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Author Topic: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work  (Read 22417 times)

Offline Captain Harlock

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #30 on: June 06, 2018, 11:36:39 PM »
About the shape of the oars you can check the Olympias a reproduction trireme.

Offline Irregular Wars Nic

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #31 on: June 07, 2018, 06:15:10 AM »
That's very clever with the oars.

Offline nervisfr

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #32 on: June 07, 2018, 09:22:14 AM »
About the shape of the oars you can check the Olympias a reproduction trireme.

i don't try to create a true trireme/galley.......just something looking like.  lol lol lol

too many things to do and no time to do them  ;)
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Offline nervisfr

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #33 on: June 07, 2018, 06:40:50 PM »
10 - Work on the oars' ranks

the oars'ranks are covered with stirrer as wood planks. then the hull is glue to the deck when the oars' ranks are dry.







Front view :



detail :



next step :

finish the planks work to link to the deck and drill the porthole to insert the oars into......    ;)

Offline Hu Rhu

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #34 on: June 07, 2018, 08:48:06 PM »
Looking goood.  :-*

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #35 on: June 08, 2018, 10:04:51 AM »
nice
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Offline DintheDin

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #36 on: June 08, 2018, 11:20:42 AM »
I like how it is coming out!
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Offline duivelindoosje

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #37 on: June 08, 2018, 01:58:57 PM »
mon cousin you little devil, you did not work in the garden and you beat me in that conversion

splendid like always

Offline nervisfr

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #38 on: June 08, 2018, 04:00:48 PM »
mon cousin you little devil, you did not work in the garden and you beat me in that conversion

splendid like always

Thank you my carlo....but i can do 2 thing at the same time :

Make my wife happy in working in the garden and then follow my bright ideas about this work.

And i get peace in the couple  ;) ;) ;) too

Offline pancakeonions

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #39 on: June 08, 2018, 06:29:25 PM »
This is super neat!  I'll be following along too, thanks

Offline nervisfr

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #40 on: June 12, 2018, 06:10:28 AM »
- 11 Drill the portholes

to receive the oars, the hull is drilled .



there is only two ranks of portholes but i think it's enough to look like a true galley.... >:D


Eric

Offline DintheDin

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #41 on: June 12, 2018, 08:30:17 AM »
I like your systematic procedure, please keep posting!

Offline nervisfr

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #42 on: June 12, 2018, 08:34:52 AM »
i'll do my best to take pics a each step ...
 ;)

Offline Irregular Wars Nic

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #43 on: June 13, 2018, 06:49:28 AM »
- 11 Drill the portholes

to receive the oars, the hull is drilled .


there is only two ranks of portholes but i think it's enough to look like a true galley.... >:D

Eric

Just call it a bireme and you're fine. 🙂

Offline nervisfr

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Re: Playmobil Galley for 28mm - conversion work
« Reply #44 on: June 13, 2018, 06:52:30 AM »
Just call it a bireme and you're fine. 🙂

that's the idea  lol lol lol