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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
… xts (such as 17th-century treatises by Nicolaes Witsen) and paintings by the masters Willem van de Velde. In reality, all these characteristics converge and are found in a single existing and relatively recent company: Kolderstok. *Naval mo …
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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
… n's cutouts," but models with thousands of parts that, once painted, are indistinguishable from metal or wood. Along with South Korea, Poland is the leading producer of photo-etched brass plates for enhancing commercial kits (railings, rada …
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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
… d small artisans.* *Fleetscale (only fiberglass and styrene hulls and accessories, not complete kits)* The English company Fleetscale is famous for producing warship components and models (primarily for the British Royal Navy and other inte …
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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
… h to ensure maximum realism and stability in the water: The hulls are molded in sturdy fiberglass and already include the effects of the metal plates and rivets of the original structure down to the smallest details. Each kit includes hundr …
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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
… s are designed specifically for dynamic naval modeling. The hulls are structured to accommodate electric (brushless) or internal combustion engines, rudders, and radio-controlled systems. SLEC has preserved and modernized the legendary desi …
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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
… ly, the Australian tradition is linked to Half Models (half hulls), originally used by shipwrights to design ships before the advent of computers. Today, there is a strong niche of modelers who create hulls by carving layers of fine Austral …
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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
… sets that include not only the model, but also the specific paints, brushes, and basic tools, making it easier for beginners to make huge progress. They use laser cutting extensively to create near-perfect joints, drastically reducing the t …
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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
… kraine. They recently introduced their own range of acrylic paints, specifically designed to match the historical camouflage patterns of their models. +Do you focus more on static or dynamic kits?+ They are a company dedicated exclusively t …
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A new naval project. What to do now?
… been my passion. Even though plastic kits are very simple, painting them will be a lot of fun for me, so this time it won't be so much the pleasure of building them but the final effect. I'm torn between the RN Roma battleship and a 1:35 m …
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Re: Sprite
White Spirit ? When I applied the white primer coat to the hull I got some of the paint on my fingers so once I had dunked the brush into a clean jam jar (that I had filled with some thinners from a new bottle that I had just bought), and w …
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Re: Sprite
… e progress so I am going to see how I get on with holding a paintbrush - a job I usually hate - but at the moment it may be all I can manage to do with my right arm. I have found an oil based wood primer in Screwfix so I can give the bare w …
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Is it 100% real or is it AI modified?
… h... This model is almost entirely 3D printed parts on a GF hull. I've researched each individual part, from Spud lifters to winch, Kortz nozzles to Swiss radar, and made my own files. At the moment I'm painting a modern workboat crew that …
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Post-Scotland inspiration
… th no time for spit n polish. Not finished with it yet, the hull is certainly not going to remain White! The idea, came after making repairs to the deck and then not being able to match the original deck colour. Which by making it dirty the …
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Sprite
Sprite Plus. Solvent based Primer and Gloss Paint. I have used a little P38 filler to tidy-up and flair-in the exit of the prop shaft under the hull and given the underside of the hull its first coat of primer. A white spirit based primer w …
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Current project
Acrylic paint has been used on the hull and deck structures. Wheelhouse, hatch covers, and other parts. Several applications of Minwax Polycrylic were applied after the paint was dry. Pleased with the results.
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Beamsville interior
Here is Marcel’s tugboat the same hull as Lesterville, Miss Jenna and several others in the Ville Class. Just finished detailing the inside of Marcel’s wheelhouse and once the paint is dry, the windows will be secured before putting the roo …
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LesRo Javelin (2).
… old orange box - not very stylish - but I make one for each hull straight away to place it on as it is being built or restored. These rough "orange box" cradles then gain a coat of paint and become my boat stand (!) that I then use to carry …
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LesRo Javelin (2).
… e how these heavy blocks of steel had been secured into the hull. The exhaust must have been leaking towards the stern as the end of the rearmost compartment was streaked with a sticky blue/green coloured gunk that also run under the two st …
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The tools/equipment of the ship modeler.
… els but I usually build from kits, or so times I’ll use the hull and build up from there. Most of my boats have plastic or wood hulls, but I have one or two that are fiberglass, so my list is rather old fashioned. A good, quality XActo knif …
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Difficult Restoration's?
Hi jumpugly, I love your Tunnel Hull Cat. I have the same outboard sitting on my shelf. But it has no motor in it. I removed the 540 motor and planed to try putting in a reasonable brushless and put on one of my boats but not sure which one …
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Difficult Restoration's?
… restored this Kyosho Wave Runner a while back, resealed the hull, added a new paint scheme and decals, but the hull is a dog and difficult to keep dry. The outboard however, albeit a bit under-powered, is a nice set-up. If I can't sort this …
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Antique compass for a ship from the second half of the 18th century.
… many interesting parts. I'll list a few just as an example: Hull construction. Mast construction. Sails. Rigging. Propulsion. Propeller shaft. Waterproofing. Painting. Lifeboats. Sail control system. Lateral stability. Buoyancy. Other deck …
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Dutch sailing barge
Made some progress and the hull etc and fittings are just about done. The last real task was to cast some lead - just a small amount. This is never going to be a "heavy weather" model. The lead will need some cleaning up and a coat of paint …
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Future Fairey Projects
Yup - as we are both masters of the paint brush Chris ..........a rattle can could be the way to go to get a realistic glass fibre hull finish 37” long plus the swim platform will make a nice size model that should perform very well 12 mont …
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Future Fairey Projects
… m as that is the length of the Fairey Dagger from which the hull came from. The platform tends to be included when it is more substantial and moulded as part of the hull. Downside to building a model of a full-sized plastic/fibreglass boat …
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Mary Ann 472
… the navigation lights were placed and if the settings were painted Red and Green. Some placed the forward crew hatch in line with the mast and others are off to the side. Some vessels have a raised foredeck. I was also looking for the stov …
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Trotamares ex-fishing boat
… e knows. You can do a practical check in the water once the hull is finished, but in my opinion, it's better to calculate the immersed volume (equivalent to the displacement) first, to better organize the work. At this point, I would subtra …
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Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale
I just acquired a older kit but it has a fiber glass hull. I love the wooden hull but the real boats hull was painted white, deck grey, and cabin was varnished. then later painted white, the box shows different paint job. so I'm trying to d …