Corporal_Trim said:Jim, you're right ! The green doesn't look bad at all. Distinctive, even. Veribus Unitis it is then, plus we know some of JSC's tricks already.
barry said:
Jimkrauzlis said:A.J.
I would send a short email to the Lighthouse folks and ask them if they could answer your questions about the photo etched railings.
Ajax said:barry said:
Thanks, Barry! This should also come in handy for my JSC Lion instructions, as I'm pretty sure they're in German, not Polish.
A.J.
biBill said:I have found that Alta Vista's Babel Fish also works well for German-English translations, and for Polish-English, I use the Poltran site, with mixed results. You always have to do some interpretation.
Ajax said:I ran a few lines of the instructions through the German translator with no problem, so they definitely seem to be German. Words like "Achtung!" in capital letters are repeated throughout.
And even though I already have 2 unbuilt models ops:, I couldn't pass up a great bargain on JSC's Goeben. It turns out that its bound instructions are also in German instead of Polish. However, Goeben did come with a couple sheets of xeroxed English instructions tucked inside! 8)
A.J.
No worries, Steve, I was second guessing myself as well! :lol: I've gotten both of them off eBay, so I have no idea as to how they originally got to the States. However, when you consider the fact that Germany and Poland share a common border, I suspect that JSC must print a number of kits in German for sale in that country.Corporal_Trim said:Sorry, Ajax. I apologize for not crediting you with being able to tell German from Polish. ops: ops:
Yes, she certainly is! It's a shame that nothing could be worked out in the '70s to preserve her as a museum. I'm still planning on building Oslabya first, but Goeben will be next after that. I had originally thought Goeben might be a good tune-up before trying Lion since JSC's website rates its difficulty level at '3' as opposed to Lion's '4,' but after studying the construction diagrams, I can see the 2 are very different creatures. Goeben's hull seems to be constructed of a series of boxes, whereas Lion’s is framed by arranging the various base plates that provide the outline of the ship about a long triangular keel that runs the length of the ship. You then apparently build upwards by attaching bulkheads, each with a triangle cut out of their bottom, to the keel.Let's see that Goeben build now ! It's a handsome ship with a unique history.
Ajax said:JSC's website rates its difficulty level at '3' as opposed to Lion's '4,' but after studying the construction diagrams, I can see the 2 are very different creatures.
Ajax said:No worries, Steve, I was second guessing myself as well! :lol: I've gotten both of them off eBay, so I have no idea as to how they originally got to the States. However, when you consider the fact that Germany and Poland share a common border, I suspect that JSC must print a number of kits in German for sale in that country.....Corporal_Trim said:Sorry, Ajax. I apologize for not crediting you with being able to tell German from Polish. ops: ops:
Goeben's hull seems to be constructed of a series of boxes, whereas Lion’s is framed by arranging the various base plates that provide the outline of the ship about a long triangular keel that runs the length of the ship. You then apparently build upwards by attaching bulkheads, each with a triangle cut out of their bottom, to the keel.
A.J.
Corporal_Trim said:BTW, I started the Viribus Unitis this past weekend, and it's the usual JSC central box/side bulkhead internal hull construction. All straightforward enough to begin with.