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Customers Builds / Hellen and Napsuger
« Last Post by colin on 10 March 2025, 16:24:08 »
we have received a couple of photo's that the builder would like to display in our Forum..  ^^^
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Customers Builds / Re: SS Falcon
« Last Post by colin on 10 March 2025, 16:17:12 »
its nice to see the new 3D printed parts  ^^^

and your coming along splendedly.. keep up the good work.. ;)
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Customers Builds / Re: SS Falcon
« Last Post by swiftdoc on 26 February 2025, 20:01:17 »
Before getting back to those wonderful 3D printed parts I did some traditional modelling. I hollowed out the fog horn using my Busch burrs (made in Germany, available from Cooksongold in the UK). They are good quality tools and very sharp. I use them in the handpiece of my Foredom pendant drill with the flexible shaft. The pipe of the horn was made from 0.5mm brass rod.

As I could not find any working navigation lights at that small scale, I decided to make my own. I started with 8mm Perspex (in Germany: Acrylglas) and drilled a 1.5 mm hole into it with my lathe. Then I machined the part down to an outer diameter of 2.5 mm and polished it with Tamiya polish. The lamps will accept 1 mm SMD LEDs later. The caps were made on my lathe as well, using aluminium machined to a diameter of 2.7 mm. For the boards I used 0.3 mm Tamiya pla-paper.

The awning rails were made from 1 mm brass rod, soldered in four sections. Those sections were fixed together by horizontal parts with epoxy glue.
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Customers Builds / Re: SS Falcon
« Last Post by swiftdoc on 17 February 2025, 18:02:40 »
Here comes the second batch of photos with some of the tools I used.
The more rigid parts can be cut with a fine razor saw (my one was a gift from Kim, which I am making good use of). The remaining supports the can be cut off with my Knipex cutter. For the more delicate parts I chose my Foredom pendant drill with a carbon fibre cutting disk. Any remaining traces of the supports can be sanded with 800 grit sanding pads.
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Customers Builds / Re: SS Falcon
« Last Post by swiftdoc on 17 February 2025, 17:59:11 »
Ron Dean sent me some of the latest developments for his kits, 3D printed parts! I was really impressed when I received them, they are truly amazing! Apart from the details they can provide, they have the advantage of having less weight than the former resin and white metal ones. You can put more ballast in the hull instead which keeps the centre of gravity low.
On the other hand at scale 1/96th we seam to get to a point where some parts are so fragile and delicate that you have to be very cautious when cutting them from their supports without doing any damage.
The first batch shows some parts and in a second one I will post some photos of the tools used to prepare them.
A big thank you to Dean's Marine from my side for improving the kits considerably!!!!
And look at the steerable vent at the last photo, isn't that amazing?!
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Sell your Model / Re: END OF LINE S.T SISAPON
« Last Post by rondean on 09 February 2025, 09:51:41 »
Hi
 plans have not changed, still the same ship not sue what more you want ?
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Sell your Model / Re: END OF LINE S.T SISAPON
« Last Post by Al Sutton on 08 February 2025, 19:52:23 »
I purchased my Sisapon several years ago while on holiday in the UK.  While the model is (somewhat) completed, I yearn for some UPDATED plans for it.
My question is this:  Do you have any updated plans for the  Sisapon?
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Customers Builds / Re: SS Falcon
« Last Post by swiftdoc on 06 February 2025, 20:14:04 »
Hi Colin, how nice to hear from you!
Yes, I enjoy the build very much. I spend an hour or so nearly each evening in the workshop when the rest of the family are watching TV….
I just have finished the funnel :)
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Customers Builds / Re: SS Falcon
« Last Post by colin on 06 February 2025, 11:01:31 »
very nice Arno, hope you have fun building the Falcon
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Customers Builds / Re: SS Falcon
« Last Post by swiftdoc on 04 February 2025, 21:35:36 »
Some more photos of the actual state of the build:

The coupling is a Misumi one, a Japanese brand. Linkage is from Conrad, using a 2 mm threaded rod.

The white metal skeg that comes with the kit was replaced by one made of brass profile.
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