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That's very sad news....

[DrSchmidt]

Well, all the rigging went into the bin. The thread I've been using is wax coated. I was wondering the whole time, why it was so hard to glue these things...

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Diamond cutting wheels, dust mask, protective eye wear, long sleeve clothes, gloves....

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The holes (0,5 mm diameter) are printed, but don't show up completely. So I had to drill them, but with the pr-printed holes that was quick & eas...

[DrSchmidt]

I hate rigging….I cannot imagine how some folks can enjoy rigging historical sailing ships . But it has to be done anyways. For Vesikko the rigging...

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Ahh...found him on Ebay.. Actually I've seen his U-Deutschland project somewhere online....

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Never heard of him before. Is he still around? Did he sell hiss kits commercially or just within the community?...

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Who made the hull? That mus have been a monster job to make molds for such a big boat. And the casting looks ultra massive...l

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Working on the railing of my 1/72 scale Type II submarine Vesikko with interior. As the railing provided with the kit is way too clumsy, I copied an approach...

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And some more detailing....

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As there is no aailabl kit in which I could put the desiged interior, I’d have to make the outer hull myself as well. So I started making an hull...