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Good to hear that this approach has a chance of success....

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After a while a little update. After the cockpit assembly was done, I had to to the cockpit windows. That involved some very fine PE frames, bending,...

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Drwaing of a Type XXIII stuffing box

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What a nice big boat.

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Yes, they are included in the kit. I'll have a look at it and if its too flimsy I might replace it by a carbon fiber rod. We'll see. I have a steel H-beam...

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Thank you David. It's also an enjoyable build on my side of the screen...

On with the cockpit. The side panels are again PE origami. Fold,...

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I continued working on the tiny cockpit of the Discovery, again an addition kit by Greenstrawberry. In contrast to the hangar deck, which is mostly constructed...

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I like the Scopene Class....sleek boats. Did you design the CAD files for the print yourself? Seems like even the waviness of the sail planking is there....

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Got the wiring of the LEDs for the hangar deck done.....lights on:

https://youtu.be/2SRsLdDKaIA

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Good point. That's a technique that I employ too, but not that extensively on the Discovery yet, But e.g. on the XXIII build I played allot with gloss...

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Again a little bit of progress. Been waiting for LEDs.....

I installed the ceiling illumination. 20 mA white LEDs for each light and connected...

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No idea....found it on pinterest

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Worked on the EVA pods. Again, Greenstrawberry has an excellent ad-on kit with three resin pods, PR arms and decals, that can easiyl be transferred into...

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Well, I'm waiting for some parts and meanwhile I put together this little boat, a 1:350 scale HMS Conqueror by the Ukrainian Company Mikro Mir. Nice little...