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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 9:44 AM

Welcome

I have a friend who built that model several years ago, but did not put sails on.  He no longer has instructions nor sails.

I built a different lateen rigged Heller kit, the le France.  I made my own sails, as I wanted to display with sails furled.  In that case I made the sails as long as yards, but much shallower (depth perpendicular to yard).  My reasoning was that cloth unlikely to be anywhere sailcloth thickness in scale, and I was afraid if I used actual sail dimensions the furled sail would look too bulky.  I feel this worked well, so you might consider that route.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    March 2015
  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 11:12 PM

Welcome aboard!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

 

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world.  Mrs. Toshi

 

 

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    September 2003
  • From: AandF in the Badger State
Posted by checkmateking02 on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 9:48 PM
Welcome to the Forums.

 

 

 

 

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    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 8:50 PM

Yes come on board!

you will get all of the info you need. There's been a couple of builds posted.

Count the oars.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 7:16 PM

Welcome. Your best bet is to post and ask in the ships forums thread. You'll better responses there.

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 5:07 PM

Welcome to the forums,I do not have one.

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    July 2016
  • From: Kilgore, Texas
building a xebec
Posted by syzygyjohn on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 10:23 AM

Hi everyone

I just joined and I already have a question.  Does anyone have the Heller model "Le Chebec".  I need to get the sail dimensions as I bought an old used kit that has no sails.  It is a wonderful model and I would like to do it up right.

Thanks

John H

John H

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