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HMS Royal Caroline kit ZHL 1/30
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beautiful work Martin
That is looking very nice, Maarten. ‘The Captain’ will be very pleased with this cabinet.
Regards, Peter
G'day Maarten, there is no doubt, You'd the man,
fantastic work,
best regards john,
fantastic work,
best regards john,
Awesome work, mon ami! With skills like yours, I expected drawers to open and hide Kings Jewelry 
But it does look like the Jewelry itself (no kidding)
But it does look like the Jewelry itself (no kidding)- Joined
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have to say...very inspiring......
Maarten, your work is on a professional level, we are not worthy!
Maarten,
Would it be possible for you to comment on the quality of the English instructions? Are they sufficient in number?
Respectfully,
John
Would it be possible for you to comment on the quality of the English instructions? Are they sufficient in number?
Respectfully,
John
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I've had the pleasure of meeting Maarten in real life, seeing the projects he works on. They are out of this world and I came to the conclusion that maybe he's secretly part of SAIL (Secret Alliance of Intelligent Lifeforms) called the Avengers and to have extraordinary powers beyond comparison.I am amazed with your work on TWO projects, when I can't seem to find the time to work on one ship. Do you have time to see your family, eat meals and do other human stuff?
Haha Jim,Awesome work, mon ami! With skills like yours, I expected drawers to open and hide Kings Jewelry
Actually I had been thinking about that, it is possible to do so, but on top of it I am planning to show the king s red box on the desk.
These are official government boxes for shipping official documents and already in use for centuries. So no room for an open drawer.
Sorry I have to disappoint you no work on the RC at the moment, my available time is only for the fluyt project at the moment.I am amazed with your work on TWO projects, when I can't seem to find the time to work on one ship. Do you have time to see your family, eat meals and do other human stuff?
I also have a bussiness to run
Ps in general 8 hrs hobby a week.
With the kit there are no English instructions, only Chinese and 3 Chinese dvd's.
One of our members made an English manual.
I build it without use of a manual, if you are an experienced modeler this is no problem.
Last weekend on the road with the motorhome so then you are lucky that a part of our hobby contains a lot of small items, so I took my work in progress cabinet with me for some carving in the sun.
The right side carving is now also finished.
Next are the legs of the cabinet. First I made thin boxwood strips glued to the bottom. Cutting the sides to start the carving.
Cutting from the middle towards the legs creating a type of Louis XIV frame. Add some carving to the legs and boards and the frame is fiished.
Now we need a table top to write on. For the cabinet this contains two parts with a hinge in between.
Added a carved outer edge and fit it to the top.
Two guides below the table top carry the weight.
Next time the frieze along the top and the handles on the drawers and then it will be finished after a finall treatment with clou and bitumen.
The right side carving is now also finished.
Next are the legs of the cabinet. First I made thin boxwood strips glued to the bottom. Cutting the sides to start the carving.
Cutting from the middle towards the legs creating a type of Louis XIV frame. Add some carving to the legs and boards and the frame is fiished.
Now we need a table top to write on. For the cabinet this contains two parts with a hinge in between.
Added a carved outer edge and fit it to the top.
Two guides below the table top carry the weight.
Next time the frieze along the top and the handles on the drawers and then it will be finished after a finall treatment with clou and bitumen.
Wow, beautiful piece of art.
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OUCH!!!
G'day Maarten, that is some seriously beautiful carvings, a lovely piece for the King's Royal Caroline,
Best regards John,
Best regards John,