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Alexander Arbuthnot 1/100 from World of Paperships
Hello ladies and gentlemen, even though I'm currently "working" on two bigger models I kind of needed something smaller to take my mind off of things, so I went through my stash and found this little thing :
The hull is fairly easy and uncomplicated, not to mention "small" compared to my other current projects (SMS Gneisenau and the big steam locomotive Bulgar) : It's a nice change not to have to laminate on heavier cardstock in this kit, the thickest you get to cut is two layers when you have to fold a couple of parts : You get to choose between a "detailed" version with steam engine and open wheels and an easier version with printed-on-a-box engine and closed drums for wheels... I'll try the detailed version, otherwise I would have no business here : It's good to know you can download this page for free from their website, you know... just in case... And that's where I am at the moment, I'll work some more on it next weekend : See you later all...
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Looks like you are off to a good start
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Small, but detailed enough. Nice choice and thank you for letting us follow along
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And here we are again.
First of all, I wanted to show what the simplified engine bay would look like : However, as said before, I will try to actually make the steam engine : And in place it looks like this : (The toothpick is only there to align everything while the glue is curing)
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Another day, and here I am with another minor update.
One of the wheel is ready, it took me best part of the evening but I was lucky to pull it off without destroying the delicate parts. This time I used the toothpick to hold on to the thing while putting it together. After I will have constructed the second wheel tomorrow, I will paint them in the more or less matching colours.
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Well, both wheel are now ready and painted, not 100% to my satisfaction, but I comfort myself with the knowledge that only a very small part of them will be visible...
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Looks like very fine cutting to create the forward railing.
Interesting that the forward cables/rigging go through the roof of the pilot house. That is correct as shown on the cover (first image Sep 27). |
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Some more progress on the A.A., the end is nearing with all the railings done (they will receive a second coating of paint though), and even though I am not al too satisfied it will have to do...
To be continued...
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