goes down to around 4.8 cm at the bow.
So for the next few planks, I tapered the bow end down to 3.5 mm, used a bit of moisture and heat to pre-bend the plank to the hull and glued them in place, using pins to hold them in place.
There are a few ridges between the planks and between the planks and the bulwark, especially at the bow end. It looks worse in these photos than in real life. Perhaps I should have faired ethe edges of the planks to get a better fit? I think it will sand down fine with enough material left to not cause issues.
All the planks lay flat against the bulkheads.
I will re-measure now and re-calculate my tapering of the next planks before I continue.
TJM
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Nirvana reacted to Theodosius in HMS Flirt by TJM - Vanguard Models - 1:64
That's a realy good start! I'm sure you have a lot of fun with this one 🙂.
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Nirvana reacted to TJM in HMS Flirt by TJM - Vanguard Models - 1:64
@Nearshore, thanks, much appreciated!
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Nirvana reacted to Nearshore in HMS Flirt by TJM - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Hi TJM,
Looking good so far. Look forward to watching your progess. This is a great site and there is an abundance of information available. Good luck on your build.
Cheers
Nearshore
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