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You can see in the pictures of the first planking where the hull does not yet look nice. I sanded these areas a little and then fitted the second planking. And I'm totally thrilled with it! Such a beautiful hull, I really only have to sand very little before the final planking. I had a visitor...

Ahoy everyone, A year ago, my then sweetheart gave me the kit for the Zeven Provincien for my birthday. I looked longingly at the box from time to time, but was disciplined enough to continue building my Columbus fleet. But when I had finished the Pinta, my discipline came to an end. Besides...

Looking through the sheets, I already thought: 72a could fit. :D Great, thank you, then we can continue! Thumbsup

Hello Tomek, I need help again. I can't find the parts 107e. I see in the instructions that this is a beam under the foredeck (part 107), and I assume that it is made of several layers of cardboard. Unfortunately, I can't find the parts. Thank you in advance...

Ok, thanks for the tip! I will take it into consideration. Thumbsup

One more question about the bulkhead I'm looking for: If I'm reading the instructions correctly, the parts I'm looking for for the outside should only be fitted once the bulkhead has already been installed, right? But I would much rather do this "on land" - there's nothing wrong with that, is there?

Hello Tomek, thank you very much for the quick reply. Thanks to your pictures I have now found the parts. But be prepared for more questions - the kit is very sophisticated and not everything is immediately recognizable from the instructions. I will definitely create a separate build report...

Hello @0Seahorse , I started building your model a month ago. It's great fun, but I also see that there are many questions. I would therefore be very happy if you could help me here and there, as the building instructions unfortunately don't answer some questions. I am currently preparing the...

Some of the figures are also in 1:72, from a figure set from HÄT. The rest are figures from the Victory kit from d'Agostini or individual figures from Krick in 1:86, but the difference is so small that it is not noticeable. And thank you for the kind words! :) Thumbsup

I am always amazed by the great photos here. And now I'm even more excited because: My sweetheart has given me for my birthday exactly this kit, with all available additional parts. And with this great build report here, I have the best visual lesson I can imagine. (Now I just have to finish...

Hmm. It would have been better to leave it out then. Then it also looks symmetrical. :D

Your German is excellent, my friend. Thumbsup Probably my English translated from DeepL is much worse. I think we are talking past each other. I mean the cannon that is standing in the middle of the deck in this picture, between two hatches, aiming at the foremast. I don't understand the meaning...

My question was about the one large gun in the middle of the ship. It's normally rigged there like the other guns, but I think it's completely pointless where it is.

Hello, a beautiful model that I came across only today. But I have a question: what is this gun in the middle of the deck? I mean, it aims directly at the foremast, and even if you move it a bit to the side, presumably the ship's side and parts of the rigging go to shreds. It's a gun carriage on...

Vielen Dank für die lieben Glückwünsche! Thank you so much for the lovely congratulations!

Honestly, I don't think I can get any better. In a way, the Mercury is my masterpiece. But I'm also trying to build my next models as well as possible. I have now started with the Columbus Fleet from Shipyard, look here...

Gedanklich bin ich sofort auf Deck 9 im Maritim Museum Hamburg. Wunderschöne Modelle, Respekt! Und, @Uwek ich fühle mit dir. Meine Mercury in 1:72 nimmt schon reichlich Platz ein, und wenn meine Liebste dann noch mit ihrer Victory von d'Agostini (1:86) fertig ist, wird es eng... So, und jetzt...

Thank you very much for your nice lines. Unfortunately, I don't understand your question, which is probably due to the fact that the English language and I are simply not best friends. I translate everything with DeepL. But maybe someone can help? @Uwek ? --> Gern auch auf Deutsch... ;)

In the last picture of this post, you can see that there is an empty space next to the display case. This is now changed! I managed to find the original rudder wheel (wink wink) of HMS Mercury and bring it into my possession. And there it hangs now. And when Jack Aubrey commands again in THAT...

A little update: