Bindy

That is wonderful news Denis!!

Congrats and I can't wait to see them!

Then, I got a crewmember - or this is the first view of a komodo dragon?

 

 

It just proves that EVERYONE loves your ship no matter how many legs they have haha

Hi Bala!

I found you !   I hope you don't mind if I follow along with your log too? 

You sure got a great bargain on a beautiful model!  I have absolutely no doubt though that with the help here at MSW (including that you are already getting) you will end up with a great ship to be proud of

I also hope to steal a few lessons, hints and tips as I watch you learn as I do at the same time haha

Hi Sherry,

Can you please add another "WOW" to the list?  Your skills and attention to detail are truly amazing, and a genuine inspiration to all!

Wow!  (ok, add 2 more wows to the list but your San Felipe truly deserves it!!)

Hi David,

And thank you for starting this log!  I think what you have done so far looks fantastic and I genuinely look forward to seeing you progress from here.

I am not too surprised to read of your happiness with Modeller's Shipyard as I have found them just as helpful and considerate

I couldn't agree more!  This is just looking SO good Ollie!

I promise not to show a picture of every scupper I cut, but I thought someone might want to see how I'm going about it..

Pick me! Pick me!

Thank you very much for showing how clearly you are doing these, I am soaking up every thing you do!

Your ship is coming along beautifully!

Gasp!

That looks GREAT Vivian!

The staining and aged look just looks perfect! So realistic and so much better (in my opinion) than the clean look!

Hi All

 

Cut the beer can up and bent it to the shape I wanted, put the flag on and coated it with the fabric stiffener, left it over night.

Took it of today and it just went flat :angry: :angry:.

 

Put it back on and coated it up with diluted PVA wood glue, left it for 4 hours and coated it up again.

Will see what happens tomorrow.

 

If I don't post a photo you will know I have hung myself ha ha.

 

Denis.

Somebody with an evil sense of humour would ask that if you hung yourself would you go flat too?

Lucky I am not so evil . I really do hope you flag worked out just how you wanted it though!

Hi Nenad,

I know you will solve your soldering problem.  You did it once and you can do it again!!

The inside of your bulwarks looks just great, and Hothead looks pretty good on that bike too haha

Wow the completed cannon looks fantastic Nick! You should be so proud!

Hi there,

And thank you for the "book" and every piece of knowledge and experience you are sharing!

Good luck with your house sale, it must be very tough on you and the whole family including the four legged members haha.

Congrats on your find!!

It sure is amazing how "real" it all becomes once you find the history or plans or photos! Congrats again!!

Wow Rod, that looks so good!

I chuckled when you mentioned moving on from the "easy" planks haha.

But seriously, I sure wouldn't worry about how long it takes with results that look so good!!

Hi Jack!

What a great start to the planking! Having it overlapping sure sounds like an extra challenge but it looks terrific.

Hi Popeye,

I don't know much about crows feet or crows nest and I am glad those are your plans and not mine haha.  But I love how did the lantern!

It really does look so incredible Ulises!

Hi Karl,

I have just found and read through your log, and seen some of your skills.  There are so many nice things I could say about everything you have done but Archjofo sums it up perfectly when talking about your latest work:

Hi Karl,
the capstans are handcrafted masterpieces.
I admire your skills.
Absolutely fantastic.

Truly incredible!

Hi again Mike!

You may not see so much progression yourself for your hours of fun but I still think it is looking great!  I can also start to see and imagine what is to come and I find that is pretty exciting too.

Haha I am not sure of the definition of kit bashing but I like yours.  And a big thank you for the tip on CA Glue versus Varnish too!

Keep having fun!

Nawwwww what a cutie !!!  You have NO chance resisting those eyes!

I think we should also make a firm rule of replacing the word "obsession" with "enthusiasm"?  It would sure save on therapy charges haha.

Enjoy your time with your little Angel !

Welcome again Danny and I am so glad to see your first build log!

Not only have you made a lot of progress in such short time but it is looking fantastic already!  I genuinely look forward to watching it progress from here, but hope you get to enjoy your modelling without necessarily being snowbound haha

Thank you also for the tip about sorting out the planks by colour before you begin.  That makes such sense when reading it but not something I would have thought about until too late.

You are definitely doing something right, your Bismark is looking great !!

Beautiful photography and ship.  Very nice!

I could not say it better!

WOW Viv!  ...hats off! You made a lot of modifications any beginner wouldn't dream to do!!!

And what I like the most is your attitude of "I didn't do this  just because I didn't like it." That shows that you put your own personality in your builds.

I can see a Master builder  to emerge here soon!!!

 

My congratulations!

I couldn't agree more!

Wow!  What an interesting ship Jack!

Although I am a little too knew myself to offer any hints or tips, I will be following along with interest and hopefully learning a thing or two myself during your journey.  But I can help with the encouragement and cheering on