Lady Nelson by Pfälzer - FINISHED - Amati/Victory Models - 1/64

[Pfälzer]

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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[Pfälzer]

Schlechte Nachrichten,
das gute Stück stand die ganze Zeit auf der Fensterbank, zur Freude meiner Nachbarin.
Nur unserem Hund war es immer im Weg, wenn es darum ging, Leute durchs Fenster zu zwicken. Tagsüber dachte ich, das sei wohl ein schlechter Platz.
Naja, zu lange überlegt, heute hat der Hund es ernst gemeint. Sie sieht zumindest so aus, als hätte sie ein schlechtes Gewissen.

Edited November 5 by Pfälzer

[Danstream]

Great model, I hope it happened nothing that you cannot recover.

May I ask you how did you brought out the frieze details from the black background?

Thank you and best regards,

Dan

[AJohnson]

Naughty dog! 🐕, hope you can repair it and find somewhere else to display Lady Nelson where your dog can't get to it! 😆

[ccoyle]

We can't stay mad at our fur babies forever, can we?

[Pfälzer]

Of course the good lady will be refloated, it's not that dramatic. I've already found a safe place for it in a display case in one of our branches.
After painting the frieze details in black, I simply sanded them off with 1000 grit wet sandpaper.

[flyenrw]

Hello Ralph, When Dan asked about the frieze details and how it was achieved,     " Your reply ", I  couldn't help but  think, " how clever " in your approach.  I really like the simplicity and effectiveness...! I'm glad to know the damage was not too bad and easily repaired.