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Thursday, March 30, 2017More details, the job begins to get interesting and fun. Now I'm back for 4/5 days in Milan, I plan to return to Pisa next Tuesday. So do not expect news soon. 01 - 20170331_095742.jpg  02 - 20170331_095753_HDR.jpg  03 - 20170331_095735_HDR.jpg  04 - 20170331_095729.jpg  05 - 20170331_095805.jpg  06 - 20170330_130908.jpg
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Very nice update and the finish you are using makes the whole thing look real. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017The work is progressing well, not at high speed, but it goes well and I'm having fun.
Today I finished the two decks at bow and stern and then I better refined the gunwale. I'm glad I guessed the suitable wood for decks. When I was back to Cinisello I did a little research in my personal timber store and found these light walnut strips that make a good contrast with the color of the other boat elements. Those supplied by the kit seemed me too dark for these task.01 - 20170412_090753.jpg  02 - 20170412_090744.jpg  03 - 20170412_090736.jpg  04 - 20170412_090715.jpg  05 - 20170412_090724.jpg  06 - 20170412_090729.jpg  Now I must understand what are the next steps, so I have to study the plans/instructions to decide the correct sequence for installing the other details. However, the date of my return to Cinisello approaches and I definitely will not be able to finish this model in time. I must then decide whether to let him in Pisa waiting to complete it on my return next fall or bring it with me in Cinisello and finish it there, similarly as I did with the Viking ship model.
Should I decide for the latter, of course the other model (Brick de 24) I have in the shipyard at home would still remain idle.
Sincerely yours, Jack.
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Jack Its always a treat when we get one of your updates. Absolute perfection is all i can say - its just such a fantastic piece of model making. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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birdaj2 wrote:Jack
Its always a treat when we get one of your updates.
Absolute perfection is all i can say - its just such a fantastic piece of model making. Many thanks, Tony, for your positive appreciation. Thanks again, Jack.
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Very fine work as always, the model is a bit of a stunner jason “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Excellent work Jack! Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car
Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230]
Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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Sticky Wickett wrote:Excellent work Jack! jase wrote:Very fine work as always, the model is a bit of a stunner
jason Many thanks guys for your positive appreciations. Thanks again, Jack.
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Thursday and Friday, April 13-14, 2017At the end I decided to install the seats . . .
There were some difficulties to solve, so I decided to do a test with some unused material. The first difficulty was to bend the strip which constitutes the seat, giving it a humpbacked curvature that was stable and, above all, reproducible in four equal pieces. At the end I opted for bonding two strips held to dry in a jig having per proper shape which gives it, once the glue is dried, an right curve.
Then I had to solve the problem of how to insert the seat in the right place. The following photo shows the solution I found.01 - 20170413_143920.jpg  Picture 02 shows the method I used to obtain the required shape for the seat.02 - 20170413_142148.jpg  The remaining images show the final result. I think it's a good achievement . .03 - 20170414_191057.jpg  04 - 20170414_191154.jpg  05 - 20170414_191145.jpg  More significant images will follow soon. Salutoni, Jack.
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Your Jig for the seat is a great solution, works well Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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The wood being used in this model looks so nice. Its turning into a really beautiful model and such an unusual subject. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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jase wrote:Your Jig for the seat is a great solution, works well
Jase birdaj2 wrote:The wood being used in this model looks so nice. Its turning into a really beautiful model and such an unusual subject. Many thanks for your comments, Jack.
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Further images, greetings, Jack.01 - 20170414_191118.jpg  02 - 20170414_191107.jpg  03 - 20170414_191130.jpg  04 - 20170414_191136.jpg  05 - 20170414_191050.jpg 
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Monday and Tuesday, April 17/18 2017It 's time to get myself dirty with brushes and colors . .
More precisely I painted with a matt acrylic white part of the gunwales.
For the first time I experienced the suggestion I received sometime ago from a friend modeler (expert in plastic modelling) that explained me the trick to prevent paint managing to sneak under the masking tape. The trick is to apply a coat of transparent (and matt in this case) paint on the border area between the masking tape and the part to be painted before using the final color paint. This clear paint seals the microscopic cracks that inevitably form . . It works great, thank you rudyf-104.01 - 20170417_171203.jpg  02 - 20170417_171155.jpg  I have also painted two wood strips in white: these are the wales to be applied immediately below the gunwale. My only problem: I do not know why but the acrylic white covering was poor and I had to apply many coats before obtaining a proper color. Luckily with the hairdryer trick I did not have to wait the paint getting dry between coats.03 - 20170417_171323.jpg  Finally I proceeded to color with black acrylic the outer part of the hull, leaving for the moment unpainted the part where the wales will be installed, still to be completed and glued. I will do this task in the coming days.04 - 20170418_174811.jpg  05 - 20170418_174804.jpg  Greetings, Jack.
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Nice touch with the paintwork. Regards, Phil W Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car
Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230]
Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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Wednesday 19 April 2017I installed the wales on top of the hull, just below the gunwales. Then I had to do some minor adjustments to cover the small damages caused during the gluing of these strips and, finally, a coat of matt transparent paint, or rather, slightly satin.
The real boat is completely polished black, but in a model I think a polished finish is not much suitable, so I opted for a compromise: a satin matt finish. This finish is well visible in the fourth image here below.01 - 20170420_104900.jpg  02 - 20170420_104943.jpg  03 - 20170420_104932.jpg  04 - 20170420_105001.jpg  05 - 20170420_104917.jpg  06 - 20170420_104924.jpg  07 - 20170420_104910.jpg 
Regards, Jack.
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Thursday 20 April 2017My stay in Tuscany is now approaching the end: next week I will be to the island of Elba for a short vacation that will allow me to see the island in the spring; people say it's very beautiful. Then again another 15 days and then I will return to Cinisello. The next important step for completing this model is the construction of the so-called "falke" (I think it is translated in frisate), but for me this is an activity that is still to be understood, so I prefer to delay it when I'll resume work on this model.
So now I'm carrying on small "integrative" activities like the one described below with images. These are tables that are positioned fairly freely, between seats and having different functions . .01 - 20170420_191655.jpg  02 - 20170420_191702.jpg  Surely an important function is to serve as a table for the food, which is necessary to bring on board as these boats were in the sea from early morning to late evening . .03 - 12027496_1215228315169422_275117200362761938_n.jpg  Another usage was to make life a little more comfortable on board, adding more seats. .04 - 13245380_1414127791946139_4658153669254213566_n.jpg  But, I think, the main function is to allow rowers to do their job, the picture below shows how the rowers work and we can understand that these boards put them in the most suitable position for rowing effectively. .05 - 11229305_1140508929308028_5158174534400611462_o.jpg  These are details not provided in the kit, but can be seen in the photographs of the real boats, so why omit them ?06 - 20170420_191712.jpg  07 - 20170420_191723.jpg  To next time, Jack.
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Very nice pictures. You've done a great job on your build. Chris  On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Some very nice craftsmanship gone into that. Nice pictures. Regards Mark
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A beautiful piece! Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car
Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230]
Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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