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    AMATI's kit B1300/09, the Scottish fishing vessel Fifie

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, Jeff said:

    Hubert........... don't they splice on real ships or did on them back in the day?  I'm no expert by any means, but it seems to me that certainly on the larger ships that would be the case........... to me splicing, just adds to the character of the ship.............. pain as it may be to do.......

    Yes, of course. I did not mention it, but there is no way you could expect to find 25- meters long planks, especially in the Scotland of the 20s. The ship hulls used spliced planks. Only these were fastened to frames which were a lot denser than a kit’s far-apart (scale-wise) bulkheads.

    So, splicing « planks » on a kit hull is in fact more prototypical ;) 

    Hubert

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    AMATI's kit B1300/09, the Scottish fishing vessel Fifie

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hello Dan,

    First, welcome to the forum.

    I confess it’s been sometime since I tackled a PoB (planks-on-bulkheads) wooden ship kit, but I am not that surprised that you have to splice the planks. It is quite common in my - admittedly limited - experience.
    For a ship of this shape, the suggestion anyway is probably to fill the voids between the bulkheads with soft wood (like balsa) blocks, properly sanded to conform to the bulkheads’ shape, and thus ensure you have a smooth flowing curve to support the hull planking strips. These blocks are not supplied in the kit either, but it is a common practice in kit-building, as generally the bulkheads are too far apart to ensure these smooth curves. If you do so, the splicing of the hull planks will be easier : I would still recommend that you have the splice joints on the bulkheads, and alternate the splices so they are not all aligned on the same bulkhead. 

    This kit supplies a set of walnut strips for a second layer of planking, and James’ review mentions they are very homogeneous in colour, so the splices should not be very visible, all the more so as the wooden (as opposed to painted) part of the hull displays 4 rubbing strakes, which will further contribute to visually « blending » the splices...

    What I am leading to is that the splicing of the strips should not be a big deal, at least visually, and not unexpected on a kit.

    The woods in Amati kits are generally high quality, the design of the kit by Chris Watton is a guarantee of a well-researched kit, and of a great finished result. I believe you have done an excellent purchase with this one, even though I recognise this is not helping as a comment, if you expected continuous strips for the hull planking.

    The alternative is to buy longer wood strips. But this is not only expensive, adding to the cost of the kit, and you will loose some wood, as the strips you may find will generally be 1 meter long.

    And finally, James’ review, whilst not explicitly mentioning the « splicing issue », clearly states the kit is 700 mm long by 470 mm wide, and the strips 600 mm long. So the splicing is inferred, if not explicited.

    I, for one, will look forward to follow your build log of Fifie here.

    Hubert

     

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    Fly Saab J-29 Tunan ETA?

    in Modelling Discussion

    Posted

    Funny, I was wondering the same yesterday. Last time I read, ETA was March ............... 2018 !

    It is still announced as « future » release on their site. So hopefully, soon :huh:. In the meantime, I should focus on freeing some space in the stash ^_^

    Hubert

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    Soo.... What did you just get???

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    Got some decals from Draw Decals. If you have not guessed I am not in camoed aircrafts by now :rolleyes:...

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    I am missing some Dago Red decals. Greg forgot to include them in the first package, and they are on their way. So now I have a choice of a mildly modified P-51 D with Voodoo, or a more modified one with Dago Red :wallbash: (unless I do both, of course -_-).

    I also received an interesting package from China, but one "sprue" (technically not a "sprue", in fact) was missing. So you'll have to wait until I get the missing component to see it :)

    Hubert

    PS :and of course, I blame Tony for the Draw Decals' "investment" :D

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    2nd Annual LSM Christmas raffle and winners list

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    8 hours ago, Clunkmeister said:

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    Edited 6 hours ago by Clunkmeister

    Cool ! The Akatombo is a nice little kit !

    Thank you all, and especially to Ernie for organising, and Joy’s « magic hand »

    Hubert

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    Looks like the 2000 is available (at last)

    in Modelling Discussion

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

    Apologies for my ignorance. Does anybody own this kit and wants to share the first impressions?:)

    What I have read so far : it’s good for a « C » version although it has some parts for other variants like the « -5 ». But the IP is there only for the C, i.e. with part glass, part analogic instruments. The « glass » IP of the « -5 » is simply not there, and should be either scratchbuilt or wait for an AM cockpit.

    Biggest disappointment seems to be the lack of intake trunks, as on the previous F-5E kit. But overall it looks like a nice kit. And the chances you will get a 2000 from another manufacturer seem a lot smaller than WnW doing a French fighter, if you see what I mean :)

    Hubert

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    Advice on P51D late.

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    Posted

    18 hours ago, Clunkmeister said:

    My ultimate goal right now after my B-36 is a scratchbuilt Fokker Super Universal in the largest practical scale that I can obtain a decent R-985 for.  If I can pull that off, my life will be complete.  

     

    Well, I’d better resume the work on the #&@« /! cylinders’ heads of the R-985 I was working on 4 years ago, then (and of which you can get a glimpse of the renderings in the Beaver build thread) ... :) . I have the 3D printer for it, when the design is finished, btw 

    Hubert

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