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  1. James H
    That is OUTSTANDING!! Oh, welcome to MSW too! Great to have you with us.
  2. James H
    No way am I jealous of that amazing work, no siree!
  3. James H
    That really is coming to life. I know there's a lot of PE but it does fit beautifully and doesn't take too long. 😍
  4. James H
    Whoops! My excuse was I was knackered when writing that up. I'll change it now. EDIT: Fixed my mistake!
  5. James H
    That looks so very pretty 😊
  6. James H
    What a wonderful resource. Thanks very much, Rob.
  7. James H
    Good morning Andy, My general background has also been plastic, but I've been doing wood ships since 2001 (with a break of a few years in there too), so it's nice to see someone with a similar background join here. St. Gabriel is a beautiful kit and you really did a corking job on her. Question is....what is next? ❓ Oh, and
  8. James H
    When I built it, Zulu was the first ship I'd rigged in over 12yrs. I think it took me about 4 or 5 days. At my current pace, after Flirt and Duchess, I'd probably do it in 2 or 3hrs!
  9. James H
    `I absolutely love this. That black upper hull, registration number and the overall finish and attention to detail. Amazing that this is a first build.
  10. James H
    Hi Yves, A good number of sheets were actually cut from a timber that was unsuitable for purpose, as the grain was too coarse. Very fine parts were crumbling. There seems to have been some miscommunication at the laser plant, and replacements are hopefully expected in these next months. Coronavirus has screwed up Amati's release schedule, and Bismarck was due to be released last November, then it had to be moved to Jan/Feb this year. I remember proof reading the two manuals for it and being very tied for time with it. In retrospect, I could've have had more time! At the moment, I believe Bismarck is their priority and I have to presume production of it has been impacted too, and that will in turn impact Victory. Damn pandemic! 🤢
  11. James H
    It can also be found here on the new page for the ship's boats: https://vanguardmodels.co.uk/product/ships-boats-various-types/
  12. James H
    Always nice to see a fellow countryman here 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Whatever you decide to build, I look forward to following it on a build log here.
  13. James H
    I'm having déjà vu here as I'm about to finish the first three of NINE different 1:64 boats for Chris. With this one you're building, I didn't go for clinker planking simply because I only had one set of parts and didn't want to screw it up 😆
  14. James H
    This has been a triumph. Your attention to detail is superb.
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    STAGE 80: COMPONENTS FOR THE FOREARM AND LEFT HAND Work on the left forearm begins by CA'ing the tendon springs into position on the forearm plate... ...which is then screwed to the forearm shaft and the joint added to the top. Connectors are supplied to fit the previous finger onto the hand. Until pack 9, that's it!
  17. James H
    STAGE 79: PARTS LEFT SECOND (MIDDLE) FINGER AND ARM Another finger to build and fit to the hand! One tip...I find it's easier to slide the neoprene tube into the joint from behind, and THEN push the main metal pin through it to expand the neoprene whilst in situ. CA is used to glue a plastic cap to the opposite side. The elbow joint is now completed and fitted to the left upper arm, completing that assembly.
  18. James H
    STAGE 78: COMPONENTS FOR LEFT HAND AND ARM JOINT Our finger is now attached to the left hand section. CA is used to glue the ratchet discs into the shoulder joint. This is then CA'd to the left upper arm. A piston is now fitted to the elbow joint.
  19. James H
    STAGE 77: BUILD THE FIRST FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND Not too much to do here. The left arm joint is saved over for a subsequent stage, but another finger is assembled as per the ones for the right hand side hand. These joints pivot nicely and are tight as they may need to hold a plasma rifle when the model is complete.
  20. James H
    STAGE 76: FURTHER COMPONENTS FOR THE LEFT UPPER ARM Again, another liner is pushed into the socket on this left arm part, and then the shoulder joint is added. Biceps and triceps now laid in place over the assembly. Both left upper arm parts re now sandwiched together, and screws used to secure the muscles. I found I needed to use a rubber tip hammer to tap the main arm parts together at the shoulder joint, but they did fit nicely after that.
  21. James H
    STAGE 75: FURTHER PARTS FOR THE LEFT UPPER ARM This is probably the easiest and shortest stage of this pack, taking a whole 10 seconds to build! The socket liner is simply pushed into the left upper arm!
  22. James H
    STAGE 74: TRICEP MUSCLE OF THE LEFT ARM ...and now the tricep, built exactly the same as the previous bicep.
  23. James H
    STAGE 73: FIT COMPONENTS FOR THE LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM First, the shoulder joint is assembled. The the piston shafts are built. These shouldn't be tightened too much as they'll not fit into the piston bodies, otherwise.
  24. James H
    STAGE 72: THE FIRST PARTS FOR THE LEFT ARM We are onto the bicep for the left upper arm. This is simply a piston body which connects to the shoulder joint and will eventually terminate at the elbow.
  25. James H
    PACK 8 STAGE 71: ASSEMBLING FOOT PARTS AND ATTACHING THEM TO THE RIGHT LEG This pack is a continuation of the right foot, and also sees it complete. It really is very important that the photos are studied and the orientation and numbers of the parts. There are 2 rods per toe and some of these have a slight kink in them to accommodate the lie of the toes as they sit on the foot. These are assembled as before, and also using some thread lock on the grub screws. Care is also needed in orientation in fixing these to the feet too.

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